Posts by Dr Rory O'Farrell

Dr Rory O'Farrell @r_o_farrell
Rory O’Farrell is an economist at the Dept of Economics, OECD, with extensive post-PhD international work experience. His research has been in the area of public policy, labour economics, fiscal policy and monetary policy. He has experience with macroeconomic modelling, calibrating Mortensen-Pissarides matching models and forecasting.
Global inflation masks home-grown problems
Rory O'Farrell 24/01/2022
Last week, a friend felt somewhat flushed and wondered if it was a fever due to COVID-19 or simply the unusually warm weather outside. Fortunately, a PCR test showed he was free of COVID-19. At the same time the Irish economy has been overheating with many pointing to outside causes. However, a closer examination shows the Irish economy is not as …
Digital platforms
Rory O'Farrell 03/05/2019
In the mid-2010s, British researchers surveyed the number of digital platform workers (such as workers using Uber, Deliveroo, or Amazon Turk) by …
The effects of an investment stimulus
Rory O'Farrell 20/07/2012
Rory O'Farrell: The idea of an investment stimulus got a boost this week. Though people may disagree over the extent to which this is 'new money', it …
How bad is Greece?
Rory O'Farrell 27/05/2012
Is Ireland achieving its targets?
Rory O'Farrell 09/05/2012
Rory O'Farrell: Sometimes in the debate on the plan with the Troika people point out that we are in recession so the plan has failed. However, the …
Chemical solutions to economic problems?
Rory O'Farrell 04/07/2011
Rory O'Farrell: I feel it rare that I have reason to be thankful to the FF/PD government of 2002-2007. However, they had one policy that was so …
Comparative prices for the EU
Rory O'Farrell 28/06/2011
Rory O'Farrell: Eurostat has brought out an interesting publication today on comparative prices. This index is based on consumer expenditure, so one …
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