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Dan O'Brien

Dan O'Brien

Economics Editor

Dan O'Brien is economics editor of the Irish Times. Before joining the newspaper in June 2010, he was a senior economist and editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit, an arm of The Economist Newspaper Group. In a dozen years in that role he specialised in European affairs and in global trade and investment issues. During that time he commented frequently in the international media, for broadcasters such as CNN and the BBC and in print, for newspapers such as the International Herald Tribune and the Financial Times.

Dan has also worked for the external service of the European Commission and as a consultant for the United Nations and Forfas. He has lived and worked in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Malta, Britain and Switzerland. His book "Ireland, Europe and the World: Writings on a New Century" was published in October 2009."

The report by the Brussels-based Bruegal thinktank argues that in hindsight Greek sovereign debt should have been written down at the outset
Ireland’s EU-IMF bailout has been a success, says thinktank report

Ireland’s bailout has been a success, Portugal’s a “potential” success and Greece’s a failure

In Ireland, as in most European countries, the banking system is the most important conduit for channelling money from savers to investors. If the most important part of the financial system is impaired, under-investment follows, leading in turn to sub-par economic growth
Too little credit or too few entrepreneurs?

Lack of lending is hindering recovery but debate on attitudes to enterprise is needed

In the first three months of the year exports of chemical and pharmaceutical products fell by more than 11 per cent on the same period in 2012
Exports subdued but strengthen for second consecutive month

Chemical and pharmaceutical exports continue to suffer

The Rotten Heart of Europe, by Bernard Connolly

An anti-EU polemic by a former Eurocrat is flawed by its shrillness of tone

Income distribution among Irish households was ‘more equal than the average in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2010’
Irish income distribution ‘more equal’ than OECD average

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development publishes report

Limited access to credit has become an ever greater impediment for small and medium-sized companies, according to new research published yesterday
Firms in ever greater need of credit

Unemployment, housing and poverty: all areas where younger people have been hit harder.
Under-45s hit ‘dramatically’ harder by recession, ESRI finds

Study finds younger people worst afflicted by unemployment, mortgage debt and negative equity up to 2010

Those aged under 45 bore brunt of recession

It is clear that European companies are driving the globalisation process, not being overwhelmed by it , as narratives of Europe’s decline might lead one to believe
‘Euro sclerosis’ overstated as companies hold their own

Investors too positive in good times and too negative in bad

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