Kevin Denny
@KevinDenny
Economist @ University College Dublin. I’m just paying my rent everyday in the tower of Econ. Usual disclaimers apply. 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 🇵🇸
Should hospitality VAT be cut? A cafe owner and an economist debate – The Irish Times irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…
“The unsung Irishman behind Live Aid. Not Bono, not Bob, but Paddy” I used to commute by train with Paddy. irishtimes.com/opinion/an-iri…
"The Bull Market for Economists Is Over. It’s an Ominous Sign for the Economy" via @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/07/28/bus…
"Those with both high psychopathy and low cognitive ability are the most actively involved in online political engagement" This cross-national study investigates how psychopathy, narcissism, and fear of missing out (FoMO) influence online political participation, and how…
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor: ‘I was so vulnerable and needy and so broke and I was so emotional that he had faith in me’ Luvvies are really something else 😒 independent.ie/style/celebrit…
Israel's claim that Hamas was stealing aid from the UN, which its officials now admit was an empty accusation built on no proof, was apparently just a pretext for Israel to impose its genocidal starvation strategy as a prelude to ethnic cleansing. nytimes.com/2025/07/26/wor…
🤩Talking about the potentialities of AI for firms and arts at the @IrishTimes irishtimes.com/special-report… irishtimes.com/special-report…
A demo against our crimes against humanity in Gaza (Tel Aviv)
New study from researchers at @BostonCollege, @Cambridge_Uni & @ucddublin finds that a 4-day working week brings big benefits to workers’ health and productivity. @NatureHumBehav @ucdsocscilaw independent.ie/irish-news/iri…
Steve Coogan not ruled out in race for Áras, as parties yet to decide on nomination - my latest article in this week’s Independent Times
‘An easy fix’ – tattoo artist offers to change digit in Cork fan’s premature ink 😂 independent.ie/irish-news/an-…
Looking forward the the 2nd Irish Public Economics Workshop on 1-2 Sept 2025. 20 highly relevant papers, a policy discussion on how researchers can help shape and support policy, and keynote by @DinaPomeranz. To attend: buytickets.at/irishpubliceco… For info: publiceconomics.ie
The Fall of a Superstar Psychologist youtu.be/Q3tSG8h_O3A?si… via @YouTube
Interesting paper. Irish kids bullshit less than most other Anglophone countries.
Cool paper with an great title. Across the world, boys are much more likely to overestimate their math ability than girls. People from high SES backgrounds do the same.
Honored to have given the economic keynote address @welfare_ie’s Pre-Budget Forum. Connecting the work of the Covid-19 Evaluation Panel and the lessons of that crisis for the next crisis (like a global trade breakdown) #prebudgetforum
Eacnamaí & fealsamh Albanach ab ea Adam Smith, 1723 - 17 Iúil 1790 Cáil ar a leabhar, Wealth of Nations Leag sé amach bunphrionsabail na heacnamaíochta, ina measc 🔴 ar thóir na féinleasa/an lámh dhofheicthe 🔵 laissez-faire / idirghabháil teoranta an rialtais 🔴️ saorthrádáil
Parklife
The future of government revolves around authenticating knowledge and defining a socially acceptable informational friction parameter.
EV owners have their say: ‘After five years of EV ownership, we will switch back to petrol or diesel’ – The Irish Times 🚗 irishtimes.com/life-style/202…
For some strange reason, I’ve become increasingly interested in the transversality condition 😎