On average, people are earning more in Ireland – what does that mean?

Listen to this post as a podcast. According to the CSO, people in Ireland are earning more. As you can see from this chart, for every €100 that people were earning per week last year on average, they’re earning €103.50 per week this year. Further, the average wage today in Ireland is €745.09. Now, that’s Read more about On average, people are earning more in Ireland – what does that mean?[…]

More flights between Ireland and the US!

Listen to this post as a podcast. More flights between Ireland and the US! In the news today, Independent.ie noted that Aer Lingus is planning a record number of translantic seats. This means that our national airline has the highest number of seats available ever for people who are travelling for Ireland to the United Read more about More flights between Ireland and the US![…]

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What is the impact of the fall in the value of sterling since Brexit?

On 23rd June 2016, one pound bought €1.30. Today, as of the time of writing, one pound buys €1.11. I sought this chart from https://moneyweek.com/prices-news-charts/gbpeur/. Also, as a quick tip, if you ever want to find an exchange rate super fast, simply enter the two currency codes without spaces into Google directly. For example, if Read more about What is the impact of the fall in the value of sterling since Brexit?[…]

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Introduction to Positive Economics

Economic literacy You are at an exciting stage, where the study you do now will have an impact on the rest of your life. Economics is a subject that will give you a different perspective on how you view the world. It enables you to develop skills, knowledge and values that are relevant to your Read more about Introduction to Positive Economics[…]

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Economics as a way of thinking

Welcome to our very first Positive Economics blog post. To give you a brief background, we wrote Positive Economics specifically for the New Leaving Certificate specification. Included in the Positive Economics package are: Student Textbook Research Study Booklet Free Student e-Book Teacher’s Resource Book Free Digital Resources Free Positive Economics Blog & Bi-monthly Newsletters Our Read more about Economics as a way of thinking[…]