Stephen Kinsella
@stephenkinsella.bsky.social
Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Economic Advisor
to An Tánaiste (Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance)
to An Tánaiste (Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance)
Most Irish economic debates pretend to be about numbers. They’re really arguments about structure, particularly who benefits from the upside, and who is left holding the downside when conditions turn. This piece reviews Eoin Lenihan’s Vandalising Ireland.
The Circuit of Ideas and the Structure of Power
What happens when you apply an almost-Marxist analysis to Ireland's economy but forget how anything actually works
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January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Most Irish economic debates pretend to be about numbers. They’re really arguments about structure, particularly who benefits from the upside, and who is left holding the downside when conditions turn. This piece reviews Eoin Lenihan’s Vandalising Ireland.
My fourth substack looks at housing policy as inequality policy.
Next week's piece is a review of Eoin Lenihan's Vandalising Ireland. stephenkinsella.substack.com/p/housing-po...
Next week's piece is a review of Eoin Lenihan's Vandalising Ireland. stephenkinsella.substack.com/p/housing-po...
Housing Policy Is Inequality Policy
A new paper shows how credit rules, rents, and supply interact to shape who wins and who loses
stephenkinsella.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
My fourth substack looks at housing policy as inequality policy.
Next week's piece is a review of Eoin Lenihan's Vandalising Ireland. stephenkinsella.substack.com/p/housing-po...
Next week's piece is a review of Eoin Lenihan's Vandalising Ireland. stephenkinsella.substack.com/p/housing-po...
My third substack (is that a noun?) is on what I've learned in needing to get to the point faster and a great book that helped me get there.
open.substack.com/pub/stephenk...
open.substack.com/pub/stephenk...
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
My third substack (is that a noun?) is on what I've learned in needing to get to the point faster and a great book that helped me get there.
open.substack.com/pub/stephenk...
open.substack.com/pub/stephenk...
There definitely is a hype bubble, but whether and how a valuation bubble bursts is really important. It may not for quite some time, but in any case, the ideas and tech are all still there as are the harder installs like DCs etc. So even if there is a re-pricing it's very unlikely to disappear.
January 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
There definitely is a hype bubble, but whether and how a valuation bubble bursts is really important. It may not for quite some time, but in any case, the ideas and tech are all still there as are the harder installs like DCs etc. So even if there is a re-pricing it's very unlikely to disappear.
Ten reasons to be optimistic in 2026
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open.substack.com/pub/stephenk...
Ten reasons to be optimistic in 2026
Why optimism is an underpriced asset
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January 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Ten reasons to be optimistic in 2026
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open.substack.com/pub/stephenk...
Decided to set up a substack, first post is about strategies for reading more: stephenkinsella.substack.com/p/how-i-acci...
How I accidentally built a serious reading habit
Or at least, what I find works for me
stephenkinsella.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Decided to set up a substack, first post is about strategies for reading more: stephenkinsella.substack.com/p/how-i-acci...
It's that time of year again when I remind us all of the greatest Christmas song. You are all very welcome. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNv...
White Wine In The Sun by Tim Minchin
YouTube video by Tim Minchin
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December 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It's that time of year again when I remind us all of the greatest Christmas song. You are all very welcome. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNv...
Watch this. You'll feel much better. It's a video we made tracing one student's journey through Immersive Software Engineering, and it is great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWmm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWmm...
Amy Roys x ISE x Intercom
YouTube video by Immersive Software Engineering @ UL
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December 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Watch this. You'll feel much better. It's a video we made tracing one student's journey through Immersive Software Engineering, and it is great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWmm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWmm...
We are hiring a new Professorship in my Department, the Kemmy Chair in Economics. We’re looking for stellar applicants to lead the Department’s development in the coming years. Closing date is Feb 27, 2026.
Details here:
my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheul...
Details here:
my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheul...
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my.corehr.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We are hiring a new Professorship in my Department, the Kemmy Chair in Economics. We’re looking for stellar applicants to lead the Department’s development in the coming years. Closing date is Feb 27, 2026.
Details here:
my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheul...
Details here:
my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheul...
Is it not much simpler? The returns for them are higher there?
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Is it not much simpler? The returns for them are higher there?
It’s so grim isn’t it
December 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It’s so grim isn’t it
And you EDO! Been too long!
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
And you EDO! Been too long!
If, like me, you mostly give books for presents, you’ll want to read this. Not a flat recommendation list but a set of strategies for how to give. I’m going to steal the BBC short story one. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
‘This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion’: 30 authors on the books they give to everyone
Colm Tóibín, Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak, Michael Rosen and more share the novels, poetry and memoirs that make the perfect gift
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If, like me, you mostly give books for presents, you’ll want to read this. Not a flat recommendation list but a set of strategies for how to give. I’m going to steal the BBC short story one. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
Reposted by Stephen Kinsella
At one point on twitter there were about four of us. We once joked we’d have to write a paper.
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
At one point on twitter there were about four of us. We once joked we’d have to write a paper.
tbf you had the opportunity to do some very funny things!
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
tbf you had the opportunity to do some very funny things!
Really? What did you say, did they expect you to chat about Ireland etc?
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Really? What did you say, did they expect you to chat about Ireland etc?
Just preordered 2 copies!
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Just preordered 2 copies!
Wrong Stephen Kinsella Ben
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Wrong Stephen Kinsella Ben
Reposted by Stephen Kinsella
Looking forward to editing the special issue of the ESR below. Please share widely! @irisheconassoc.bsky.social @isweconomics.bsky.social @esri.ie @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @beta1hat.bsky.social @bthalpin.bsky.social @phonohan.bsky.social
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The ESR is inviting papers for a special issue on “Turbulence and Transition: The Economic and Social Consequences of Contemporary Global Events in Ireland” edited by Conor O’Toole (ESRI), Carmel Hannan (UL) and Darragh Flannery (UL). Submission deadline March 27th 2026 www.esr.ie/index.php/es...
Turbulence and Transition: The Economic and Social Consequences of Contemporary Global Events in Ireland | The Economic and Social Review
Turbulence and Transition: The Economic and Social Consequences of Contemporary Global Events in Ireland
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October 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Looking forward to editing the special issue of the ESR below. Please share widely! @irisheconassoc.bsky.social @isweconomics.bsky.social @esri.ie @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @beta1hat.bsky.social @bthalpin.bsky.social @phonohan.bsky.social
@kevindenny.bsky.social @benelsner.bsky.social
@kevindenny.bsky.social @benelsner.bsky.social
Reposted by Stephen Kinsella
Rare opportunity. We are currently recruiting for a member of our senior leadership team to take forward our work on productivity and growth. Do get in touch if interested. www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp...
Research Director • Resolution Foundation
The Resolution Foundation is looking for an exceptional candidate to help lead our research team. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Foundation’s senior leadership as we seek to turn around t...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Rare opportunity. We are currently recruiting for a member of our senior leadership team to take forward our work on productivity and growth. Do get in touch if interested. www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp...
It tries hard to be one
October 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It tries hard to be one