October 5, 2012
I am delighted to present the Kilkenomics line-up for next month. Kilkenomics runs from the 1st – 4th November.
Hope you like it.
David
Five years into the global financial and economic crisis, what have we learned from the success and otherwise of the attempts to solve it? We all know how these attempted solutions are affecting our lives and those of our families but we need to know why, who’s responsible and what can be done to make things better. We also want to be told in layman’s terms what lies behind the often deliberately confusing language of finance and economics.
This is where Kilkenomics comes in. Moderated by some of our brightest and funniest standup comedians, Kilkenomics — Europe’s first economics festival — puts economists, financial analysts, journalists and other specialists on stage and under the spotlight to talk through important issues such as the future of the euro, the debt crisis, taxation and natural resources and the environment among others. The comedians give permission to a wider audience to attend the events and they have the ability to simplify big ideas and make them more accessible. It’s serious, but it’s fun too.
Who is going apart from me?
I am.
Comedy + Dismal Science….and I love Kilkenny. I’ll be there…somewhere…
Well make yourself known if you like Philip. We’ll be having a quick drink with David at some point, probably Saturday David?
yep lets do that adam. will get back to you. d
David, I have a special birthday coming up as I turn 70 in Nov.
Thought I might buy the bloggers their first drink, including you.
So if you are in agreement or do not mind, when you give time and place Sat. I’ll blog an invitation as follows
If you can find me there, just approach me and say, ”I am (blog name) aka (real name). Happy birthday Tony.
I’ll give them a chit for a drink on me in celebration of the good life, the ups and downs and a few more yet to go.
Best
Tony
Giz an email or reference or a lecture where we can link up. I presume none of us need to go to the Good Room as we all know that one :) and yer man will be knackered yapping.
http://www.kilkenomics.com/shows/countries_thriving_despite_the_crisis/
I’m going to this one on Friday night Philip.
Email: adamabyss@hotmail.com
See you there…
Adam
Where is the Sat night drink location and the time.
Tony
Up to David, I would think it would be Langtons, that’s where it was two years ago. Will you have time David? And if so, what time?
Is this a pay to attend or… What costs involved
hi tony, have a look at http://www.kilkenomics.com best david
Thanks David
Looks like a very heavy hitting group of contributors.
Best
Tony
Are you bringing Mr. bonbon with you Tony? You could put a sidecar on your bike for him.
sure , I could get a tamdem too. That way at least he would have to peddle his bum bum.
You like to stir the pot Adam! (:-}
If I see too many Keynesians on the program I may go home and sulk. Now Max Kaiser on the other hand…
Adam , do you have any tips for a cheap place to stay or do I pitch a tent?
tandem
I stay here every year Tony
http://www.castlelodge.com/BnB/index.htm
€39 Euro per night, very nice guy called Liam.
I’ll stay Friday and Saturday as usual, that’s enough for me. My brain would explode if I tried more than that!
See you in Kilkenny!
How come that post went in twice, didn’t click twice. Anyway, Max is on Friday evening at some point, I will definitely catch that show as my first of the weekend.
I stay here every year Tony
http://www.castlelodge.com/BnB/index.htm
€39 Euro per night, very nice guy called Liam.
I’ll stay Friday and Saturday as usual, that’s enough for me. My brain would explode if I tried more than that!
See you in Kilkenny!
I booked in for a week
What about a novelty event : Celebrity Death Match between Tony and bonbon? :) Tell ya one thing, bonbon would have his work cut, that Tony is as fit as a fiddle, he’d run rings around the lot of us :)
Yeh right, Dorothy
Probably bon bon would emerge as a 30 stone Sumo wrestler.
It was the boston Irish John L sullivan who boasted he could lick any man alive, to which I would add for my self as long as he’s over 85.
Can’t be too careful these days.
Still I’ll do a round as long as I represent John Q Citizen and my opponent is named The Central Banks. Whoever it was would bound to be in a deficit before we even started.
T
Max Keiser on the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19912639
€100 ticket bought. Seems good value. Looking forward to it.
So who do we have so far?
Me, Colin, Philip and Tony?
Have I omitted anyone? If so, sorry. In a rush here.
When will you have time for a drink David as I don’t want to book tickets at the same time?
One down and 10 to go.
Junior economics was a great show but I am not sure it wouls have persuaded me , as a student, that economicswas a career path for me
David, I wish to congratulte you on the idea and your efforts to introduce economics to the high school curriculum.
After I took my courses for the Real estate exam in BC Canada, I have long maintained it should be a part of the leaving school knowledge.
It included Basic realestate law, mortgage law,contract law, mathematics of finance, and many relevant areas of statute law and common law.
One basic question. One the question posed about money, you said money was a storage of wealth.
I was hopeful that you would mention that the prime function of money is to act as a medium of exchange.
Congratulations, David, on putting together a terrific idea, Kilkenomics, and gathering a huge team for the presentations.
“Are we turning the corner”? We will hear tonight.8pm at Watergate.
David,
Thanks for organising a great weekend and taking time out from a busy schedule to meet us for a pint – it was greatly appreciated. I really enjoyed the whole weekend, great locations, panels and topics covered. I’ll definately be back next year. Hope it goes from strength to strength.
It was nice to meet up with Adam, Tony and Philip.
The mix of comedians and economists is an unlikely one, but it works a treat. Neil Delamare and Karl Spain were particularly good, but everyone involved excelled at what they did.
The last show I attended was the Sunday Brunch, ‘Reasons to be cheerful: Ireland’s gems’. This explored social capital in a way I hadn’t heard it discussed before. There is a fine line between intimacy and cronyism, nosiness and interest, and so on and so forth, as Fintan O’Toole noted. Once Ireland gets this right, it will be a great place to live in again. My own reason to be cheerful is that property prices will fall further in the future, making it more affordable for those who chose not to be part of the herd pre 2007. But we do need Indakinny to grow a pair of balls. If Inda hasn’t got the wherewithal, I suggest he hires Kiron Sarkar to negotiate on behalf of Ireland in discussions with Angela Merkel et al.