InnleggIrlands økonomi: Analyser fra innsiden
Av Olav Anders Øvrebø - 16.11.2010 23:36The Irish Economy har tilhørt en gruppe av anbefalte europeiske blogger en stund, og har stått på vår oversikt en tid (se “EU-blogger: Internasjonalt” i spalten til høyre). Den siste tidens utvikling har ikke gjort den noe mindre aktuell, for å si det sånn. Bloggen skrives, som navnet tilsier, av irske økonomer, mange av dem forskere i økonomi ved irske universiteter.
Dette er en gruppeblogg slik den skal lages: Hyppig oppdatert, lange analyser veksler med en-linjes lenketips. Og nå, naturligvis løpende kommentarer til Irlands dramatiske økonomiske og politiske situasjon. Eksempel — en kommentar om eventuell redningspakke fra EU og hvordan den ville bli mottatt i markedene:
Even though it’s hard to separate fact from fiction in the fast-moving bailout story, reports that the Commission and ECB are pushing for Ireland to avail of the EFSF for broader European stability reasons could change the calculation in an important way. I still believe that Ireland’s best bet is to regain creditworthiness through a demonstration of political capacity with the budget and the four-year plan. The alternative of being forced to seek a bailout would involve at least as much austerity as our own adjustment and would do long-term reputational damage. But acceding to a request to avail of the facility is potentially a different proposition. I don’t think our European partners could simply expect us to pursue a less nationally advantageous path in the interest of broader euro zone stability. The terms would have to be mutually advantageous relative to the next best options for both sides. One reasonable agreement that could meet this requirement is for our European partners to support our four-year plan with a credit line from the EFSF at a reasonable rate of interest (say the 5 percent rate provided to Greece). Access to the funds would be conditional on meeting the targets under the plan, which after all is being developed with input from the Commission and the ECB. The intention would still be to return to markets for funding rather than the use the facility, but the backstop of a dependable credit line on reasonable terms would give us a substantially greater chance of actually being able to access market funding both for the state and the banks.
Tags: blogging, eurokrisen, Eurosonen, Irland, statsfinanskrise
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