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)https://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3mchlcjya5s23Most 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. https://open.substack.com/pub/stephenkinsella/p/the-circuit-of-ideas-and-the-structure?r=5703&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true15 Jan 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchlcjya5s23https://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3mbw2mpwxmk2xMy fourth substack looks at housing policy as inequality policy. Next week's piece is a review of Eoin Lenihan's Vandalising Ireland. https://stephenkinsella.substack.com/p/housing-policy-is-inequality-policy08 Jan 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbw2mpwxmk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3mbojoq3pos2hMy 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. https://open.substack.com/pub/stephenkinsella/p/if-your-idea-is-good-say-it-faster?r=5703&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 Jan 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbojoq3pos2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3mbgxj72voc27Ten reasons to be optimistic in 2026 https://open.substack.com/pub/stephenkinsella/p/ten-reasons-to-be-optimistic-in-2026?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer02 Jan 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbgxj72voc27https://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3mbejszc2lk2lDecided to set up a substack, first post is about strategies for reading more: https://stephenkinsella.substack.com/p/how-i-accidentally-built-a-serious01 Jan 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbejszc2lk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3majnprlczc2rIt's that time of year again when I remind us all of the greatest Christmas song. You are all very welcome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q21 Dec 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3majnprlczc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3ma6w7v4zak2uWatch 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWmmhrtb9wU17 Dec 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6w7v4zak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3ma4mqreocc2nWe 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: https://my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheulrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=08078916 Dec 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4mqreocc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3m7y2cbt3s22vIf, 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. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/13/this-extraordinary-story-never-goes-out-of-fashion-30-authors-on-the-books-they-give-to-everyone https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/13/this-extraordinary-story-never-goes-out-of-fashion-30-authors-on-the-books-they-give-to-everyone?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRleAOsB6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe8os1JZ27cf_Vce24VGN-x_57OOmD4Q5vX3WTmYdo0nB5pvA5kjUu_FIhFro_aem_H1GX5Aph_LJvmpWi4UEvmg#Echobox=176562014414 Dec 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7y2cbt3s22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3m7kaaihzdk2jYou will be visited by three spirits [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2025 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kaaihzdk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3m2m6ht43wc2sHappy #Budget26 day to all who celebrate.07 Oct 2025 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2m6ht43wc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3lxk4gcchxk2kThis was great fun. Learned a lot too! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxk4gcchxk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3lwtohpot6s2yBravo, @kjhealy.co. Bravo. And congrats! https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2025/06/28/american/20 Aug 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtohpot6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3lr4byjgplk2iPreach, J. H. Newman.08 Jun 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4byjgplk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3lq44auu4a22iLooking forward to learning a bit from @gavreilly.com26 May 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq44auu4a22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3lo4yflxyqk2jPolicy matters, folks. Bad policies like Brexit have long lasting negative effects. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4yflxyqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3llhqf5wvjk2sCoolness. Stripe's Economics of AI Fellowship. stripe.events/fellowship https://stripe.events/fellowship28 Mar 2025 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhqf5wvjk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3llh6vmt4pc2dI'm really glad @unioflimerick.bsky.social has taken the decision not to post on twitter any more. I have not been there since 2023 but for some reason I find my institution leaving it somehow sadder. Still, it is for the best, and we move on.28 Mar 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3llh6vmt4pc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3llgp6sgrzc26Weekend reading sorted! Loved the first one @aspyalone.bsky.social28 Mar 2025 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgp6sgrzc26https://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3lkyhw2t2s22h“…that great struggle towards equality…”22 Mar 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkyhw2t2s22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenkinsella.bsky.social/post/3lkv567pr5s2cFive years since I had to work at this. What did your #CovidDesk look like?21 Mar 2025 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:h2eiwjv5p3lfrolg2g2mif5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkv567pr5s2c