Prof Morgan Kelly | Q+A with the UCD Economics Society

** Questions listed below ** Professor Morgan Kelly of the UCD School of Economics speaks to the UCD Economics Society about how several peculiarities of the Irish economy pose threats to our future recovery.

Questions:
00:12 - How likely do you think that's going to be?

00:53 - What's the implication of the ECB / Mario Draghi having such massive control of the functioning of member state economies?

02:05 - Do you think it matters economically what politicians we elect in Ireland anymore?

04:11 - Do you have a figure on the SME debt and if so where might we get the money to pay for it?

06:05 - How is this situation eventually going to resolve itself or not?

07:20 - Why do we not make the politicians stand up and think about what the consequences are of this?

08:34 - Does that mean that austerity hasn't work? It's just been held afloat by this endless line of credit from Europe?

09:52 - Would it be better if there were less cuts or more cuts?

10:20 - What hope do you have for the future in terms of institutions and politicians?

14:45 - Do you still feel a grouping of Mortgage Defaulters can have political power?

16:35 - Do you feel that debt forgiveness sets a bad precedence?

18:34 - What would recommend to improve the quality of students are second and third level education?

21:04 - Is there room to think about the way we do and teach economics and is there room for more morality in it?

21:54 - What would happen if the Irish government or people refused to meet the requirements set by the European Union?

23:20 - Are there economic implications on Ireland if Britain potentially leaves the EU?

29:45 - What are the implications of a Scottish withdrawal from the United Kingdom?

25:13 - If the banks had gone under, do you think that instead of kicking the can down the road, would we have been able to get back on track sooner?

25:35 - Do you think we should introduce different strands of thinking into post-crash economics?

27:38 - The government pushes people into Science and Engineering degrees which are 'productive', but is there that much productivity taking place in the economy?

28:07 - Do you think there has been enough media coverage of the European Parliamentary elections?

28:16 - Rather than a direct clean-up of Irish banks, if there was a tightening of credit, would the effects more or less be the same or similar?