Presentation Topics

Forces Shaping the World Economy  (week 3, 24^th Feb)

 

1. The major issues, in the last decade, that illustrate the close relationships between politics and economics. Leslie Fromm

 

2. The IPE approach that offers the most compelling explanation of overall global dynamics. Alan McGrath

 

3. The IPE approach which offers the most useful policy suggestions for addressing current problems. Michael Forde

 

 North/South Issues  (week 4, 3^rd March )

 

4. How can the relative gap between the richest and poorest countries be narrowed? Geraldine O Sullivan

 

5. The most effective means of measuring the gap between the richest and poorest countries. Eoghan Walsh

 

6.  The main reasons for the growing disparity in wealth between North and South. Gerard Horgan

 

 

The Debt Crisis (week 5. 10^th march)

 

           

7. The Role of the IMF and the Debt Crisis. Eliza Gaffney

 

8. The  (economic and social) pros and cons of “writing off” the debt of highly indebted countries in the developing world. Tanya O Malley

 

 

9.  An Analysis of the Varying Approaches to Solving the Debt Crisis.  Clare O Sullivan

 

 

International Trade (week 7, 24th March)

 

           

10. Import Substitution versus Export Led Growth Strategies for Industrial Growth in Third World Countries. Gavin Wilk

 

11. Import Substitution versus Export Led Growth Strategies for Industrial Growth in Advanced Industrial Countries. Matt McGann

 

12.  A Critical Examination of the Role of the WTO.  Declan Fearnley

 

 

Globalisation (week 9, 7^th April)

 

13. An Evaluation of the Consequences of Globalisation of Production for Advanced Industrial economies. Rosemarie  Daly

 

14. An Evaluation of the Consequences of the Globalisation of Production for Developing Countries. Streblov, Pavel

 

15.   An Evaluation of the Consequences of Financial Globalisation for developing and developed nations. Bauer, Michael

 

Transition Economies (week 10, April 14th)

 

16. The Pros and Cons of Slow versus Fast Transition from a Centrally Planned to a Market Economy. Ciara Cloake

 

 

17.  An economic comparison of the relative performance of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union with respect to their experience of transition to a market economy. Jennifer Hayden

 

 

Multinational Companies (week 10, April, 14^th)

 

18. An Evaluation of the Impact of MNC’s on their Host Countries in advanced industrial economies. Edna Cruz

 

19. An evaluation of the Impact of MNC’s on Host countries in less developed economies. Brian Dalton

 

 

 Multinational Companies Continued (week 12, April, 28^th)

 

 

20. An Evaluation of the Location Decisions of MNC’s. Deirdre Sheehan

 

21. The impact of government regulations and controls on MNC activity in host economies. Sheila Long

 

Economic and Monetary Union  (week 12, April 28^th)

 

22. The Economic conditions necessary for nations to join together to form a monetary union. Saorla Ó Corráin

 

23. The impact of the EMU on the Global economy.  Daniel McCarthy