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tiarnanheaney.bsky.social

@tiarnanheaney.bsky.social

Economist | Development economics and economic history | former political advisor 👨🏻‍💻 economicom.com | Substack @tiarnanheaney

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tiarnanheaney.bsky.social @tiarnanheaney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What will Irish Unity cost?! £2 billion? £8 billion? Maybe £20 billion! 🤦‍♂️ Main takeaway? Estimating an exact cost using subvention is not really interesting or relevant. We can ask better questons than that. Read more 👇 tiarnanheaney.substack.com/p/snared-by-... #irishunity #borderpoll

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Snared by Subvention

Part 1: What on earth do economists know about Irish Unity anyway?

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tiarnanheaney.bsky.social @tiarnanheaney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A lot of chatter about Irish Unity over the last few days - most of the commentary is a bit shocking to be honest... I set up a Substack to help demystify some of the economics literature. Introduction to a three-part series 👇 More to come! tiarnanheaney.substack.com/p/what-on-ea...

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What on earth do economists know about Irish Unity anyway?

An introduction to a three-part series (6 min read)

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tiarnanheaney.bsky.social @tiarnanheaney.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🎓 On the 2025-2026 Economics Job Market! 🎓 📄 Job Market Paper: From Pensions to Pupils? Schooling, Resource Constraints and Old Age Pensions in Ireland, 1901–1911 🤓 Can giving cash transfers to the elderly improve children’s schooling outcomes in multigenerational households? Turns out they can!

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