Last night saw the launch of the 2017 Trinity Economic Forum (TEF) with an opening address from Minister of Education, Richard Bruton, who spoke to a packed theatre of finding a compass in a dramatically changing economic environment. The need to bridge the gap between public expectation and the reality of the situation at hand echoed throughout, stressing the importance of social glue in creating an indigenous engine of productivity going forward. Bruton’s speech set the tone for keynote speaker and distinguished economist, David A Wells prize winner and published author of 16 books and over 350 articles, Prof Deirdre McCloskey. ADVERTISEMENT McCloskey completed her … Continue reading On Equality, Liberty and Justice, Deirdre McCloskey Opens Trinity Economic Forum