David McWilliams
Born	1968
Nationality	Irish
Education	Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and College of Europe, Belgium
Occupation	Economist and broadcaster

David McWilliams (born 1968^[1]) is an Irish economist ^{[citation needed]} and broadcaster. He was educated at Blackrock College, then Trinity College Dublin and the College of Europe, Belgium. Between 1990 and 1993 he was an economist at the Central Bank of Ireland. He helped draft the Irish submission to the Maastricht Treaty and also advised the authorities during the exchange rate crisis in the early 1990s. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOVD Articles that have been linked to this page are the subject of an NPOV dispute (NPOV stands for Neutral Point Of View; see below). ... People with the name David McWilliams: David McWilliams is an Irish broadcaster and commentator. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with campuses in Bruges, Belgium and Natolin (Warsaw), Poland. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rugby union club, see Blackrock College RFC. Blackrock College (Irish: Coláiste na Carraige Duibhe) is a Catholic, voluntary, fee-paying secondary school for boys, located in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with campuses in Bruges, Belgium and Natolin (Warsaw), Poland. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Banc Ceannais na hÉireann or the Central Bank of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland which had control of the issue of Irish banknotes and coins. ... The Maastricht Treaty (formally, the Treaty of European Union, TEU) was signed on February 7, 1992 in Maastricht, Netherlands after final negotiations in December 1991 between the members of the European Community and entered into force on November 1, 1993 during the Delors Commission. ...

Between 1993 and 1996 he was a director in the European Economics Department for UBS analysing, advising and investing in all major European economies and markets. At the age of 27 he became the youngest Director at UBS. McWilliams is credited with being the first economist to predict the 1990s boom in Ireland's economy. It is commonly reported that he coined the phrase "Celtic Tiger", but this is untrue. It was first used in a Morgan Stanley report of August 1994. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... UBS AG (NYSE: UBS; SWX: UBSN; TYO: 8657) is a diversified global financial services company, with its main headquarters in Basel & Zürich, Switzerland. ... For the Irish dance show, see Celtic Tiger Live. ... Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is one of the largest and the most reputed investment banks headquartered in New York City. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

From 1996 until 1998 he became the head of Emerging Markets Research for Banque Nationale de Paris. In 1999 he became the global strategist with a New York-based hedge fund Rockwest Capital. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... BNP Paribas (Euronext: BNP) is one of the main banks in Europe and France. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the state. ...

McWilliams has also had a career as a broadcaster in Ireland. In the mid-1990s he made regular appearances as an economist on CNN, CNBC and the BBC. He presented a current affairs programme called Agenda on TV3 and has also presented that station's coverage of the Irish General Election in 2002. He hosted the breakfast show on NewsTalk 106, a Dublin radio station, from the station's beginning in 2002 until he was replaced by Eamon Dunphy in September 2004. Soon after, McWilliams started presenting The Big Bite, a topical afternoon discussion programme on the television station RTÉ One. He is also a regular columnist in The Sunday Business Post and Irish Independent newspapers. Past articles from the paper are available from his website, as well as his monthly subscription newsletter, The David McWilliams Agenda. The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... This article is about CNBC U.S., the business news channel in the U.S.. For other uses, see CNBC (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... TV3 Ireland is the sole commercial television channel in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... NewsTalk 106 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Eamon in the guise of popular radio host. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... RTÉ One (Irish: RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Irelands oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. ... The Sunday Business Post is an Irish national Sunday newspaper published by Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited. ... The Irish Independent is Irelands best-selling daily newspaper. ...

In November 2006 RTÉ One broadcast In Search of the Pope's Children, a three-part series examining the economic and social landscape of modern Ireland. It was presented by David McWilliams and based on his book The Pope's Children. RTÉ One (Irish: RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Irelands oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. ... In Search of the Popes Children is a three-part true lives RTÉ documentary, presented by David McWilliams. ... The The Popes Children is a book by journalist and economist David McWilliams. ...

McWilliams' style and accent, and reputation from Trinity College student days ^[2] have led many commentators to believe he is the archetypal role model for Paul Howard's Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series of books. Indeed, in O'Carroll-Kelly's "Guide to South Dublin" he is described as "the Father of Modern Southsiders: he's not only Ireland's cleverest man, but its poshest, too." Others have commentated on his capacity for shameless self-publicity, describing him as the David Beckham of Irish media.^[3]. In addition McWilliams has been 'twined' with David Caruso by some elements of the Irish media, mostly in reference to Caruso's CSI:Miami character^[4]. In 2007, McWilliams was named as a Global Young Leader by the World Economic Forum.^[5] Ross OCarroll-Kelly is a fictional jock created by Irish journalist Paul Howard. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... David Stephen Caruso (born January 7, 1956 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York) is an American film and television actor. ...

McWilliams' latest book The Generation Game was launched in mid-September 2007. It focuses on the precarious nature of the predominance of property in the economy of the Republic of Ireland. The book is accompanied by a television series of the same name. The series began at 9:30pm on RTÉ One on September 17th 2007. McWilliams makes use of images such as a drunken man eating a kebab or two young ladies in a nightclub trying to chat up men to illustrate points about the general socio-economic nature of Irish society. The Generation Game is a British game show produced by the BBC in which four teams of two (usually people from the same family, but different generations) compete to win prizes. ... The economy of Ireland is modern and trade-dependent with growth averaging a robust 10% in 1995–2000. ... RTÉ One (Irish: RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Irelands oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. ...

McWilliams also regularly hosts Leviathan: Political Cabaret, a live discussion and satire event which has featured at the Electric Picnic festival in 2006 and 2007. Electric Picnic is an annual music festival which has been staged since 2004 in Stradbally Hall, Stradbally, County Laois in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Further reading

• David McWilliams (2007). The Generation Game. ISBN 0-7171-4224-8.
• David McWilliams (2005). The Pope's Children. ISBN 0-7171-4172-1.
• David Brooks (2000). Bobos in Paradise – The New Upper Class And How They Got There. ISBN 0-684-85377-9.

The Generation Game is a British game show produced by the BBC in which four teams of two (usually people from the same family, but different generations) compete to win prizes. ... The The Popes Children is a book by journalist and economist David McWilliams. ...

External links

• David McWilliams' website

References