David McWilliams
Irish economist, writer and broadcaster
David McWilliams is an Irish economist, writer and broadcaster born in 1966. He is known for explaining economics in a way general readers can follow.
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Irish Born 1966 in Dublin, Ireland
About David McWilliams
David McWilliams was born in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, in 1966. He has worked as a broadcaster, writer, economic commentator and documentary-maker since 1999, and has written columns for the Irish Times and Irish Independent. He writes a weekly Irish Times column and hosts The David McWilliams Podcast. Earlier roles of his included economist posts at the Irish Central Bank, UBS and Banque Nationale de Paris. He holds an adjunct professorship at Trinity College Dublin, and he founded Kilkenomics, a festival that pairs economics with stand-up comedy. His books include The Pope's Children, The Generation Game, Follow the Money and Renaissance Nation. Our catalog features Money: A Story of Humanity, listed here as Money.