Michael Burke (economist)

Michael Burke is an Irish nationalist economist. He is a former senior international economist at Citibank in London and currently works as an economic consultant.

Burke has made several economic arguments in support of the reunification of Ireland.[1] He has written multiple articles for The Guardian and writes blog posts regularly on the blog, Socialist Economic Bulletin.[2] On the 9th of December in 2016, he presented his paper, "The Economic Case for Irish Unity" to the European Parliament.[3] He also spoke at an event launching a study called "Modelling Irish Unity".[4] He has claimed that the economy of Northern Ireland is in stagnation and it would remain so until reunification.[5]

References

1. "case to be made for a united Ireland". Retrieved 17 June 2023.
2. "Michael Burke | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
3. "European Parliament to hear presentation on The Economics of Irish Unity". Retrieved 17 June 2023.
4. "VIDEO: New research claims a united Ireland could be worth €30 billion to the economy".
5. "Expert says United Ireland would see economic boom". IrishCentral.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2023.