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The knowledge crisis
Peadar Kirby 02/07/2010
Peadar Kirby: A debate spluttered into life over the last week or so that added yet another crisis to the growing list of crises we are living …
Some Movement on Public Transport in Dublin
Nat O'Connor 01/07/2010
Nat O'Connor: Investment in infrastructure not only provides a useful stimulus to the economy, but it can also provide tangible assets that help …
No recovery yet - and debt deflation
Michael Burke 30/06/2010
Michael Burke: The Q1 real GDP figures show the economy expanding by 2.7%. No doubt these will be hailed as a turning-point, and even a vindication …
Prices and profiteering in the food sector
Michael Taft 30/06/2010
Michael Taft: There will be many attempts to explain the high costs of food and beverages in Ireland – a state of affairs that is hardly new. …
More of the same
Michael Burke 29/06/2010
Michael Burke: There has been much discussion about the ESRI's view that Ireland will eventually recover to have a stronger growth rate than most …
There's got to be someone to blame
Slí Eile 28/06/2010
Slí Eile: The Department of Finance has come in for increased criticism and attention in recent times. Periodically, Eddie Molloy has written about …
The Black Dog
28/06/2010
Paul Krugman in the NYT yesterday thinks the non-event at Toronto has condemned us to a depression, only the third in the history of capitalism, and …
Thinking outside the box on stage
Slí Eile 24/06/2010
Slí Eile: Who said that the Dismal Science is not sometimes dismal? David McWilliams is providing a highly enjoyable, informative, provocative and …
Portable Mortgages
Nat O'Connor 22/06/2010
Nat O'Connor: Two contradictory pieces in the news about mortgages. On the one hand, it was reported that some lenders are preparing to offer …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …