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Banking inquiry: Guest post by Pat Rabbitte TD
26/01/2010
Over the next week, progressive-economy@TASC will be carrying a series of guest posts by party spokespersons on the banking inquiry. The first post …
Will the recession increase trade union density?
Rory O'Farrell 26/01/2010
Rory O'Farrell: On Monday, 25th January, the Irish Times published an article detailing how in 2007 Irish trade union density has continued its …
‘Ireland now needs to generate an internal devaluation, with prices and wages falling’
Slí Eile 25/01/2010
Slí Eile: So runs the recent ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary (page 50). A lot of the debate on competition and competitiveness is narrowly …
More Light Touch Regulation? Dublin's Waste Collection Market
Eoin Reeves 25/01/2010
Eoin Reeves: In late December 2009 the Irish Times reported that High Court judge (Mr Justice Liam McKechnie) ruled that Dublin’s four local …
VAT and local authorities
An tSaoi 23/01/2010
An Saoi: We were directed by Europe some time ago that VAT must be charged by Local Authorities on certain services such as parking, waste disposal …
Counting Vacant Houses (And Their Cost)
Nat O'Connor 22/01/2010
Nat O'Connor: A lack of reliable information about the housing market contributed to the housing bubble and subsequent crash. The National Institute …
Multinationals and Cheap Labour: Myths and Facts
Proinnsias Breathnach 22/01/2010
Proinnsias Breathnach: The extraordinarily blinkered and simplistic preoccupation of Irish economists with labour costs was once again in evidence in …
Blog on fiscal situation in Greece
Slí Eile 21/01/2010
Slí Eile: Read the discussion on today's Irish economy on Greek fiscal situation following blog, there, by Michael Burke.
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