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Wanted: an Economic Policy Analyst
06/11/2009
TASC is recruiting an Economic Policy Analyst. The successful candidate will be responsible for researching, analysing and advising on public policy …
Social Justice Ireland Alternative Budget
Slí Eile 05/11/2009
Slí Eile: Social Justice Ireland is to be commended for taking on the Dublin Consensus by working on an alternative budget. SJI has gone through the …
'There is a better way than cuts'
Slí Eile 05/11/2009
Slí Eile: In the interest of balance and with due regard for many economists, it is necessary to point out that not all economists believe that we …
Guest post by Michael Burke: Why is the rest of the world out of step with Ireland?
Michael Burke 05/11/2009
Michael Burke: Ever have one of those moments when you just know everyone else has got it wrong and you’ve got it right? When you say, I don’t …
Where are all the (cash) savings going?
An tSaoi 04/11/2009
An Saoi: Hidden inside the Central Bank’s monthly statistical reports is an analysis of household cash holdings in banks and credit unions (Table …
Public intellectuals and the crisis
Slí Eile 03/11/2009
Slí Eile: ‘We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.’ (Einstein) In an excellent piece in last …
'Cut Deep, Cut Now and Keep on Cutt'n'
Slí Eile 02/11/2009
Slí Eile: The cage was truly rattled, today, by David Blanchflower, UK economist, who challenged the home consensus about deflation. Speaking at the …
Ignorance is not strength
Michael Taft 01/11/2009
Michael Taft: I would say this debate is turning for the worse, but that would be incorrect. You need to have two sides in a debate. All we get is an …
Recovery is not reform
01/11/2009
Recovery is not reform. The government’s intended path to recovery is a mixture of borrowing, pay cuts, and spending cuts. All recovery plans treat …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …