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The National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Some suggested changes
Jim Stewart 08/10/2009
Jim Stewart: The Green Party will this Saturday make what are likely to be historic decisions in relation to a programme for Government. Key amongst …
What Stiglitz said at NESC
Slí Eile 07/10/2009
Slí Eile: Nobel prize-winning US economist, Joseph Stiglitz, spoke on measurement of well-being at today's National Economic and Social Council …
Towards a Progressive Economics - last few places at TASC Autumn Conference
07/10/2009
There are now only a few places remaining for TASC's Autumn Conference, Towards a Progressive Economics, on Saturday, October 10th, in DCU. If you …
Why (Irish) economists' eyes are smiling
James Wickham 07/10/2009
James Wickham: There’s a curious paradox about economists in Ireland today. In the middle of the financial crisis, the public standing of …
The National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: the value of loans
Jim Stewart 06/10/2009
Jim Stewart: One of the contentious issues in the NAMA proposal is the value of the loans being purchased. Loans with an estimated market value of …
There are worse things than 'negative equity'
Nat O'Connor 06/10/2009
Nat O'Connor: There continue to be stories about falling housing prices (for example). We need to get some sense of what are reasonable housing costs …
What's NAMA got to do with it?
Slí Eile 06/10/2009
Slí Eile: Two questions: 1 Has the Bord Snip process anything to do with the banking/NAMA debacle? Colm McCarthy emphatically says no but he misses …
Investing in drug services may save the state more in the long-term
Nat O'Connor 05/10/2009
Nat O'Connor: Merchants Quay Ireland have highlighted a growing trend of heroin use across Ireland. If this is true, it is something to be taken …
Deconstructing public sector pay cuts
Michael Taft, An tSaoi 05/10/2009
An Saoi and Michael Taft: There is a fundamental misconception about the fiscal impact of public expenditure cuts. It is assumed that a reduction in …
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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 …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …