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Wages, cuts and effects

19/10/2009

Under the headline 'Wage cuts: road to recovery or path to prolonged slump?', the Irish Times today features a debate between IBEC's David Croughan …

Tax outturn: you read it first here

An tSaoi 19/10/2009

An Saoi: The Sunday Business Post’s front page tells us that the Government are expecting tax to be nearly €3,000M short in the current year. …

IMF tanks in the square

Michael Taft 18/10/2009

Michael Taft: In the end-of-year round-ups, a number of Ministers will win prizes for the most absurd comments on the economy. Minister Mary …

Kenmare Dublin Economics Workshop

Slí Eile 17/10/2009

Slí Eile: The chorus is in full swing. The Dublin Economic Consensus workshop in Kenmare. Cuts, Deflation, Now, No Alternative. Even Garrett the …

Benchmarking pay of migrants and women

Slí Eile 17/10/2009

Slí Eile: There is a rising crescendo of continuing controversy about public sector pay. On the one side independent statistical and research …

Child Benefit and teddy bears' picnics

16/10/2009

"As we are all frog-marched down to the Finance Minister’s picnic, let’s see what effect cutting Child Benefit will have. For all the indications …

Towards a Progressive Economics: papers and podcasts

16/10/2009

We are slowly uploading the papers presented to the TASC Autumn Conference, Towards a Progressive Economics, starting with Paula Clancy's opening …

NAMA: trick or treat?

Slí Eile 15/10/2009

Slí Eile: I see that over on irisheconomy.ie Karl Whelan is doing overtime churning out one blog after another on the NAMA business plan. His latest …

Terry McDonough: Towards a progressive economics

15/10/2009

Following the TASC Autumn Conference on Saturday, Terry McDonough talked to Donagh Brennan of Irish Left Review to give his take on 'progressive …

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