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Casino capitalism and the way forward
15/09/2009
Click here to read an article by NUIM's Proinnsias Breathnach in Irish Left Review, in which he argues that: The crisis was not caused by trade …
French to measure happiness
14/09/2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy today announced that France will implement new indicators of economic performance incorporating measures of …
Economic Stimulus and Objective Economics
Tom O'Connor 14/09/2009
Tom O'Connor: Most of the academic economic advisors to the government have done a Master's or PhD in the USA and though believing that they are …
Beyond NAMA – seeing a bigger picture
Slí Eile 13/09/2009
Sli Eile: Two television documentaries shown, recently: one called ‘Freefall’ a dramatic story of the current economic climate as it unfolded for …
Germans call for Tobin Tax
Paul Sweeney 12/09/2009
Paul Sweeney: The two earlier contributions on Progressive Economy on 27th and 30th August, were spot on in showing a growing trend, ignored by the …
'Principle of revenue neutrality' proves Government's lack of vision
Mary Murphy 11/09/2009
Mary Murphy: The average percentage of GDP spent on social protection in the EU-15 is 27.5% (Eurostat, 2007) . The Irish rate of 18.2% compares badly …
Diary date: Towards a Progressive Economics conference, October 10th
10/09/2009
TASC will be organising an economics conference on October 10th (Saturday) in DCU School of Business. Entitled Towards a Progressive Economics, the …
NAMA Bill
10/09/2009
The amended NAMA draft legislation is available for download here, and the explanatory memorandum is available here. Comments?
The economic benefits of immigration
Slí Eile 10/09/2009
Sli Eile: While not seeking to open a debate on the Lisbon Treaty in this post, I feel obliged to comment on a claim made by a certain organisation …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
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Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …