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Trust, Empathy and Trade
Slí Eile 03/07/2009
Sli Eile: That norms of trust, empathy and cooperation underpin the simplest of economic transactions has been a recognised fact by economists back …
We always need sceptical economists
Paul Sweeney 03/07/2009
Paul Sweeney: There is a growing consensus that the collapse in the world economy is due largely to the failure of the liberalisation, privatisation, …
Exchequer returns: misplaced confidence
An tSaoi 02/07/2009
An tSaoi: Last month’s exchequer figures sent the Taoiseach into his garden to tend the green shoots of recovery. This month the Minister for …
ICTU clarifies on employment support
Slí Eile 02/07/2009
Slí Eile: Following Sarah Carey's article yesterday on jobs subsidies, David Begg has provided a very important clarification in today's Irish Times …
The Dublin Consensus
Slí Eile 01/07/2009
Sli Eile: We recall the term ‘Washington Consensus’ as it was first coined in the 1980s. Dani Rodrik summed it up as: Stablize, Privatise, …
In case you missed it ....
01/07/2009
Writing in this morning's Irish Times, Sarah Carey refers to a recent post by Sli Eile ... here's a link to the post if you missed it first time …
Class and Employment Decline
Sean Ó Riain 30/06/2009
Sean O Riain: It is worth taking a closer look at the Quarterly National Household Survey results from last week. The difference between the public …
The Pro-Nuclear bias of the Irish Academy of Engineers review of Irish Energy Policy
29/06/2009
John Barry: The Irish Academy of Engineers Review of Ireland's Energy in the Context of a Changing Economy has been discussed over on …
More Cutting Times (Rent Supplement)
Nat O'Connor 29/06/2009
Nat O'Connor: Today’s Irish Times suggests that rent supplement (along with child benefit) is being targeted for cuts by the Special Group on …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …