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Green shoots, slugs and the banking sector
Paul Sweeney 14/06/2009
Paul Sweeney: I’m sceptical of all the talk around “Green Shoots.” As a bit of a gardener, my green shoots this year have been eaten by slugs. …
Real people real recession
12/06/2009
If you didn't see it don't miss RTE TV programme Prime Time investigative programme on how the Great Recession is impacting on real people. Available …
Deflation and Social Welfare Rates
12/06/2009
Karl Whelan over on irisheconomy.ie has a useful blog on the latest CSO CPI figures. He cautions against citing deflation in the housing mortgage …
Guest post: International competitiveness and the New Economy - the role of equality and diversity
Eoin Collins 12/06/2009
Eoin Collins: This paper on International Competitiveness and the New Economy: the Role of Diversity and Equality has been prepared by GLEN as an …
Towards an alternative economic strategy
12/06/2009
As part of its commitment to facilitating the development of an alternative economic strategy, TASC - the think-tank for action on social change - …
Climbing out of the Abyss
Slí Eile 11/06/2009
Slí Eile: Have ‘non-economists’ anything to contribute on how we climb out of this abyss? In a series entitled ‘Re-imagining the Future’ the …
Bloated public sector wages?: Mythbusters 101 sequel
Slí Eile 11/06/2009
Sli Eile: In a previous post, Mythbusters 101: Wages in the Irish Public Sector, I examined the available evidence in regard to public sector wages …
Making the case for pluralism in economic thinking
10/06/2009
John Barry: After writing a post asking Where's our 'Green' Whitaker?, I was reflecting on the relationship between the imperative for orthodox …
The financial crisis and the systemic failure of academic economics
10/06/2009
"The global financial crisis has revealed the need to rethink fundamentally how financial systems are regulated. It has also made clear a systemic …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …