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Get ready for the next big thing
Slí Eile 16/06/2009
Sli Eile: This is the conclusion of a writer in the current edition of that internationally respectable journal, Foreign Policy, under ‘Why bad …
Growing our way out of the trap
16/06/2009
This from Ray Kinsella in the Irish Times this morning: "[...] We need to grow our way out of this trap. This means listening and responding to real …
Guardian article on Green New Deal for Ireland
15/06/2009
John Barry: Larry Elliott, the Guardian's Business editor, has just written this article 'Emerald Isle plots green revolution', outlining a possible …
Guest post: Growing the economy
Michael Taft 15/06/2009
Michael Taft: UNITE the union has published a set of economic proposals – Growing the Economy – as a challenge; both to the orthodoxy which …
Hutton and Krugman
15/06/2009
Will Hutton's interview with Paul Krugman in the Observer is available here.
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 …
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Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …