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The stagflation myth
03/06/2009
Paul Krugman has a post up on his blog today pointing out that "Ever since Reagan, conservatives have been using the evils of stagflation to denounce …
An expanded comment: Paul Sweeney on Sean O Riain
Paul Sweeney 01/06/2009
Paul Sweeney: This is a thoughtful commentary on the banking crisis and what might transpire after it. At present as Sean O’Riain says, there is …
Dissent in the ranks
Slí Eile 29/05/2009
Slí Eile: Over on irisheconomy.ie (our neighbouring island!) you can read an interesting debate about accountability sparked by a chance remark …
Banking Reform
Sean Ó Riain 29/05/2009
Sean O Riain: Once we have banks that have been re-capitalised and apparently stable once more, where does our financial system go? In negative …
TASC has moved
28/05/2009
TASC has moved to 13 - 17 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. The phone number remains the same (01-6169050). However, incoming calls may be restricted today …
Surely we can do better than this?
Slí Eile 28/05/2009
Sli Eile: Writing in the Irish Times, Michael Casey a former chief economist with the Central Bank argues that a ‘Change of Government will not …
Post-Celtic-Tiger errata
27/05/2009
John Barry: Have just read Showcasing Globalisation?: The Political Economy of the Irish Republic by Nicola Jo-Anne Smith. It’s a good source of …
James Galbraith: "No return to normal"
25/05/2009
Professor James Galbraith will be speaking at the TASC Annual Lecture on June 4th, at 6.30 p.m. in the Royal Irish Academy. Meanwhile, here are some …
NAMA or nationalisation unlikely to achieve objectives
Jim Stewart 22/05/2009
Jim Stewart: Banks are a vital part of any modern economy. They perform a number of key functions (1) a repository and access to liquid assets; (2) …
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Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …