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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 …
Culture and equality
Slí Eile 09/06/2009
Slí Eile: An article in the current edition of the Economist reports research on the relationship between inherent cultural norms and attitudes …
A Quantum of Solace
09/06/2009
The European Trade Union Institute published a working paper yesterday – entitled ‘A Quantum of Solace’ - examining the effect of stimulus …
TASC Annual Lecture discussion
Slí Eile 08/06/2009
Slí Eile: The Annual TASC Lecture given by James Galbraith and Maria Rodigrues attracted limited media attention (see Irish Times coverage). You can …
Credit Rating Agencies are Punks!
Paul Sweeney 08/06/2009
Paul Sweeney: Ireland’s sovereign credit ratings were cut for the second time in just three months on Monday 8th June 2009 because of concern about …
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Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …