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Keep cutting and hoping?

Slí Eile 20/05/2009

Slí Eile: If anything the atmosphere at today's 2nd 'Economic Crisis' conference in Dublin was gloomier than the first one last January. It was a …

Will a Domestic Stimulus work in a Small Open Economy like Ireland?

Slí Eile 19/05/2009

Sli Eile: Taoiseach Brian Cowen commented over the last weekend that the main opposition parties wants the Government to cut more while the other …

Political lessons from Iceland

Peadar Kirby 19/05/2009

Peadar Kirby: With the forthcoming local and European elections opening the first opportunity for the political impact of the economic crisis to find …

Neo-liberalism and the EU: A German perspective

18/05/2009

The ZAUBER group in the University of Goettingen in Germany has been examining the future of labour relations and employment in Europe. One of the …

Stiglitz Commission

15/05/2009

Earlier this year, a Commission of Experts, chaired by Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, on reforms of the international monetary and financial system …

'There was no supervision, no regulation and wild excess'

Slí Eile 14/05/2009

Slí Eile: “There was no supervision, no regulation and wild excess. Ireland saw the biggest building boom since the pyramids and this is going to …

Corporate governance: We cannot afford business as usual

Paul Sweeney 13/05/2009

Paul Sweeney: Listening to the anger, frustration and loss of the shareholders of AIB and Irish Nationwide, can anyone believe any more in the bull …

Do it, Explain it, Avoid it

Slí Eile 13/05/2009

Sli Eile: “Do it, Explain it and Avoid it” is the advice of Jens Henriksson. He also says that ‘A few powerpoint slides, a report and a good …

Current policies set to exacerbate economic crisis

Jim Stewart 12/05/2009

Jim Stewart: The Government's main stated current economic policies (Budget April, 2009) are (1) to stabilise the public finances and (2) provide …

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