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The efficiency of “saving” vs “creating” jobs

Marie Sherlock 05/06/2009

Marie Sherlock: As the country goes to the polls tomorrow, Live register figures for the first five months of 2009 are due to be released. The …

Where's our 'Green' Whitaker?

04/06/2009

John Barry: In the context of the severe crisis Ireland faces – which for me goes beyond the current economic/financial crisis but should be viewed …

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 …

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