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Krugman on bad banks / good banks
09/03/2009
Following on from Terry McDonough's post on bank nationalisation, Paul Krugman makes some interesting points on the whole bad bank/good bank argument …
We can't go back to 'bad banks'
06/03/2009
With all the discussion of 'good' and 'bad' banks - see the excellent posts by Terry McDonough on this site and Karl Whelan at irisheconomy.ie - it …
Exchequer Returns Emphasise Need for Growth Strategy
04/03/2009
Yesterday's exchequer returns mark the end of Ireland's tax strategy since the end of the 1990s. As capital gains taxes collapse and stamp duty …
Economic Sociology on the Financial Crisis
04/03/2009
Fred Block traces the evolution of the sub-prime crisis in this very clear exposition of the problem. Donald McKenzie of Edinburgh University makes …
Comfort from US Heritage Foundation: we may be broke, but we’re economically free!
Paula Clancy 03/03/2009
Paula Clancy: Looking for something else on the web, I came across Ireland’s entry in the 2009 Index of Economic Freedom, published by the …
Socio-economic dimensions of the worsening employment picture
Sean Ó Riain 03/03/2009
Sean O Riain: There is a helpful post over at irisheconomy.ie by Brendan Walsh outlining the worsening employment picture as reflected in the latest …
Liberal Policy Choices to Blame for the Crisis
Sean Ó Riain 02/03/2009
Sean O Riain: The dishonesty and incompetence of individuals in charge of running and regulating our financial system has been spectacular. However, …
Poll results .... and some questions
01/03/2009
Based on the results of our poll - which is now closed - 72 per cent of our readers believe that AIB and Bank of Ireland should be nationalised. Of …
Nationalisation in the UK
28/02/2009
The following link to IPPR discussion on nationalisation in the UK is worth looking at.
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Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …