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IMF Study of Downward Share of Labour Income is Recognition of the Major Economic Issue of our Time
Paul Sweeney 15/05/2017
A new IMF study of the downward share of labour income is some more recognition by the elite of a major economic and social issue of our time. With …
Globalisation for Slow Learners
Vic Duggan 06/05/2017
The IMF recently published its updated outlook for the global economy. The good news is that recovery from the crisis seems to be finally picking up …
New CSO report on historical earnings
TASC 03/05/2017
A new report from the CSO on historical earnings shows that the real earnings of workers grew by an average of 2% per annum from 1938 to 2015. The …
Good News on the Economy from Europe but a Warning?
Paul Sweeney 27/04/2017
There is some good news on the Irish economy from Eurostat. But hidden in the text is a warning to another member state, Luxembourg, that may …
There is no “value for money” in giving away public assets for nothing
Paul Sweeney 23/04/2017
The Minister for Health Simon Harris insists that “his ‘golden share’ in the new €300 million State-funded national maternity hospital means …
Brexit, Income Tax and the Social Market Economy
Nat O'Connor 21/04/2017
Various lobbyists have used the opportunity of Brexit to repeat their frequent calls for Ireland to lower its income tax rates. For example, EY …
A European Treasury
Katja Lehto-Komulainen 19/04/2017
In Rome, EU leaders pledged to build a “prosperous and sustainable Europe” where “economies converge”. Fine words - but empty ones without …
Security of hours for part-time retail workers
Sinead Pembroke 17/04/2017
For decades now, the retail sector has become synonymous with part-time, low-paid and insecure contracts. However, this has not always been the case; …
Housing shortage – whatever happened to the workers?
James Wickham 09/04/2017
There’s a lot of building to do: Ireland needs a housing building programme, a renewal of infrastructure, investment in public transport especially …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …