Blog Archive

The dependence of EU farm income on public support

Alan Matthews 05/05/2016

Alan Matthews: In spite of the substantial reforms in the structure of the CAP over the past two decades, EU agriculture remains hugely dependent on …

Tax havens, secrecy and policy options

Jim Stewart 03/05/2016

Jim Stewart: Panama is primarily a secrecy jurisdiction. The main function of the firm at the centre of the leaked documents, Mosack Fonseca, is to …

Tax havens and the Panama Papers

Jim Stewart 29/04/2016

Jim Stewart: This blog is about tax havens: their growth; functions, characteristics, and how they might be defined. A related blog tomorrow …

The Danger of Deflation

Paul Sweeney 25/04/2016

Paul Sweeney: The danger of deflation, i.e. falling prices, is that people wait to consume and so demand falls and that ultimately puts people out of …

Misplaced views on the keys to competitiveness

Proinnsias Breathnach 22/04/2016

Proinnsias Breathnach: A key topic on Ireland’s radio airwaves this morning was the publication of the National Competitiveness Council’s annual …

Health Inequality Worsens for Irish Children

Rory Hearne 18/04/2016

Rory Hearne: Health inequalities affect children in a number of ways. One measure of health inequality is waiting lists for various forms of …

Rebuilding Ireland: It’s time to end bogus self-employment in the construction industry

James Wickham 17/04/2016

James Wickham: As far as the tax system is concerned, many workers on Irish building sites are not workers at all. Instead of getting wages for doing …

How to Fund Housing and Infrastructure

Paul Sweeney 14/04/2016

Paul Sweeney: There is a simple solution to directly funding an immediate major social housing programme and other infrastructure. It is to use the …

Low pay in Ireland: causes, consequences, and solutions

Cian McMahon 13/04/2016

Cian McMahon: This blog provides a brief overview of TASC’s recent submission to the Low Pay Commission on the level of the national minimum wage …

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