Blog Archive

Inequality: a Real and Growing Threat to the Irish Economy

Nat O'Connor, Cormac Staunton 16/02/2015

Nat O'Connor and Cormac Staunton: Economics has always been about the study of who gets what, when and how. This issue has come into sharp focus due …

The “Two Irelands”

Cormac Staunton 13/02/2015

Cormac Staunton: Christian Aid hosted a conference in Dublin yesterday on the “Human Rights Impact of Tax and Fiscal Policy”. There were a number …

Economic Inequality: More than Incomes and Wealth

Cormac Staunton 11/02/2015

Cormac Staunton: When discussing economic inequality, there is a tendency to focus on income inequality (or sometimes wealth inequality). This is …

Immigration: wishful thinking by well-meaning people (4 of 4)

James Wickham 10/02/2015

James Wickham: Here the argument is brought to a conclusion, with a full list of references. [Part 1 of these four posts is here] 4. The moral case …

Immigration: wishful thinking by well-meaning people (3 of 4)

James Wickham 09/02/2015

James Wickham: The focus in this post is the debate about the benefits of diversity. [Part 1 of these four posts is here] Problem #8 Not all kinds of …

Immigration: wishful thinking by well-meaning people (2 of 4)

James Wickham 06/02/2015

James Wickham: To continue the analysis, looking at broader demographic and labour market issues. [Part 1 of these four posts is here] Problem #4 The …