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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 …
You can't benchmark marginal rates of income tax
Cormac Staunton 06/02/2015
Cormac Staunton: As reported in the Irish Times, the government is considering introducing “tax benchmarking” for income tax in order to attract …
Benchmarking Ireland's Income Tax against the Anglo-Saxon World
Nat O'Connor 06/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: The Irish Times reports that the Government may be considering benchmarking tax on higher earners against what they would pay in the …
Immigration: wishful thinking by well-meaning people (Part 1)
James Wickham 05/02/2015
In an article last month in the Irish Times (‘Extensive research contradicts the Ukip view of immigration to the UK, Irish Times 16.12.2014) John …
Immigration: wishful thinking by well-meaning people
05/02/2015
This is the first of four blog posts by Professor James Wickham on migration James Wickham: In an article last December in the Irish Times …
Aer Lingus Watch #3
Paul Sweeney 04/02/2015
Paul Sweeney: The government will not sell its stake in Aer Lingus. Taoiseach said that he wants “a cast iron guarantee” on the slots from IAG. …
Aer Lingus Watch: The Slots are the real Target for IAG
Paul Sweeney 29/01/2015
Paul Sweeney: The real value in Aer Lingus - for IAG - is in the slots. The investor column Lex in the Financial Times, the paper of record of …
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