Blog Archive
Why reduce 52%?
Nat O'Connor 19/09/2014
Nat O'Connor: Why reduce the 52% marginal tax rate? Taoiseach Enda Kenny joined the chorus of Government spokespeople to call for its demise (Irish …
The score at half time: OECD 7, Tax Avoidance ??
16/09/2014
Today the OECD announced the deliverables on seven of their fifteen planned actions to tackle global corporate tax avoidance. (for background, see …
Political Economy and Media Coverage of the European Economic Crisis
15/09/2014
A book by UCD academic Julien Mercille on the Irish media and the economic crisis has just been released: The Political Economy and Media Coverage of …
Wealth distribution in Ireland
Cormac Staunton 08/09/2014
Cormac Staunton: New figures from the Central Bank show that the total net worth of individuals in Ireland is €508.5 billion or €110,312 per …
The Cost of Disability - Conference
02/09/2014
Inclusion Ireland are holding a conference on the Cost of Disability on Thursday, 25th September 2014, at the Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. The …
Budget 2015 and Tax Cuts
Nat O'Connor 25/08/2014
Nat O'Connor: Minister for State, Simon Harris, has joined the chorus calling for income tax cuts. His argument, as reported in The Irish Times, is …
The Inequality Debate
Cormac Staunton 28/07/2014
Cormac Staunton: The ESRI today released a Research Note on The Distribution of Income and the Public Finances. It adds to the growing debate on …
Global Open Government Partnership offers a new platform for reformers
Nuala Haughey 23/07/2014
Nuala Haughey: Ireland today published its first National Action Plan as part of the global Open Government Partnership (OGP). The two year plan …
New MA in Sociology: Work, Labour Markets and Employment
21/07/2014
NUI Maynooth has launched a new MA in Sociology: Work, Labour Markets and Employment, which is now accepting applications for September 2014. Full …
Categories
Contributors
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
![Duggan, Vic]](/assets/img/2017/04/1491994913319631_sq.jpg)
Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …