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Stiglitz on the need to reform our (their) economic models

Paul Sweeney 10/05/2013

Paul Sweeney: Stiglitz on the need to reform our (their) economic models, on Social Europe Journal here. A bit long but a good analysis.

TASC-FEPS Conference 'Reconstructing the European Economy (June 14th)

09/05/2013

“Reconstructing the European Economy” Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin, Ireland Registration is still open for the TASC-FEPS conference on …

Neither Fair or Equitable - The Impact of Government Cuts on Traveller Services

30/04/2013

Pavee Point published a report yesterday, on the impact of cuts over the last five years on Traveller projects and services. The report, authored by …

Debt, Growth and Coding Errors

Tom McDonnell 17/04/2013

Tom McDonnell: Reinhart and Rogoff's finding that the growth rate starts to decline once the public debt to GDP ratio exceeds 90% has become embraced …

Optimal taxation of top incomes

Tom McDonnell 16/04/2013

Tom McDonnell: You can find an interesting paper on optimal top marginal tax rates here.… The authors find that the optimal top marginal tax rate …

Bringing Balance to Imbalance

Tom McDonnell 16/04/2013

Tom McDonnell: The results of the EU Commission's review of macroeconomic imbalances can be seen here. Andrew Watt attacks the partiality and …

Conference on "Understanding the Changing Worlds of Capitalism", May 1st

15/04/2013

Understanding the Changing Worlds of Capitalism: New Perspectives on the Political Economy of Work, Production and Employment RegimesA Research …

Workshop on Industrial policy in Comparative Perspective, Thursday April 25th

09/04/2013

Whither Industrial Policy? The Future of Public Institutions and Economic Development 3-6 pm, Thursday April 25th 2013 Institute of Bankers, 1 North …

'Social Security for All'

Nat O'Connor 04/04/2013

Nat O'Connor: Compass in the UK have produced a short briefing document entitled 'Social Security for All' as a way of (re)making the case for the …

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