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The Scale of Youth Unemployment
Nat O'Connor 04/07/2013
Nat O'Connor: Ireland's economy is contracting again, unemployment is at 13.6 per cent and over 60,000 people emigrated over the last two years (net …
Social Justice Ireland pre-Budget proposals
25/06/2013
Social Justice Ireland's pre-Budget proposals centre on tax reform and an end to expenditure cuts. They argue for a minimum effective corporate tax …
Tax transparency: a step change or climate change?
18/06/2013
The OECD has another new report out today on tax transparency, this time to tie in to the G8 meeting in Enniskillen. Formally, this report was …
AkiDwA Networking Event
11/06/2013
AkiDwA invites you to BRAIN GAIN IRELAND - The annual networking meeting of migrant entrepreneurs and professionals. Date: Friday 5 July 2013. Venue: …
International tax avoidance - an update
05/06/2013
In advance of the G8, it might be useful to update what’s happening with the main international movers on the question of international tax …
TASC Launches Equality-Proofed Water Charging Proposals
Nat O'Connor 04/06/2013
Nat O'Connor: We just launched our proposals for a more equitable model of water charging. The equitable model would involve 'water credits' as a …
Life Satisfaction and Wellbeing
Nat O'Connor 04/06/2013
Nat O'Connor: The Irish have reported a high level of "life satisfaction" in the OCED's latest Better Life Index. Yet, as pointed out by Richard …
Bill Black on Europe's Crisis
24/05/2013
Bill Black, former finanical regulator in the US and associate professor of economics and law gives a 15-minute interview here on austerity and …
Ireland's Secret Deficit
Nat O'Connor 24/05/2013
Nat O'Connor: Reports about the deficit in the public finances are not as clear as they could be. For example, The Irish Times (2nd May) reports that …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …