Blog Archive
Full steam nowhere?
Michael Taft 06/05/2011
Michael Taft: Sometimes we get a set of numbers which leaves us guessing. In some cases, we have someone who can give some insight. On the face of …
Guest post by Arthur Doohan: The place to be is Mr. Justice Kelly's Commercial Court room on Monday morning
06/05/2011
Buried in the terms of the latest buyback of AIB bonds is an explicit attempt to reverse the 'hierarchy of credit'. Doesn't sound like much, does it? …
April tax figures - not as good as they look
An tSaoi 05/05/2011
An Saoi: At an initial examination the April figures appear to be very good. However, at closer examination I think that there are a number of …
OECD Policy Responses to Unemployment
Sinéad Pentony 29/04/2011
Sinead Pentony: The OECD has pre-released a chapter from its forthcoming Economic Outlook 2011 Report on the Persistence of High Unemployment: What …
Sovereignty
Slí Eile 23/04/2011
Slí Eile: Today's Irish Times reports that, according to former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan, Ireland was 'forced' to take the IMF-EU bailout. …
How well are organisations run?
Slí Eile 22/04/2011
Slí Eile: Nyberg, McCarthy, Doherty and Chopra..a busy fortnight past. Don't miss the following item in the Irish Times of Thursday 21st ("Massive …
Those who live by the bond yield ...
Michael Taft 21/04/2011
Michael Taft: Remember all those comments in the days following the latest bank-bailout? How the markets had sent positive signals? That confidence …
Palcic and Reeves on privatisation
21/04/2011
Given the week that's in it, PE readers may be interested in a new book by Donal Palcic and Eoin Reeves, Privatisation in Ireland: Lessons from a …
Towards the Good Society
Sinéad Pentony 20/04/2011
Sinéad Pentony: As the debt, fiscal and economic crises rumble on, and as fire-fighting policy responses continue, it can be difficult to think …
Categories
Contributors
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
![Duggan, Vic]](/assets/img/2017/04/1491994913319631_sq.jpg)
Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …