Category: Banking and finance

Financial Abuse: Hidden Costs of Domestic Violence

Larisa Andries 12/12/2024

Financial abuse is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of domestic violence. It extends beyond limiting access to money, undermining survivors' confidence, self-esteem, and independence. Abusers may control bank accounts, restrict employment, discourage education, and isolate victims from support networks. Even after an abusive …

Automatic Enrolment: Risk and Returns

Jim Stewart 23/01/2024

As AE is a funded scheme, the accumulated lump sum and future pension payments are a direct function of contributions and the return on these …

Major Issues where Mainstream Economists Failed - Part 1

Paul Sweeney 04/07/2023

In the last blog, I examined the President of Ireland's speech critical of the lack of heterodoxy (or differences) in Irish economics. I argued that …

Global inflation masks home-grown problems

Rory O'Farrell 24/01/2022

Last week, a friend felt somewhat flushed and wondered if it was a fever due to COVID-19 or simply the unusually warm weather outside. Fortunately, a …

Rise in inflation should not last

Paul Sweeney 13/01/2022

A year ago here on Progressive Economy, I asked if inflation was about to take off. Regrettably it has. The Irish Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to …

Post-pandemic Recovery and the Green Transition

09/08/2021

First published in Social Europe by László Andor, Secretary General of The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) The …

What was Driving Minister Donohoe's strange behaviour against Tax Reform and Multilateralism?

Paul Sweeney 15/07/2021

Paschal Donohoe is known as a serious, intellectual and committed centre-right politician who has supported international trade, globalisation and …

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