Category: Economics
Austerity is not working
Paul Sweeney 07/09/2011
Paul Sweeney: As Michael Burke says in his post yesterday, the ESRI’s forecast is based on some outstanding optimism. It seems that the Institute …
This time, it's different
Michael Burke 06/09/2011
Michael Burke: The ESRI’s latest research paper, ’Irish Government Debt and Implied Debt Dynamics: 2011-2015’ has received much coverage. …
Revisiting Keynes
Slí Eile 04/09/2011
Slí Eile: Good piece from Ed Balls in the Observer this morning here. No doubt it will be said Keynes applies everywhere in the world (the folks who …
Dealing with Mortgage Over-Indebtedness
Sinéad Pentony 25/08/2011
Sinéad Pentony: The issue of mortgage indebtedness has re-emerged. The number of mortgage holders in arrears for more than 3 months has reached …
Irish Success Story
Michael Burke 24/08/2011
Michael Burke: The Irish economy has ‘turned the corner’ so often now that it must be back where it started. The latest commentators to identify …
Guaranteed Lender of Last Resort
Tom McDonnell 23/08/2011
Tom McDonnell: The often useful VOXEU resource has produced a number of constructive pieces on the debt crisis in the last week or so. Paul DeGrauwe …
Austerity plus uncertainty equals more contraction
Slí Eile 18/08/2011
Slí Eile: Voxeu had an interesting contribution by Miguel Kiguel [Argentina and Greece: More similarities than differences in the initial …
"This is a system in deep trouble"
Sinéad Pentony 15/08/2011
Sinéad Pentony: In The Guardian, Larry Elliott argues that “only a new way of managing the global economy can prevent more mayhem in the market …
Guest Post by Arthur Doohan: "Federalise the Debt" has become a mantra and a “meme” in recent weeks
12/08/2011
There are many people in the world who hope that someone else can, with a few waves and strokes of an implement, make all their troubles go away. The …
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Shana Cohen
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