Category: Economics


How much does the State spend as a percentage of GDP?

Slí Eile 20/10/2009

Slí Eile: Earlier this month, at a conference of the National Economic and Social Council, Joseph Stiglitz warned against a single-minded focus on …

Tax outturn: you read it first here

An tSaoi 19/10/2009

An Saoi: The Sunday Business Post’s front page tells us that the Government are expecting tax to be nearly €3,000M short in the current year. …

IMF tanks in the square

Michael Taft 18/10/2009

Michael Taft: In the end-of-year round-ups, a number of Ministers will win prizes for the most absurd comments on the economy. Minister Mary …

Child Benefit and teddy bears' picnics

16/10/2009

"As we are all frog-marched down to the Finance Minister’s picnic, let’s see what effect cutting Child Benefit will have. For all the indications …

Towards a Progressive Economics: papers and podcasts

16/10/2009

We are slowly uploading the papers presented to the TASC Autumn Conference, Towards a Progressive Economics, starting with Paula Clancy's opening …

Terry McDonough: Towards a progressive economics

15/10/2009

Following the TASC Autumn Conference on Saturday, Terry McDonough talked to Donagh Brennan of Irish Left Review to give his take on 'progressive …

Guest post by Dieter Benecke: Qualitative growth - progressive economics and inclusive development

Dieter Benecke 14/10/2009

Dieter Benecke: Last Saturday TASC organised a conference entitled “Towards a Progressive Economics”. The speakers focussed mainly on the reasons …

Deficit rising

Michael Taft 13/10/2009

Michael Taft: Over the next few days there will be considerable analysis of the ESRI’s current quarterly review (password required). I’d like to …

Guest post by Niall Douglas: Progressive pluralist economics or left-wing economics?

13/10/2009

During the next few days we will be putting up a number of guest posts arising from the TASC Autumn Conference - Towards a Progressive Economics - …

Newsletter Sign Up  

Categories

Contributors

Robert Sweeney

Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …

Vic Duggan

Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …

Sean McCabe

Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …



Podcasts