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Financial double-think

21/08/2009

Hat tip to Aidan C. for this link to Gillian Tett's piece on financial double-think in yesterday's Financial Times. Tett has been mentioned on PE …

Social welfare debate: What it really boils down to

Michael Taft 20/08/2009

Michael Taft: Having previously shown that the claims that we have a comparatively ‘lavish’ social welfare system’ are clearly false and not …

Trends in competitiveness

Slí Eile 18/08/2009

Slí Eile: Today's publication by the National Competitiveness Council - Annual Competitiveness Report Vol 1 - provides a good, up-to-date summary …

Facing up to the grave reality of our situation

Slí Eile 17/08/2009

Slí Eile: Writing in today's Irish Times, Arthur Beesley says that it is 'Time the Unions faced up to the grave reality of our situation'. The …

Play the game

12/08/2009

Hat-tip to Notes on the Front for this link to the Keynes Game - a simulation exercise from Dreamscape which will allow you to play around with a …

Is the end of the recession nigh?

Paul Sweeney 10/08/2009

Paul Sweeney: Is the recession beginning to end? It is far too soon to say. It has been the worst recession in living memory, and Ireland is one of …

Economic war and profiteering

Michael Taft 09/08/2009

Michael Taft: There are some who contend that companies are taking advantage of the recession to cut wages, regardless of their need to do so. As a …

Deflationary Threat is Real and will lead us into deeper mire.

Paul Sweeney 06/08/2009

Paul Sweeney: The revenue shortfall in last night’s tax revenue figures to the end of July is a hefty €575 million greater than the Department of …

"Markets can be wrong and the price is not always right"

Slí Eile 05/08/2009

Slí Eile: Of relevance in NAMA-land, writing in yesterday's Financial Times Richard Thaler reports that the 'Efficient Market Hypothesis' is under …

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