Category: Fiscal policy
Governments and markets: Time to get serious (OECD article)
Nat O'Connor 09/09/2011
Nat O'Connor: An article in the OECD Observer poses a few useful questions about the role of governments in the economy. The author argues that "we …
Full privatisation of Aer Lingus
08/09/2011
Donal Palcic and Eoin Reeves: Yesterday the Minister for Transport signalled the possibility of selling the remaining 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus …
The more things don't change, the more things don't
Michael Taft 07/09/2011
Michael Taft: The ESRI has produced a report on deficit and debt levels up to 2015 which has moved many to claim if we just stay the austerity course …
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. …
Mental well-being and inequality
Tom McDonnell 02/09/2011
Tom McDonnell: Richard Layte of the ESRI reports some interesting results on the association between income inequality and mental well-being here. He …
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 …
NESC Report on Responses to Unemployment Crisis
Sinéad Pentony 11/08/2011
Sinéad Pentony: Earlier this week NESC published its latest Report on Supports and Services for Unemployed Jobseekers: Challenges and Opportunities …
Is Ireland heading into a slowdown, too?
Michael Taft 11/08/2011
Michael Taft: The global recovery is now expected to ease off in the latter half of this year with a range of data suggesting a slowdown in the …
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