Category: Fiscal policy
Q&A at the doorsteps
Slí Eile 22/01/2011
Slí Eile: There is a distinct possibility that you will be getting more callers to the front door in the next few weeks. Be conscious that there may …
Recovery? What recovery?
Michael Taft 20/01/2011
Michael Taft: The ESRI’s new quarterly analysis is out (though not available on-line for 30 days). Though its forecasts are more pessimistic than …
Interesting IMF paper
12/01/2011
Here is an interesting paper that formalises an idea that many of us would agree with, that inequality caused the crisis. Unfortunately the IMF …
Guest post by Gerard Doyle and Tanya Lalor: Getting more bang for your buck
13/12/2010
In this guest post, Gerard Doyle and Tanya Lalor of TSA Consultancy make the case for social enterprise to be part of any future stimulus programme. …
The €400 mn solution - a plan to recover bondholders' money
Michael Burke 24/11/2010
Michael Burke: There are some very large numbers bandied around in the misnamed ‘National Recovery Plan’ (NRP). €6bn of fiscal tightening this …
National Recovery Plan
24/11/2010
The Plan can be downloaded here. TASC's initial response is available here.
Could someone please send the IMF the Spraoi Christmas Annual?
Rory O'Farrell 24/11/2010
Rory O'Farrell: During my childhood in 1980s Ireland, one of
A sneak pre-view of the 4-year plan
Slí Eile 21/11/2010
Slí Eile: An interesting insight from former IMF director, Donal Donovan, is given here. He writes in the Irish Times, last Friday, that: "These …
Unemployment, emigration and growth
Tom O'Connor 09/11/2010
Tom O'Connor: The seasonally adjusted unemployment figures show a fall of 6,500 signing on the live register. This is totally due to emigration. In …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …