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Category: Fiscal policy

Should countries cut wages?

Rory O'Farrell 08/04/2010

Rory O'Farrell: The current financial crisis is special in two main respects. The first and most obvious is the size and scope of the worldwide …

Is the National Pensions Framework a Policy for Pensions or a Policy for the Pensions Industry?

Gerard Hughes 06/04/2010

Gerry Hughes: In the National Pensions Framework document the Government points out that between 2004 and 2009 it increased the State Pension …

Banks: elsewhere on the web ....

31/03/2010

Over at Ireland after Nama, Declan Curran asks some pertinent questions. On Irish Economy, Karl Whelan takes a look at The Good, the Bad and the …

The 'I'm really getting tired of this nonsense' guide to bond yield trends

Michael Taft 31/03/2010

Michael Taft: There are others who will discuss intelligently the fall-out from Ireland’s financial Black Hole Day (Sli Eile, Stephen Kinsella and …

How much are the bank bailouts going to cost us?

Nat O'Connor 31/03/2010

Nat O'Connor: There is a lack of clarity about just how much the bank bailout will cost ordinary people. But based on recent news, the estimated …

Groundhog Day

Stephen Kinsella 30/03/2010

Stephen Kinsella: Super Tuesday has been and gone. Even those of us who study Irish public policy and the Irish economy on a daily basis were taken …

Moral overload?

Slí Eile 30/03/2010

Slí Eile: No sooner was the ink dry on the Public Service Agreement (2010-2014) than the next news story broke on - NAMA. It just never dies down. …

Banks

30/03/2010

The statement outlining the 'haircut' is available here. The Minister's Statement on the banking situation is available here. Comments?

The day after the IMF's tomorrow

Michael Taft 24/03/2010

Michael Taft: The IMF has suggested that the Irish Government’s growth projections are too optimistic and should be scaled back. So has the EU …

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