Category: Fiscal policy
Pro-cyclical economics
Slí Eile 20/08/2009
Slí Eile: Today's excellent article by Michael O'Sullivan in the Irish Times (Crash may offer chance of a 'Second Republic') raises an interesting …
How to create jobs
Slí Eile 13/08/2009
Slí Eile: From a Financial Times editorial (The Luck of the Irish) of 10 August on the current state of the Irish
Supreme Court judgement in Carroll case
12/08/2009
The text of the Supreme Court judgement in the Carroll case is available for download here, and the Irish Times analysis is available here. Comments?
Another take on Exchequer returns
An tSaoi 10/08/2009
An Saoi: The tax figures for July were published last Wednesday, slightly delayed by the Holiday weekend. This month, however, there were no …
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 …
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 …
Exchequer Returns confirm impact of Government deflationary strategy
Slí Eile 05/08/2009
Slí Eile: Predictably, the collapse in retail sales, among other things, is taking its toll on Exchequer returns as signalled in today's latest …
"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 …
Social welfare cuts and NAMA
Peter Connell 05/08/2009
Peter Connell: Brian Lenihan is quoted in Saturday’s Irish Times as insisting that the banking crisis is ‘entirely separate’ to the financial …
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