Category: Inequality
Who will pay more and who will be protected in Budget 2012
Sinéad Pentony 25/11/2011
Sinéad Pentony: Budget season is well and truly underway and the slow drip feed of information and kite flying continues. The broad thrust of the …
Bad plan, false arguments
Michael Taft 21/11/2011
Michael Taft: The Minister for Finance’s comments justifying VAT increases are deeply worrying, for they evince either considerable unfamiliarity …
Is the government hiding more austerity?
Michael Taft 16/11/2011
Michael Taft: The Government may be hiding up to €800 in austerity measures in their recent Medium-Term Fiscal Statement (MTFS). I use the term …
Turning phrases in the face of reality
Michael Taft 07/11/2011
Michael Taft: So we have more austerity and less growth, more debt and less jobs, more spending cuts and less investment – welcome to the …
Some inequality stats
Jim O'Donnell 04/11/2011
Jim O'Donnell: For inequality Stattos, some interesting reading while you wait for the Government to publish its Pre-Budget Outlook. The US …
TASC Pre-Budget Submission
Aoife Ní Lochlainn 02/11/2011
Aoife Ní Lochlainn: With the conclusion of the latest round of elections and referendums, public attention will now turn to the upcoming four year …
Profits and austerity
Michael Burke 25/10/2011
Michael Burke: In all the discussion of the economy and the crisis, one word is hardly ever mentioned - profits. This piece looks at the level of …
Ireland: export boom or import bust?
21/10/2011
Merijn Knibbe has an interesting post here on the Real World Economics Review blog - thanks to Michael Burke for the hat-tip.
Presentations to 2011 FEPS/TASC Autumn Conference
18/10/2011
The 2011 FEPS/TASC Autumn Conference was held on Friday, October 14th, and Saturday October 15th. Videos of the event - including the closing keynote …
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