Category: Inequality
The Divide Documentary
Nat O'Connor 14/11/2016
The Divide is a 2015 documentary, based on the The Spirit Level. I held a public screening and discussion of the film as part of the ESRC Festival of …
The Massive Impact of Driverless Cars, Blog 1.
Paul Sweeney 20/10/2016
Paul Sweeney: A few weeks ago, Uber introduced the first driverless cars on the road: a self-driving taxi fleet in Pittsburgh. Uber, partnered with …
The difference a welfare state makes
James Wickham 13/10/2016
James Wickham: Two charts that tell very different stories about inequality in Ireland today… Both charts show the Gini coefficient of income …
Despite recovery, Ireland remains a hugely unequal society
Rory Hearne 24/08/2016
Rory Hearne: The fact that the number of homeless children in the capital exceeds 2,000 for the first time since current records began is further …
Women’s unpaid care is pivotal factor in gendered economic inequalities
Ursula Barry, Maggie Feeley 15/08/2016
Dr Ursula Barry and Dr Maggie Feeley: Despite the issue of gender inequalities being well-aired in the past decades, current evidence shows that …
The “Sharing” Economy is based on a Fissured Workplace
Paul Sweeney 10/08/2016
Paul Sweeney: Uber and Airbnb are not the Sharing Economy. Instead, they represent a rapid increase in the “Fissured Workplace”. This …
Has the OECD abandoned its neo-liberal taxation policies?
Paul Sweeney 27/07/2016
Paul Sweeney: The OECD has relentlessly pursued a neo-liberal taxation policy. It seldom uses the word taxation without the appendage “burden” …
Brexit threats to rights of migrant workers and students
Roland Erne 28/06/2016
Roland Erne: All European citizens have just been stripped of their European citizenship rights in Northern Ireland and Britain. Hence, no European …
The Benefits of the Benefacts database
Nuala Haughey 18/05/2016
Nuala Haughey: A new database of information about some 18,000 non-profit organisations in Ireland will no doubt contribute to the drive for more …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
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Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …