Posts by Prof Jim Stewart
Prof Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research interests include Corporate Finance and Taxation, Pension Funds and financial products, Financial Systems and Economic Development.
He is widely published and his titles include Mutuals and Alternative Banking: A Solution to the Financial and Economic Crisis in Ireland (2013), Choosing Your Future: How to Reform Ireland's Pension System (co-author, 2007) and For Richer, For Poorer: An Investigation of the Irish pension system (2005).
The Commission and Illegal State Aid Rules
Jim Stewart 23/10/2015
Jim Stewart: The EU has been investigating five cases of potential illegal granting of State aid via favourable tax rulings. The Commission means by …
The Greek Crisis: Lessons from Ireland
Jim Stewart 03/07/2015
Jim Stewart: The Greek crisis and tragedy is a seminal moment for the Eurozone and the EU. The Taoiseach has stated “For Greece there is a lesson …
Critique of Knowledge Development Box
Jim Stewart, David Jacobson 02/06/2015
David Jacobson and Jim Stewart: The idea of the Knowledge Development Box (KDB) is to provide tax incentives to firms to locate their R&D …
The crisis in Greece and arms purchases
Jim Stewart 31/05/2012
Jim Stewart: Recent comments by the Head of the IMF (Christine Lagarde, Guardian Newspaper 26th May) in laying the blame for the crisis in Greece on …
The ECB and the Forthcoming Referendum
Jim Stewart 26/04/2012
Jim Stewart: A recent speech delivered by Mr Asmussen (Executive Director of the ECB) at a seminar organised by the IIEA in Dublin (The Irish Case …
The referendum - what to do?
Jim Stewart 09/03/2012
Jim Stewart: The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance is flawed in many respects. Martin Wolf, writing in the Financial Times on 6th …
The Euro Crisis: is history repeating itself?
Jim Stewart 25/11/2011
Jim Stewart: It is a “common view ... that the world was headed for a massive payments crisis in which several European countries would default on …
The case for a Financial Transaction Tax is compelling
Jim Stewart 04/10/2011
Jim Stewart: The reaction to the proposal from the European Commission, France and Germany, for a financial transaction tax (FTT) has produced a …
The proposed levy on pension funds
Jim Stewart 14/05/2011
Jim Stewart: The levy on pension funds makes economic sense, but it has been very poorly presented, and it is inequitable in its proposed from. The …
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