Posts by Michael Burke
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What to do with £ 7.5 billion?
Michael Burke 19/10/2010
Michael Burke: Yesterday, UK Shadow Chancellor Alan Johnson introduced a new policy- increasing taxes on banks in order to finance £7.5bn in …
Impact of TASC Budget Proposals
Michael Burke 15/10/2010
Michael Burke: One of the strange features of the debate on the economy and government finances is that the consensus has solidified around further …
At least we're not Iceland
Michael Burke 01/10/2010
Michael Burke: Over on Irish Economy, Kevin O'Rourke has criticised the Finance Minister for arguing that not allowing a default of bank debt had …
Multipliers
Michael Burke 27/09/2010
Michael Burke: One of the key ways in which fiscal stimulus package have worked in the Euro Area- and the reason why the Irish government's policy …
Q2 GDP - The Irish Depression
Michael Burke 23/09/2010
Michael Burke: The Q2 GDP data published today do little to alleviate the gloom surrounding economic prospects. Both measure of output contracted in …
Lessons from abroad
Michael Burke 20/09/2010
Michael Burke: There is an imminent danger with regard to government finances. The government and its supporters have repeatedly argued that their …
Leakage, and hot air
Michael Burke 13/09/2010
Michael Burke: One of the main objections to the government adopting measures to boost the economy is the concept, or more accurately the notion, of …
Compare and contrast
Michael Burke 06/09/2010
Michael Burke: The yield on Irish 10-year government debt climbed to 5.7% by close of trading on Friday. This is shown in the chart here. This is …
Who benefits from Ireland's (im)balance of payments?
Michael Burke 24/08/2010
Michael Burke: In a recent discussion on this site, there are some important points raised about Ireland's external sector. This follows on from …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …