Posts by Slí Eile
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Can we provide a Progressive Consensus?
Slí Eile 11/08/2009
Slí Eile: What type of society do we have (A)? What type of society do we want? (B) How do we move from A to B? Is such a move possible and, if it …
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 …
Let them eat Cake
Slí Eile 04/08/2009
Slí Eile: Economics is a neutral science - don't you know. ESRI authors Anne Jennings, Seán Lyons and Richard Tol have just completed a working …
Homo Economicus Dublinius
Slí Eile 03/08/2009
Slí Eile: Commenting on this website, anonymous said ...as a private sector worker married to a nurse I can assure you that the reality of life for …
NAMA: And then there are the unknown unknowns
Slí Eile 31/07/2009
Slí Eile: In the immortal words of Donald Rumsfeld: "There are the known knowns and the unknown knowns. And then there are the known unknowns. And …
Dublin Consensus rattled by Begg article
Slí Eile 29/07/2009
Slí Eile: Nothing better to create some heat over on irisheconomy.ie or in follow-up comments to an op ed on the Irish Times than an article by ICTU …
Dublin Consensus backed by Garret
Slí Eile 27/07/2009
Slí Eile: The Dublin Consensus is solid. Garret the Good has added his voice to the Consensus in his most recent Saturday column. He writes: It is …
The logic of living in a 'free' market economy
Slí Eile 22/07/2009
Slí Eile: An interesting feature of the Special Group’s deliberations is the extent to which it went beyond its strict remit and expectations. It …
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