Tagged with: Political Economy
Stimulus and austerity
Peter Connell 26/07/2010
Peter Connell: Over on irisheconomy.ie there has been an enlightening discussion on one of our favourite topics – austerity versus stimulus. The discussion, at least in parts, seems to represent a genuine engagement between those who believe a stimulus package would be misguided given the state’s fiscal deficit and open economy (a belief …
Interrogating the Irish model
Peadar Kirby 28/01/2010
Peadar Kirby: This week saw a rare mention of political economy models entering the debate on the future of Irish society. Carl O’Brien’s series …
Its all down to political choices informed by values
Slí Eile 16/11/2009
Slí Eile: We are in the midst of a global, European and national crisis – economically, politically and morally. Decisions made in the coming days …
Green New Deal - The Neo-Classical Empire strikes back
02/10/2009
John Barry: Over at Irish Economy, Richard Tol has attacked the Comhar Green New Deal report. What I particularly enjoyed about it and found …
Growing our way out of the trap
16/06/2009
This from Ray Kinsella in the Irish Times this morning: "[...] We need to grow our way out of this trap. This means listening and responding to real …
The financial crisis and the systemic failure of academic economics
10/06/2009
"The global financial crisis has revealed the need to rethink fundamentally how financial systems are regulated. It has also made clear a systemic …
Fortune Magazine's analysis of Ireland's 'new troubles'
Paul Sweeney 21/05/2009
Paul Sweeney: Fortune magazine takes a look at Ireland’s “New Troubles” in the current issue, 1st June 2009. It is a particularly shallow and a …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …