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They didn't even number the pages
Michael Taft 05/11/2010
Michael Taft: Let me see if I get this. The Government produces a new set of projections yesterday in their Economic and Budgetary Outlook (a new …
Are the IMF so bad?
Rory O'Farrell 05/11/2010
Rory O'Farrell: Obviously, they don't have such a great past record, but here is an interesting speech by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director …
Information Note on Economic and Budgetary Outlook
04/11/2010
The Govenrment's Information Note on the Economic and Budgetary Outlook 2011-2014 is now available for download here.
Jobs ....
04/11/2010
"Lack of demand for workers, not the welfare system, is at the core of the current unemployment problem". You can read the rest of Professor Brian …
Has Unemployment Stabilised?
Nat O'Connor 04/11/2010
Nat O'Connor: Unemployed decreased by 6,600 (seasonally adjusted) if you compare October 2010 figures with those of September 2010. Yet, October’s …
A better way
Michael Burke 04/11/2010
Michael Burke: As the population braces itself for another round of swingeing cuts, the government and the overwhelming majority of the media …
View from the front line: impacts of cuts to community employment
04/11/2010
Guest post by Dr Rory Hearne In an effort to highlight what are the potential real human and economic impacts of some of the proposed December budget …
ICTU's Pre-Budget submission
Paul Sweeney 03/11/2010
Paul Sweeney: Congress has warned that a continuation of the current austerity programme could literally destroy the Irish economy and kill off any …
Unemployment and paying for pensions
03/11/2010
Andrew Watt of the European Trade Union Institute - who spoke at the recent FEPS/TASC Autumn Conference - has an interesting take on jobs and …
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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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Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …