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The debate begins
Michael Burke 09/03/2010
Michael Burke: The Open Letter is being discussed over at Irish Economy. Two interesting counter-thrusts, which are not entirely new. One is that the …
All the wrong options have been pursed: open letter in today's Irish Times
08/03/2010
28 economists, social scientists and economic analysts (many of them familiar to PE readers) have written an open letter, published in today's Irish …
The economics of grade inflation
Slí Eile 07/03/2010
Slí Eile: An interesting feature of the debate on 'grade inflation' (Leaving Certificate and Higher Education) in recent days is the way in which …
Cáin feabhra
An tSaoi 04/03/2010
An Saoi: The underlying tax figures for February are dire. Just look at the income tax figures. February is the month when employers send in their …
Public sector labour costs
02/03/2010
Over the past year and a half, a number of commentators have claimed that wages in the Irish public sector are high by international comparison. How …
EU 2020 Strategy
Paul Sweeney 01/03/2010
Paul Sweeney: The European Commission’s Europe 2020 Strategy is an important long term plan. It replaces the Lisbon Agenda, another long term plan. …
Investment arguments gaining ground
28/02/2010
The imperative to increase investment as the mechanism for an economic recovey - and to close the public deficit - is begining to gain ground among …
OECD on Ireland's economic outlook
Paul Sweeney 28/02/2010
Paul Sweeney: The OECD is the conservative think tank of the world’s 31 richest states. The latest state to join is Chile, and Ireland has been a …
Ireland's private debt - is it time to default?
An tSaoi 26/02/2010
An Saoi: The Central Bank estimates that Irish private debt is €372,000M. The funding of this massive amount is rapidly going to become the key …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …