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Competitiveness myths ...
15/02/2010
"There is a real danger that, encouraged by the economists’ chorus on the need to cut costs as the way to get us out of our current economic …
George Lee
Slí Eile 14/02/2010
Slí Eile: In the spirit of playing the ball and not the man...there may be more to George Lee than George Lee. Recent media reports …
With friends like these (once more on Greece)
Michael Burke 13/02/2010
Michael Burke: There are widespread reports including here, that the meeting of European Finance Ministers will agree to a series of measures aimed …
Greek strikes and protests
Michael Burke 13/02/2010
Michael Burke: The scale of the action by Greek unions is evident even from this short clip. ADEDY is the main public sector trade union which …
How fortunate to have avoided such disaster
Michael Taft 12/02/2010
Michael Taft: Pat McArdle celebrates the fact that the Fianna Fail government has taken up the austerity cudgels: ‘With hindsight, we were …
A pessimistic Stiglitz
12/02/2010
Today's Guardian carries a deeply pessimistic interview with Joseph Stiglitz, who notes that "Plans to re-regulate the financial markets have run …
Falling prices and low-income households
12/02/2010
"Price deflation for low income families will be experienced at the lower rate of 2.2% and will do little to compensate for the real drop in incomes …
Basel III, pensions and the recapitalisation of Irish banks
An tSaoi 11/02/2010
An Saoi: Wednesday’s Financial Times had a very interesting article on proposed changes in banking rules under Basel III. Sensibly, the Bank of …
Spring Alliance ...
Paul Sweeney 10/02/2010
Paul Sweeney: In 2009, the Spring Alliance was established with the four key civil society groups within the European Union: the European …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …