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Multinationals and Cheap Labour: Myths and Facts
Proinnsias Breathnach 22/01/2010
Proinnsias Breathnach: The extraordinarily blinkered and simplistic preoccupation of Irish economists with labour costs was once again in evidence in …
Blog on fiscal situation in Greece
Slí Eile 21/01/2010
Slí Eile: Read the discussion on today's Irish economy on Greek fiscal situation following blog, there, by Michael Burke.
Who really took the hit in Budget 2010?
Slí Eile 21/01/2010
Slí Eile: Once upon a time there was a thing called ‘poverty proofing’. And there used to be Agencies (State ones) that specialised in looking …
Greek Tragedy
Michael Burke 20/01/2010
Michael Burke: Today's Financial Times carries an interesting piece from Martin Wolf on the severe difficulties being faced by Greece as it attempts …
The Division of Power Requires Stronger Accountability Institutions
Nat O'Connor 20/01/2010
Nat O'Connor: Many current news stories are about accountability, either seeking it or the lack of it. In some cases, there is a clear public …
Is recession bad for your health?
19/01/2010
Over on Irish Economy, Brendan Walsh links to this report from The Lancet.
Guest post by Rory O'Farrell: Gombeens and Gosplan
Rory O'Farrell 19/01/2010
Rory O'Farrell: Much as the economy of the Soviet Union was criticized for having a bloated economic planning bureaucracy (Gosplan), the Irish …
Who benefits from current policy?
Michael Burke 18/01/2010
Michael Burke: There is a clear disparity between the economic policies of the Irish government and those of the other industrialised countries. …
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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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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …