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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 …
Likely tax yield in 2010
An tSaoi 14/11/2009
An Saoi: Earlier this year in April the Dept. of Finance estimated that the tax take for 2009 would be €34,400M. Now, just seven months later they …
Public Sector Pay - new data insights
Slí Eile 14/11/2009
Slí Eile: In a recent paper to the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, Statisticians at the CSO have presented further analysis of …
Facts, foreigners and the Mayor
13/11/2009
Earlier this week, Limerick Mayor Kevin Kiely reportedly proposed that EU nationals who fail to obtain employment should be deported, suggesting that …
The Procrustean bed of statistics
Michael Taft 12/11/2009
Michael Taft: In Greek mythology the rogue Procrustes had an iron bed in which guests were invited to rest on. He would then hold them down and, if …
The future just got worse
Michael Taft 12/11/2009
Michael Taft: The EU Commission has announced that Ireland will get an extension to the target date for return to Maastricht compliance. Instead of …
Home truths from abroad
Michael Burke 11/11/2009
Michael Burke: It’s in the nature of a globalised economy that all economies tend to exhibit a specific combination of global trends. For a small …
Balanced media?
Slí Eile 09/11/2009
Slí Eile: Scaring? Balanced? A sample of headlines from the Sunday papers last weekend FW: Main Headlines Today's Newspapers Sunday 8 November, …
'O make me a Keynesian (but not yet)' ?
Slí Eile 09/11/2009
Slí Eile: The entry by UK economist David Blanchflower into the domestic economic debate (re-flation versus deflation) created a stir last week. For …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …