Blog Archive
Dental practices
20/10/2009
Sara Burke - known to readers of Progressive Economy - has a two-part story in today's Irish Times Health Supplement in which she reveals that …
How much does the State spend as a percentage of GDP?
Slí Eile 20/10/2009
Slí Eile: Earlier this month, at a conference of the National Economic and Social Council, Joseph Stiglitz warned against a single-minded focus on …
Guest post by Stephen Kinsella: NAMA will not get banks lending again
Stephen Kinsella 19/10/2009
Stephen Kinsella: The primary objective of the National Asset Management Agency is to increase the flow of credit to the ‘real’ economy — …
Wages, cuts and effects
19/10/2009
Under the headline 'Wage cuts: road to recovery or path to prolonged slump?', the Irish Times today features a debate between IBEC's David Croughan …
Tax outturn: you read it first here
An tSaoi 19/10/2009
An Saoi: The Sunday Business Post’s front page tells us that the Government are expecting tax to be nearly €3,000M short in the current year. …
IMF tanks in the square
Michael Taft 18/10/2009
Michael Taft: In the end-of-year round-ups, a number of Ministers will win prizes for the most absurd comments on the economy. Minister Mary …
Kenmare Dublin Economics Workshop
Slí Eile 17/10/2009
Slí Eile: The chorus is in full swing. The Dublin Economic Consensus workshop in Kenmare. Cuts, Deflation, Now, No Alternative. Even Garrett the …
Benchmarking pay of migrants and women
Slí Eile 17/10/2009
Slí Eile: There is a rising crescendo of continuing controversy about public sector pay. On the one side independent statistical and research …
Child Benefit and teddy bears' picnics
16/10/2009
"As we are all frog-marched down to the Finance Minister’s picnic, let’s see what effect cutting Child Benefit will have. For all the indications …
Categories
Contributors
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
![Duggan, Vic]](/assets/img/2017/04/1491994913319631_sq.jpg)
Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …