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US economists
Slí Eile 15/09/2009
Slí Eile: Thank goodness for some US economists. 'saltwater economists'. I see Paul Krugman, writing in the New York Times (I notice that NYT has …
TASC economics conference
15/09/2009
Towards a Progressive Economics, DCU School of Business, Saturday October 10th: click here for more information and registration details.
The wooly mammoth conundrum
Michael Taft 15/09/2009
Michael Taft: How frustrating to read a generalised statement that has the hallmarks of authority but completely breaks down after a mere few minutes …
Casino capitalism and the way forward
15/09/2009
Click here to read an article by NUIM's Proinnsias Breathnach in Irish Left Review, in which he argues that: The crisis was not caused by trade …
French to measure happiness
14/09/2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy today announced that France will implement new indicators of economic performance incorporating measures of …
Economic Stimulus and Objective Economics
Tom O'Connor 14/09/2009
Tom O'Connor: Most of the academic economic advisors to the government have done a Master's or PhD in the USA and though believing that they are …
Beyond NAMA – seeing a bigger picture
Slí Eile 13/09/2009
Sli Eile: Two television documentaries shown, recently: one called ‘Freefall’ a dramatic story of the current economic climate as it unfolded for …
Germans call for Tobin Tax
Paul Sweeney 12/09/2009
Paul Sweeney: The two earlier contributions on Progressive Economy on 27th and 30th August, were spot on in showing a growing trend, ignored by the …
'Principle of revenue neutrality' proves Government's lack of vision
Mary Murphy 11/09/2009
Mary Murphy: The average percentage of GDP spent on social protection in the EU-15 is 27.5% (Eurostat, 2007) . The Irish rate of 18.2% compares badly …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD …
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …