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Pay cuts are neither a panacea nor even a help for Ireland's economic problems
Paul Sweeney 22/02/2009
Paul Sweeney: The remarkable barrage of calls for pay cuts, from both orthodox economists and the "pop economists", as the the solution to (most of) …
Paying twice for public service pensions
Gerard Hughes 22/02/2009
Gerard Hughes: The Government argues that the pension levy is justified because public service pensions are significantly more favourable than the …
Demand (for solutions) will generate supply - in long term
David Jacobson 22/02/2009
David Jacobson: I can’t help wondering why the people whose theories are responsible for the current crisis continue to be listened to by those …
Return to Growth Paradigm in Petrochemical Economy not an Option
Peadar Kirby 22/02/2009
Peadar Kirby: The focus of public attention and debate on recession and cutbacks at the moment indicates the extreme poverty of public discourse in …
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Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD …
Passerose Mantoy
Passerose Mantoy is the CEO of Chrysalis Community Drug Project, a community-based drug …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …