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Aer Lingus Watch #5
Paul Sweeney 25/02/2015
Paul Sweeney: I began Aer Lingus Watch 3 by saying that the government will not sell its stake in Aer Lingus. The Taoiseach had said that he wanted …
Why ‘gross’ income inequality matters
Cormac Staunton 24/02/2015
Cormac Staunton: Cherishing All Equally has prompted a discussion of economic inequality in Ireland. In a previous post I discussed why looking only …
Five Progressive Views on Greece
Nat O'Connor 20/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: Queries: The European Progressive Magazine circulated five articles about the Greek crisis, all of which are relevant to Ireland. Click …
More on Ireland's Low Taxation and Income Tax Progressivity
Nat O'Connor 20/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: The OECD provides a table of its member states showing total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP. In 2012, Ireland's total tax revenue …
Aer Lingus Watch #4: Did Privatisation Make Aer Lingus Profitable?
Paul Sweeney 19/02/2015
Paul Sweeney: A number of commentators have claimed that privatisation was the best way for Aer Lingus and that it was the making of the company …
Getting Beneath the Surface of Gross versus Net Income Inequality
Nat O'Connor 18/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: TASC's new report, Cherishing All Equally: Economic Inequality in Ireland, is designed to provoke deeper debate about what is and is …
Super rich or super angry: where are you on Ireland’s income pyramid?
Paul Sweeney 18/02/2015
Paul Sweeney: Many of us did not care how much others earned during the Celtic Tiger and bubble years. But now we are rightly angered about growing …
IAG: Predator or Saviour?
An Lámh Eile 17/02/2015
An Lámh Eile: Once again the full privatization of a state company is on the agenda. Much is being made of connectivity. Connectivity is an issue …
Ireland's 'Progressive' Income Tax System
Nat O'Connor 16/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: Some commentators keep referring to the progressivity of Ireland's income tax system, as if it was the silver bullet that makes …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …