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Perverse Consequences of Local Property Tax Electioneering
Nat O'Connor 28/04/2014
Nat O'Connor: There is a need to shout from the rooftops that promising tax cuts and tax breaks is not the only way to stand for election or to boost …
Call for an Egalitarian Europe
Cormac Staunton 25/04/2014
Cormac Staunton: The Progressive Economy Initiative has launched an interesting paper on its alternative vision for the future of Europe, including a …
Water Charging and Affordability
Nat O'Connor 24/04/2014
Nat O'Connor: Minister Phil Hogan has announced that the final detail on water charging will be announced soon. Meanwhile the Water Regulator (part …
Ireland's National Risk Assessment
Paul Sweeney 17/04/2014
Paul Sweeeney: The Department of the Taoiseach just published its “Draft National Risk Assessment of Ireland” as promised in the Government …
Widen the band, widen the gap?
Cormac Staunton 10/04/2014
Cormac Staunton: There has been a lot of talk recently about cutting income taxes now that the Irish economy is beginning to show signs of recovery. …
Conceptualising Economic Inequality
09/04/2014
See here for a presentation conceptualizing economic inequality. The presentation is designed to explore the concept of 'economic equality' by moving …
OECD and tax avoidance: the story so far ...
02/04/2014
In a webcast from Paris this afternoon, the OECD updated the world on progress on the BEPS project to date. Pascal Saint-Amans stressed the process …
Stiglitz on Inequality
01/04/2014
Joseph Stiglitz's March 2014 presentation on the 'Causes and Consequences of Growing Inequality: and what can be done about it' is available here. …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD …