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Guest post by Sheila Killian: An Audit of Irish Debt

16/09/2011

Dr Sheila Killian is head of the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Limerick and lead researcher on the debt audit project. …

When we have shuffled off this Greek coil

Tom McDonnell 13/09/2011

Tom McDonnell: The sounds out of Germany are becoming more confused by the day. Increasingly there is a growing expectation of a Greek default. Yanis …

Depleting the economy and the alternative

Michael Taft 12/09/2011

Michael Taft: Philip Lane’s thoughtful article in the Sunday Business Post helps clarify the debate. For while he argues for further fiscal …

Governments and markets: Time to get serious (OECD article)

Nat O'Connor 09/09/2011

Nat O'Connor: An article in the OECD Observer poses a few useful questions about the role of governments in the economy. The author argues that "we …

Full privatisation of Aer Lingus

08/09/2011

Donal Palcic and Eoin Reeves: Yesterday the Minister for Transport signalled the possibility of selling the remaining 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus …

Financial exclusion, financial literacy and making cents

07/09/2011

The banking crisis has dominated our headlines during the past three years. But bank guarantees, recapitalisation, NAMA and debt write-downs don’t …

The more things don't change, the more things don't

Michael Taft 07/09/2011

Michael Taft: The ESRI has produced a report on deficit and debt levels up to 2015 which has moved many to claim if we just stay the austerity course …

Austerity is not working

Paul Sweeney 07/09/2011

Paul Sweeney: As Michael Burke says in his post yesterday, the ESRI’s forecast is based on some outstanding optimism. It seems that the Institute …

This time, it's different

Michael Burke 06/09/2011

Michael Burke: The ESRI’s latest research paper, ’Irish Government Debt and Implied Debt Dynamics: 2011-2015’ has received much coverage. …

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