Category: Economics
Major Issues where Mainstream Economists Failed - Part 1
Paul Sweeney 04/07/2023
In the last blog, I examined the President of Ireland's speech critical of the lack of heterodoxy (or differences) in Irish economics. I argued that while the mainstream economic policies pursued in Ireland had led to substantial economic development and also in improved life satisfaction in recent decades, there were times, especially in the …
Neo-Liberalism and Neo Classical Economics in Ireland
Paul Sweeney 12/06/2023
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins' speech at the 21th of anniversary of TASC in April 2023, caused a lot of reaction from mainstream …
Blockchain is a 32-Year-Old Gimmick
Rory O'Farrell 30/05/2023
Blockchain is old hat. In 1991 blockchain was first proposed by two scientists at Bell Labs, long enough for the technology to mature and stand on …
Fiscal Rules Update
Robert Sweeney 15/05/2023
Last month the EU Commission released a communication on the fiscal rules that would, if implemented, have major implications for Europe. It would …
Energy poverty, environmental degradation, lack of affordable housing and the rise of the far right
Shana Cohen 09/05/2023
This article was first published in The Irish Times on the 9th of May 2023. President Michael D Higgins’s
On Economics
Robert Sweeney 08/05/2023
President Higgins’ comments on economics made a bit of a kerfuffle. He criticised, among other things, an obsession with economic growth, the …
Ireland’s Tech Boom
Rory O'Farrell 18/11/2022
Over the past decade, Ireland’s tech sector boomed. From 2012 to 2022, employment almost doubled, while wages for such workers rose 47 percent …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …