Category: Economics
Shifting debates ...
29/09/2010
Last month, in the UK, Labour leadership contender Ed Balls gave a seminal speech at Bloomberg arguing against cuts and for investment. Until Balls' …
Reading the fine print in export figures
Michael Taft 26/09/2010
Michael Taft: There was some cheer when the goods export figures were released on Friday. The Irish Times’ was positively bullish: ‘Strong growth …
Q2 GDP - The Irish Depression
Michael Burke 23/09/2010
Michael Burke: The Q2 GDP data published today do little to alleviate the gloom surrounding economic prospects. Both measure of output contracted in …
Invest, tax and restore spending cuts: Challenging the deflationary orthodoxy
Michael Taft 23/09/2010
Michael Taft: Previous posts by Paul Sweeney and Sinéad Pentony refer to articles from two newspapers which occupy different ideological zones. Yet …
Lessons from abroad
Michael Burke 20/09/2010
Michael Burke: There is an imminent danger with regard to government finances. The government and its supporters have repeatedly argued that their …
Debating on the Titanic
Michael Taft 20/09/2010
Michael Taft: The confusion between fiscal contraction (i.e. public spending cuts) and reducing the fiscal deficit continues apace. On Morning …
As Stiglitz says ....
08/09/2010
"Mr Stiglitz said historical evidence showed that increased state spending helped economies emerge from recession. He added that the example of …
The excuse factory
Michael Taft 27/08/2010
Michael Taft: During the Greek debt crisis, we were constantly told that we weren’t Spain or Portugal or Italy, that the international markets were …
Who benefits from Ireland's (im)balance of payments?
Michael Burke 24/08/2010
Michael Burke: In a recent discussion on this site, there are some important points raised about Ireland's external sector. This follows on from …
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