Category: Economics
(II) What is the likely outcome of the Greek Crisis?
Jim Stewart 09/05/2010
Jim Stewart: Some likely outcomes can be anticipated from a recent speech by German Chancellor Angela Merkel:- (1) There will be new rules and …
The emotional life of markets (re UK election)
Nat O'Connor 07/05/2010
Nat O'Connor: Both the BBC and RTÉ coverage of the UK election have included prominant reference to the reaction of markets to the results. It is …
We need more public agreement and disagreement
Nat O'Connor 07/05/2010
Nat O'Connor:An article in the Irish Examiner presents the recent encounter between the Secretary-general of the Department of Finance (Kevin …
Ireland is in top 10 Exporters of Services in 2009
Paul Sweeney 05/05/2010
Paul Sweeney: Last year saw huge collapses in economies all over the world and a massive fall in trade. China overtook Germany as the world’s …
"The problem is we live in an economy, not a society"
Slí Eile 03/05/2010
Slí Eile: This was the observation of a contributor to the Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland. The full …
Lessons from Greece
Michael Burke 28/04/2010
Michael Burke: Irish Economy has a thread on the impact on Ireland on the decision to downgrade Greece and Portugal. The credibility of the ratings' …
Contractionary measures should fall on the revenue side
Tom McDonnell 27/04/2010
Tom McDonnell: Last week’s Eurostat figures officially confirmed that Ireland has the largest general government deficit as a percentage of GDP of …
The great fiscal shell game
Michael Taft 22/04/2010
Michael Taft: The only enjoyable aspect of Eurostat’s decision today to reclassify the Anglo-Irish Bank subsidy as a liability on the General …
UK Election and Economic Policy
Nat O'Connor 16/04/2010
Nat O'Connor: Beyond the glitz of party leaders in TV debates, the very fact of a UK general election is likely to influence Ireland. Election fever …
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