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Paul Sweeney 14/04/2010

Paul Sweeney: In his latest book, “Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy,” Joseph Stiglitz slams the Irish …

Competitiveness indicators

12/04/2010

The National Competitiveness Council is currently preparing the 2010 edition of Benchmarking Ireland's Performance. In 2009, the Council used …

Fine Gael's Economics

Nat O'Connor 12/04/2010

Nat O'Connor: Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny is quoted as saying that Richard Bruton will be Minister for Finance under any FG-led government and that …

Exports 'boosted by productivity'

Rory O'Farrell 12/04/2010

Rory O'Farrell: An interesting article appeared in the Irish Times that I think was missed by a lot of people. Dan McLaughlin of Bank of Ireland said …

Deflationary blues

Michael Taft 11/04/2010

Michael Taft: An interesting article from Michael Casey (The Big Squeeze: Deflation a threat to Irish Economy), but as it appeared in the Irish Times …

TINA can no longer be tolerated

Tom McDonnell 09/04/2010

Tom McDonnell: It is impossible to know in advance with one hundred per cent certainty what the best economic strategies for Ireland are. Despite …

Should countries cut wages?

Rory O'Farrell 08/04/2010

Rory O'Farrell: The current financial crisis is special in two main respects. The first and most obvious is the size and scope of the worldwide …

Crucifixion Friday

An tSaoi 03/04/2010

An Saoi: The Irish title for Good Friday is Aoine an Chéasta or 'Crucifixion Friday'. I gather that the traditional method of crucifixion involved a …

How much are the bank bailouts going to cost us?

Nat O'Connor 31/03/2010

Nat O'Connor: There is a lack of clarity about just how much the bank bailout will cost ordinary people. But based on recent news, the estimated …

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