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Who really took the hit in Budget 2010?

Slí Eile 21/01/2010

Slí Eile: Once upon a time there was a thing called ‘poverty proofing’. And there used to be Agencies (State ones) that specialised in looking …

Greek Tragedy

Michael Burke 20/01/2010

Michael Burke: Today's Financial Times carries an interesting piece from Martin Wolf on the severe difficulties being faced by Greece as it attempts …

Is recession bad for your health?

19/01/2010

Over on Irish Economy, Brendan Walsh links to this report from The Lancet.

Who benefits from current policy?

Michael Burke 18/01/2010

Michael Burke: There is a clear disparity between the economic policies of the Irish government and those of the other industrialised countries. …

Stuff happens ...

15/01/2010

As the idea of a banking enquiry gains traction here in Ireland with both the Government and the Opposition, the Financial Crisis Enquiry Commission …

A Progressive Plan for Dublin (and the Country)?

Nat O'Connor 13/01/2010

Nat O'Connor: Dublin City Council have launched the Draft Dublin City Development Plan 2011-2017 and are actively seeking "conversations with, and …

Reduced costs are not the route to export competitiveness

Proinnsias Breathnach 11/01/2010

Proinnsias Breathnach: I sent the following to the Irish Times in early December but it wasn't published: The ability to penetrate export markets is …

Mirror, mirror on the wall: who is the most deflationary of them all?

Slí Eile 10/01/2010

Slí Eile: The ESRI authors of their latest Quarterly Economic Commentary make the following two claims: ‘In spite of popular perceptions, analysis …

A long time in the hole

Michael Taft 07/01/2010

Michael Taft: I’ve touched on this subject before but given the New Year and the apparent ‘green shoots’ that are emerging (or the alleged …

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