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Economic war and profiteering

Michael Taft 09/08/2009

Michael Taft: There are some who contend that companies are taking advantage of the recession to cut wages, regardless of their need to do so. As a …

Deflationary Threat is Real and will lead us into deeper mire.

Paul Sweeney 06/08/2009

Paul Sweeney: The revenue shortfall in last night’s tax revenue figures to the end of July is a hefty €575 million greater than the Department of …

"Markets can be wrong and the price is not always right"

Slí Eile 05/08/2009

Slí Eile: Of relevance in NAMA-land, writing in yesterday's Financial Times Richard Thaler reports that the 'Efficient Market Hypothesis' is under …

Social welfare cuts and NAMA

Peter Connell 05/08/2009

Peter Connell: Brian Lenihan is quoted in Saturday’s Irish Times as insisting that the banking crisis is ‘entirely separate’ to the financial …

Homo Economicus Dublinius

Slí Eile 03/08/2009

Slí Eile: Commenting on this website, anonymous said ...as a private sector worker married to a nurse I can assure you that the reality of life for …

We deserve it

Michael Taft 02/08/2009

Michael Taft: Just to ensure that everyone knows why we must all share the pain coming down the line, Cathal O’Loughlin (writing in today's Sunday …

Guest post by Donal Palcic: Next Generation Broadband and the Smart Economy

Donal Palcic 30/07/2009

Donal Palcic: I read with interest the recent first report of the DCENR’s Knowledge Society Strategy process (entitled Technology Actions to …

Dublin Consensus rattled by Begg article

Slí Eile 29/07/2009

Slí Eile: Nothing better to create some heat over on irisheconomy.ie or in follow-up comments to an op ed on the Irish Times than an article by ICTU …

Guest post by Eoin O Broin: Time to raise taxes

Eoin Ó Broin 29/07/2009

Eoin O Broin: The Commission on Taxation is due to complete its work later this week. Established in February 2008, its remit was to ‘review the …

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