Category: Europe
Finland in 1991; Ireland in 2009
30/04/2009
A presentation on the experience of the Great Depression in Finland by Jaakko Kiander at today's ESRI conference is worth reading. It is very like …
Growing up about taxes
James Wickham 14/04/2009
James Wickham: Maybe it’s time to grow up about taxes. One feature of the Celtic Tiger years was the way in which Ireland’s role as a low tax …
Trichet's narrow notions of competitiveness
Paul Sweeney 27/02/2009
Paul Sweeney: Yesterday, I got to shake the hand of the 5th most powerful man in the world - reluctantly! Yesterday, JC Trichet, the President of the …
The Swedish experience - lessons to be learned?
Peter Connell 24/02/2009
Peter Connell: Last week David Begg, in outlining ICTU's 10 point pact in response to the current economic crisis, referred to the Swedish experience …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …