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Category: Fiscal policy

Unemployment, emigration and growth

Tom O'Connor 09/11/2010

Tom O'Connor: The seasonally adjusted unemployment figures show a fall of 6,500 signing on the live register. This is totally due to emigration. In …

October tax figures

An tSaoi 05/11/2010

An Saoi: Seamus Coffey from UCC has produced an excellent analysis of the October Tax Returns on his site Economic Incentives. There you will find a …

Are the IMF so bad?

Rory O'Farrell 05/11/2010

Rory O'Farrell: Obviously, they don't have such a great past record, but here is an interesting speech by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director …

Jobs ....

04/11/2010

"Lack of demand for workers, not the welfare system, is at the core of the current unemployment problem". You can read the rest of Professor Brian …

Has Unemployment Stabilised?

Nat O'Connor 04/11/2010

Nat O'Connor: Unemployed decreased by 6,600 (seasonally adjusted) if you compare October 2010 figures with those of September 2010. Yet, October’s …

A better way

Michael Burke 04/11/2010

Michael Burke: As the population braces itself for another round of swingeing cuts, the government and the overwhelming majority of the media …

Fine Gael's 3:1 Ratio

Nat O'Connor 19/10/2010

Nat O'Connor: Fine Gael has given some useful clarity on their fiscal policy position with the declaration that they would seek €1 billion in tax …

How to deal with the bond markets

Jim Stewart 15/10/2010

Jim Stewart: Recent Government policy decisions (postponing the monthly bond auction, recapitalisation of banks, etc. and other announcements) have …

IMF study indicates 6 billion cuts could risk over 20,000 jobs

Tom McDonnell 15/10/2010

Tom McDonnell: It is claimed in an IMF paper ('Will It Hurt? Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Consolidation') that fiscal consolidation measures can …

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