Category: Inequality
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 …
Pensions
27/07/2009
According to the Sunday Business Post yesterday, the Commission on Taxation may propose introducing a common rate for pension tax relief of around 30 …
Why wage cuts are not a good thing
23/07/2009
This post was written by Professor Terrence McDonough of the Department of Economics in NUIG in May. Given the current debate on pay levels (whether …
Sarah Carey looks at economic inequality
22/07/2009
Sarah Carey has been mentioned in dispatches on PE before but, leaving aside her slightly problematical historical analysis, today she’s on the …
The cuts and children
17/07/2009
“There’s a definite stink of class war off these documents.” An tSaoi: So commented “ec” on Irish Economy at 3.34 p.m. yesterday this …
Facing up to inequality
Peadar Kirby 07/07/2009
Peadar Kirby: Tasc's survey of public opinion on inequality in Irish society is both welcome and significant. One of the remarkable and disturbing …
New TASC survey shows 85% believe wealth distribution is unfair
06/07/2009
Survey results published by TASC today show that 85% of respondents believe wealth distribution in Ireland is unfair, and an equal number (85%) …
Get ready for the next big thing
Slí Eile 16/06/2009
Sli Eile: This is the conclusion of a writer in the current edition of that internationally respectable journal, Foreign Policy, under ‘Why bad …
Guest post: International competitiveness and the New Economy - the role of equality and diversity
Eoin Collins 12/06/2009
Eoin Collins: This paper on International Competitiveness and the New Economy: the Role of Diversity and Equality has been prepared by GLEN as an …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …