Category: Inequality
Response to Mr Howlin
Paul Sweeney 12/04/2012
Paul Sweeney: Mr Howlin’s considered response to the letter from the group of economists, of which I was one, is very welcome. His response is …
Open letter in Irish Times: austerity breeding stagnation
06/04/2012
Today's open letter in the Irish Times, signed by many names familiar to PE readers, is available here. Comments?
GDP contraction in the crisis Euro area economies
Michael Burke 02/04/2012
Michael Burke: OECD comparative data for the crisis EU countries highlights the extent of that crisis. Greece has become a by-word for the effects of …
Michael O'Sullivan on the European project
30/03/2012
Michael O'Sullivan, author of 'Ireland and the Global question', has an interesting opinion piece in today's Financial Times.
Welcome to the inequality cycle
Michael Taft 28/03/2012
Michael Taft: We are now starting to get data to assess just who in society is getting hit and who is getting by. Of course, we know about …
Government spending policy is deepening the crisis
Michael Burke 23/03/2012
Michael Burke: The latest national accounts data are worse than they look. The headlines have been about a ‘technical return’ to recession with …
Europe from the periphery
Paul Sweeney 21/03/2012
Paul Sweeney: These days, Europe appears to be a cold place viewed from the periphery in Ireland. We are being bailed out and supported in many ways …
The referendum - what to do?
Jim Stewart 09/03/2012
Jim Stewart: The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance is flawed in many respects. Martin Wolf, writing in the Financial Times on 6th …
Gender equality and the economy
Sinéad Pentony 07/03/2012
Sinéad Pentony: As we face into years of more austerity, it will be no surprise to learn that the European Union birth rate is dropping, …
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