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Labour and the budget

07/04/2009

The story goes that, when asked to evaluate the long-term impact of the French revolution, a student replied that it was too early to say. The …

Its all about choices

04/04/2009

Listening to the RTE News at 9 pm some evenings is not a healthy night cap for those worried about jobs – their own or those of their loved ones. …

Support for domestic stimulus

03/04/2009

The Fine Gael document ‘Rebuilding Ireland a NewEra for the Irish Economy’ was published on 26 March but has received comparatively little …

The road to recovery: different responses

01/04/2009

There has been, recently, a plethora of reports on the economy in Ireland ranging from the Government publication 'Building Ireland's Smart Economy' …

What about R&D policy?

Peadar Kirby 26/03/2009

Peadar Kirby: Amid all the focus on the flood of different reports on the Irish economy, and the battle between the slash and burn brigade and the …

Getting ideological

Paula Clancy 20/03/2009

Paula Clancy: David Quinn is right about one thing: we do need to start asking ourselves what kind of society we want when we come out of the current …

Who’s for some expansionary fiscal contraction?

Peter Connell 10/03/2009

Peter Connell: The mini-budget that we can look forward to in three weeks time will, I’m sure we’ll be told, ‘constitute a necessary first step …

Liberal Policy Choices to Blame for the Crisis

Sean Ó Riain 02/03/2009

Sean O Riain: The dishonesty and incompetence of individuals in charge of running and regulating our financial system has been spectacular. However, …

Meanwhile, in America ....

28/02/2009

Check out Paul Krugman's blog for a progressive perspective on what's happening in the United States.

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