Posts by Dr Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O'Connor @natpolicy
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy and former Director of TASC. Nat also previously worked at Age Action, the Labour Party, Ulster University and the Homeless Agency. You can find him on LinkedIn (natoconnor) and TwitterX @natpolicy.
Authoritarian Capitalism
Nat O'Connor 23/11/2009
Nat O'Connor: A Wall Street Journal article raises the question of whether authoritarian capitalism is a robust alternative to liberal democratic …
The Moral Basis for Taxation
Nat O'Connor 06/11/2009
Nat O'Connor: Do progressive economists have a shared belief in the moral basis for taxation? Let me start by referencing Daniel J. Mitchell's 2006 …
BBC podcast: The Economist's New Clothes
Nat O'Connor 06/11/2009
Nat O'Connor: I found this BBC Analysis podcast to be a good overview of the crisis in the economics profession. I particularly liked the discussion …
Wealthy Germans Call for Wealth Tax
Nat O'Connor 30/10/2009
Nat O'Connor: The BBC reports that "A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher …
There are worse things than 'negative equity'
Nat O'Connor 06/10/2009
Nat O'Connor: There continue to be stories about falling housing prices (for example). We need to get some sense of what are reasonable housing costs …
Investing in drug services may save the state more in the long-term
Nat O'Connor 05/10/2009
Nat O'Connor: Merchants Quay Ireland have highlighted a growing trend of heroin use across Ireland. If this is true, it is something to be taken …
OECD on Employment in Ireland: the outlook is "grim"
Nat O'Connor 18/09/2009
Nat O'Connor: The OECD has just published its Employment Outlook 2009. The main site is here, and there is also a report on Ireland. The OECD is …
NAMA and 'Systemic Importance'
Nat O'Connor 17/09/2009
Nat O'Connor: According to the Bill, Section 65 (2) "The Minister shall not designate an applicant credit institution as a participating institution …
Will some local authorities go bankrupt in 2010?
Nat O'Connor 08/09/2009
Nat O'Connor: It has been suggested today that property tax will not be introduced any time soon: “Ministers believe that the introduction of a …
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