Posts by Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney @sweeneyr82
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish political economy and distribution. He has a PhD in economics from University of Leeds, which concentrated on financial markets and investors, banking, international macroeconomics, and housing. He is also interested in debates on alternative schools and methodology in economics, and ownership.
Kickstarting the Economy
Robert Sweeney 01/07/2020
It is no exaggeration to say that the challenges facing the new government are both unprecedented and among the largest in the history of state. As …
Are we all MMTers now?
Robert Sweeney 01/06/2020
The onset of Co-vid 19 has been met with massive intervention by public authorities around the world. Central banks in particular have …
Low Pay in the Time of Covid-19
Robert Sweeney 06/04/2020
If there are any silver linings to the Corona Virus, one of them is that it has brought into focus how reliant we are on low-paid workers. As 23% of …
The Anatomy of a Crisis
Robert Sweeney 30/03/2020
A Look Back at the 2008 Crisis These are unchartered waters. Ireland is now in effective lockdown. As the dust settles on the enormity of the health …
Ireland, low pay, and the Living Wage
Robert Sweeney 18/12/2019
The idea that work should pay is a key component of our social contract. Without adequate pay, the ability to live a life that is independent and …
The Irish fiscal straitjacket
Robert Sweeney 30/10/2019
These are eventful times for the Irish economy. We are told a variety of ‘storm clouds’ have been forming internationally which, it is claimed, …
Inequality in Ireland today
Robert Sweeney 04/07/2019
In previous blogs I discussed the nature of inequality in Ireland today. I noted that Ireland i) ranks in the middle among EU countries ii) has …
Inequality in Ireland today
Robert Sweeney 11/02/2019
A previous blog looked at the broad contours of inequality in Ireland today. What we found was that (i) inequality has grown here (ii) Ireland now …
Inequality in Ireland today
Robert Sweeney 16/01/2019
With continuing housing crises, health crises, inadequate childcare, climate change inaction, there’s no shortage of public policy emergencies …
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