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.
Property, fundamentals, and affordability (part 2)
Robert Sweeney 15/12/2017
Part 1 of this blog examined whether and to what extent the trajectory of Irish property prices was driven by changes in underlying fundamentals. We …
Property, fundamentals, and affordability (part 1)
Robert Sweeney 11/12/2017
The season of goodwill to all is quickly approaching. Last year, that goodwill manifested itself in an outpouring of solidarity for the homeless in …
The Collapse of Ireland’s Finances (again): A Reinterpretation
Robert Sweeney 19/02/2016
Robert Sweeney: As the election season reaches full swing, the inevitable claims of who did what and when, and what this means in the future …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …