Tagged with: macroeconomic forecasts
Are things getting better, or worse?
Michael Burke 11/05/2012
Michael Burke: The EU Commission Spring 2012 economic forecasts have just been published. It is likely that the downgrading of current growth forecasts will receive some media attention. The EU Commission is now forecasting just 0.5% real GDP growth for Ireland in 2012, followed by 1.9% in 2013. These are significant reductions made from the …
If we don't talk about it, nothing bad will happen
Michael Taft 17/01/2012
Michael Taft: It is frustrating that so much debate about the economy is informed by denial (the insanity of the speculative boom was denied for …
Depleting the economy and the alternative
Michael Taft 12/09/2011
Michael Taft: Philip Lane’s thoughtful article in the Sunday Business Post helps clarify the debate. For while he argues for further fiscal …
Cometh the hour...
Slí Eile 01/02/2011
Slí Eile: If the experience of the past 30 months has shown us anything it is how unstable, unpredictable and volatile the domestic economy is and, …
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