Category: Economy
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Budget 2018 looms large, but Irish government still shadowed by crisis
In the run-up to the launch of his new book “Public Sector Reform in Ireland: Countering Crisis”, Dr Muiris MacCarthaigh looks ahead to the imminent October budget in the Republic of Ireland.
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A decade on from the global financial crash: the role of mainstream economics, ideological groupthink and missed opportunities
Professor John Barry looks back at the 2007 financial crash.
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Ireland is in prime position to profit from Brexit relocations
Dr Kieran Michael Conroy looks at how Ireland could be in the hot seat as businesses have already begun relocating some UK operations to other EU hubs as a result of Brexit.
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How much will Brexit hurt?
In terms of all things financial, Dr Sergey Popov looks at how leaving the Single Market could hurt the UK and in particular the average UK household.
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The Autumn Statement: does austerity really work?
In advance of today’s Autumn statement from the UK Chancellor, Gerard Gallagher questions the value of using austerity to balance the books.
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Why the price of Marmite will go up!
With the current depreciation of the pound which has led to the ongoing dispute between Unilever and Tesco, Dr Sergey Popov asks why should there be a hike in prices for UK based brands such as Marmite!
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Corbynomics: It’s the politics, not the economics
Dr Andrew Baker examines the rise of ‘Corbynomics’ and what that may mean for UK political and economic discourse if Jeremy Corbyn is elected Labour leader.
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TTIP: Investor-state dispute settlement
Dr Sergey V. Popov examines the proposed investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision of TTIP and asks whether we can balance the interests of governments and private companies.
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What can be done about rising inequality?
Dr Eoin Flaherty examines the issue of rising economic inequality and addresses a few policy options, arising from current international research, that could counteract it.
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Expanding Heathrow: Bad for competition and bad for passengers
As the Airports Commission reports today on where to locate London’s new runway, Edward Mills and Dr Chris Colvin explain why expanding Heathrow could be bad for its competitors, and bad for London’s air passengers.