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Tag Archives: economy
For what, exactly, are we borrowing billions?
This is a expanded version of my column in the Irish Examiner 18 May 2013. Hardly a week goes by now without a minister or backbencher reminding us, usually in stern , schoolmasterly tones, that “we are borrowing a billion … Continue reading
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Tagged borrowing, economy, framing, government, mental accounting, politics
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We need an honest debate on tax
This is a version of my irish examiner article published 4 may 2013 The recent publication by the EC commission of a report on the level, incidence and amounts of taxation across counrties should give pause for thought to many … Continue reading
The state of Irish higher education A selection of interesting quotes from the outgoing president of IFUT
Have house prices in Ireland turned a corner ?
One argument that can be made on house prices is that its the year-year % change that is relevant, not the month-month. So here is that data for Ireland. Feel free to draw your own conclusions…..
The richies are different….
So Richie Boucher, the CEO of Bank of Ireland, is on a salary and benefits package of over 800k. The BoI AGM is on today, and the Irish taxpayer owns 15% of BoI. The minister for finance has declined to vote to … Continue reading
Structure of Irish Government Finances 1995-2012 in Pictures
The government finances are something that always seems to baffle people. The CSO and Eurostat provide great detail but it can be hard to navigate. Below see some charts that I have extracted from these. The raw data (in summarized … Continue reading
Irish Economic Recovery is Just Around the Corner
So the CSO figures released today suggest that we here in Ireland have fallen back into recession. Expect to NOT hear a lot about that…. Something isnt working here folks.
Good news is no news for Irish universities it seems
This week was a busy one for news, what with the ongoing Boston marathon manhunt, the CP2 disagreement etc. But, in the university area at least one good news story was broken. The Leiden rankings (yes, yes, rankings, we know…) … Continue reading
Lets have less degrees, but better ones, from Universities.
The recent proposals to government regarding the changes in university entrance procedures are to be welcomed but do not go far enough. The proposals in essence suggest that there be a shift away from the proliferation of courses with small … Continue reading
