Showing posts with label Irish mini-Budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish mini-Budget. Show all posts
Sunday, May 3, 2009

How the Government is defaulting private contracts

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Per report in today's Sunday Times, the Government 1% levy on life insurance products might be deemed illegal. You can read the details ...
Thursday, April 9, 2009

Daily Economics 10/04/09: Rappers want Euros

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Taxpayer champions? An excellent argument by David Quinn on the need for someone to step out of the shadows and become a taxpayers champion ...
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Daily Economics 07/04/09: Lenihan's McHammer Land

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I have posted a set of presentation slides on Irish Economy on my partner blog: Long Run Economics . Feel free to check them out. (scroll fo...
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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Public Sector's Missing 'Pains'

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Charts below are self-illustrative: Public Sector Employment is up, Public Sector Wages are up, Public sector wages dispersion is extremely ...

Housekeeping: Daily Economics 02/04/09

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So per your comments, let's start from the top. First comment by the Anonymous: I do not anticipate any significant reduction in the soc...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Cowen is just 3 weeks behind this blog?

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When I was updating my budget deficit forecasts last week, I noted that the Government has been catching up quickly with my predictions from...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Daily Economics Update 24/03/2009

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Ireland: I tried to resist commenting too much on Brian Cowen's remarks today concerning the extended borrowing he envisions for Ireland...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

'Happy Times' at NTMA: Updated

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Remember that unrivaled shot of Borat sun-bathing on the banks of the river? Green unitard thong and brownish sand of post-Apocalypse indust...
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Friday, March 20, 2009

Daily Economics Update 20/03/2009 - II

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Ireland Retail Sales volume decreases by 20.4% in January 2009 relative to a year ago, per CSO report out today. In monthly terms, index fe...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

A Patent Lie: Ireland's Capital Investment Stimulus

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In its April 2008 review of Ireland's economy, seen by the Government some 5 months prior to its publication, OECD has identified two sa...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Irish bonds - on the move again (updated)

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UPDATE: see below In case you've missed it, Irish bonds spreads are on a renewed march upwards - needless to say, in anticipation of the...
Monday, March 9, 2009

Insanity of our policies

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Limbering through crises since the end of 2007 (for its was painfully clear, following the credit markets stalling in July-August 2007, that...
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