Owen Jones | It’s not the school you go to that determines how well you do – it’s the class system, stupid Is going to a private school a waste of money? Yep! Kids from…
Monthly Archives For June 2012
Splashing the Water
First there was Claiming our Future with its bold but common-sensical proposals to promote growth and equity in the economy. Now we have the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) laying down a new fiscal framework to pursue…
What’s in a Number? | Donald MacKenzie on the Importance of Libor | LRB
What’s in a Number? | Donald MacKenzie on the Importance of Libor | LRB Donald MacKenzie’s 2008 London Review of Books essay on Libor provides some fascinating detail on the setting of the rate and…
Recording of Talk on 1960s Republicanism by Brian Hanley and Matt Treacy 26-06-12
A recording of the talk: New Perspectives on Republicanism in the 1960s. With Brian Hanley (Historian, author of The IRA, 1926-1936, The IRA – a Documentary History, and (co-author) The Lost Revolution) and Matt Treacy…
LIBOR manipulation? Done for you, Big Boy | FT Alphaville
LIBOR manipulation? Done for you, Big Boy | FT Alphaville FT’s Alphaville provides some of the juicy detail on the UK’s FSA and US Dept of Justice report on Barclay’s almost 5 year “attempted manipulation of…
Summary report on the transfer pricing seminar held in Helsinki on 13-14 June 2012
Summary report on the transfer pricing seminar held in Helsinki on 13-14 June 2012 Useful report on the seminar “Transfer Pricing: Alternative Methods of Taxation of Multinationals”, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Tax Justice…
No Fracking Ireland Presents Greg Palast – Connolly Books, Temple Bar 3rd of July, 1pm & 7.30pm in the Ireland Institute, Pearse St.
No Fracking Ireland are organising two events with Greg Palast on the 3rd of July. Lunchtime @ 1pm in Connolly Books, Temple Bar, and an evening event @7.30pm in The Ireland Institute, Pearse Street, Dublin. Both…
How rising income inequality contributed to Germany’s macroeconomic imbalances.
How rising income inequality contributed to Germany’s macroeconomic imbalances. Interesting account from Social Europe Journal on the myth behind the supposed benefits of ‘structural reform’. As this article shows there is no indication that making…
Ann Cahill has plenty of sensible things to say about the Financial Transaction Tax
Ann Cahill has plenty of sensible things to say about the Financial Transaction Tax The fact that the tax will be based on the place that the trade is done means that if a trade…
Robert Mundell Toilet and the Architecture of the Euro – it’s not failing. It’s doing what its supposed to do
Robert Mundell’s Toilet and the Architecture of the Euro – It’s not failing. It’s doing what its supposed to do: wrecking labour laws and reducing wages Mundell explained to me that, in fact, the euro…
Claiming a Better Future
Over the last four years we’ve heard the same mantra repeated on a daily basis: there is no alternative. Claiming our Future (CoF) challenges that dismal chant with the launch of its ‘Plan B: There is…
Digital divide: Ireland falls to lowest position yet on global broadband rankings
Digital divide: Ireland falls to lowest position yet on global broadband rankings New figures from Ookla Net index show Ireland has fallen to 56th position in the world for download speeds, its worst showing yet,…
Profit Calls the Tune
Michael Roberts has another long post on the ‘falling rate of profit’ as the prime cause of the Great Recession. Following Jose A Tapia Granados’ paper entitled Does investment call the tune? Empirical evidence and…
Funding the Enemy: How U.S. Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban
How to Build a Quagmire Interesting article providing information from a new book Funding the Enemy: How U.S. Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban We haven’t aided the Afghan economy; we are the economy. Our very presence there…
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