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Monday Blog—Review of 2015 so far

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 July 
20,
 2015
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  By Tom Healy

I am on leave for the next few weeks, so this Monday blog recaps on the topics covered over the opening half of the year. 

An economy that works for the peopleImage removed.

13 July 

Vision

Taxation, Social wage, Investment

Emigration has taken its toll Image removed.

6 July 

Emigration

Demography, Young workers, Social capital

First principle: Do no harm Image removed.

29 June 

Welfare

Equity, Social capital, Household income

Solidarity key to avoiding a European tragedy Image removed.

22 June 

Eurozone

Government finances, Investment, Sovereign debt

TTIP in trouble Image removed.

15 June

International trade

Investment, Public services

Wages on the rise after 7 years of stagnation Image removed.

8 June

Wages

Inequality, Household income

All islands economy Image removed.

1 June

Investment

Innovation, Sustainability, Economic growth

From correction to prevention Image removed.

25 May

Jobs

Young workers, activation

Time to re-think enterprise policy Image removed.

18 May

Industrial policy

Investment,

The wealth of nations is not so even Image removed.

11 May

Wealth

Inequality, Household debt

Spring is in the air Image removed.

04 May

Government finances

Taxation, Public spending

These truths we hold to be self-evident... Image removed.

27 April

Taxation

Public spending, Government finances

Triangulating pay, taxes and the 'social wage Image removed.

20 April

Social wage

Taxation, Vision, Public spending

Northern Ireland has taken greatest hit on living standards Image removed.

13 April

Living standards

Inequality, Household income

Education at the cutting edge of a new vision Image removed.

06 April

Education

Vision, Social wage

TTIP: The best thing since sliced pan bread? Image removed.

30 March

International trade

Investment, Public services

We never had it so good?

23 March

Living standards

Vision, Wages

It's all about choices Image removed.

16 March

Vision

Living standards, Jobs, Social wage

From Strabane to Strangford Lough Image removed.

09 March

Industrial policy

Government finances, Living standards, jobs

A wage recovery Image removed.

02 March

Wages

Inequality, Eurozone, Social wage

Unlearning Economics Image removed.

23 February

Education

Vision

Voilà la difference Image removed.

16 February

Taxation

Public spending, social wage

An even more modest proposal Image removed.

09 February

Sovereign debt

Eurozone, Government finances, Investment

Riches and Poverty Image removed.

02 February

Household income

Inequality, Living standards

The beginning of the unwinding of a European tragedy? Image removed.

26 January

Sovereign debt

Eurozone, Government finances, Investment

Did austerity work? Image removed.

19 January

Government finances

Investment

Health crisis, taxation and wage inequality - is there a link?

12 January

Health

Taxation, Inequality, Social wage

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Tom Healy

Dr Tom Healy, former NERI Director and is now working as a Senior Statistician in the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

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