Automation technologies and the future of work

30 Apr 2019
Dr Lisa Wilson
Recent rapid advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and other forms of smart technologies have led to widespread concern about the potential impact of automation technologies for the future of work. Some paint a doomsday scenario with the unstoppable march of the robots resulting in large...

Three big ideas to transform Ireland

26 Apr 2019
Tom Healy
Ideas drive behaviour. In societies the dominant ideas reflect many competing interests and value systems. What values guide economic activity and public policy in Ireland today? In An Ireland Worth Working For – Towards a new democratic programme, I propose three ‘big ideas’ to guide policy...

Dispelling some illusions

18 Apr 2019
Tom Healy
‘It shall be the first duty of the Government of the Republic to make provision for the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the children, to secure that no child shall suffer hunger or cold from lack of food, clothing, or shelter.’ So reads the revised Democratic Programme of January 1919...

Taxes on Capital in the Republic of Ireland

17 Apr 2019
infobo
Taxes on capital are an important part of government revenue in the Republic of Ireland. More broadly, capital taxes have implications for relative competitiveness, revenue sufficiency and equity. In this inbrief, I investigate the role capital taxes play in revenues relative to other similarly...

An Ireland Worth Working for - towards a new democratic programme

14 Apr 2019
Tom Healy
Later today, Monday 15 th April, the Nevin Economic Research Institute along with New Island Books will launch An Ireland Worth Working For: Towards a new democratic programme. This book is about the future of Ireland – its economy and society and its people. It sets out a vision for the whole of...

Brexit - an example of radical agnosis

05 Apr 2019
Tom Healy
Not knowing how or when or what is part of the human condition. The Brexit process has reminded us of this especially as ‘deadlines’ and ‘agreements’ are pushed out and out. If we have learned one thing through the process it is that nothing is agreed until all is agreed and that all or most of...

Income Inequality in the Republic of Ireland (2004-2015)

05 Mar 2019
infobo
This paper provides a descriptive overview of the distribution of market income (income from market sources), gross income (income from all sources before taxes) and disposable income (income after taxes) in the Republic of Ireland between 2004 and 2015. Rather than households (the more common unit...
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