Monday Blog: Housing statistics - some challenges

18 Feb 2017
Tom Healy
A famous 19th century Irish mathematician and engineer, Lord Kelvin, famously once said: “ I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge...

Wages, Labour costs and Living Standards

10 Feb 2017
infobo
Ireland has one of the highest median hourly earnings in the EU. However, this indicator needs to be set in context with reference to labour costs faced by employers and living standards experienced by workers. Compulsory social contributions of employers are low in Ireland in an EU context. When...

Monday Blog: The Irish economic model assessed (#1)

10 Feb 2017
Tom Healy
On this site I have made references on many occasions to the unique ‘Irish economic model’. By ‘Irish economic model’ I mean those features of an economic and social model that place the Republic of Ireland in a somewhat unique place internationally. In this week’s Monday Blog, I focus on some...

Innovation inBrief

01 Feb 2017
infobo
The Republic of Ireland’s industrial and enterprise strategies will have to evolve in the future to adjust to changing political, economic and technological realities. One constructive step that the Irish government can take to future proof its economy is to renew its focus on innovation policy with...

Innovation Inputs, How does the Republic of Ireland Compare?

01 Feb 2017
Dr Tom McDonnell
The Republic of Ireland’s industrial and enterprise strategies will have to evolve in the future to adjust to changing political, economic and technological realities. One constructive step that the Irish government can take to future proof its economy is to renew its focus on innovation policy with...

Monday Blog: Are special purpose vehicles a good idea?

27 Jan 2017
Tom Healy
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is a general technical term that covers a multitude. It refers to a wide variety of arrangements whereby a financial entity is established for a ‘special purpose’ as the title suggests. The National Asset Management Agency is a type of SPV set up to buy distressed...
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