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in: News and Archive | 24 May 2022

Is Ireland’s Tax System Progressive ?

In his opinion column on 29 September Fintan O’Toole asserts that the claim that Ireland’s tax system is the most progressive is “not true at all. It is, literally not even a half-truth”. Fintan’s view that “The whole claim to having the most progressive tax system depends on ignoring the highly regressive nature of indirect…
in: News and Archive | 26 Mar 2018

Reflections on 6 Years of Public Policy

The time has come for us to close our doors as our funding from Atlantic Philanthropies has been exhausted.
We end with some final thoughts.
in: News and Archive | 23 Mar 2018

Underemployed Part-time Workers

Employment increased by almost 70,000 (3.1%) in the year to Q4 2017. Over 115,000 part-time workers would like to work more than they currently do.

18 Apr 2014

Overview of government finances

Ireland’s Path towards Fiscal Sustainability
10 Apr 2014

Deficit reduction, fiscal rules and economic uncertainty
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Letter from California – Hospitals, Highways and Water
31 Mar 2014

California continues to be a world leader in most of what it does and how it does it.
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Auto-Enrolment Into Pensions: An Option For Ireland?
5 Mar 2014

This commentary describes the policy of auto-enrolment in pension schemes.
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Low Skills Of The Irish Workforce
17 Feb 2014

A guest commentary by John P Martin
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Work Incentives
23 Jan 2014

The disincentives to work for young people with low skills are high and need to be reduced.
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Irish Regional GDP Per Capita (PPS) In An EU Context
7 Apr 2014

This note highlights Ireland’s regions compared to each other and similar regions in Europe
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Water Charges Should Be Based Solely On Metered Use
10 Mar 2014

Fixed charges would dilute the incentive to conserve water
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The Prevalence Of Smoking In Ireland
3 Mar 2014

This note sets out the latest position on the levels of smoking in Ireland
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Government Financing 2011-2013
12 Feb 2014

This note explores the sources and uses of financing during the period 2011-2013
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How Does Ireland’s Health Compare with OECD Countries
15 Jan 2014

The 2013 Edition of Health at a Glance-OECD Indicators presents the most recent comparable data on key indicators of health and health systems across the 34 OECD member countries. The data mainly refers to 2011. How Does Ireland Compare on Key Measures? Demography The structure of the population has a big influence on health…
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