Notes on the Front

Commentary on Irish Political Economy by Michael Taft, researcher for SIPTU

Month: June 2022

  • Time to Introduce Price Controls on Energy

    It is beyond time to start implementing price controls on energy products.  We have a few months left before the winter and another big price increase.  To those who claim…


  • The Inflation Dividend

    Public finances are, so far, holding up reasonably well.  Tax revenues are rising on the back of economic activity and higher prices.  For instance, as prices rise, so do indirect…


  • Modelling a New Collective Bargaining Framework

    Here is a link to my presentation to the Nevin Economic Reserch Institute Labour Market Conference which was held on Tuesday, June 14th: Modelling a New Collective Bargaining Framework.  …


  • Don’t Lower Wage Expectations. Raise Them!

    Ibec’s Danny McCoy stated: ‘The most catastrophic mistake would be to try to index wage increases to price increases.’ Why?  I suppose it has something to do with that wage-price…


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