Notes on the Front

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

Month: November 2023

  • Should We be Worried About Unemployment

    In the public debate there is a sense that we have ‘solved unemployment’.  Apart from the recession-austerity period, unemployment has been low.  It fell below 5 percent in 2000 and…


  • The Great Slowdown

    While the discussion about falling GDP and its impact on the Irish economy is important – especially in assessing the performance of our multi-national sector – we are in danger…


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