Higher pay, lower income: the National Living Wage and benefit cuts
The introduction of a “National Living Wage (NLW)” at the beginning of this month marks…
Donald HirschApril 19, 2016
Tinkering with how we measure child poverty won’t help end it
There has been no real change in the proportion of children living in poverty in…
Is innovation faltering – or is GDP?
In a recent New York Times column, economist Paul Krugman raises the spectre of a…
Andrew WhitbyJune 23, 2015
Understanding the outflow of money from Ireland
An age old debate in economics is which gives you a better idea of overall…
Michael MernaghAugust 1, 2013
Income inequality in Ireland from 1922 to 2009
I read and watched with interest the Beveridge Lecture given by Professor Danny Dorling at…
Michael MernaghFebruary 20, 2013
The Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill and its historical precedent
I paid close attention to the debate in the House of Commons yesterday when the…
Andrew McCullochJanuary 9, 2013
