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Full coverage: Economy

Trees v climate change: Could markets in everything save the world?

With no momentum to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, removing carbon from the atmosphere is our next best hope of slowing global warming. Yet planting trees is not happening either, which means it is time we put the right price on it.

Stephen Kinsella
26th Aug, 2021 - 7 min read

Hope amid the inaction: Threats and opportunities in the climate whirlwind

Despite abundant knowledge on what needs to be done to stop global warming, it is not happening for the simple reason that nobody wants to do it. Humanity’s next best chance lies in technology.

Stephen Kinsella
5th Aug, 2021 - 7 min read

Improbable, but certainly not impossible: What if the corporation tax take was about to increase?

Some columns are exercises in whataboutery. This column is an exercise in whatifery. Corporation tax receipts here are supposed to fall in the coming years. What if they rise?

Stephen Kinsella
22nd Jul, 2021 - 5 min read

Seamus Hand on corporation tax reform, the future of aviation and steering KPMG through the pandemic

KPMG managing partner Seamus Hand is bullish about the economic outlook. However, he is concerned that the recovery could be hampered by businesses being unable to access the right pool of talent.

Ian Kehoe
21st Jul, 2021 - 5 min read

In defence of supermarket queues: The economics of efficiency and why it is an eternal race to the bottom

Our private equity-backed world has created a modern two-class system: those who interact with the real world, and those who do not, with the latter being seen, strangely, as a privilege.

Sinead O'Sullivan
25th May, 2021 - 6 min read

We need a new institution to solve climate change via technology, green innovation, and SME dynamism

Multiple assessments of the Irish economy agree that the long-term issues facing us are intergenerational inequality, firms dealing with technological change, and climate change. Here is how we can tackle them.

Stephen Kinsella
13th May, 2021 - 7 min read

Through a long-run lens: Covid-19, capital and property

When it comes to Ireland’s built environment, the pandemic and associated economic shock may bring about a fundamental shift in how we use space. Our preferences may change for how and where we live and what we want to use our streets, shops and office blocks for.

Ronan Lyons
16th Apr, 2021 - 6 min read

The governor: Gabriel Makhlouf on multinationals, tax, property, retail and FBD

In a wide-ranging interview, Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf talks about the impact of the crisis on the economy and gives his outlook for the sectors most impacted including retail, hospitality and property. He also talks about Ireland's insurance industry, inflation and the rise of shadow banking.

Ian Kehoe
27th Jan, 2021 - 27 min read

We need to raise taxes to save our SMEs. Where could these taxes come from?

The State has the immediate means to support those businesses and workers most affected by the pandemic, but next month’s budget also needs to address where resources and debt repayments will come from in the medium term.

Stephen Kinsella
18th Sep, 2020 - 6 min read

Stephen Kinsella: Why YOU need to pay more tax

In addition to the housing crisis, the pandemic forces us to fund better health services, support businesses and retrain many unemployed workers. It is time to ask who will pay.

Stephen Kinsella
3rd Sep, 2020 - 6 min read
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