The Department of Finance has published a detailed review of its approach to tax forecasting, its first such review since 2008. These are periodic exercises undertaken to assess the methodology and accuracy of forecasts. Especially in the context of on-going debate about the sustainability of various tax headings, it will no doubt be relevant for those with an interest in public policy, macroeconomics, forecasting and tax.
Month: December 2019
The Winter 2019 edition of the Economic and Social Review celebrates the 50th anniversary of the journal with a great mix papers, looking back at topics featured regularly over the journal’s history and coming right up to present day debates in economic and social policy. Hope you all enjoy the examples of past contributions and evidence on continued vibrancy of the journal.
Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Edition of The Economic and Social Review
by Martina Lawless, Managing Editor
Contributing to Macro-Economic Policy in Ireland
by John FitzGerald
Fifty Years a-Growing: Economic History and Demography in The Economic and Social Review
by Cormac Ó Gráda
The Economic and Social Review at 50: A Review Article on Fiscal Policy Papers
by David Madden
Health in the ESR: Observations and Reflections
by John Cullinan
Ireland’s Gender Wage Gap, Past and Present
by Aedín Doris
From Income Poverty to Multidimensional Quality of Life
by Christopher T. Whelan, Dorothy Watson, Bertrand Maître
Export Structure, FDI and the Rapidity of Ireland’s Recovery from Crisis
by Frank Barry and Adele Bergin
The Euro at 20: Successes, Problems, Progress and Threats
by Karl Whelan
South-North Trade in Ireland: Gravity and Firms from the Good Friday Agreement to Brexit
by Martina Lawless, J. Peter Neary and Zuzanna Studnicka
The Digital Learning Movement: How Should Irish Schools Respond?
by Ann Marcus-Quinn, Tríona Hourigan and Selina McCoy