Paschal Donohoe on The Inequality of Wealth by Liam Byrne: improving debate on democracy and equality
An elegantly argued polemic with suggestions that merit serious consideration, although the analysis is occasionally incomplete
Thomas Piketty
Corporate tax take likely to evolve from win-win of recent years
An increasingly mature multinational sector, our reliance on a few big companies and changes in global tax rules will all affect future tax revenues
OECD tax deal: State should be ashamed. We should have done better
Republic called out for covering its assets, rather than considering any place, or anybody else
OECD tax deal ‘a success for Ireland but loss for rest of world’, say economists
Joseph E Stiglitz among those critical of agreement in letter published in Le Monde
Government winces as ‘tax haven’ charge begins to stick
Banking report by EU-funded think tank the latest to describe Ireland as a tax haven
Is US trading app Robinhood too much of a gamble for investors?
App luring newbies into stocks and cryptos valued at up to $40bn ahead of flotation
Sinn Féin’s opposition to property tax is muddled and incoherent
Party’s stance is out-of-kilter with its wider political agenda
Ireland ‘robbing’ European neighbours with low tax rate – Stiglitz
Nobel laureate says tariff by Apple didn’t confer advantage on Republic
DAA bonuses, Nama’s deadline for Ringsend, and EU solidarity fighting Covid-19
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Covid-19 crisis shows drastic economic policy changes possible – Piketty
French economist argues ‘it should also be possible to invest in longer-term crises’
Academics urge EU to issue ‘eurobonds’ to aid coronavirus response
More than 400 sign open letter calling for bill to be picked up by euro zone not individual states
Chris Johns: Relax Paschal, stop trying to run a budget surplus
Don’t be surprised if more house-building has less impact on prices than you might expect
Goodbye to a decade, hello to a 2020 full of uncertainty
Chris Johns: American voters are facing as stark a choice in 2020 as Britons did recently
Celebrity economists on the same page over tax justice
New books by Thomas Piketty and Joseph Stiglitz call for a more equitable capitalism
Dublin’s labour market, tourism declines and tariff concerns
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Chris Johns: Tech monopolies are getting away with financial murder
Piketty’s call for more aggressive redistribution may finally be answered by politicians
How Ireland’s property crisis is affecting the real economy
Housing issue is affecting disposable income, mobility, competitiveness and quality of life
Rapid growth in Irish incomes despite crash, research shows
ESRI study also reveals that State has largely bucked trend towards income inequality
Karl Marx’s insights retain their clout and relevance
Two centuries later, the ‘father of communism’ should not be judged on disciples’ excesses
Le Big Mac: Emmanuel Macron’s rise and rise
He’s charismatic, an economic success and a player on the world stage. But that’s not enough to impress the French
Sharing wealth is the best antidote to populism
Chris Johns: As a first step to cutting income inequality, let’s make pensions mandatory
John FitzGerald: How increasing property tax will make Ireland a fairer society
People well housed should pay a bit more to help local authorities fund social housing
EU inequality a threat requiring education and jobs
Europe Letter: Income disparity has bad effects and must be tackled, warns ECB chief
After Piketty review: A bit more r>g-bargy, please
Paschal Donohoe on overly admiring takes on Thomas Piketty’s landmark C21
Finance no longer the enemy as bankers come in from the cold
Practitioners of the ‘alchemy of finance’ appear to be out of the dock
Chris Johns: Lost generation will find little hope in populist leaders
In the US and UK, the rich will get richer and the poor will get nothing
France greets François Hollande’s political ‘death’ with relief
President’s decision not to seek re-election widely welcomed on both left and right
Paul Gillespie: Inquality is the scourge of every generation
Its not as simple as the young and poor versus the rich and the old
This photograph shows how deprivation affects health
Some disadvantaged groups have death rates up to six times that of better-off people
World leaders to discuss Panama Papers revelations
Irish experts among 300 who signed Oxfam letter ahead of anti-corruption London summit
Panama Papers: Revenue to review Irish firms in leak
Revenue says has sought access to papers of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca
Student loans: Imagine a degree for less than the cost of a Ford Fiesta
Opinion: Those who argue that student loans will lead to a lifetime of debt do not see personal loans that way
Innovation Talk: In the cult of the start-up, inequality gets short shrift
‘Paul Graham’s essay stands exposed as a rather flimsy defence of the sort of money-obsessed start-up culture that he represents’
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