Podcast Episodes

152 - The NYtimes is wrong - Ireland is not a tax haven

Last week the New York Times took a swipe at Ireland by calling it a tax haven - which it most definitely is not. Using taxes is central to any nation's economic policy. A tax haven is understood to …

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

151 - Reimagining cities post COVID

The world is changing and nowhere is that more apparent than in urban areas around the world. Today’s episode looks at the transformations happening in our podcast home of Dun Laoghaire and use it as…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

150 - Rich Man/Poor Man with Stephanie Kelton & Marla Dukharan

Up here, in what used to be called the "1st World", the pandemic has focused economists' minds on what can be done to change our thinking after Covid has passed. M.M.T. sets out new economic opportun…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

149 - Let’s talk Pride, is there a gay economy?

When I was a kid, being inclusive or accepting of gay people was regarded as the death knell of commerce. Today it’s an essential attribute of a successful economy or company. This week we talk about…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

148 - Is the political centre back?

We examine recent political trends and ask the question: is the centre, written off by the extremes, back in the game & And if so, what does it mean?

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Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

147 - The housing market by the numbers

We're slowly but surely coming to the boiling point of the housing market, but as we do so it's important to step back and understand the magnitude of the mess we're in. Join us this week as we quant…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

146 - The Great Caste War

Elections all over the world are now power struggles between "castes", not so much classes, ideologies or even economics. We look at economic history as being one on going struggle between three cast…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

145 - Kamikaze Kapitalism

History is a great teacher - so this week we turn to the 1980s in Japan to learn how one country who had seemingly figured it all out - lost its way!

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Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

144 - What is Money? With Eric Lonergan

Money is so deeply engrained in our lives that we sometimes forget to think about it at all. With the rise of alternative currencies it's worth taking a step back and thinking about what exactly is m…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

143 - G7, global corporate taxes & Disrupting the building sector

Every country has the right to use the tools at their disposable to make the lives of its citizens more prosperous - even the tax code. With the G7 underway and it’s headlines about a common tax rate…

Published on 4 years, 6 months ago