Social Justice Matters Podcast - Wealth Taxes with Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI
Tom McDonnell is co-director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute and is based in the Dublin office. In addition to managing staff in the Dublin office he has co-responsibility for the NERI's research programme and for its strategic direction. He is also responsible for, among other things, the NERI's analysis of the Republic of Ireland economy including risks, trends and forecasts. He specialises in economic growth, economics of innovation, Irish and European economies, and fiscal policy. He previously worked as an economist at TASC and before that was a lecturer in economics at NUI Galway and at DCU. He has also taught at Maynooth University (MU) and is currently an occasional staff member at MU.
Tom talks us through the who, what, why, when and where of a wealth tax for Ireland.
Designing a tax on household wealth
Confronting Wealth Inequality in Ireland Report
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