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Irish Deflation

Jim Riley

20th May 2010

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Deflation has been an issue for the Irish economy over the past 18 months. Given its strong position as one of the European PIIGS, rising unemployment and weak financial system, deflation is just another economic problem among many!

The Irish Times featured an interesting article on the causes and issues related to deflation in the economy. Read the article here

A statistics briefing from the Central Statistics Office contains useful information for use in teaching. It can be accessed here

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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