Economics assignment

You are the Chief Economic Advisor to an Irish political party. An election is due and the party wishes to make the development of the digital economy a key pillar of their manifesto. The party leader is appearing on a live TV debate, and wants you to prepare a briefing document that outlines the core tenets of their strategy to develop the digital economy. As part of this document you should:

Outline your 3 most important policy objectives to ensure Ireland’s success as a digitally enabled economy. Provide supporting arguments and evidence for each of your choices;

set out the specific policy measures the party will put in place to achieve these objectives. Mention any market failures you are addressing with the policy measures; and
set out the changes to the tax system that the party would implement if voted into power.