Report Series

The NERI Report series is where we give in-depth examination and interpretation of the main trends and events that impact our economy.

Each report attempts to bring together all relevant data and evidence and provide analysis that gives both clarity and context to some of the most important economic issues of the day.

 

Labour market outcomes of third level graduates in high-income EU members. Is Father’s education important?

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In report series 34, NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent shows that in the process of third level education expansion in Ireland over the past generation, the share of graduates in high-end employment has fallen significantly and especially for graduates from households with lower levels of formal...

The Expansion of Third level education and Intergenerational Transmission of educational attainment in high-income EU countries

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In report series 33, NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent shows that as Ireland has gone from one of the countries with the lowest share of third level education in the sample to the highest, it did so by closing the third level education gap between those with parents with high levels of formal education...

Migrant Worker Estimate: December 2023

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This NERI Report Series no. 28 was written by NERI economist, Chris Smart. This report attempts to estimate the number of non-Irish nationals in employment in Ireland, using a variety of the most up-to-date data sources available. These include surveys conducted by the Central Statistics Office, as...

Essential workers' experience of work during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland - First findings from the UCD Working in Ireland Survey, 2021

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UCD and NERI publish the Only Study of its Kind on Essential Workers’ Job Quality and Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The authors of the NERI Report Series No. 24 are Dr. Maria Belizón (UCD), Professor John Geary (UCD) and Mr. Paul Mac Flynn, NERI Co-director. New research, published today...