Labour market outcomes of third level graduates in high-income EU members. Is Father’s education important?
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
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...
Overqualification in high-income EU members
In report series 32, NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent shows that out of 13 high-income EU members, third level graduates in Ireland are second most likely to be employed in positions that do not require such high levels of education, behind Spain. Overqualified graduates make up the second highest share...
Economic outlook for 2024 - a more normal year may be on the cards
NERI Report Series number 29 by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell describes the current economic situation in the Republic of Ireland. He also discusses where the economy may be going in 2024.
Migrant Worker Estimate: December 2023
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...
Executive Summary: Job quality in Ireland
The Executive Summary of the Job quality in Ireland: First findings from the UCD Working in Ireland Survey 2021 Report written by Professor John Geary, UCD and Dr. Lisa Wilson, NERI.
Job Quality in Ireland: First findings from the UCD Working in Ireland Survey 2021
Having a good job is the ideal of many, but few – we now know – manage to get one. Drawing from the first major national survey of job quality in Ireland, the UCD Working in Ireland Survey (WIIS) Dr Lisa Wilson, NERI and Professor John Geary, UCD provide a detailed account of the quality of jobs in...
Labour Market Observer 2023
This Labour Market Observer is written by NERI Co-director, Paul Mac Flynn. The experience of the labour markets in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland over the past 10 years has been turbulent. Beginning with the lingering effects of the Great Financial Crash and then faced with the...
Full employment now, but enormous challenges ahead
NERI Report Series number 25 by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell describes the current economic situation in the Republic of Ireland. The economy is at, or close to, capacity with record employment and hours worked. However, the post-pandemic boost from pent-up demand is coming to an end. Indeed...
Essential workers' experience of work during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland - First findings from the UCD Working in Ireland Survey, 2021
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...