Rory O'Farrell | Nevin Economic Research Institute

Dr Rory O’Farrell, former NERI Economist and is now lecturing in economics at Technology University Dublin.

Recent research

31 Oct 2013

Research

Wages and Ireland's International Competitiveness

At the beginning of the crisis in 2008 it was a widely reported view that Ireland had become uncompetitive, leading to calls for wage cuts. Since then...

Research InBrief
03 May 2013

Research

Impact on the Government Deficit of a Reduction in the Public Sector Pay Bill

A further cut in the public sector paybill in addition to what was already planned and implemented under the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 (...

Research InBrief
30 Jan 2013

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Are Earnings Higher in the Public Sector?

There has been much media focus in Ireland on what workers earn in the 'public sector' and the 'private sector'. Earnings of employees are higher in...

Research InBrief
19 Jul 2012

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An Examination of the Effects of an Investment Stimulus

An investment stimulus is regularly proposed as a response to the recent dramatic fall in domestic demand in the Irish economy. In contrast, critics...

Working Paper Series
25 May 2012

Research

NERI Fiscal Treaty Note

This note focuses on the economic questions surrounding the Fiscal Treaty. The structural deficit and debt brake rules are explained, and potential...