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06 Sep 2024

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Ireland Should Define Its Spending Programmes

In this blog by Dr. Nat O'Connor, Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Social Policy at UCD he presents on his report 'Ireland's Public Spending Explained...
24 Jul 2024

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Northern Ireland’s productivity challenge - Picturing Success

In this blog and its associated NERI Report Series No. 37, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn seeks to start the debate on how we define success in...

By Paul Mac Flynn
19 Jul 2024

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The economy is at capacity – and Budgetary policy should reflect this

In this blog and its associated NERI Report Series No. 36, Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses the current economic situation and the upcoming Budget 2025...

By Dr Tom McDonnell
08 Jul 2024

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Ireland is a domestic productivity laggard, and we're all paying the price

In this blog and its associated NERI Report Series no. 35 written by NERI economist, Chris Smart and SIPTU researcher, Michael Taft. Chris Smart...

By Chris Smart
22 May 2024

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A New Funding Chapter for Northern Ireland: Needs-Based Mechanism

The UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive have agreed to implement a needs-based funding mechanism starting from the 2024-25 financial year...

By Dr Lisa Wilson
26 Apr 2024

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Northern Ireland’s Budget and Navigating Northern Ireland's Fiscal Challenges

This blog provides a short analytical commentary of the NI Budget announced on 25th April 2024, and makes the case for why a Programme for Government...

By Dr Lisa Wilson