The 13th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference in association with the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre provided a forum for the presentation of research papers on labour market issues (North and South of Ireland & international).
It was held in Ulster University, York Street, Belfast, BT15 1ED on Thursday 29 May 2025 from 9:45 - 17:00. Find the programme from the conference.
The links to the research papers are below as are the videos from the presentations in meeting room BC-03-115 in Ulster University.
Morning Plenary - A New Economic Model - Dr. Tom McDonnell, NERI & Michael Taft, SIPTU and the recording of the Morning Plenary Session.
Collective Bargaining - Session 1A
Is Ireland in breach of the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive? - Mr. Ger Gibbons, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Begging or Bargaining? The changing landscape of Collective Bargaining - Mr. Eoin Coates, Maynooth University & Trade Union Official & Dr. John Carty, University of Galway & Trade Union Official
Please find the recording of the Collective Bargaining Session.
Labour Market Trends - Serssion 1B
Continuity & change: Examining recent trends in the Irish labour market - Mr. Diarmuid Reidy, Department of Finance
A Systems Dynamics Approach to Identifying Intervention Levers & Enabling Analysis of Long-Term Unemployment in Ireland - Ms. Jane Morgan, Gendelity
Earnings of New Entrants to Employment - Dr. Eimear Heffernan, CSO
Northern Ireland Demographic Trends 2050 - Dr. Gareth Hetherington, Ulster University
Job quality - Session 1C
Job search without job quality - Ms. Aisling Tuite & Dr. Ray Griffin, SETU Waterford
Social Policy Kills: the absence of Lived Experience in Irish labour market policy - Dr. Ray Griffin, SETU Waterford (joint paper with Ms. Antoinette Jordan, SETU Waterford)
Good Jobs in NI - Mr. Glenn Parker, Department for the Economy NI
What does Ireland do? A First Look at NERI’s new Dashboard - Dr. Lisa Wilson and Mr. Chris Smart, NERI
Skills - Session 2A
Empirical Investigation of Skill Gaps in Europe - Ms. Elisa Staffa, ESRI (joint paper with Mr. Seamus McGuinness, ESRI & Trinity College Dublin)
The Northern Ireland Skills Barometer: 2023-2033 - Mr. Mark Magill, Ulster University
Brain Drain & Student Mobility in Northern Ireland - Dr. Áine Doran, Ulster University (joint paper with Dr. Anne Devlin, ESRI & Ms. Maureen O'Reilly, Independent Economist)
Please find the recording of the Skills Session.
Activity, Hours & Labour Supply - Session 2B
Economic Inactivity on the Island of Ireland - Dr. Anne Devlin, ESRI
Labour Supply & Working Hours: How Female Participation, Migration, & Tourism Shape European Work Patterns - Mr. Albian Krasniqi, TU Dublin (joint paper with Dr. Rory O’Farrell, TU Dublin)
Declining average hours worked in Ireland - Mr. Enda Keenan, Central Bank of Ireland
Pensions - Session 2C
The Impact of ‘Grey Power’ on Public Pension Generosity in OECD Countries: Evidence from the PMG-ARDL Model - Mr. Tiago McCarthy, UCC
The Flawed Old Age Dependence Ratio should be Replaced by a Dashboard of Indicators Based on Employment Dependency Ratio to Better Inform Policymakers Concerned About Population Ageing & Future Costs - Dr. Nat O’Connor, UCD
Afternoon Panel Discussion - From Theory to Practice: Skills Policy on the Island of Ireland - Ms. Kathleen O'Hare, Chair of the Northern Ireland Skills Council & Dr. Kevin Marshall, Microsoft & Chair of the Skils Council
Please find the recording of the Afternoon Plenary.
Children, young people & the labour market - Sessin 3A
Child poverty on the island of Ireland - Professor Helen Russell & Ms. Eva Slevin, ESRI (joint paper with Ms. Anousheh Alamir & Mr. Bertrand Maître, ESRI)
The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 on Young People with Disabilities: The Case of Ireland - Ms Delia Agostinelli, ESRI (joint paper with Mr. Bertrand Maître & Dr. Elish Kelly, ESRI)
Please find the recording of the Children, young people & the labour market session.
Enterprise Trends - Session 3B
Company restructuring approaches in the context of twin transitions - Ms. Chiara Litardi, Eurofound & UCD (joint paper with Ms. Garance Hingre, Eurofound)
Trends & spread of Very Small Enterprises in ROI - Mr. Niall O’Donnellan, Independent Strategy Advisor
Public Policy - Session 3C
The Road to Public Childcare - Mr. Donal Swan, National Women’s Council of Ireland
Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána – Analysis on Expenditure Trends & Drivers - Ms. Emily O’Donovan, IGEES, Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform
AI, Platforms & Labour Regulation - Session 4A
Comparative study between the Irish and London taxi industries, & explores how taxi & informal platform drivers, experience algorithmic management - Mr. Eamonn Sullivan, Maynooth University
Platform Working - A Social Justice Issue - Ms. Susanne Rogers, Social Justice Ireland
Social partners together towards a better & effective regulation of Artificial Intelligence for a just transition to the work of the future – TransFormWork 2 - Mr. Kevin P. O’Kelly, TransFormWork 2 Project Coordinator
The Many About-Faces of Labour Law Reform in Ireland - Dr. Alan Eustace, Trinity College Dublin (joint paper with Professor Michael B. Doherty, Maynooth University)
Please find the recording of the AI, Platform & Labour Regulations session.
Gender & the Labour Market - Session 4B
The Evolution of Child Penalties in the UK Labour Market - Mr. Alfie Bingham, Queen’s University Belfast (Joint paper with Dr. Heather Dickey & Dr. Corina Miller, Queen's University Belfast)
Advancing Gender Pay Equality: Further Experiences in Pay Transparency & Work of Equal Value - Ms. Marianna Baggio, Eurofound
Gender & the Labour Market - Session 4C
Maternal social origin & the Intergenerational Transmission of Advantage - Dr. Michael Vallely, ESRI (joint paper with Seraphim Dempsey, ESRI)
From Pensions to Pupils? Schooling, Resource Constraints & Old Age Pensions in Ireland 1901-1911 - Mr. Tiarnán Heaney, Queen’s University Belfast
Taxation, Intergenerational Fairness & Inheritance Taxes - Dr. Tom McDonnell, NERI (joint paper with Dr. Micheál Collins, UCD)