A New Industrial Policy for Northern Ireland

21 Jan 2015
infobo
The term industrial policy is most often associated with economic history from the end of the Second World War until the late 1970’s. In reality this period only refers to a particular form of industrial policy usually associated with nationalisation and planned industrial development. In truth...

Where are Pensioners in the Income Distribution?

20 Jan 2015
infobo
Pensioners (those aged 65 years and above) comprise almost 12% of the population of the Republic of Ireland. However, they are far from a homogeneous group, differing by health, wealth, income and marital status among other things. In this Research inBrief, pensioners are examined under just one of...

Pensioners and the Income Distribution

20 Jan 2015
Micheál Collins
Pensioners (those aged 65 years and above) comprise almost 12% of the population of the Republic of Ireland. However, they are far from a homogeneous group, differing by health, wealth, income and marital status among other things. A new NERI Research inBrief, examines pensioners under just one of...

Pensioners Income Distribution Charts

External event contribution
Larger version of the charts used in Collins, M.L. (2015) 'Where are Pensioners in the Income Distribution?' NERI Research in Brief no 18, Dublin, NERI. Available here.

Presentation to TCD PPRG 090115

External event contribution
Presentation to the TCD Pensions Policy Research Group on 9th January 2015. This presentation was followed by an NERI Research inBrief which is available here.

The Better is Yet to Come

19 Jan 2015
infobo
In recent years, both parts of Ireland underwent a deep economic crisis that impacted on employment, incomes and social infrastructure. Although levels of prosperity exceed those of earlier generations, inequality in the ownership of wealth and in the distribution of income is likely to have...

Monday Blog: Did austerity work?

18 Jan 2015
Tom Healy
Fiscal austerity is the topic of a conference being held today in Dublin. The question is asked: did austerity work in Ireland? A key consideration is not what might have happened if the fiscal consolidation had not been done, but, if it had been done differently with no cuts to public capital...

Outsourcing in the Public Sector: a VfM perspective

15 Jan 2015
infobo
Public sector outsourcing is the process of contracting out a service or a function to another body, such as street cleaning or internal IT services. While outsourcing is frequently understood to mean contracting out to the private sector, services and functions can also be outsourced from one...

NERI Seminar: Outsourcing in the Public Sector

15 Jan 2015
Daragh McCarthy
Outsourcing in the public sector was the topic of the first NERI seminar of the new year. Public sector outsourcing is the process of contracting out a service or a function to another body, such as street cleaning or internal IT services. While outsourcing is frequently understood to mean...

NERI Seminar: Outsourcing in the Public Sector

Past event
The presentation examines the evidence on outsourcing through the framework of Value for Money (VFM). This approach allows for the consideration and analysis of evidence through focusing on three main criteria, economy, efficiency and effectiveness. It highlights the complexity of decision-making on...
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