NERI Seminar Dublin: Measuring the Impact of the Jobs Initiative

Past event
Brendan O'Connor In May 2011 the Government announced a Jobs Initiative which involved a series of measures to boost employment. A key aspect of the Jobs Initiative involved a reduction in the rate of VAT which was targeted mainly at labour intensive goods and services relating to tourism. In this...

Almost two-thirds of unemployed are long term unemployed

19 Feb 2013
Rory O'Farrell
As total unemployment rates have increased across Europe the proportion of total unemployed who are long-term unemployed has increased especially since the first Quarter of 2009. The rate in the Republic of Ireland has risen sharply and overtook the EU 15 average in the last quarter of 2009...

Is a ‘living wage’ such a mad idea?

12 Feb 2013
Micheál Collins
Over recent years I have been involved in publishing a number of research papers and reports on issues related to low income in Ireland. Among these, work with the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice focused on establishing the cost of a minimum essential standard of living in Ireland and...

Wealth in Ireland: stable but what of its distribution?

11 Feb 2013
Micheál Collins
Indicator 4.4 from the NERI's latest Quarterly Economics Facts (QEF) document shows that despite the financial crisis, net financial wealth per person has been remarkably stable across Europe. In Ireland, the average resident possessed €26,507 of financial wealth (such as cash, bank deposits, or...

Private Bank Debts and Public Finances: Some Options for Ireland

06 Feb 2013
infobo
Notice: A further version of this paper will be prepared to reflect changes arising from the Government-ECB statements of 6-7 February 2013 This paper explores the issue of banking debt and its relationship to public finances. The context is set by the huge and disproportionate weight of socialised...

Income and Earnings: an insight

06 Feb 2013
Micheál Collins
Discussion on various policy options and decisions by Government is often framed in the context of the income distribution and the impact on families and individuals above and below certain income thresholds. Whether it is tax increases, welfare reductions, wage changes or the new property tax...

QEF Indicators for Northern Ireland

06 Feb 2013
Micheál Collins
Each quarter the NERI launches an edition of Quarterly Economic Facts. The document brings together key indicators on the economies of Ireland, north and south. In each editon we compile the indicators under a series of headings dealing with areas such as people in paid work, people out of work...

Are Earnings Higher in the Public Sector?

30 Jan 2013
infobo
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 the public sector than in the private sector. The reason is to do with the nature and composition of the workforce in each sector and because the...

Left out and left behind

28 Jan 2013
Paul Mac Flynn
The number of young people on the Island of Ireland not in education, employment or training (NEETs) has significantly increased over the last number. Similar to the overall unemployment rate, the number of NEETs remains higher in the Republic of Ireland; however the rate for Northern Ireland has...
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