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...

Public-Private Partnerships in Ireland: A Review of the Experience

External event contribution
In July 2012 the Irish government announced a stimulus plan for the beleaguered economy. The plan to spend €2.25 billion on capital projects is largely based on the use of public-private partnerships (PPP) to procure new infrastructure and services. This signals a renewed wave of PPP procurement...

Will the IT sector reduce unemployment?

21 Jan 2013
Rory O'Farrell
In November, the CSO re-estimated historical estimates of employment. This has caused to seasonally adjusted peak to now be place in Q1 2008 rather than in 2007. Fundamentally the picture remains the same. There has been a sectoral shift in employment with construction hit particularly badly. There...

Policy Research Paper launched in Northern Ireland

15 Jan 2013
Paul Mac Flynn
Today the NERI published its first Policy Research Paper “Policy Options for Investment in Northern Ireland”. The paper will be officially launched at an event in Parliament Buildings in Belfast today. The paper seeks to highlight the infrastructural investment required in the Northern Ireland...
Subscribe to