In this blog and its associated NERI Research InBrief No. 89, NERI Co-director, Paul Mac Flynn considers how transitioning to high value sectors can contribute to building more productive economies on the island of Ireland. During the discussion on the cost of Irish unification last week, there was...

What is a good job? Do I have a good job? Do you have a good job? When people are first asked whether or not their job is a good one or a bad one, they tend to base the answer on whether or not it pays well. Others take a more value-based approach and would say that their job is a good one or not...

In this blog and its associated NERI Research InBrief No. 88, NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell considers the economic case for wider collective bargaining. NERI Research InBrief No. 88 is the 3rd in the NERI’s economic security series. This time the focus is on the economic case for collective...

In this blog, NERI Co-director, Paul Mac Flynn looks at his new NERI InBrief which sets out how the Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland match up compared to our European peers regarding Unemployment Insurance. As the last number of years have shown, we live in very disruptive times. Beyond...