In this blog and its associated NERI inBrief ( see here) NERI Co-director Tom McDonnell calls for radical reform of welfare policy in order to deliver decent incomes for all. Last week I set out NERI’s view on the urgent need for reform in the areas of productivity and employment. This was in the...

In this blog, NERI economist Chris Smart summarises the main points from NERI Report no. 30 - 'Measuring "green" jobs in the Republic of Ireland' and NERI Report no. 31 - 'Characteristics of Worker's in Green Jobs'. The two Reports were written by Paul Goldrick-Kelly (NERI economist) and Niccolò De...

In this blog, NERI Co-director Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses NERI's views regarding the issues to be considered in Ireland's National Reform Programme 2024. Good policy matters. Ireland along with each of the other European Union countries takes part in what is termed the European Semester. The...

Northern Ireland is in the dark on our per head funding allocation from the UK Government. We do know however that our current funding per head allocation is below that what we need to provide public services on par with England. There’s been a lot of talk in the media of late about Northern Ireland...