In Summary: Essential workers' experience of work during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland
UCD and NERI publish the Only Study of its Kind on Essential Workers’ Job Quality and Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic . The authors of the...
Building a unitary housing market - Proposals to end Ireland's housing woes
In this NERI Long-Read Series no 7, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly and co-author Michael Taft, SIPTU researcher ( @notesonthefront) argue that Irish housing policy should be redirected from subsidising an inefficient system towards building a unitary model, with a new universally available cost...
Building a unitary housing market - Proposals to end Ireland's housing woes
In this latest NERI blog, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly summarises the main points of the latest NERI Long-Read, co-authored with SIPTU researcher Michael Taft ( @notesonthefront). They argue that Irish housing policy should be redirected from subsidising an inefficient system towards building...
We are not partying with super-parity
Lisa Wilson, Senior economist at the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI), says that issues of super-parity are one of the most talked about, but misrepresented areas of public finances in Northern Ireland. One of the most common jibes about Northern Ireland’s public finances is that it lives...
Tax and welfare needs a proper conversation – Are we starting to have it?
In this blog, NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses the Commission on Taxation and Welfare's independent review of the tax and welfare system called 'Foundations for the Future'. The Commission on Taxation and Welfare (the Commission), of which I was a member, launched its independent review...
Presentation and video from NERI Webinar: Family Leave and What Unions Can Do About It. Lessons from Recent Reforms in Ireland
The webinar titled 'Family Leave and What Unions Can Do About It. Lessons from Recent Reforms in Ireland' was presented by Dr Stephan Köppe, Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Social Policy, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, UCD. It took place on Wednesday 15 November 2023 at 15...
Video from NERI Seminar 'Do Managers Matter? Management Practices in post-Covid Northern Ireland'
The seminar titled 'Do Managers Matter? Management Practices in post-Covid Northern Ireland' was presented by Dr David Jordan and Professor John Turner, Queen's Business School, Queen's University Belfast. It took place on Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 15.30 in the NERI/ICTU offices, 45-47 Donegall...
Video and presentation from the NERI seminar: 'The Impact of Parental Leave on Labour Market Outcomes'
The seminar titled 'The Impact of Parental Leave on Labour Market Outcomes' was presented by Dr. Heather Dickey and Dr. Corina Miller, Queen's Business School, Queen's University Belfast. It took place on Thursday 29 February 2024 at 15.30 in the ICTU offices, 45-47 Donegal Street, Belfast, BT1 2FG...
A "Spatially Just"Transition in the Electricity Sector on the island of Ireland: mapping regional risk
In the latest NERI Report Series No. 23, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly and NERI intern Jonas Poulsen examine the potential transition risk factors in the electricity sector on the island of Ireland. Climate change represents a key challenge facing societies around the world. Where formerly, its...
A “Spatially Just” Transition in the Electricity Sector on the island of Ireland: mapping regional risk
In this week’s NERI blog, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly and NERI intern Jonas Poulsen summarise the main findings of a new report examining potential transition risk factors in the electricity sector on the island of Ireland. Continued record breaking temperatures have highlighted the urgency...