The evidence suggests that young people, especially young women, those with lower levels of education, those working in occupations with relatively low skills requirements and those working in sectors shutdown by decree (Accommodation and Food, Wholesale/ Retail & Construction) have been most likely...

In this weeks blog, NERI economist, Paul Goldrick-Kelly explores some of the key findings from his NERI InBrief 'Does consumption in the Republic of Ireland respect planetary boundaries?' This InBrief uses the recently developed planetary boundaries framework to examine whether environmental stress...

This weeks blog is by NERI Co-director, Dr Tom McDonnell, it is an article that he wrote for the Irish Examiner on 12 July 2021. The pandemic has changed the future direction of the economy with the speeding up of remote working and digitalisation. The economy is on the cusp of a rapid and sustained...

In this week's blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn takes a look at what the future of social security should be after the pandemic. The covid-19 pandemic has dramatically altered the system of social security in Ireland, North and South. To many, such extraordinary measures can only be excused by...