How Unequal? The unadjusted gender pay gap in earnings in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
The gender pay gap is an issue of significant policy and political concern. But what is it? And how do we measure it? In broad terms the gender pay gap is a metric that tells us the difference in the earnings of males and females in the labour market and is one of the main mechanisms used to assess...
Low pay in Northern Ireland: An Update
At the start of this month NISRA published its Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings for April 2020. This data offers us our annual opportunity to have a look at what has been happening in the economy over the year in terms of wages and of course, in the context of this year, it offers us the first...
NERI Webinar - The gender pay gap
'How Unequal? The unadjusted gender pay gap in earnings in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland'. Wednesday 16th December, 2020 at 14:00. Date: Wednesday 16th December, 2020 Time: 14:00-16.00 Topic: 'How Unequal? The unadjusted gender pay gap in earnings in Northern Ireland and the Republic...
The problem of decoupling: some stark climate maths
In this week’s blog, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly discusses the challenge posed by the necessary effort to decarbonise and what it might mean for economic growth. Economic growth is the dominant concept informing government policy around the world. Economic policy is structured around...
The rising tide of unemployment: Government policy is key to preventing a winter of discontent
The seasonally adjusted Labour Force Survey estimates for Northern Ireland for the period June-August 2020 showed that, over the quarter the unemployment rate increased by 1.2pps to 3.7%. I believe this figure alone represents the start of the labour market shake-out and beginning of crises (as...
NERI Post Budget 2021 Commentary webinar
The NERI Post Budget 2021 Commentary took place as a Zoom webinar on Wednesday 21st October, 2020 at 15:00. The presentations were made by Michael Taft (SIPTU), Dr Tricia Keilthy (St Vincent de Paul)...
Presentation & Video from the 8th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture WEBINAR
Professor Cormac Ó Gráda, UCD and Irish Economic Historian gave this year's 8th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture. It was run as a Zoom webinar on Tuesdsay 23rd February, 2021. The details were as follows: Title: The Irish Economy After A Century Presenter: Professor Cormac Ó Gráda, Irish Economic...