As we continue to monitor and analyse the impact of the coronavirus in Northern Ireland more and more data is coming to light that helps us to fill in the gaps in our knowledge. Earlier this month, we got the first official estimates for Northern Ireland of the uptake of the UK government schemes...

In our latest blog, NERI economist Ciarán Nugent looks at the NERI annual labour market report which tracks indicators related to employment and wages, with a focus on the experiences of young people. The NERI annual labour market report is out this week tracking a selection of indicators related to...

As we enter the fourth month of lockdown and phase 2 of easing restrictions the discussion turns to the ‘sustainability’ of the pandemic emergency income supports. Depending on who you are talking to, sustainability might mean one of several things. It is important to remember however, that the...

Submission on expenditure and the budgetary position written by Dr Tom McDonnell, Co-director at the NERI for the Covid-19 response committee. The Covid-19 response committee is gathering submissions on a range of topics including on social protection policy and on public expenditure and fiscal...

In our latest blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn looks at how new support programmes pose a challenge for estimating the impact of Covid-19 public health measures on unemployment, both North and South. Over the last few weeks we have formed a rough picture of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic...