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Press Release: NERI inBrief - A Just Transition demands and skills upgrade for the Irish economy

23 Jan 2020

Press Release NERI inBrief – A Just Transition demands a skills upgrade for the Irish economy The latest NERI inBrief summarises our recent paper on a just transition for workers in the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland remains worryingly behind on many indicators of sustainability...

The Perils of Revenue Raising

22 Jan 2020

Paul Mac Flynn

In this week's blog Paul Mac Flynn argues that while there are some opportunities to raise revenue in Northern Ireland, there are significant risks too. The return of a Northern Ireland Executive earlier this month was greeted as a big step forward and a chance to tackle some serious policy issues...

Marshalling funds for a Just transition

15 Jan 2020

Paul Goldrick-Kelly

In this week's blog, Paul Goldrick-Kelly, Economist, NERI argues that the public sector can play a leading role unlocking finance for green investment. The global shift to environmental sustainability will require substantial changes to existing investment patterns. This is true for global carbon...

Investing in a Just Transition. Realising the potential of a low-carbon economy

09 Jan 2020

Ciarán Nugent

NERI’s first Long read focuses on the need for state intervention and investment to drive the transition to a low-carbon economy with a worker and regional focus.

Low-hanging fruit: realising the potential of solar power in Ireland

08 Jan 2020

Ciarán Nugent

In this weeks blog, Ciarán Nugent, Economist, NERI looks at the potential of solar power to help meet Ireland's carbon reduction targets and promote energy independence. I’m just back from a trip to Germany over the holiday period. I could not help but notice solar panels, everywhere. At scale in...

NERI Seminar DUBLIN - Matching skills needs with skills reserves: Protecting workers & communities for a Just Transition

Past event

Wed, Jan 15 2020

The NERI invites you to attend an upcoming seminar in Dublin. The seminar will look at "Matching skills needs with skills reserves: Protecting workers & communities for a Just Transition". Date: Wednesdsay 15th January, 2020. Topic: "Matching skills needs with skills reserves: Protecting workers &...

NERI Report Series, No 1 - Private Sector Wages: Trends, Prospects and Issues

18 Dec 2019

Louisa O’Brien

The labour market is tightening in pay and employment terms in the Republic of Ireland against a back drop of steady – if declining growth. The report, however, finds little firm evidence to suggest that “over-heating” is currently an issue, particularly in light of relatively average labour market...

NERI Outputs and Prospects for Private Sector Wage Growth in 2020

18 Dec 2019

Dr Tom McDonnell

One of the NERI’s goals for 2020 and beyond is to make our outputs more accessible to a wider audience. We launched our new website in early December and we will be launching new types of output in early 2020. NERI Outputs One of the new output types is an essay or ‘long-read’ series where NERI...

Economics Made Simple' - week 8 - 'Talking about Economics: Economic Crises & Ongoing Policy Debates'

09 Dec 2019

Paul Goldrick-Kelly

Paul Goldrick-Kelly, NERI Economist presented at week 8 of the 'Economics Made Simple' series of lectures in conjunction with The People's College. Paul presented on 'Talking about Economics: Economic Crises and Ongoing Policy Debates' on 9th December, 2019 in The Teacher's Club from 18:00 - 19:30.

This infographic looks at employee earnings in Northern Ireland.

Employee earnings in Northern Ireland: How do you compare?

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