NI Economic Conference 2018 - The Quality of Employment in Northern Ireland
External event contribution Dr Lisa Wilson presentation to the Agenda NI Northern Ireland Economics Conference 2018
Immigration and low pay
Over the last number of weeks there has been increasing discussion over what the United Kingdom’s immigration policy will be once it leaves the European Union. Despite playing a disproportionately large role in the debate at the time of the referendum, the issue of immigration has since taken a back...
Immigration and low pay
Over the last number of weeks there has been increasing discussion over what the United Kingdom’s immigration policy will be once it leaves the European Union. Despite playing a disproportionately large role in the debate at the time of the referendum, the issue of immigration has since taken a back...
Measuring Job Quality: The ‘Better Jobs Index’
This increased concern over job quality in the UK was initially formalised by Prime Minister Theresa May when she commissioned Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA to undertake a review of modern working practices. One of the key recommendations made by the Commission in its report was that...
The End of Austerity?
The UK Budget for 2019/20 will be unveiled later today by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond. While nearly all recent discussion and debate at Westminster has been consumed by Brexit, the political context for this budget is quite different. Obviously, it will be almost impossible to avoid...
NERI Seminar Belfast: Just energy transitions and ‘full spectrum innovation’: decarbonisation, democratisation, divestment and disruption
Slides from NERI Seminar Belfast: Just energy transitions and ‘full spectrum innovation’: decarbonisation, democratisation, divestment and disruption presented by Professor John Barry, Queen's University Belfast on 25th October 2018. Slides NERI Seminar - just energy transitions john barry QUB 25...
Productivity on the island of Ireland - A tale of three economies
Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) have experienced markedly different economic trajectories in the century since one part of the island gained independence from the United Kingdom. This paper seeks to examine the performance of both of these economies with regard to...
Quarterly Economic Observer - Autumn 2018 - "Productivity on the Island of Ireland: A Tale of Three Economies"
This edition of the NERI’s Quarterly Economic Observer (QEO) outlines our latest expectations for the economic outlook in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (Section 1) and examines labour productivity on the island of Ireland (Section 2). Economic Outlook for the Republic of Ireland The...
Housing Affordability for Ireland’s Young People in the Context of the Cost of Living: A Long-Term Assessment
A lack of affordable housing, both rented and mortgaged, remains a significant source of concern for the stability and continued prosperity of the Irish economy. While activity has recovered strongly following the economic downturn, housing supply has not. However, there are other factors at play in...
NERI Seminar Belfast: Housing in Northern Ireland and its implications for living standards
Presentation and paper from the NERI Seminar 27 September 2018. This paper aims to assess the sufficiency and affordability of housing in Northern Ireland and the implications which housing costs have for living standards. Looking at supply and demand there does not appear to be any misallocation...