The Absence of Devolution - The Economic Costs

19 Jul 2017
Paul Mac Flynn
Interest rates have been making the headlines in recent weeks, as speculation mounts about a possible change in policy this Thursday. In the UK the Bank of England base rate has been at an all-time low for almost 10 years. Monetary policy has been very loose since the Great Financial Crash of 2008...

The Absence of Devolution - The Economic Costs

19 Jul 2017
infobo
Belfast
As the deadline of the 29th of June passed without the establishment of a new Executive, it looks as though Northern Ireland may be in for a long period with no devolved government. Quite how long this interregnum will last is in the realm of political speculation, but it does have important...

Monday Blog: Exploring the outer regions of hidden fiscal space

14 Jul 2017
Tom Healy
The 2017 Summer Economic Statement appeared last week. The Statement follows a seasonal pattern along with the Spring Economic Statement and, ultimately, Budget 2018 due to be presented to the Dáil in October and approved by the European Commission on behalf of the EU28. The debate, such as it is...

Monday Blog: Reclaiming the debate on enterprise

07 Jul 2017
Tom Healy
The key to a flourishing society is an economy that works for all people and not just the few. And the key to an economy that works for all is democracy in the workplace and in the political institutions that govern the market. [This is the text of a speech I gave at the 2017 Biennial Delegate...

Monday Blog: Getting our priorities right

30 Jun 2017
Tom Healy
Remarks at the recent National Economic Dialogue held in Dublin (28-29 June) "On behalf of the Nevin Economic Research Institut, I would like to welcome this opportunity to debate the choices and priorities for Ireland as we, hopefully, head towards a period of economic and social recovery and...

Monday Blog: Keeping the vultures at bay

23 Jun 2017
Tom Healy
The loss of a home and homelessness must be among the most stressful events in a person’s life. The stories of evictions from cottages and land in the 19 th century still evoke feelings of intense shock and outrage. How could this have happened in a colony of a ‘civilised empire’? Vast improvement...
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