Social Housing in Northern Ireland

03 Mar 2016
Paul Mac Flynn
Social housing in Northern Ireland faces unique challenges over the coming years in terms of capacity, finance and delivery. Moreover there are questions over the structure of organisation who deliver social housing and how that could be amended to best suit future needs.This InBrief looks to...

Income still 8%-10% below pre-crisis levels

18 Feb 2016
Micheál Collins
Earlier this week a new report from the UK think-tank The Resolution Foundation estimated that UK household incomes had finally returned to their pre-crisis levels. However, the latest data on Irish income levels tell a different story. Using data from the CSO’s SILC survey, we can track median...

Estimating the Revenue Yield from a FTT

11 Feb 2016
infobo
In 2011 the European Commission outlined proposals for a Europe wide financial transactions tax (FTT). Since then the proposal has been pursued by ten countries under ‘enhanced cooperation’ procedures with plans evolving to introduce the tax during 2017/2018. To date Ireland has not signed up to...

How Much Would a FTT Raise?

11 Feb 2016
Micheál Collins
This month’s NERI seminar featured a new research paper which examined the likely revenue yield for the Republic of Ireland from the implementation of a financial transactions tax (FTT). In 2011 the European Commission outlined proposals for a Europe wide FTT. Since then the proposal has been...

The Fiscal Implications of Demographic Change in the Health Sector

09 Feb 2016
infobo
The fiscal impact of predicted changes in the size and age structure of the Irish population represents a major challenge for policymakers. This paper estimates the costs, in real terms, attributable to demographic changes over the next two decades, on the public health system. A more holistic model...

Euro Crisis: causes and some solutions

01 Feb 2016
infobo
The roots of the Euro crisis and the ongoing viability of the euro are discussed along with a range of policy proposals including a conditional lender of last resort, a full and genuine banking union, differentiated inflation targeting and a centralised fiscal fund

Euro Crisis: Causes and Some Solutions

01 Feb 2016
Dr Tom McDonnell
The euro crisis may be burning at a low heat but that doesnt mean the euro area is any better designed than it was six months ago. The latest NERI inBrief and accompanying working paper and presentation discuss the causes of the euro crisis. They argue that long-term success and stability for the...

Income Taxes and the Earnings Distribution

25 Jan 2016
infobo
Income taxation represents the principal method by which the state collects its taxation revenue in the Republic of Ireland. Currently, individuals contribute income related taxation to the state by means of three distinct payments: income tax, the Universal Social Charge (USC) and Pay Related...

Tackling Economic Inequality

20 Jan 2016
Micheál Collins
One could write a book, indeed volumes, on the topic of economic inequality and its possible causes, implications and remedies. In a blog (based on a short input to a recent conference) it is only possible to point towards a number of key issues; specifically six core areas relevant to our thinking...
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