Trends in Health Spending

18 Nov 2015
infobo
Health and its attendant costs is the subject of considerable attention in public policy across the world. The provision of healthcare and who pays animates political discussion almost everywhere. After the social protection budget, health is the single largest component of public expenditure in the...

Monday Blog: Why Northern Ireland needs a real fresh economic start

18 Nov 2015
Tom Healy
While economic recovery is evident in both jurisdictions there has been a worrying acceleration in job losses in Northern Ireland with some very significant losses expected in JTI Galagher and Michelin Tyres, both in Ballymena as well as 100 job losses in the US Engineering company, Caterpillar...

Monday Blog: Economic uncertainty

13 Nov 2015
Tom Healy
(this blog was composed prior to the recent tragic events in Paris. My thoughts and prayer are with the people of France and all nations suffering from acts of war and terror). Best of Times? was the title of a book published by researchers at the ESRI in the summer of 2007. The book followed on...

What do we really mean by ‘middle earners’?

12 Nov 2015
Micheál Collins
The recent Budget, and much of the commentary which accompanied it, contained recurring references to ‘middle-earners’ – almost all of it without any basis in the various numbers available on the Irish income and earnings distribution. New data from the Revenue Commissioners, published following...

Trends in Education Spending

10 Nov 2015
infobo
Education is widely recognised to be a crucial factor in social and economic wellbeing. In recent times, however, educational funding has come under increased pressure as public expenditures have seen substantial reductions. This Research inBrief is divided into two main sections. The first section...

Monday Blog: The fiscal implications of Irish unity

06 Nov 2015
Tom Healy
For a long time Irish history was marked by a surprising degree of consensus in favour of a united Ireland – whether as a united and politically independent island or as part of the United Kingdom. Since 1922, there has been a marked lack of consensus about where Northern Ireland’s future lies...

Monday Blog: Sustainable pensions in Northern Ireland

02 Nov 2015
Tom Healy
In a previous Monday Blog I discussed some issues in relation to ageing population and future pension provision in the Republic of Ireland ( Living Long and Living Well? ). This Blog focuses on Northern Ireland where many of the same patterns, concerns and long-term questions arise. Currently there...

Cultivating Long-Run Economic Growth in the Republic of Ireland

31 Oct 2015
infobo
New ideas and their subsequent diffusion are the ultimate source of long-run quality of life improvements. In many respects the stories of economic growth and human history are the stories of technological change and changing beliefs and ideas. Economic growth comes from the accumulation of labour...
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