Conference highlights Ireland’s Unemployment Crisis
On November 12th the NERI hosted a conference focused on Ireland's unemployment crisis. Over a series of papers the nature of the current crisis and the possible solutions to the problem were examined. The papers and presentations for the conference are now available on the NERI website. In my own...
Under-employment in the Republic of Ireland
Over one quarter of Irish workers are under-employed. Under-employment includes both those who are unemployed and part-time workers who wish to work more hours. It also includes 'marginally attached' workers such as those who have become discouraged and have given up searching for work, and those...
NERI Seminar Dublin: Responding to the Unemployment Crisis - What Role for Active Labour Market Policies?
On 12th November 2012, the NERI hosted a half-day conference titled "Responding to the Unemployment Crisis". The presentations can be downloaded from this page. At an early stage of the current recession, the National Economic and Social Council succinctly summarised Ireland's situation as being one...
Budget 2013 and onwards: choices and consequences
The Society of Saint Vincent DePaul launched their pre-Budget document entitled 'The Human Face of Austerity' on Thursday October 25th. At the launch I spoke about the choices government have as they compile Budget 2013 and reflected on some of the context and consequences of these choices for...
Labour costs in accommodation and food sector below EU15 average
Labour costs in the accommodation and food sector are below the average of western European countries. Labour costs include wages, but also employers PRSI, which is far lower in Ireland than most western European countries. In the latest edition of the NERI's Quarterly Economic Facts, indicator 3.1b...
Working Poor are the largest group experiencing poverty
One in every seven of the Irish population (15.8%) lives on an income which is less than the official poverty line. Given a population of approximately 4.58 million people this implies that almost 725,000 live at risk of poverty. In the latest edition of the NERI's Quarterly Economic Facts document...
Presentation to NWCI 08 Oct 12
External event contribution Presentation 'Bearing the Brunt: Women and the Recession' - response to panel of speakers
Part-time working a problem for Northern Ireland
Recent data has indicated that the level of unemployment in Northern Ireland has surpassed that of the UK as a whole. This is worrying news, but it is also not a full picture of the labour market in Northern Ireland. The unemployment rate does not count those who are underemployed, those who are in...
Proportion that are long-term unemployed continues to increase
While in the rest of Europe the share of unemployed who have been searching for work for over a year is stabilising, in Ireland it continues to increase. As total unemployment rates have increased across Europe the proportion of total unemployed who are long-term unemployed has increased especially...
Three-quarters of earners have incomes below €50,000
Despite its relevance to various public policy issues, information on the levels and distribution of earnings in the Republic of Ireland is limited. Over the next year the NERI plans to address this deficit with research examining incomes and earnings in Ireland based on data from the CSO's Survey...