Video and Presentation from the NERI Seminar - Understanding the Gender Gap in Northern Ireland: Drivers and Protective factors
The seminar titled 'Understanding the Gender Gap in Northern Ireland: Drivers and Protective factors' was presented by Dr. Lisa Wilson, Senior economist, NERI. It took place on Thursday 23 February 2023 at 15.30. The details are as follows: Title: 'Understanding the Gender Gap in Northern Ireland...
Low Pay, Earnings, Benefits &Inflation
Inflation is the rate at which the cost of goods and services have been rising over a time period – such as, this year compared to last year, or this month compared to last month. Over the year to September of this year, the inflation rate was 8.8% higher than it was last year. In practical terms...
Prospects for Union Voice in Ireland Seminar
'Prospects for Union Voice in Ireland - Reflections based on the UCD Working in Ireland Survey (2021) and the LEEF High-Level Working Group Report on Collective Bargaining' seminar took place in the...
Union voice in Ireland
Professor John Geary, UCD and Dr. Maria Belizón, UCD wrote a report titled ‘ Union Voice in Ireland: First findings from the UCD Working in Ireland...
Union Voice in Ireland: Evidence from the UCD Working in Ireland Survey
In this blog by Professor John Geary, UCD and Dr. Maria Belizón, UCD they present on their paper based on novel findings from the UCD Working in Ireland Survey. This survey was led by Professor John Geary with the involvement of NERI researchers. The proportion of the workforce that is in union...
Upcoming NERI events
The NERI have the following events coming up over the next six months. The conference and seminars will be in the areas of working in Ireland, growth, tax, inflation, education and carbon lock-in. Our latest seminar took place in Dublin on 5 October 2022 - Budget 2023: NERI post budget analysis...
Presentation & video from Prospects for Union Voice in Ireland Seminar
'Prospects for Union Voice in Ireland - Reflections based on the UCD Working in Ireland Survey (2021) and the LEEF High-Level Working Group Report on Collective Bargaining' seminar took place in the Fórsa offices on Wednesdsay 19 October, 2022 from 15:30 - 16:30. The details of the seminar were...
Video & Presentation from NERI Seminar 'Overqualified third-level graduates in the Irish labour market'
The 'Overqualified third-level graduates in the Irish labour market' seminar took place in the Fórsa offices on Wednesday 11 January 2023 from 15:30 - 16:30. It was also run as a live streamed event. The details are as follows: Title: 'Overqualified third-level graduates in the Irish labour market'...
Poverty, Inequality & The Cost of Living crisis
As part of NIC-ICTU Education programme Dr Lisa Wilson presented a seminar on 'Poverty, Inequality and the Cost of Living Crisis'. What is poverty? What is inequality? How do we measure poverty & inequality? What data do we have available to do that? How many people are poor in Northern Ireland? How...
Overqualified third-level graduates in the Irish labour market
In this blog, NERI economist, Ciarán Nugent discusses his NERI Report Series no. 19, on 'Overqualified third-level graduates in the Irish labour market'. Using Labour Force Survey data, NERI’s latest report presents the evidence of trends in the share of tertiary graduates among the adult population...