NERI Video Series ep 10 - Implications of the fallout from Coronavirus on housing
In NERI Video Series ep 10, NERI economists Paul Goldrick-Kelly and Ciarán Nugent discuss the implications of the fallout from the Coronavirus on housing in Ireland.
Decent employment for younger generations should be the focus of the stimulus package
In our latest blog, NERI economist Ciarán Nugent looks at the effect of the Covid-19 crisis on the younger generations in Ireland. The latest figures, released on Monday are extremely worrying. More than twice the amount of employees that have been kept on through the wage subsidy scheme (283,000)...
What type of economy do we want after the crisis?
In our latest blog, NERI Co-director Dr Tom McDonnell looks at the Irish economy after the Covid-19 crisis. The Covid-19 crisis is a major and transformative shock to the global economy that will have profound and long-lasting social, economic and political implications. The great lockdown has...
Time to tackle the private rental sector
In our latest blog, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly points to issues of affordability experienced by private tenants in the Republic of Ireland over the last several years. He argues for policy to protect renters from Covid-19 related difficulties and to start building a more secure housing...
COVID-19: Policymakers should focus on decent work and a Green New Deal in recovery
We should start talking about a 'high-road' and green development strategy for the recovery. Assessing the likely economic impact of 12 weeks of coronavirus lockdown in their quarterly commentary at the end of March, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) suggested unemployment could...
Known unknowns - The Economic Impact of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland
In this week's blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn looks at the impact of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland. As the lockdown of Northern Ireland enters into its third week, the impact of these measures on our economy is, as of now, largely unknown. This may seem bizarre under the current...
NERI Video Series ep 9 - Coronavirus: New unemployment figures, income supports & a paradigm shift?
Co-directors, Dr Tom McDonnell and Paul Mac Flynn of NERI give initial thoughts on income support North and South, Ciarán Nugent give the first round of unemployment numbers and they discuss...
Back to the Future on housing
In this week's blog, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly highlights the possible implications of Covid-19 in the short and longer term. He cautions against a replay of dynamics seen following the last crisis. Like nearly every other aspect of life, the covid-19 emergency has upended expectations...
Only a massive state intervention can prevent deep recession
In this weeks blog Dr Tom McDonnell and Paul Mac Flynn, Co-directors at the NERI give their response to the Covid-19 crisis that has hit the island of Ireland and the world. In the past week it is estimated that up to 140,000 jobs have been lost across the Republic of Ireland economy owing to the...
Press Release: The CSO Quarterly National Accounts: Quarter 4, 2019
Press Release The CSO Quarterly National Accounts: Quarter 4, 2019 The latest data for the Irish economy is broadly positive with GDP increasing 5.5% in 2019 and GNP 3.3%. In GDP terms Ireland had the fastest growing economy in the EU in 2019. However, Irish GDP data is distorted by the outsize...