False economies and the elephant in the room
What should guide fiscal policy in the short-to-medium term? What are our goals? How should governments respond to the economic wreckage of the Coronavirus? We can debate policy specifics but the general policy thrust has to date been broadly appropriate. Governments in Europe have moved swiftly and...
NERI Lecture Series (Maynooth University): Economics, Capitalism, Neoliberalism
External event contribution Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director presented a lecture to the PhD programme at Maynooth University on 10th June, 2020.
NERI Lecture Series (Maynooth University): Political Economy Primer
External event contribution Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director presented a lecture to the PhD programme at Maynooth University on 19th June, 2020.
Unlocking the economy: a slow and steady stepwise approach
In our latest blog, NERI Co-director Dr Tom McDonnell looks at ways of unlocking the economy and preparing for our new future. Predictions that the global economy is entering its worst recession since the great depression are being realised. The first quarter data is dire and the second quarter data...
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...