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...
Economic performance - solid improvement but a rocky road may be ahead
In this weeks blog, Tom McDonnell looks at economic performance and the rocky road ahead. Recent labour market data has been broadly positive. Employment was up 79,900 (+3.5%) in the fourth quarter compared to the previous year while the number of people in the labour force increased by 61,600...
NERI Seminar Belfast: What would be the impact of the 4-day week on the economy?
Slides from the NERI Seminar Belfast "What would be the impact of the 4-day week on the economy?" which took place on 20th February in the INTO, 23-24 College Gardens, Belfast, BT9 6BS. Please find slides below from the NERI Seminar. The presentation was made by Aidan Harper, Researcher, New...
Community wealth building for the regions?
In this week’s blog, Paul Goldrick-Kelly looks at the potential of a “community wealth building” model emphasising local development, living standards and democracy for regions across the island of Ireland. Both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland are characterised by substantial regional...
Marshalling funds for a Just transition
In this week's blog, Paul Goldrick-Kelly, Economist, NERI argues that the public sector can play a leading role unlocking finance for green investment. The global shift to environmental sustainability will require substantial changes to existing investment patterns. This is true for global carbon...
Economics Made Simple' - week 8 - 'Talking about Economics: Economic Crises & Ongoing Policy Debates'
Paul Goldrick-Kelly, NERI Economist presented at week 8 of the 'Economics Made Simple' series of lectures in conjunction with The People's College. Paul presented on 'Talking about Economics: Economic Crises and Ongoing Policy Debates' on 9th December, 2019 in The Teacher's Club from 18:00 - 19:30.
Slides from NERI Seminar Belfast: The word on the high street: Understanding the impact of retails decline on people and places
Daniel Tomlinson slides from NERI Seminar Belfast: The word on the high street: Understanding the impact of retails decline on people and places