"Economics Made Simple" week 1 - Concepts and Irish Economic Development
Dr Tom McDonnell, Acting Co-Director at the NERI presented at week 1 of the "Economics made Simple" series of lectures in conjunction with The People's College. Tom presented on "Concepts and Irish Economic Development". The lecture took place on 21st October, 2019 in The Teacher's Club from 18:00 -...
Time to think of importance of retail as Christmas looms
It’s approaching that time of year again, where people start thinking about, dare I say it, Christmas. I know, I know, I can hear the tut at my even mentioning of the word aloud this side of Halloween. But like it or lump it, as the evenings continue to close in and people get used to going home to...
NERI Seminar Dublin: Budget 2020: Reflections and Analysis
Slides from NERI Seminar: Budget 2020: Reflections and Analysis held in the Fórsa offices on 16th October, 2019. The three speakers each made a brief presentation responding to aspects of Budget 2020. The presentations were delivered by Robert Sweeney (TASC), Michelle Murphy (Social Justice Ireland)...
NERI Video Series Episode 5: Budget 2020 Analysis
Paul Mac Flynn, Senior Economist, NERI speaks with Robert Sweeney, Policy Analyst, TASC and Michelle Murphy, Research & Policy Analyst, Social Justice Ireland on their analysis of Budget 2020. Listen...
Local impact of Wrightbus closure cannot be ignored
The announcement last week that Wrightbus has gone into administration with the loss of up to 1,200 jobs has dealt a significant blow to Northern Ireland’s manufacturing sector at a time when the sector faces an existential threat. Furthermore, it is just the latest in a long series of closures to...
The word on the high street
The way we shop in the UK has changed dramatically in just the space of a decade. In 2008 less than five per cent of retail spending was online, and that share has almost quadrupled in the years since. The latest statistics published just this morning show that in March this year almost a fifth of...
Inflation and the pound - the rise and fall.
As the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looms, much attention has focused on how the UK economy will react to life outside the EU on the first of November. While there are likely to be some immediate impacts on day one arising from border delays and turbulence in the financial markets, it would be...
Launch of the NERI Quarterly Economic Observer (QEO) Summer, 2019
Slides from the Launch of the NERI Quarterly Economic Observer (QEO) Summer, 2019 which took place in Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 on Thursday 18th July, 2019. Dr Tom McDonnell, Senior Economist, NERI was the lead author, the QEO proposes changes to the taxation of capital stocks in...
Trade Unions, Collective Bargaining and Economic Performance
A key goal of workers and unions is to achieve wage growth that outstrips increasing costs of living. Trade unions can influence the labour share and the productivity channels, to the benefit of workers. Unions increase the bargaining power of labour, which enables workers to negotiate a larger...
NERI Seminar Dublin: Whither Industrial Democracy? Irish Trade Unionism and the Cooperative Commonwealth
Slides from NERI Seminar Dublin: "Whither Industrial Democracy? Irish Trade Unionism and the Cooperative Commonwealth" by Dr Cian McMahon, Postdoctoral research position, Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia on 5th June, 2019. NERI Seminar: Whither Industrial Democracy? Irish Trade Unionism and the...