Conference highlights Ireland’s Unemployment Crisis
On November 12th the NERI hosted a conference focused on Ireland's unemployment crisis. Over a series of papers the nature of the current crisis and the possible solutions to the problem were examined. The papers and presentations for the conference are now available on the NERI website. In my own...
Budget 2013 and onwards: choices and consequences
The Society of Saint Vincent DePaul launched their pre-Budget document entitled 'The Human Face of Austerity' on Thursday October 25th. At the launch I spoke about the choices government have as they compile Budget 2013 and reflected on some of the context and consequences of these choices for...
Austerity isn’t working: A Northern Ireland Perspective
The International Monetary Fund recently admitted that they have, since the beginning of the crisis, grossly underestimated the damage that austerity policies have been doing to the economy. The admission was made in the latest edition of the World Economic Outlook released at their bi-annual...
NERI Seminar Dublin: How accurate and useful are forecasts of Irish economic performance?
'How accurate and useful are forecasts of Irish economic performance?' Seminar delivered on October 17th 2012.
Inter-Regional Income Differences in Ireland: Real or Perceived Regional Divides
External event contribution Abstract Ireland comprises two regions at NUTS2 and eight regions at NUTS3 level. Among the primary factors used to differentiate between these regions are average income levels. Up until recent years, the availability of representative and timely income data to profile inter- and intra-regional...
Researching Alternative Economic Policies
Dublin Economics Workshop on Irish Economic Policy, January 27th 2012 Session 'Economic Policy and Evaluation' - Researching Alternative Economic Policies Tom Healy, Director, Congress Economic Research Unit
Is Ireland achieving its targets?
To read this blog on Ireland's targets under the plan with the Troika, click here.