Fiscal Powers in Northern Ireland: A New Settlement
The restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive earlier this year also heralded a renewed discussion about the devolved government’s lack of financial clout. The devolution settlement agreed for Northern Ireland in 1998 saw the creation of an Executive with significant spending powers. However...
NERI Video Series ep 11 - Where do we go from here? Principles for the 2020's economy
NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent asks NERI co-director Dr Tom McDonnell about his most recent long-read: Where do we go from here? Principles for the 2020's economy. Productive capacity, inclusivity and...
Where do we go from here? Principles for the 2020s economy
In this NERI Blog, Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director looks beyond the current crisis to discuss some of the principles that should guide economic policy into the 2020s, whether in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, or further afield. The world economy is suffering through its deepest...
NERI Submission to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Budgetary Position
External event contribution Submission on expenditure and the budgetary position written by Dr Tom McDonnell, Co-director at the NERI for the Covid-19 response committee.
NERI Submission to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Social Protection
External event contribution Submission on social protection written by Ciarán Nugent and Paul Goldrick-Kelly, economists at the NERI for the Covid-19 response committee.
NERI Submission to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Budgetary Position
Submission on expenditure and the budgetary position written by Dr Tom McDonnell, Co-director at the NERI for the Covid-19 response committee. The Covid-19 response committee is gathering submissions on a range of topics including on social protection policy and on public expenditure and fiscal...
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...
Rethinking tax in the Republic of Ireland and UK
In this edition of our blog, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly compares the latest available data on taxes in the Republic of Ireland and UK to other wealthy EU countries. He argues that these data suggest scope for significant revenue raising to fund reformed economies. Few things are argued about...
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.
Monitoring the crisis in the Northern Ireland labour market
In our latest blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn looks at the latest labour market statistics for Northern Ireland that were released this morning. The latest labour market statistics for Northern Ireland were released this morning. While these figures do describe the situation in the three...