UK Budget 2020 - Keynesianism for slow learners
The UK government have performed a significant fiscal U-turn, but it all might be too little, too late. The UK budget delivered in Westminster today marks a significant shift in UK fiscal policy. The scope of the extra funding made available to tackle the impact of the coronavirus is significant at...
NERI Video Series ep 7- Tackling Ireland's Housing Crisis
In this month's episode, Orla Hegarty and Dr Michael Byrne discuss problems in the Irish housing market with NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly and give their take on solutions to addressing those...
The Perils of Revenue Raising
In this week's blog Paul Mac Flynn argues that while there are some opportunities to raise revenue in Northern Ireland, there are significant risks too. The return of a Northern Ireland Executive earlier this month was greeted as a big step forward and a chance to tackle some serious policy issues...
Getting our house in order
Last week we received the latest figures on residential property prices in Northern Ireland. The main news from this release was that house prices grew by 2.3% over the quarter and by 4% on an annual basis. This represents a return to a more robust phase of growth which has taken a bit of a dip...
"Economics Made Simple" week 2 - "Understanding Poverty and Inequality"
Paul Mac Flynn, Acting Co-Director at the NERI presented at week 2 of the "Economics made Simple" series of lectures in conjunction with The People's College. Paul presented on "Understanding Poverty and Inequality". The lecture took place on 28th October, 2019 in The Teacher's Club from 18:00 - 19...
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...
Budget 2020 makes the vulnerable pay for Brexit
Budget 2020 came and went under the shadow of a looming Brexit threat. Notwithstanding this threat, the Department of Finance projects we will avoid a technical recession in 2020. The Central Bank similarly projects narrow avoidance of a recession in a no-deal scenario, albeit with declines in...
NERI Video Series Episode 4: We need to tax wealth
On NERI's Video Series ep 4 - Éilis Ryan, Policy & Outreach Officer, Financial Justice Ireland, Workers Party representative and SIPTU member speaks with Dr Tom McDonnell, Senior Economist, NERI about...
Budget 2020 should increase the Local Property Tax
Budget 2020 is an opportunity to widen the tax base and increase scope for spending on areas like childcare, education and infrastructure. One of the best ways we can do this is by increasing the property tax. The latest NERI inBrief makes just such a case. So what is the case in favour of shifting...