Monday Blog: Universal Private Health Insurance: Terms &Conditions will apply
Recently the Government in the Republic of Ireland issued a White Paper on Universal Health Insurance . In it, the Government states: ‘it has set out an ambitious plan for the most far-reaching and fundamental reform of our health system since the foundation of the State.’ It describes the proposed...
NERI Housing inBrief
Housing and Ireland’s Economic Recovery Housing has been one of a number of issues that has sat at the core of Ireland’s recent economic collapse. The very expensive lessons of recent years must not be lost; excessive house prices were not good news for the economy or society generally. The latest...
Time to think about the type of Ireland we want to live in
The impact of the various austerity measures over recent years has been, and continues to be, felt by families in every corner of the country. Whether it is pay, public services or social welfare; all measures point towards a drop in living standards that has been hard felt. Recent data from the CSO...
Monday Blog: We have a problem on low skills and we need to talk about it
Have you difficulties reading and understanding your telephone bill? How will you fare on the forthcoming Water charges bill if you live in the Republic of Ireland? Today, on the island of Ireland, there are approximately one million adults with serious challenges in relation to reading and the...
Labour Market conference held in UCC
On 1st May 2014 the NERI held a labour market conference in association with the UCC School of Economics. The conference included presentations from labour market experts working in academia, public institutions, and the trade unions. The NERI would like to thank all those who took part, and those...
Monday Blog: Work, Pensions and Living Incomes
The topic of pensions is not the most exciting matter to consider on a bright spring Monday morning. If you are below a certain age you are more likely to be preoccupied about other matters including getting employment that pays an adequate and sustainable income in the near-term. If you are above a...
On the Generosity of Ireland's Welfare System
Earlier this week, the OECD launched their preliminary review of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs. The review rightly complements the significant labour market progress of recent years – a point we highlight in the most recent NERI Quarterly Economic Observer. There we anticipate unemployment...
Monday Blog: Doing, learning and teaching political economy
Some years ago a fellow economist queried why economic inequality is a problem. He suggested that people are born with different endowments of talent and opportunity and a degree of social difference in outcomes is not only natural but good as a spur for economic performance. In any case, he argued...
NERI Seminar Dublin: Funding Options for Higher Education
Slides from the April NERI seminar on funding options for higher education. The presentation is based on a recent paper, co authored with Austin Delaney, " We need to talk about Higher Education". The paper argues the current model of funding for higher education is unsustainable. It outlines a...
Funding Options for Higher Education
The April NERI seminar took place this afternoon in the INTO Learning Centre. Tom Healy provided an overview of a recent paper, co authored with Austin Delaney, " We need to talk about Higher Education ". The paper argues the current model of funding for higher education is unsustainable. It...