Tax and welfare needs a proper conversation – Are we starting to have it?
In this blog, NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses the Commission on Taxation and Welfare's independent review of the tax and welfare system called 'Foundations for the Future'. The Commission on Taxation and Welfare (the Commission), of which I was a member, launched its independent review...
NERI Submission to the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight - Examination of Taxation on Wealth and Assets: How they Work and Could be Evolved in Ireland
NERI Submission by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell to the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Examination of Taxation on Wealth and Assets: How they Work and Could be Evolved in Ireland (30 June 2023).
The Budget 2024: NERI Post Budget Analysis Seminar - presentations
The Budget 2024: NERI Post Budget analysis seminar took place in SIPTU, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1 on Thursday 12 October 2023 from 15:30 - 16:30. The details were as follows: Title: "Budget 2024: Post Budget Analysis". Speakers: Michael Taft (SIPTU), Dr. Tricia Keilthy (St Vincent de Paul) and Dr. Rory...
Government Should Abandon Populist Tax Cuts and Procyclical Budgets
In this blog the NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell argues for a countercyclical budget and cautions against using the potentially transitory corporation tax windfalls to fund tax cuts or day-to-day spending. The Irish economy is in an unusual place. It’s been buffeted by Brexit, by the shock and...
11th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference – presentations, photos &videos
The 11th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference in association with Queen’s Management School at Queen’s University Belfast provided a forum for the presentation of research papers on labour market issues (North & South of Ireland & international). The event took place in Queen’s Management School at...
We need change at Westminster before we solve Northern Ireland’s troubled public finances
In this blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn discusses the state of Northern Ireland's public finances. Northern Ireland’s public finances are in a very sorry state. Without a devolved government, senior civil servants are forced to plan cuts in public expenditure, larger in scale than anything...
11th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference - afternoon plenary session - 23 May 2023
Date: 23 May 2023 Venue: Queen's Management School at Queen's University Belfast. Title: Labour Market Statistics in Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland - Similarities & Differences in Concepts...
NERI Seminar Series 2023: 'The state of the social union'
The seminar titled 'The State of the Social Union' was presented by Dr. Mark Simpson, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Ulster University. It took place on Wednesday 10 May 2023 at 15.30 in INTO offices...
Gender pay gap: Turning rhetoric into action
In this blog, NERI senior economist, Dr. Lisa Wilson discusses the gender pay gap. This article was printed in March 2023 in the AgendaNI publication. The gender pay gap is an issues of continuing concern and debate. In this recent related Working Paper, Dr. Wilson discusses which factors reduce and...
A strange cost of living package
In this NERI blog, NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses the government's 'cost of living' intervention. The government's 'cost of living' intervention was somewhat difficult to understand from this humble economist’s perspective. In particular, the decision to retain the privileged 9% VAT...