Budget 2023 gives us a shot at keeping recession at bay
In this blog, NERI Co-director Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses the outcomes of Budget 2023. While almost everyone will benefit in cash terms from this budget it won’t be enough to compensate for the projected cumulative inflation of 16% over 2022 and 2023. In particular, the lump sums and once-off...
Priorities for Budget 2023
In this blog by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell he asks 'What should the government do in Budget 2023?' Budget 2023 will take place next week in the context of declining real incomes and living standards for households and spiralling costs for business. Inflation this year will average close to...
Opening Statement – Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Opening statement from NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell and NERI economist, Paul Goldrick-Kelly on ‘The Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in advance of Budget 2023 and additional one-off measures for 2022’ to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight held on Wednesday 7 September 2022...
NERI Opening Statement to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Opening statement from NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell and NERI economist, Paul Goldrick-Kelly on ‘The Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in advance of Budget 2023 and additional one-off measures for 2022’ to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight.
10th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture - presentations & video
The 10th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture was held in the offices of the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) on Thursday 10th November. Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor (Financial Regulation), Central Bank of Ireland delivered the annual lecture as keynote speaker. Kevin Callinan, President of the...
Presentations from Budget 2023: NERI Post budget analysis
The Budget 2023: NERI Post Budget analysis took place in the Fórsa offices on Wednesdsay 5th October, 2022 from 15:30 - 16:30. The details were as follows: Title: "Budget 2023: Post Budget Analysis" Speakers: Michael Taft (SIPTU), Dr. Tricia Keilthy (St Vincent de Paul) and Dr. Micheál Collins (UCD)...
The future of the UK economy: Navigating a route to a fairer and more prosperous Northern Ireland, and beyond
The Resolution Foundation in partnership with the NERI is hosting an event exploring the future of the UK economy & examining routes to a fairer and more prosperous Northern Ireland, and beyond The whole of the United Kingdom is facing a decisive decade of huge economic change, from restructuring...
The Living Wage estimate is based on living costs. It should stay that way.
This weeks blog is by NERI economist, Ciarán Nugent. He discusses the 'at-risk-of-poverty' indicator and the Living Wage. Poverty is a wide and abstract concept that does not lend itself easily to measurement. Finding ways to quantify phenomena which are not easy to simply ‘slap a number on’ is part...
10th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference - presentations
The 10th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference took place in the Quinn Building, UCD on Tuesday 14th June in association with UCD and the Geary Institute. The conference included research papers on various aspects of the labour market and labour market policy. Professor John Geary, UCD presented...
Presentations from the 10th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference
The 10th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference was held in the Quinn Building, UCD on Tuesday 14th June, 2022 in association with UCD and the Geary Institute. The conference included research papers on various aspects of the labour market and labour market policy. The research papers are below...