Changing places: Shifts in employment over the lockdown
In this weeks blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn examines the Accommodation & Food Sector and why this sector is struggling to get staff after lockdown. As the vaccine programme continues to roll out and the economy begins to open up again, there are some indications of significant shifts that...
Even through the narrow lens of income, the evidence that inequality has fallen in Ireland is mixed at best
This weeks blog is by the NERI economist Ciarán Nugent. What this data suggests is that since 1980, the bottom half of the Irish adult income distribution lost 4 percentage points in the share of national income to the top 1 percent. The evidence that income inequality has improved in Ireland over...
NERI Presentation on the Economy to the ICTU Private Sector Committee
Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director presented to the ICTU Private Sector Committee on 6th May, 2021. The presentation was titled 'Private Sector Wages: Trends, Prospects and Issues'.
The Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality &the gender pay gap: Issues with targets, data gaps &measures
In this weeks, blog Dr Lisa Wilson takes an in-depth focus on the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly in relation to the gender pay gap and asks whether we can really set targets for closure of the gap if we don’t have the data?' In the Republic of Ireland on the 24th April the results of the...
Covid-19 and the Future of Social Welfare
In this weeks blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn explores some of the key findings from his NERI Long-Read Series 'Covid-19 and the Future of Social Welfare'. In describing the events of the last 12 months, it is possible that the word ‘unprecedented’ has been somewhat over-used. However, given...
Economic Trends and Outlook: April 2021 update
In this week's blog, Dr Tom McDonnell NERI Co-director summarises some of the key findings from his Report Series paper 'Economic Trends and Outlook: April 2021 update'. The NERI's most recent economic report can be found here. We are now one year into the worst global pandemic in a century. Almost...
The Gender Pay Gap in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland
NERI Senior Economist, Dr Lisa Wilson wrote two NERI Report series documents last week on The Gender Pay Gap in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. The two NERI Reports provide an overview of the extent of The Gender Pay Gap in the Republic of Ireland and The Gender Pay Gap in Northern...
NERI webinar - The Future of the Irish Social Welfare System
The NERI webinar on The Future of the Irish Social Welfare System took place on Wednesday 24th March, 2021 at 15:00. Abstract: The talk was based on a recently completed NESC study on 'The Future of...
Understanding the gender pay gap: A toolkit
A toolkit to understanding the gender pay gap and its measurement.
Presentations & Video from Low Pay and the Living Wage: Investigating the Issues webinar
The NERI webinar 'Low Pay and the Living Wage: Investigating the Issues' took place on Wednesday 23rd June, 2021 at 11:00. Fran Bennett, Honorary Researcher, Oxford University and member of the Policy Advisory Group & Women's Budget Group was the presenter and Dr Micheál Collins, Assistant Professor...