The race between wages and prices is not a fair fight
In this blog, NERI Co-director, Paul Mac Flynn discusses the release of last months inflation and wages data. On the face of it the results might have been encouraging, inflation fell once again and wages growth held steady. Unfortunately, this analysis doesn’t capture the full picture for a number...
11th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture - Torsten Bell's presentation and video
The 11th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture in association with the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast took place on Monday 16 October, 2023 from 11am - 1pm. The venue was the Canada Room (and Council Chamber), Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast...
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 - morning plenary session - 23 May 2023
Professor John FitzGerald, Trinity College presented at the 11th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference, morning plenary session on 23rd May 2023. The venue was Queen's Management School at Queen's...
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...
An Unusual Economic Backdrop
In this blog by the NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell he discusses the Irish economy over the past few years and refers to his latest NERI Report Series document. The Republic of Ireland’s economy is in a very unusual position. The labour market might already be close to overheating, yet real...
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...