Regional productivity in Ireland: GVA per hour worked
In this NERI Research InBrief no. 85, NERI economist Chris Smart uses a dataset provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), to calculate a variety of regional indicators looking at gross value added (GVA), focusing specifically on GVA per hour worked and different employment shares by NUTS...
Regional productivity in Ireland: an overview
In this NERI Research InBrief no. 84, NERI economist Chris Smart uses a dataset provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to calculate a variety of regional indicators, looking first at gross value added (GVA) and how it is affected by the sectoral makeup of differnt NUTS regions.
Environmental Investment spending: A comparison across three states
In this NERI Research InBrief no. 83, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly compares differing trends in environmental protection investment for sustainability in the Republic of Ireland (ROI), Austria and Sweden.
A comparison of emissions trends for three small open economies
In this NERI Research InBrief, NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly compares emissions trends for three european small open economies, Austria, the Republic of Ireland and Sweden. These states show distinct trends in greenhouse gas sources and trends despite other similarities.
Hourly Earnings Inequality-Young Irish women in high-end Occupations post Financial Crisis
In this NERI Research InBrief no. 81 by Shauna Fitzsimons, NERI intern and Ciarán Nugent, NERI economist, they examine the average hourly earnings for under 30s relative to the wider average. There is a special focus on young women in three of the broad occupational categories characterised by third...
Very low work Intensity households In Ireland
A high share of Irish adults in very low work intensity households is often highlighted to explain exceptionally high market income inequality in Ireland.
How heavy is the weight of tax in the Republic of Ireland – Some high-level facts
Irish government revenue from taxes and social contributions is lower than the EU average as a proportion of output (GNI* basis). Revenues from consumption and capital are above the EU average, whereas revenues from labour are below the EU average.
Does consumption in the Republic of Ireland respect planetary boundaries?
Societies globally are under significant threat from the human destabilisation of a number of earth systems. This InBrief uses the recently developed planetary boundaries framework to examine whether environmental stress generated by consumption in the Republic of Ireland oversteps these boundaries.
Labour market performance in Ireland pre-Covid: We already had a new normal
Ireland’s labour market has seen dramatic shifts in employment over the past two decades. In the years recent to 2019, it was observable through a number of key summary measures that the Irish labour market had been performing...
Employment and access to childcare during the Covid-19 crisis
Little consideration appears to have been given to the misalignment between the reopening of many sectors of our economy whilst access to childcare remains so limited. This Research InBrief looks at the extent to which the workforce is likely to be affected by a misalignment between a return to work...