In this blog by the NERI Co-director, Paul Mac Flynn Paul Mac Flynn on 'The cost of not investing in Public Services' - he discusses the findings of a report into the state of the NHS in England - nerinstitute.net/blog/cost-not-… #NHS #England #Health

Cutting taxes, increasing spending, relying on transitory tax revenue to balance the books. Feels like 2006 all over again. Progressives need an alternative fiscal framework – and show that the public finances are not safe with Fianna Fail and Fine Gael: tinyurl.com/yckcmfkn

This remains a niche position, but I still feel that the real big error that Labour made was going along with the Tory NI cuts.

The NERI Belfast seminar series is back! Join us on 24 October where Dr Michael Vallely (ESRI) will present on research findings in a paper titled 'Does Cultural Capital and Social Capital Explain the Social Origin Pay Gap?. Register here: nerinstitute.net/events/2024/do…

🎓🔎 Is there a class ceiling? Join us on 24th October in Belfast as Dr Michael Vallely (ESRI) looks at the impact of social origin on earnings, after accounting for education and occupation. Register here: nerinstitute.net/events/2024/do…

'It's not what you know, it's who you know'. Ever wondered how cultural and social connections influence pay? Register for this NERI seminar taking place in Belfast next Thursday 24th October. nerinstitute.net/events/2024/do…

Today, we have published a report titled 'Drivers of Income Inequality in Ireland and Northern Ireland' by @karinadoorley, Michele Gubello and Dora Tuda. 💡 Read the key findings: esri.ie/news/shared-is… 📄 Download the full report: esri.ie/publications/d…

Professor Mary Murphy MU Sociology MU Politics will deliver the 12th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture as the keynote speaker. Taking place at the Royal Irish Academy on 5 December 2024: nerinstitute.net/events/2024/12… NERI

The Long Run Institute (LRI) QUB Economic History Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH) My short review piece, which drawing on the related literatures of economic history, institutional econ and the econ of political decentralisation surveys Paul Collier's recent book Left Behind. Spoiler: institutional design matters.

Your income from work won't be taxed more. Your income from capital will. It's a shift in favour of labour. Why ever would a Labour government do that?

Coming up on View From Stormont with Paul Clark Ahead of the budget, we look at what's likely to be in it. Daniel Duffy reports. We also hear from Siobhán Harding 🌍 Paul Mac Flynn and Ann Watt from @PivotalPPF

Our findings show that experimental Northern Ireland annual CPI inflation has been higher than the UK since Oct 2023 (but lower from Jan to Sept 2023).

New NI wage data from NISRA Earnings increase 4.1% in real terms in 2024, but heavily skewed toward part time wage which grew 4.8% while Full time wages only grew 1.2%. Female full time wages actually fell 1.6%! nisra.gov.uk/publications/a…

New NISRA ASHE data: Low-paid jobs in NI have hit a record low of 4.7% in 2024. Yet, NI still has the UK’s highest low pay rate & 20% earn below the Real Living Wage (up 4pp). A strong wage floor, but work that provides a decent standard of living still out of reach for 1 in 5

🚨 NEW: Today’s ASHE data reveal a striking shift - while fewer workers earn below 2/3 median wage, more are falling below the RLW. What’s driving this decoupling & why does policy need to take into account the cost of essential goods and services? Read: nerinstitute.net/research/low-p…

NEW Insights: Today's ASHE data shows a continuation of trend where NI has the highest proportion of employees earning below the real living wage. There has been a significant increase across UK regions in proportion paid below RLW, although the increase largest in NI.

Ann Watt on View From Stormont on panel about Prog for Govt with Frances O'Hagan, courtney fitzgerald & Paul Mac Flynn. Topics covered: uncertainty about waiting lists funding, absence of actions on child poverty, lack of plans for water infrastructure & more (from 09:24) itv.com/watch/news/vie…

The 13th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference - Ulster University - 29 May - 9:45 - 17:00.Draft Programme will be up on website this week.Sessions will be on Collective Bargaining, Job Quality, Skills, Pensions & Public Policy to name a few - nerinstitute.net/events/2025/ca…

.Paul Mac Flynn: Productivity is not an issue of worker effort, but a matter of the quality of firms belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-a… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-a…

The 13th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture will take place in Queen's Business School on 22 January 2026. Sarah O'Connor, Financial Times will present on 'Good jobs in a changing world' Details & registration - nerinstitute.net/events/2026/13… Sarah O'Connor #Jobs