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My thoughts on some of the key election issues for the upcoming #GE2024 #NorthernIreland

In Northern Ireland *21* times more people are waiting over a year for treatment compared with England (adjusted for population). In NI the majority of people on lists wait over a year, with a median waiting time of 1 year and 5 weeks; 1 in 20 wait over 5 years and 35 weeks.

An interesting study from NERI on productivity in the Irish domestic economy. The data suggest it lags way behind comparable countries. nerinstitute.net/sites/default/…

A Programme for Government for Northern Ireland is due to be published soon. In this one pager, Pivotal suggests eight features of an effective PfG. Read it here pivotalppf.org/cmsfiles/NewsE…

What will decisions made by the next UK Government mean for Northern Ireland? On Pivotal Platform this week, Ann Watt looks at some of the biggest issues, including public spending, economic growth, public services and more. Read here pivotalppf.org/our-work/pivot…

NERI blog 'Ireland is a domestic productivity laggard, and we're all paying the price' - associated with a Report by Chris Smart & Michael Taft Michael Taft on research on domestic productivity - nerinstitute.net/blog/ireland-d… #Productivity

Can Labour revive Northern Ireland’s economy? ft.com/content/ea5077… via @ft

'To have a UK Government that has a vested interest in not only boosting overall productivity growth, but also seeing that spread across all regions gives power to any NI Executive seeking to reinforce that strategy at a local level.'

Good management is crucial for any business. The Northern Ireland Productivity Forum has produced a booklet on why management matters, a management practices self-assessment form & available support. David Jordan John Turner QUBBusiness Ruth Donaldson productivity.ac.uk/research/north…

Interested to know what was discussed at our recent NI Productivity Forum The Productivity Institute QUBBusiness event for Economics Observatory on productivity & skills? See 🔽

JUST PUBLISHED - Do manager's matter? By David Jordan John Turner QUBBusiness #EconTwitter buff.ly/3Y3j7hb

JUST PUBLISHED - Why are there so few women leading the UK’s biggest companies? By Rebecca Walton QUBBusiness #EconTwitter Society of Professional Economists British Academy of Management buff.ly/4d3NPeA

In their new working paper, Chris Colvin, Irish Famine Project, and eoinaldo.bsky.social find out what happened to Ireland's indigenous language, when and why ceph.ie/article-re/min… 1/13 QUBBusiness Economics @ Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt #Econtwitter #Economics #NSRPproject

Good management is crucial for any business. The Northern Ireland Productivity Forum has produced a booklet on why management matters, a management practices self-assessment form & available support. David Jordan John Turner QUBBusiness Ruth Donaldson productivity.ac.uk/research/north…

🚨 New Pivotal report published this morning The report looks back at the first seven months of the restored Northern Ireland Executive and suggests priorities ahead Read it here pivotalppf.org/cmsfiles/Publi…

Really pleased to have been able to contribute to this Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH) free course on Irish economic history, including the performance of Northern Ireland's economy during the first 50 years of devolution. More info: ceph.ie/the-developmen…

Some initial reactions to the draft Programme for Government (PfG). It’s described by FM & dFM in the Foreword as “ambitious but realistic”. Emphasises making a real difference in people’s lives 1/8 🧵executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/news/programme…

Northern Ireland is back as the UK's worst performing region for economic inactivity. Our descent down the rankings was brief, and possibly more attributable to dodgy data than genuine change. Ah well, it was nice while it lasted.

'Leaving last job for health reasons' - Northern Ireland stands out as the highest UK region 👇 Seems inevitable that this is related to long health waiting times (and generally poorer health). Useful data and analysis in the UlsterUniversity EPC report also (see link) by Gillian Martin

CEPH is delighted to launch our new CPD course 'The Development of the Irish Economy' this October! Featuring contributions from some of Ireland's top economic historians, and led by Ronan Lyons, this free course is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in the economic