Economy report

Conflict legacy must inform economic policymaking

Anne Devlin, research officer at the Economic and Social Research Institute, outlines the significant economic challenges arising from ‘the Troubles’…

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Economic vision progress lags

Progress under the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) economic vision lags as the ‘good jobs’ rate of 69 per cent…

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Productivity in decline

During the Covid-19 pandemic Northern Ireland saw its largest improvement in productivity, moving up from last to seventh place amongst…

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Renewables: Powering investment, jobs, and growth

Northern Ireland’s renewable electricity sector is no longer just a climate or energy story; it is one of the most…

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Inadequate innovation

Research and development spending in Northern Ireland has declined in real terms for the third consecutive year, leaving the region…

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