Economic & Social Research Institute

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) will ask the Government for powers to mount electronic surveillance and intercept communicat(...)

The strangely muted reaction this week to the news that Amazon is creating 1,000 new highly-skilled jobs in Dublin is the surest proof yet that the ec(...)

The current boom in property prices could trigger another housing bubble, even though it is not being fuelled by a boom in credit, a leading housing e(...)

The Government enters the key stage of preparation for the 2019 budget with the exchequer finances in a relatively strong position. It now faces a key(...)

The OECD on Tuesday forecast that the Irish economy will grow by 4 per cent this year, and by 2.9 per cent next. This is lower than the forecasts of 4(...)

The ESRI has urged the Government not to cut income taxes in October’s budget, arguing that the strong economic growth is already providing enough sti(...)

The Government is talking a good game on the budget and the prudence message will be sold hard in Tuesday’s Summer Economic Statement, which will prov(...)

The Economic and Social Research Institute has played down fears of a bubble in housing prices by arguing that the strong growth in prices was support(...)

It is hard to believe that the Irish health system still hasn’t got a handle on why so many Irish trained doctors emigrate. There is a presumption th(...)

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