Economic & Social Research Institute

Some low-paid workers saw a reduction in hours as a result of increases in the minimum wage between 2016 and 2018, but average take-home pay rose, a n(...)

One of the more interesting takeaways from MyHome.ie and Davy’s latest report on the Irish property market – apart from the fact that house prices ar(...)

Tributes have come for prominent political scientist and elections commentator Prof Richard Sinnott who has died after a long illness. He was an emer(...)

Textbooks suggest that economies and those who operate in them adjust to changing circumstances and incentives. And we have indeed seen major changes (...)

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With case numbers of Covid-19 rising due to the new Omicron variant, and fresh restrictions recently introduced, it can be difficult to stay optimisti(...)

The rest of the public service know that it is not wise to pick a fight with IDA Ireland. The body responsible for attracting foreign investment here (...)

The proportion of people wearing face masks to protect against Covid-19 has reached levels seen towards the end of the previous wave of the virus last(...)

Irish food exports to Britain have declined by a quarter as a result of Brexit, a new study has found. The research conducted by the Economic and Soc(...)

In its recent report on the Leaving Certificate results and the standardisation process undertaken, the State Examinations Commission highlights uncon(...)