Options for public debt management
Dr Dimitris P. Sotiropoulos (OU) Austerity policies in the wake of the 2008 global financial meltdown have left a host of developed capitalist economies struggling… Read More »Options for public debt management
Fionnuala Casey
Unlocking Benefits and Opportunities through Social Infrastructure
Dr Sharon McClements, Prof Martin Haran and Mr Andrew McErlane (Ulster) Research has established that social infrastructure provision positively influences economic growth and social development,… Read More »Unlocking Benefits and Opportunities through Social Infrastructure
Competitiveness Scorecard for NI
Mr Richard Johnston and Miss Laura Heery (Ulster) Competitiveness is a key driver in the rate of economic growth and living standards. Ulster University’s Economic… Read More »Competitiveness Scorecard for NI
How should NI respond to Corporation Tax cuts in ROI and GB?
Dr Gareth Campbell (QUB) The Fresh Start Agreement committed the NI Executive to reducing the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland to 12.5% from 2018.… Read More »How should NI respond to Corporation Tax cuts in ROI and GB?
Morality policy under the lens – evidence based policy making on abortion versus myth-usage
Dr Fiona Bloomer (Ulster) and Dr Claire Pierson (Manchester Metropolitan University) This paper considers global trends in abortion policy using the framework of morality policy.… Read More »Morality policy under the lens – evidence based policy making on abortion versus myth-usage
Beyond Article 8: The European Convention on Human Rights and Abortion in Cases of Fatal Foetal Abnormality and Sexual Crime
Dr Kathryn McNeilly (QUB) In November 2015 the Northern Ireland High Court determined prohibition of abortion in Northern Ireland in cases of fatal foetal abnormality… Read More »Beyond Article 8: The European Convention on Human Rights and Abortion in Cases of Fatal Foetal Abnormality and Sexual Crime
The Implications of Brexit for the Irish Border: Challenges and Options
Dr Katy Hayward (QUB) A key conundrum facing policymakers is how to realise a central ambition of the Brexit campaign (i.e. hardening the UK’s borders… Read More »The Implications of Brexit for the Irish Border: Challenges and Options
EU Policy Competences after Brexit: Issues for Northern Ireland
Dr Lee McGowan and Dr Viviane Gravey (QUB) Many aspects of public policy in Northern Ireland involved an EU dimension, being shaped in Brussels and… Read More »EU Policy Competences after Brexit: Issues for Northern Ireland
Opportunity Brexit? Institutional Economic Implications for Northern Ireland
Dr Graham Brownlow (QUB) The vote for Brexit has created a situation where economic policy, to a certain extent, is developing faster than textbook theory.… Read More »Opportunity Brexit? Institutional Economic Implications for Northern Ireland
The EU referendum Vote in Northern Ireland: Implications for our understanding of citizens’ political views and behaviour
Prof John Garry (QUB) Politics in Northern Ireland is typically dominated by the ethno-national divide between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists. The EU referendum presents… Read More »The EU referendum Vote in Northern Ireland: Implications for our understanding of citizens’ political views and behaviour