Irish economic update, attitudes in Ireland and Northern Ireland & social inclusion indicators
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Advancing evidence-based policymaking that supports economic sustainability and social progress in Ireland.
Quarterly Economic Commentary:
Domestic economy continues to grow despite GDP contraction in 2023
by Kieran McQuinn , Conor Mark O'Toole , Eoin Kenny and Lea Hauser
Exports and investment levels in the domestic economy have registered negative growth rates mainly due to the slowdown in?MNE-related activities.??
Overall, inflation is beginning to ease, mainly due to the fall in energy prices.?
The labour market continues to perform robustly, underscoring the resilience of the underlying economy. Employment levels are currently at a historic high.?
Social and political attitudes generally more positive in Ireland than in Northern Ireland, though fluctuation over time
by James Laurence, Stefanie Sprong , Fran McGinnity , Helen Russell and Garance Hingre
This research found that in Northern Ireland, people were generally happier with how democracy was working from 1998 to 2016.
However, satisfaction started going down after 2016, especially in areas like trust in politics, trust in the media, and optimism for the future.
These declines occurred during renewed political instability, like the Brexit vote and problems with power-sharing since 2017.
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In Ireland, attitudes over the past two decades have been significantly shaped by the 2008/09 recession and the subsequent period of austerity.
When the recession hit in 2007/08, satisfaction with democracy, trust in politics and the media, trust in other people, and optimism dropped significantly.
Read the Irish Times editorial on this research below:
Ireland's progress on EU social inclusion indicators
by Stefanie Sprong & Bertrand Ma?tre
This report found that Ireland is one of the top five European countries on some social inclusion indicators but lags behind on some indicators for lone parents and people with disabilities.
For example, by 2021, Ireland reached?its target for the in-work poverty measure (4th position) and was close to reaching the income inequality target (6th position).
However, it was ranked among the bottom five countries for the At Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion (AROPE) for people with disabilities (24th position).
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