Tag: economy
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What can we learn from historical recessions and depressions?
While the Covid-19 recession has some unique characteristics, research on past experiences of economic downturns offers valuable lessons on how long recovery takes and what policies might accelerate that process.
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Harland & Wolff: why the UK needs to keep historic Belfast shipyard – and heavy industry – afloat
With the threatened closure of Harland and Wolff, Pete Hodson calls for urgent political intervention before key skills and capacity are irretrievably lost.
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No-deal Brexit moves from fantasy machismo into stark reality
With 40,000 jobs at risk in Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Dr Katy Hayward argues that there is an urgent need for political leadership at the devolved regional level
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The Autumn Statement: does austerity really work?
In advance of today’s Autumn statement from the UK Chancellor, Gerard Gallagher questions the value of using austerity to balance the books.
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A Word from our experts: What the US election result means for the US economy
Professor John Turner looks at the role the economy played in the election of Donald Trump and what Trump’s presidency may mean for the US economy.
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Brexit and the Economic Implications for Northern Ireland
Queen’s University Belfast was the venue this week for Northern Ireland’s largest public debate on the economic implications of a Brexit where Dr Edgar Morgenroth shared his thoughts and research findings of how a “leave” vote could impact on the Northern Ireland economy.
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Upcoming event: Northern Ireland and the EU referendum
With a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? This October, the School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies is hosting an event in collaboration with QPol to look at the key issues.
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Corbynomics: It’s the politics, not the economics
Dr Andrew Baker examines the rise of ‘Corbynomics’ and what that may mean for UK political and economic discourse if Jeremy Corbyn is elected Labour leader.
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TTIP: Investor-state dispute settlement
Dr Sergey V. Popov examines the proposed investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision of TTIP and asks whether we can balance the interests of governments and private companies.
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What can be done about rising inequality?
Dr Eoin Flaherty examines the issue of rising economic inequality and addresses a few policy options, arising from current international research, that could counteract it.