A blog from the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service

Economy and Finance Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Economy and Finance Blog articles published before 1 May 2022, divided into their relevant categories.

Economy

Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit goods trade

May 25, 2021

This blog article complements the Assembly Research and Information Paper Internal Market Act 2020 and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. It explains Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. including how…

Is Northern Ireland ‘Open’ for business? Examining the social and economic impact of sporting events

July 2, 2019

This article draws on recent experiences of Government-funded sporting events in Northern Ireland (NI), highlighting a number of those events, in particular their economic and social benefits. Such past…

Northern Ireland trade in goods, 2018

April 8, 2019

This blog post provides an overview of Northern Ireland’s (NI) current position with regard to trade in goods and updates our previous blog on NI’s trade in goods in…

Employment and Labour Market

National Minimum Wage: Effects and future

December 18, 2019

Do you know the hourly minimum wage rates for workers in Northern Ireland? Currently, the rates are determined under three separate schemes: the ‘National Living Wage’; the ‘National Minimum…

What is the Gender Pay Gap in Northern Ireland in 2019?

March 8, 2019

By Michael Scholes & Aidan Stennett To highlight International Women’s Day, this blog article updates a previous one examining the Gender Pay Gap in Northern Ireland, by presenting the…

What is the gender pay gap in Northern Ireland?

March 8, 2018

By Michael Scholes & Aidan Stennett Please note: we have posted a new version of this blog article using the most recent data, see here. To highlight International Women’s…

Energy

Enterprise and Investment

Finance

A snapshot of COVID-19 funding (updated)

December 10, 2020

This visualisation provides a series of interactive graphs compiled by the Assembly’s Research and Information Service (RaISe), which offer a snapshot of government funding allocated to address key challenges…

Northern Ireland economy: Autumn 2020 update

October 8, 2020

As Northern Ireland (NI) emerges from the widespread COVID-19 public health crisis into a phase of more localised outbreaks and disruption, there have been numerous bleak economic developments. Claimant…

A snapshot of COVID-19 funding

September 30, 2020

Research and Innovation

A revised strategy for Northern Ireland’s Economy

December 6, 2016

By Eóin Murphy, Michael Scholes, and Aidan Stennett The Northern Ireland Executive is currently revising its Economic Strategy. What are the key factors it should take into consideration when…