Research Matters

A blog from the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service

Research Matters

Research Matters

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

Employment and Labour Market

Energy

Enterprise and Investment

Finance

Autumn Statement 2016: a fiscal molehill?

December 2, 2016

Has the Chancellor’s statement had the mountainous impact on the Executive’s budget that was expected?…

How good are Northern Ireland’s Explanatory and Financial Memoranda?

November 17, 2016

In the 2011-16 Assembly Mandate, MLAs debated, scrutinised and passed a range of legislation across a number of policy areas – from Mental Capacity to Licensing of Pavement Cafes,…

What are the key obstacles to introducing a preventative approach in Northern Ireland?

August 22, 2016

In recent years ‘Preventative Expenditure‘ (PE) has gained a high level of political consensus. There are many definitions, and this imprecision has resulted in departments sometimes claiming that all…

Research and Innovation