All-island research project launched to pinpoint problems in Northern Ireland economy

The project was launched today by Ibec and the Economic and Social Research Institute

Danny McCoy, director general at IBEC. Picture: RollingNews.ie

A new all-island economic research project could fill the gap in statistical knowledge in Northern Ireland and help better understand the Northern economy.

The All-Island Economy research project was launched today by Ibec, the employers’ group, and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and will provide a macroeconomic model for the island.

Developing data for deeper debate on a potential united Ireland is not the aim of the project, Alan Barrett, the ESRI director ...