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Saturday 5 December 2020
The findings are included in a report published today by the HSE and ESRI.
The results of this week’s election may further complicate the American response to the economic crisis.
Arts, entertainment and construction among the worst-affected domestic sectors.
The report author said Ireland’s HCE should not be “interpreted as a measure of hospital service expenditure”.
Behavioural expert Dr Shane Timmons says that disapproval from the right sources is the key to fighting non-compliance.
However, new research has found that no sector is severely exposed to both the shocks of the pandemic and a hard Brexit.
We speak to Pete Lunn, a behavioural scientist from the ESRI.
The findings are based on a nationally representative survey of 1,000 adults in Ireland run in early July.
The report was compiled through data from the Labour Force Survey and the Healthy Ireland Survey.
Researchers examined whether soon-to-be pensioners will have adequate income in retirement.
The findings formed part of a study by the Economic and Social Research Institute.
The business lobbying group forecasts Irish unemployment to level off at 16% and GDP to contract by 11% for the year.
The ESRI study suggested that there was a significant gap in people’s knowledge of when to isolate.
The think-tank has sketched the likely impact of the virus across a range of Irish economic indicators.
Three different scenarios were analysed, going from best to worst.
The average number of daily ED attendances at the end of March was approximately half what it was at the beginning of March.
The ESRI warns that the challenges facing the construction industry may impact supply.
Seven in 10 people think we’ll have some form of social distancing in place until at least June 2021.
Behavioural expert Dr Shane Timmons says our internal bias can dictate our perception of shutdown compliance.
Retail, accommodation and food sectors employ half of all minimum wage workers in Ireland.
Why austerity is out and public spending is back on the menu for economists.
The figure is according to a new report from the ESRI.
The not-for-profit institute said that the labour market “is set to face the largest one quarter shock in living memory”.
The top 10% of households earn more than 2.6 times that of the middle household in 2017
The ESRI says that the commitment levels required for inter-county players could have a knock on effect on their education and careers.
Researchers say Ireland has held its own in the face of tensions between the UK and Europe, and China and the US.
Rents have increased once again despite 10% more rental properties coming onto the market, according to a Daft.ie report.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in Dublin had the highest average house price for first-time buyers, costing €520,000.
Research from ESRI shows students find the system produces a heavy workload and pressure to “cover the course”.
Research has also revealed workers between the age of 55 and 64 are almost twice as likely than younger workers to experience a workplace fatality.
Minister Paschal Donohoe has framed October’s Budget on the presumption of a no-deal Brexit.
The ESRI has recommended a supplementary Budget in the new year if there’s a hard Brexit.
Calorie counters on menus caused a 37% drop in calories consumed, according to an ESRI study.
An ERSI report says that a 10% increase in the supply of home would increase hospital bed availability dramatically.
Longer default options leads people to sign up for longer loan terms and pay more interest.
A new report found Irish adults spend an average of 16 hours per week caring and 14.5 hours on housework.
The think tank says the economy is “now effectively operating at full capacity”.
The government is looking at two models to increase carbon tax and offset the cost to householders.
A new ESRI and Department of Finance report has examined what could happen in various scenarios.
Irish households are in a better position to withstand “adverse shocks” than it was in 2014.
THIS WEEKEND MARKS the first Saturday and Sunday since six weeks of Level 5 restrictions across the country ended on 1 December.
Many will use the occasion to socialise and see people whom they haven’t been able to meet since October, particularly after the re-opening of pubs and restaurants yesterday.
Others have already used the days since the return to Level 3 on Tuesday to meet people.
However, public health officials are still urging the public to limit their social contacts in order to prevent another rise in cases over the festive period.
Today we’re asking: Has your number of social contacts increased since the end of Level 5 restrictions?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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