Economy
NICVA's Centre for Economic Empowerment (CEE) programme is a think-tank, set up to help the sector become better informed about economic issues and take part more effectively in economic policy debates. We carry out research, and run training courses and masterclasses on a wide range of currrent economic issues.
Economic Attitudes in Northern Ireland
4 Mar 2014Eoin Rooney Centre for Economic Empowerment, Policy & Public AffairsEconomy
This report examines public attitudes and interest in economic issues in Northern Ireland.
Generation Y
5 Feb 2014Elizabeth Hendron Centre for Economic EmpowermentEmployment, Economy, Economy
Ed Howker, one of the keynote speakers at our Creating the Good Economy - For Life conference in January wrote this article for us to highlight some of the issues faced by Generation Y.
Masterclass on moving Northern Ireland towards a low carbon economy
8 Jan 2014Eoin Rooney Centre for Economic EmpowermentEconomy
This masterclass provided an introduction to the policy, legal, practical and societal issues associated with developing a low carbon economy in Northern Ireland. Professor Sam Fankhauser's presentation can be downloaded on this page.
Making Work Pay?
8 Nov 2013Eoin Rooney Centre for Economic EmpowermentEconomy, Welfare Reform
Are people in work really better off?
Putting On A Performance
6 Nov 2013Eoin Rooney Centre for Economic EmpowermentEconomy
It has been revealed that in order to meet performance targets, staff at a hospital in Colchester were pressurised into falsifying waiting list data.
The Impact of Welfare Reform on Northern Ireland
24 Oct 2013Eoin Rooney Centre for Economic Empowerment, Policy & Public Affairs, Welfare Reform, Investing in SocietyWelfare Reform, Economy
This report estimates how the programme of welfare reform that began in 2010 impacts on Northern Ireland.
Review of the Fiscal Powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly
24 Oct 2013Eoin Rooney Centre for Economic Empowerment, Policy & Public AffairsEconomy
This report reviews the fiscal powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly and considers the scope for the devolution of additional powers.
Red Ed?
27 Sep 2013Eoin Rooney Centre for Economic EmpowermentEconomy
Long accused of lacking a clear policy agenda, Ed Miliband this week attempted to set out his stall with his conference speech.
Measuring Unemployment
9 Aug 2013Eoin Rooney Centre for Economic EmpowermentEconomy
Carney's Unemployment Target Based on Dubious Data
Time is right for a debate on fiscal powers
27 Jun 2013Elizabeth Hendron Centre for Economic EmpowermentEconomy
The first independent review of the scope for devolving additional tax, spending and borrowing powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly, has been launched by NICVA’s Centre for Economic Empowerment.
