Posted by Professor John Turner
Queen's Policy Engagement
While the Covid-19 recession has some unique characteristics, research on past experiences of economic downturns offers valuable lessons on how long recovery takes and what policies might accelerate that process.
Posted by Pete Hodson
Queen's Policy Engagement
With the threatened closure of Harland and Wolff, Pete Hodson calls for urgent political intervention before key skills and capacity are irretrievably lost.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
Queen's Policy Engagement
With 40,000 jobs at risk in Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Dr Katy Hayward argues that there is an urgent need for political leadership at the devolved regional level
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, formally partnering a legislative arm of government – the Northern Ireland Assembly – with academia. Aiming to encourage debate and improve understanding, KESS provides a forum to present and disseminate research findings in a straightforward format, making those findings easily accessible to decision-makers.
Posted by Gerard Gallagher
Queen's Policy Engagement
In advance of today’s Autumn statement from the UK Chancellor, Gerard Gallagher questions the value of using austerity to balance the books.
Posted by Professor John Turner
Queen's Policy Engagement
Professor John Turner looks at the role the economy played in the election of Donald Trump and what Trump’s presidency may mean for the US economy.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
Queen's Policy Engagement
Queen’s University Belfast was the venue this week for Northern Ireland’s largest public debate on the economic implications of a Brexit where Dr Edgar Morgenroth shared his thoughts and research findings of how a “leave” vote could impact on the Northern Ireland economy.
Posted by QPol at Queen's
Queen's Policy Engagement
With a UK-wide referendum on remaining in or leaving the European Union (EU) on the horizon, what are the issues for Northern Ireland? This October, the School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies is hosting an event in collaboration with QPol to look at the key issues.
Posted by Dr Andrew Baker
Queen's Policy Engagement
Dr Andrew Baker examines the rise of ‘Corbynomics’ and what that may mean for UK political and economic discourse if Jeremy Corbyn is elected Labour leader.
Posted by Dr Sergey V. Popov
Queen's Policy Engagement
Dr Sergey V. Popov examines the proposed investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision of TTIP and asks whether we can balance the interests of governments and private companies.
Posted by Dr Eoin Flaherty
Queen's Policy Engagement
Dr Eoin Flaherty examines the issue of rising economic inequality and addresses a few policy options, arising from current international research, that could counteract it.
Posted by QPol at Queen's
Queen's Policy Engagement
As the Airports Commission reports today on where to locate London’s new runway, Edward Mills and Dr Chris Colvin explain why expanding Heathrow could be bad for its competitors, and bad for London’s air passengers.