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Regional aspects of smart specialisation and innovation

The seminar titled 'Regional aspects of smart specialisation and innovation' will be presented by Niall O'Donnellan, Independent Strategy Advisor. It will take place on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 15.30 in Dublin (venue to be confirmed). Attendance remotely is also an option, please indicate when...

Dónal Nevin 1924-2024: A Centenary of Achievement

The NERI Lecture titled 'Dónal Nevin, 1924-2024: A Centenary of Achievement' was presented by historian, Mr. Francis Devine. It took place on Tuesday 13 February 2024 at 17:00 in the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HH58.

As graduate numbers outpace high-end employment opportunities in the Irish economy, graduates are increasingly having to take up lower paid employment

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Over a generation, Ireland has expanded third level education by more than almost any other EU country by vastly increasing the numbers of third level graduates from households with parents with lower levels of formal education. However, NERI economist Ciarán Nugent, summarising recent reports...

Labour market outcomes of third level graduates in high-income EU members. Is Father’s education important?

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In report series 34, NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent shows that in the process of third level education expansion in Ireland over the past generation, the share of graduates in high-end employment has fallen significantly and especially for graduates from households with lower levels of formal...

The Expansion of Third level education and Intergenerational Transmission of educational attainment in high-income EU countries

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In report series 33, NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent shows that as Ireland has gone from one of the countries with the lowest share of third level education in the sample to the highest, it did so by closing the third level education gap between those with parents with high levels of formal education...