Dr Gianluca Grilli delivered this presentation at an ESRI conference titled ‘Value of the local environment for health and wellbeing: planning implications' on 17 January 2020.
A photo and programme from the conference are available to view on the ESRI website here:
https://www.esri.ie/events/save-the-date-value-of-the-local-environment-for-health-and-well-being-planning-implications
On 5 April, ESRI researcher Gianluca Grilli presented 'Health benefits associated with the use of urban green space' at the Environment and health conference. This upcoming research is part of the Environment Research Programme, which you can read more about here: https://www.esri.ie/current-research/environment-research-programme. More information and other presentations from the conference are available here: https://www.esri.ie/events/environment-and-health-conference
On Wednesday 22 July 2020, ESRI researchers Merike Darmody, Emer Smyth and Helen Russell held a webinar that explored the findings of a study on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for policy in relation to children and young people in Ireland.
The study was conducted with the Department of Children, Disability, Equality and Integration and was launched by Minister Dr Roderic O’Gorman.
To view the full publication visit: https://www.esri.ie/publications/the-implications-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-for-policy-in-relation-to-children-and-young
A video of the webinar will be made available shortly.
Webinar: Arts Council England Environmental Reporting 2016/17: Information fo...Julie's Bicycle
This presentation was given during our webinar for Arts Council England funded organisations to learn about the environmental reporting requirements for 2016/17.
These slides were for the first of two presentations at the conference on Planning for the Future Irish Healthcare System on 31 May 2018. It was presented by Maev-Ann Wren, Adele Bergin, Brendan Walsh and Conor Keegan, all of the ESRI. They cover projections relating to population growth and healthcare demand.
On Thursday 2 July, ESRI researcher Selina McCoy spoke at the National Institute for Studies in Education, University of Limerick.
Selina presented 'The impact of COVID-19 on second level education in Ireland' which highlights the key findings from the report 'Learning for all? Second-level education in Ireland during COVID-19' which can be viewed here:
https://www.esri.ie/publications/learning-for-all-second-level-education-in-ireland-during-covid-19
On Tuesday, 16 February 2021, ESRI researcher Sheelah Connolly presented the findings from the Irish Cancer Society funded report 'Returning to employment following a diagnosis of cancer: An Irish survey.'
Event details can be read here: https://www.esri.ie/events/webinar-returning-to-work-after-a-diagnosis-of-cancer
On 5 April, ESRI researcher Gianluca Grilli presented 'Health benefits associated with the use of urban green space' at the Environment and health conference. This upcoming research is part of the Environment Research Programme, which you can read more about here: https://www.esri.ie/current-research/environment-research-programme. More information and other presentations from the conference are available here: https://www.esri.ie/events/environment-and-health-conference
On Wednesday 22 July 2020, ESRI researchers Merike Darmody, Emer Smyth and Helen Russell held a webinar that explored the findings of a study on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for policy in relation to children and young people in Ireland.
The study was conducted with the Department of Children, Disability, Equality and Integration and was launched by Minister Dr Roderic O’Gorman.
To view the full publication visit: https://www.esri.ie/publications/the-implications-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-for-policy-in-relation-to-children-and-young
A video of the webinar will be made available shortly.
Webinar: Arts Council England Environmental Reporting 2016/17: Information fo...Julie's Bicycle
This presentation was given during our webinar for Arts Council England funded organisations to learn about the environmental reporting requirements for 2016/17.
These slides were for the first of two presentations at the conference on Planning for the Future Irish Healthcare System on 31 May 2018. It was presented by Maev-Ann Wren, Adele Bergin, Brendan Walsh and Conor Keegan, all of the ESRI. They cover projections relating to population growth and healthcare demand.
On Thursday 2 July, ESRI researcher Selina McCoy spoke at the National Institute for Studies in Education, University of Limerick.
Selina presented 'The impact of COVID-19 on second level education in Ireland' which highlights the key findings from the report 'Learning for all? Second-level education in Ireland during COVID-19' which can be viewed here:
https://www.esri.ie/publications/learning-for-all-second-level-education-in-ireland-during-covid-19
On Tuesday, 16 February 2021, ESRI researcher Sheelah Connolly presented the findings from the Irish Cancer Society funded report 'Returning to employment following a diagnosis of cancer: An Irish survey.'
Event details can be read here: https://www.esri.ie/events/webinar-returning-to-work-after-a-diagnosis-of-cancer
Joanne Banks delivered this presentation on 1 October 2018 at the launch of a new report published by the ESRI and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
The report is available to download here:http://www.esri.ie/publications/disability-and-discrimination-in-ireland-evidence-from-the-qnhs-equality-modules-2004-2010-2014/
Arts Council Environmental Reporting - A refresherJulie's Bicycle
This webinar is for Arts Council Organisations covered by the Environmental Reporting requirements for 2014/15. The webinar covers:
- A reminder of the 2014/15 funding requirements
- How to upload your environmental policy and action plan
- How to use the Creative IG Tools
- The reporting process
- Funding requirements in 2015-18
- Year 2 results
- Q&A
On Wednesday, 2 September 2020, the ESRI held a webinar where Adele Whelan presented the findings from the report 'Evaluation of SICAP pre-employment supports' that was published on the same day.
The report can be found at the link below:
https://www.esri.ie/publications/evaluation-of-sicap-pre-employment-supports
A video of the webinar is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLh8e-RReCFKPkkQ8sKDBcy6wy7OhlShfn&v=W2kuCJ8hBA4&feature=emb_title
On Wednesday 2 June 2021, ESRI researchers presented a report on Decent work in Ireland, applying social science methods to monitoring international commitments on economic and social rights.
The authors developed a set of indicators and then provided baseline figures on access to work, adequate earnings, employee voice, occupational attainment, equality of opportunity and treatment, and health and safety across different groups in Ireland.
The study is the ninth report published jointly by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the ESRI as part of a research programme on Human Rights and Equality.
To read the report, click here: https://www.esri.ie/publications/monitoring-decent-work-in-ireland
Event details, plus presentation slides are available here: https://www.esri.ie/events/monitoring-decent-work-in-ireland
This report is the first study to systematically compare the education systems in Ireland and Northern Ireland from primary to tertiary levels. It draws on international and national survey data, administrative data, interviews with policy stakeholders and input from a consultation with stakeholders to document commonalities and differences between the two systems. It is hoped that the study findings will provide insights for future policy learning in both jurisdictions.
Read the full report: https://www.esri.ie/publications/a-north-south-comparison-of-education-and-training-systems-lessons-for-policy
Selina McCoy, Associate Research Professor at the ESRI, gave the keynote speech at the Teachers’ Union of Ireland conference on 9 November 2019.
The report is available to download from the ESRI website here: https://www.esri.ie/publications/the-early-impact-of-the-revised-leaving-certificate-grading-scheme-on-student
On 29 May, ESRI researcher Pete Lunn presented 'Experimental tests of comprehension and perceptions of pensions' at the ESRI's Pensions and retirement conference.
Read the research from his presentation here: https://www.esri.ie/publications/supporting-decision-making-in-retirement-planning-do-diagrams-on-pension-benefit-0
Find out more about this conference here: https://www.esri.ie/events/pensions-and-retirement-conference
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Bent Egberg Mikkelsen and Karin Zimmermann's presentation at the eROSA Workshop “Towards Open Science in Agriculture & Food”, a side event to High Level conference on FOOD 2030, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (13/6/2018)
Looking towards COP21 in December, this Webinar highlights the key issues of climate change; makes the case for the impact culture can have on sustainability; outlines the tools, channels, messages and strategies you can use to develop your campaign and provides examples of successful communications campaigns.
Project report summer health & hygiene awarness programme hyd 18-may2014Jyoti Social Foundation
Relish Summer- A Health & Hygiene Awareness Programme conducted by Hyderabad Team Jyoti Social.
For more details about our Initiatives log on to http://jyotifoundations.org and http://recycleeducate.com
« Green Is The New Sexy » is a trend report about the growing topic of « green & sustainable ».
Our objective is to decipher the different territories of sustainability that might be expressed in your business tomorrow.
Our in-depth documentary research covers the period from January 2019 to February 2020 and concerns Europe, North America and Asia, in sectors such as fashion, beauty, retail & architecture, food and mobility.
- CONTENTS -
INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
FOREWORD
PART. 1 . MEGATRENDS & INSIGHTS ANALYSIS
A prospective analysis of new green & sustainability values with a selection of megatrends that bring to life the way in which expressions of sustainability will evolve in years to come
> Objective : Understand society’s new relationship to nature and sustainability
PART. 2 . EXPRESSION TERRITORIES
Defining expressions of sustainability relevant for brands illustrated through socio trends, products, retail concepts and creative inspiration.
> Objective : Have a grid that analyzes the different expressions of sustainability and identify emerging expressions that brands could pre-empt and target on their markets
Physical activity behaviours and functional difficulties: Results from the F-...Kwok Ng
Results from the Finnish school-aged physical activity (F-SPA) study, disaggregated by disability. Accompanying webinar presentation hosted by the UKK institute, Tampere Finland.
On 14 March, Éamonn Fahey presented conclusions from new research outlining the challenges and opportunities presented by survey data and data held by government for measuring migrant integration. The report is available to download here: https://www.esri.ie/publications/data-for-monitoring-integration-gaps-challenges-and-opportunities
10Apr14 - Ensuring communities offer what older people wantILC- UK
This seminar was held on Thursday 10th April 2014, 13:30 (for 14:00) – 17:00 on the topic is ‘Ensuring communities offer what older people want’, and focussed on the activities and interests of older people that need to be represented in our communities to ensure good quality of life and wellbeing for an ageing population. The results of these seminars will inform a solutions-focussed policy brief, looking at what needs to be done to create age-ready local areas. This brief will be launched in May at a full day conference on ageing in our communities.
In this seminar we considered what communities provide for older people and how these needs may change (or stay the same) as they age. We know from research on isolation and loneliness that social connections remain an important part of quality of life for many people as they get older, yet as the ‘loneliness epidemic’ continues to hit headlines it is clear that this is not being fully addressed in communities. Exploring how activities and services can maintain and build on social networks is key to maintaining wellbeing within the community.
Elsewhere, we explored the services, amenities and activities available to older people in their communities – from village shops, to post offices, to libraries and adult education classes, and how these enhance wellbeing for older people. A community can take many forms, and in this session we will also be considering the approaches to be taken from different kinds of setting – from urban to rural – and the challenges that lie in providing services to these distinct regions.
This seminar explored:
• How family connections, friendships and social ties can be supported and better integrated into community activities.
• What role do local services and shops play in building a community, what the future of these services looks like and what can be done to ensure they support ageing in the community?
• What activities are currently available for older people in their communities, and are these suitable or prepared for an increasing number of people accessing them? What else should be available?
• How we can ensure that fun and playfulness remain part of life when growing older in the community?
• How can we ensure that the experience of growing older remains at its highest quality across rural, town, suburban, and urban settings?
Assessing livelihood development impact against community welfare of peat dep...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Siti Hamidah, a lecturer at Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia, at Webinar "A Synthesis and Way Forward", 17 December 2020.
This presentation emphasized the economic security, infrastructure, economic well-being, industry, and dependency as proposed criteria of the economy aspects for peatland monitoring. Speaker also explained some of indices that can be used to analyze the success or failures of peatland restoration.
On 7 November, Dr Brendan Walsh presented at the HSE's Evidence for Policy Conference on Modelling Healthcare Demand and Supply in New Residential Developments.
On Tuesday 14th November 2023, the ESRI launched 'Civic and political engagement among young adults in Ireland'.
This study looks at civic engagement (volunteering) and involvement in political activities among 20-year-olds, drawing on Growing Up in Ireland data.
Read the full report on our website: https://www.esri.ie/publications/civic-and-political-engagement-among-young-adults-in-ireland
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- How to upload your environmental policy and action plan
- How to use the Creative IG Tools
- The reporting process
- Funding requirements in 2015-18
- Year 2 results
- Q&A
On Wednesday, 2 September 2020, the ESRI held a webinar where Adele Whelan presented the findings from the report 'Evaluation of SICAP pre-employment supports' that was published on the same day.
The report can be found at the link below:
https://www.esri.ie/publications/evaluation-of-sicap-pre-employment-supports
A video of the webinar is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLh8e-RReCFKPkkQ8sKDBcy6wy7OhlShfn&v=W2kuCJ8hBA4&feature=emb_title
On Wednesday 2 June 2021, ESRI researchers presented a report on Decent work in Ireland, applying social science methods to monitoring international commitments on economic and social rights.
The authors developed a set of indicators and then provided baseline figures on access to work, adequate earnings, employee voice, occupational attainment, equality of opportunity and treatment, and health and safety across different groups in Ireland.
The study is the ninth report published jointly by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the ESRI as part of a research programme on Human Rights and Equality.
To read the report, click here: https://www.esri.ie/publications/monitoring-decent-work-in-ireland
Event details, plus presentation slides are available here: https://www.esri.ie/events/monitoring-decent-work-in-ireland
This report is the first study to systematically compare the education systems in Ireland and Northern Ireland from primary to tertiary levels. It draws on international and national survey data, administrative data, interviews with policy stakeholders and input from a consultation with stakeholders to document commonalities and differences between the two systems. It is hoped that the study findings will provide insights for future policy learning in both jurisdictions.
Read the full report: https://www.esri.ie/publications/a-north-south-comparison-of-education-and-training-systems-lessons-for-policy
Selina McCoy, Associate Research Professor at the ESRI, gave the keynote speech at the Teachers’ Union of Ireland conference on 9 November 2019.
The report is available to download from the ESRI website here: https://www.esri.ie/publications/the-early-impact-of-the-revised-leaving-certificate-grading-scheme-on-student
On 29 May, ESRI researcher Pete Lunn presented 'Experimental tests of comprehension and perceptions of pensions' at the ESRI's Pensions and retirement conference.
Read the research from his presentation here: https://www.esri.ie/publications/supporting-decision-making-in-retirement-planning-do-diagrams-on-pension-benefit-0
Find out more about this conference here: https://www.esri.ie/events/pensions-and-retirement-conference
Why the food sector needs a research infrastructure on Food and Health Consum...e-ROSA
Bent Egberg Mikkelsen and Karin Zimmermann's presentation at the eROSA Workshop “Towards Open Science in Agriculture & Food”, a side event to High Level conference on FOOD 2030, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (13/6/2018)
Looking towards COP21 in December, this Webinar highlights the key issues of climate change; makes the case for the impact culture can have on sustainability; outlines the tools, channels, messages and strategies you can use to develop your campaign and provides examples of successful communications campaigns.
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Relish Summer- A Health & Hygiene Awareness Programme conducted by Hyderabad Team Jyoti Social.
For more details about our Initiatives log on to http://jyotifoundations.org and http://recycleeducate.com
« Green Is The New Sexy » is a trend report about the growing topic of « green & sustainable ».
Our objective is to decipher the different territories of sustainability that might be expressed in your business tomorrow.
Our in-depth documentary research covers the period from January 2019 to February 2020 and concerns Europe, North America and Asia, in sectors such as fashion, beauty, retail & architecture, food and mobility.
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INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
FOREWORD
PART. 1 . MEGATRENDS & INSIGHTS ANALYSIS
A prospective analysis of new green & sustainability values with a selection of megatrends that bring to life the way in which expressions of sustainability will evolve in years to come
> Objective : Understand society’s new relationship to nature and sustainability
PART. 2 . EXPRESSION TERRITORIES
Defining expressions of sustainability relevant for brands illustrated through socio trends, products, retail concepts and creative inspiration.
> Objective : Have a grid that analyzes the different expressions of sustainability and identify emerging expressions that brands could pre-empt and target on their markets
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Results from the Finnish school-aged physical activity (F-SPA) study, disaggregated by disability. Accompanying webinar presentation hosted by the UKK institute, Tampere Finland.
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This seminar was held on Thursday 10th April 2014, 13:30 (for 14:00) – 17:00 on the topic is ‘Ensuring communities offer what older people want’, and focussed on the activities and interests of older people that need to be represented in our communities to ensure good quality of life and wellbeing for an ageing population. The results of these seminars will inform a solutions-focussed policy brief, looking at what needs to be done to create age-ready local areas. This brief will be launched in May at a full day conference on ageing in our communities.
In this seminar we considered what communities provide for older people and how these needs may change (or stay the same) as they age. We know from research on isolation and loneliness that social connections remain an important part of quality of life for many people as they get older, yet as the ‘loneliness epidemic’ continues to hit headlines it is clear that this is not being fully addressed in communities. Exploring how activities and services can maintain and build on social networks is key to maintaining wellbeing within the community.
Elsewhere, we explored the services, amenities and activities available to older people in their communities – from village shops, to post offices, to libraries and adult education classes, and how these enhance wellbeing for older people. A community can take many forms, and in this session we will also be considering the approaches to be taken from different kinds of setting – from urban to rural – and the challenges that lie in providing services to these distinct regions.
This seminar explored:
• How family connections, friendships and social ties can be supported and better integrated into community activities.
• What role do local services and shops play in building a community, what the future of these services looks like and what can be done to ensure they support ageing in the community?
• What activities are currently available for older people in their communities, and are these suitable or prepared for an increasing number of people accessing them? What else should be available?
• How we can ensure that fun and playfulness remain part of life when growing older in the community?
• How can we ensure that the experience of growing older remains at its highest quality across rural, town, suburban, and urban settings?
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Presented by Siti Hamidah, a lecturer at Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia, at Webinar "A Synthesis and Way Forward", 17 December 2020.
This presentation emphasized the economic security, infrastructure, economic well-being, industry, and dependency as proposed criteria of the economy aspects for peatland monitoring. Speaker also explained some of indices that can be used to analyze the success or failures of peatland restoration.
On 7 November, Dr Brendan Walsh presented at the HSE's Evidence for Policy Conference on Modelling Healthcare Demand and Supply in New Residential Developments.
On Tuesday 14th November 2023, the ESRI launched 'Civic and political engagement among young adults in Ireland'.
This study looks at civic engagement (volunteering) and involvement in political activities among 20-year-olds, drawing on Growing Up in Ireland data.
Read the full report on our website: https://www.esri.ie/publications/civic-and-political-engagement-among-young-adults-in-ireland
On 20th October 2023, Selina McCoy and Eammon Carroll presented on research about post-school transitions for students with SEN at the NABMSE conference.
Tax-benefit systems face challenges in achieving their objectives. One key challenge is to ensure people have adequate incomes without creating strong financial disincentives to work.
One element which may reduce work incentives are cliff edges. Cliff edges occur where benefit entitlements and other supports are withdrawn sharply (or entirely), or where tax and social insurance liabilities increase steeply as income rises. Research has found that people adjust their behaviour to keep their income below points such as these.
This paper examines where such cliff edges exist in the Irish tax-benefit system and outlines potential reforms. PRSI and USC both have cliff edges in their design as people under a certain income are exempt. Once this threshold is passed, however, all of a person’s income becomes liable for the charges. This results in a drop in disposable income once the threshold is passed. Removing the cliff edge is possible by introducing a 0% band with those above this level only paying USC/PRSI on the income above this band (as is the case in the income tax system). Reforming the current system is possible but would mean trade-offs if the government want such changes to be revenue neutral – either more low-income people would need to be brought into the USC/PRSI net or rates must increase.
Part-time and low-income workers are negatively impacted by current rules
The social welfare system mainly avoids cliff edges through the gradual withdrawal of benefits as incomes rise. However, two cliff edges exist. The 4-in-7 rule, whereby those working part-time can only receive a Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) payment if fully unemployed for 4 days out of 7, can disincentivise employment as it means that a person working part-time, but whose hours are spread out over the week, will have no JSA entitlement. A second cliff edge exists for lower-income workers – those working at least 38 hours a fortnight can receive the in-work support, the Working Family Payment, while those just under this cut-off cannot.
Read full report on the ESRI website:
https://www.esri.ie/news/eliminating-cliff-edges-in-the-tax-benefit-system-would-help-improve-work-incentives
Despite concern among the public and policymakers about housing and healthcare in Ireland, limited information exists on the relationship between these two critical issues. New research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), presented at the annual Budget Perspectives conference on June 15th, highlights significant variations in health outcomes and medical card coverage across supported renter, private renter, and homeowner tenure groups in Ireland. The variations we report should not be interpreted as showing causation, but it is important to identify the patterns for a variety of reasons including healthcare delivery.
Supported renters
Findings show that individuals in the supported rental sector experience the poorest health outcomes. Half of all older adults (aged 65+) in supported rental housing report poor self-reported health, in contrast to one-third of older homeowners. A decline in medical card coverage among supported renters is found, with only 74% holding a medical card in 2021 compared to 87% in 2015. Less than half of employed supported renters possess a medical card, despite facing a high risk of poverty and having incomes that qualify them for public housing assistance.
Private renters
Private renters are found to have poorer health outcomes compared to homeowners across all age groups, in combination with lower rates of medical card coverage. A quarter of private renters with a chronic illness are at risk of poverty, yet the majority lack a medical card. Additionally, over a quarter of older private renters with a chronic illness do not hold a medical card. These findings, combined with previous research demonstrating the financial benefits of possessing a medical card in reducing the burden of healthcare, highlight the significant financial risk faced by vulnerable private renters in the event of a health shock.
Read full report on the ESRI website:
https://www.esri.ie/publications/housing-tenure-health-and-public-healthcare-coverage-in-ireland
The cost of childcare by childminders may decrease by an average of €100 per month if care provided by childminders becomes eligible for the National Childcare Scheme. Such is the finding of new research by the ESRI, presented at the annual Budget Perspectives conference on 15th June.
Prior to the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme (NCS), parents in Ireland faced some of the highest childcare costs among OECD countries. The NCS provides subsidies for users of Tusla-registered childcare. Childminder care, which is typically unregistered, is however, the second most widely used form of paid childcare in Ireland and is not currently subsidised. The National Action Plan for Childminders has committed to the extension of NCS subsidies to childminders who care for non-relative children in the childminder’s own home. The extension is expected to happen on a phased basis over a three-year period from 2024.
This research shows that extending the NCS to children cared for by childminders will cost €35-122 million per annum, depending on how well the scheme is taken up. If all current non-relative childminders register with Tusla and all eligible parents claim NCS subsidies, the reform will benefit 80,000 children by an average of around €100 per month. Children cared for by a childminder tend to live in households with relatively high disposable income and high levels of parental employment, compared to children in centre-based care. The reform will therefore benefit middle-income households more than low- or high-income households.
Subsidising the cost of childminder care is likely to have other knock-on consequences. First, it may reduce the demand for formal (centre-based) care which could alleviate some of the current shortages of this form of childcare. Second, it may increase mothers’ labour supply by reducing barriers to work. Third, wider and positive societal impacts are likely if regulation of the childminder sector improves quality of care and health and safety. However, much depends on the administrative or financial requirements placed on childminders by the increased regulation.
Read the full report: https://www.esri.ie/publications/extending-the-national-childcare-scheme-to-childminders-cost-and-distributional-effect
This report examines newly available data for 2021 on Northern Ireland’s goods exports and imports and equivalent data for Ireland on a detailed product and market level. This allows, for the first time, the trade structures of both economies to be investigated on a consistent basis, giving new insight into both overall international trade patterns for each economy and how cross-border trade looks within this broader context.
Read on the ESRI website:
https://www.esri.ie/publications/structure-of-international-goods-trade-for-ireland-and-northern-ireland
Co-authors Dr Conor O'Toole and Prof Kieran McQuinn delivered a presentation on the ‘Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2023’.
Read key findings from the QEC:
https://www.esri.ie/news/underlying-domestic-growth-still-quite-strong-however-global-uncertainties-impacting-headline
📈Rising interest rates, slower-than-expected global trade and persistent inflation cloud the international outlook, but the domestic economy is growing robustly.
⬆️Modified Domestic Demand (MDD), the more accurate measure of domestic economic activity, is forecasted for growth of 3.6% this year and 4.0% in 2024
👷Labour and housing market capacity constraints may have implications for future growth.
Read the Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2023 on our website: https://www.esri.ie/publications/quarterly-economic-commentary-summer-2023
The ESRI, in collaboration with Pobal, have launched a report examining the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living in disadvantaged areas in Ireland, as defined by the Pobal Haase Pratschke Deprivation Index. The report, titled ‘Pandemic Unemployment and Social Disadvantage in Ireland’, shows that people living in deprived areas, when compared to those living in more affluent areas, experienced greater disruption to their employment.
The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) was a social welfare payment for employees and self-employed people who lost all their employment due to the COVID-19 public health emergency and the resulting economic impact of lockdowns and restrictions. The payment was designed as income replacement to mitigate the short-term impact on financial wellbeing that pandemic-related job interruption would cause. This research examines the economic repercussions of the pandemic and the extent to which the proportion and duration of Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) are related to area-level deprivation.
Read more key findings: https://www.esri.ie/news/people-in-disadvantaged-areas-experienced-greater-employment-disruption-during-the-covid-19
Read the report: https://www.esri.ie/publications/pandemic-unemployment-and-social-disadvantage-in-ireland
Individuals who experienced childhood poverty are much more likely to experience income poverty and material deprivation in adulthood. A new study funded by Pobal and carried out by the ESRI finds that in 2019, the likelihood of deprivation in adulthood was 35 percentage points higher among individuals who grew up in poverty when compared to individuals who grew up in ‘very good’ financial circumstances.
Read the full report: https://www.esri.ie/publications/intergenerational-poverty-in-ireland
Read the press release: https://www.esri.ie/news/childhood-poverty-associated-with-higher-risk-of-material-deprivation-and-income-poverty-in
This report, conducted as part of a research programme with the Pensions Council, explores indicative future paths for homeownership rates in Ireland and explores the impact in terms of income poverty in retirement.
Using data from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) and the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), we consider a number of scenarios to assess the possibility of renting households becoming homeowners, and then test the impact on income poverty rates if households were to continue to have rental costs into retirement.
Read the full report: https://www.esri.ie/publications/future-trends-in-housing-tenure-and-the-adequacy-of-retirement-income
The relationship between health and employment status continually shows that individuals who work have lower levels of illness and higher self-reported health. This study examines how self-reported health and objective measures of health (multimorbidity and mental health problems) differ across employment status and occupations among adults of working age (25-65 years). In addition, the study examines how public health coverage – medical card and GP visit card (GPVC) – and private health coverage (PHI), and lack thereof, differ across occupations. Overall, individuals not in employment have much lower rates of self-reported health and higher rates of illness. In particular, mental health problems are three times higher among unemployed individuals across all age groups. Examining workers separately, differences in health status across occupations are small. However, rates of health coverage differ considerably across occupations. In general, occupations associated with poorer health status tend to have the highest percentages of workers without a medical card/GPVC or PHI. This affects workers’ ability to access lower cost or free healthcare, including for the purpose of certified sick leave.
Read the full publication: https://www.esri.ie/publications/occupations-and-health
Ireland is an outlier among EU countries as it does not have a strong link between previous earnings and the level of payment provided to those who have recently lost their job or are on leave from work for the short- to medium-term for reasons of illness or maternity. This paper provides a historical background for earnings-related benefits in Ireland, outlines the rationale behind linking benefits with previous earnings and examines the potential impact of (re)instating them.
Existing research has shown that disability is costly and can result in an increased risk of living in poverty and a decrease in living standards. In this paper, we expand a framework of equality budgeting, previously applied from a gender perspective, to the population of households affected by disability. Using a microsimulation model linked to data from the EU Survey of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), we show how tax-benefit policy and other market income changes between 2007 and 2019 impacted households affected by disability and households not affected by disability. We find that disposable (or post-tax and transfer) income grew for both types of households but at a faster rate for households affected by disability than households not affected by disability. This income growth was driven by two counteracting forces. On the one hand, tax and welfare policy failed to keep pace with market income growth, reducing the living standards of households affected by disability by more than households not affected by disability. On the other hand, despite having lower average wage levels, wage growth for workers affected by disability outpaced wage growth for workers not affected by disability, while the labour supply of households affected by disability also increased. Future attempts to equality-proof budgetary policy should consider that changes to welfare disproportionally affect households with disabilities.
Read the full report: https://www.esri.ie/publications/the-impact-of-irish-budgetary-policy-by-disability-status
On Thursday, June 16th 2022, the ESRI launched the Community Foundation for Ireland/ESRI report Energy poverty and deprivation in Ireland, a topic once again to the forefront of the policy debate given recent increases in energy prices.
This report comprises two main sections. Firstly, it charts the nature of energy poverty in Ireland since the early 1990s, providing insight into the socioeconomic groups likely to experience either energy-related deprivation or high energy costs. Secondly, this report considers recent increases in energy prices to identify how this has affected the number of households experiencing energy poverty. The options policymakers may employ to counter energy poverty are considered.
Read the full report on our website:
https://www.esri.ie/publications/energy-poverty-and-deprivation-in-ireland
Read the accompanying press release on our website: https://www.esri.ie/news/energy-poverty-at-highest-recorded-rate
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On Monday, June 20th 2022, the ESRI launched the report 'Disrupted transitions? Young adults and the COVID-19 pandemic'.
The report was conducted as part of a research programme with DCEDIY, draws on the Growing Up in Ireland COVID-19 survey to document the disruption to education, employment and day-to-day activities experienced by young adults during the pandemic and the consequences for their mental health. The report was launched by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Dr Roderic O'Gorman, TD.
The research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in poorer mental health among young adults. Using data from the Growing Up in Ireland COVID-19 survey, carried out in December 2020, the findings show that four-in-ten 22-year-old men and over half (55 per cent) of 22-year-old women were classified as depressed. These were much higher figures than two years previously when 22 per cent of men and 31 per cent of women were depressed.
Poorer mental health during the pandemic reflected the disruption to young adults’ employment, education and day-to-day activities. Just before the pandemic hit, most (63 per cent) of these 22-year-olds were in full-time education or training and so shifted to remote learning. The vast majority had the electronic devices they needed for remote learning and live online lectures/classes were offered by their institutions. However, around half did not have access to adequate broadband and a quiet place to study, and less than one third (30 per cent) received regular feedback on their work. Over half (57 per cent) found it difficult to study while learning remotely and this was linked to a greater risk of depression. In contrast, those who had more interaction with their institution and the resources they needed to study fared better.
Over half (57 per cent) of those working (either full-time or while studying) when the pandemic hit lost their job. Only one-in-six (16 per cent) of the young adults started working remotely or increased the hours they worked from home. Having higher Leaving Certificate grades and being in a professional/managerial job at age 20 appeared to act as some protection against job loss when the pandemic began. Receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) served to shelter these young adults from financial strain following employment loss. Losing a full-time job was linked to poorer mental health, especially for young men.
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On Tuesday 7 June 2022, the ESRI hosted an event titled 'Application of ethical principles for the design of Just Transition policies'.
Miguel Angel Tovar (ESRI) presented a presentation titled 'The cost of inaction'.
See more details on our website here: https://www.esri.ie/events/virtual-conference-application-of-ethical-principles-for-the-design-of-just-transition
On 11 April, Prof Frances McGinnity presented the findings from our latest report titled 'Origin and integration: Housing and family among migrants in the 2016 Irish Census'.
Read the full publication: https://www.esri.ie/publications/origin-and-integration-housing-and-family-among-migrants-in-the-2016-irish-census
For many commentators, the litmus test of integration is how well the children of migrants are faring. This report investigates whether children born in Ireland to migrant parents differ from children with Irish-born parents in terms of their English language development at three, five and nine years of age, and their self-concept at nine years. It draws on rich data from the ’08 cohort of Growing up in Ireland which collects information on the children, their families, their schools, their skills and well-being in the first nine years of their lives.
Read the full report on our website: https://www.esri.ie/publications/children-of-migrants-in-ireland-how-are-they-faring
Watch the video to accompany this presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmgzYXMxNhY
On 1 March 2022, Prof Selina McCoy's presented to the NAPD (National Association for Principals & Deputys) Symposium on the topic of Leaving Certificate reform.
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Evaluating health benefits derived from green and blue spaces using a choice experiment survey
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Public park attributes, park visits,
and associated health status
DATE
5th April 2019
VENUE
ESRI
AUTHOR
Grilli G.
Mohan G.
Curtis J.
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• Visit parks twice per week!
• Planning a new urban park:
• Water features
• Walking paths
• Facilities (fitness, toilets and coffee shops)
Conclusions
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• 2050: 67% of world population in urban
areas (UN, 2014)
• Less exposition to green/natural
environments (Hartig et al. 2014)
• Importance of urban parks for well-being
Background and Literature review
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Benefits of Green Spaces (GS):
• Mental health (Lee and Maheswaran 2011)
• Obesity reduction (Dempsey et al. 2018)
• Life satisfaction (Brereton et al. 2008)
• Stress reduction (Roe et al. 2013)
• Air quality (Zupancic et al. 2015)
• Illness prevention (Kindo et al. 2018)
• Physical activity (Barton and Pretty 2010)
Background and Literature review
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• Estimate the association between GS use
and health in Ireland
• Evaluate people’s preferences for GS
attributes
• Provide scenarios that increase the
probability of visiting
Objectives
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Methodology
Health
Indicators
Park visits
Visits in the
past 4 weeks
• Self-rated
health
• Mental well-
being
• Cardiovascular
health
Model 1
Is there a GS visits- health association?
Model 2
Will visitation be affected by GBS features?
Park
attributes
Perceived
benefits
Assessing the expected
impact of new GS features
on visitation and related
health
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The questionnaire
39 questions - 5 sections
• Section A: GS use and attitudes
• Section B: Preferences for GS attributes
• Section C: Leisure time and physical activity
• Section D: Health and well-being
• Section E: Socio-demographics
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Methodology
Health
Indicators
Park visits
Visits in the
past 4 weeks
• Self-rated
health
• Mental well-
being
• Cardiovascular
health
Model 1
Is there a GS visits- health association?
MODEL 1
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The questionnaire
Indicator variables for Model 1: (Source: Healthy Ireland)
1. Self-rated health
Overall, how would you describe your health status? Please rate on a scale
of 1-5, where 1 is very bad and 5 is very good
• Very bad
• Bad
• Fair
• Good
• Very good
Coded 1
Coded 0
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The questionnaire
Indicator variables for Model 1: (Source: Healthy Ireland)
2. Mental well-being How much of the time during the past 4 week have you felt
the following:
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The questionnaire
Indicator variables for Model 1: (Source: Healthy Ireland)
3. Cardiovascular health (Source: Healthy Ireland)
Have you suffered from any of the following conditions in the past 12 months?
1. Heart Attack or chronic
consequences of heart attack
2. High blood pressure
3. A stroke or the chronic consequences
of stroke (cerebral haemorrhage or
cerebral thrombosis)
(Tick all that apply)
Coding:
1 = none
0 = at least one
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Results
Effects of park visits on health indicators:
Self-rated health Mental well-being Cardiovascular health
.041*
(.022)
.060***
(.017)
.070***
(.023)
Self-rated health Mental well-being Cardiovascular health
.119*
(.072)
.176***
(.054)
.229***
(.077)
p-value <.10, ** p-value <.05, *** p-value <.01
(st. errors in parenthesis)
Linear relationship
Log-Linear relationship
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Results
Marginal effects of visitation:
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Methodology
Model 2
Will visitation be affected by GBS features?
Park
attributes
Perceived
benefits
Assessing the expected
impact of new GS features
on visitation and related
health
MODEL 2
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Methodology
Attributes Levels
Size (in ha) 2.5; 7.5; 12.5; 17.5
Water Flawing water
Lake or pond
No water
Length and variety of walking paths Few, Medium, High
Facilities Toilets
Coffee shops
Gym facilities
No
Number of trees Few, Medium, High
Average distance from home in km
(miles)
.8 1 1.6 3.2 6.4 10
(.5 .6 1 2 4 6.2 )
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Methodology
Model 2: Example of a
choice card
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Methodology
• 6 choice cards per respondents
• 4 different versions of the questionnaire
• d-efficient design
• Design updated after 50 and 250 interviews
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Results
Scenarios
Size (ha)
Pond
Flowing water
Path
Coffee shops
gym facilities
toilets
Trees
Consumer
surplus
Baseline
2
YES
NO
MEDIUM
NO
NO
NO
MEDIUM
3.28
(1.42)
Scenario 1
4
NO
YES
MEDIUM
NO
NO
YES
MANY
9.80
(1.90)
Scenario 2
7
YES
NO
LARGE
NO
NO
YES
MANY
10
(1.97)
Scenario 3
10
YES
NO
LARGE
NO
YES
YES
MEDIUM
15.53
(2.64)
Scenario 4
10
YES
YES
LARGE
YES
YES
YES
MEDIUM
19.30
(3.41)
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Discussions
• Positive and statistically significant association
between GS visits and health
• Health benefits increase at decreasing rate (log
model)
• Largest health improvement on mental well-
being
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Discussions
• Positive attitudes towards:
• Water features
• Facilities
• Walking path
• Size of GS not important
• Preferences towards fewer trees