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Lecturer in Economics at Queen's Business School. Interested in regional & public economics, economic & financial history, & Northern Ireland go.qub.ac.uk/davidjordan
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Economy Minister @caoimhearchibald.bsky.social has held a meeting with the independent experts who help advise the Department on the implementation of the economic plan. To read a progress report on the plan, please visit ➡️ www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications...

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What's happening with Northern Ireland's productivity performance? @profjohnturner.bsky.social from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social & Northern Ireland Productivity Forum provides his insights on this Productivity Puzzles ep., released during #NationalProductivityWeek: podfollow.com/1567204500/e...

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Today we launched our new @productivity.bsky.social report 'NI Productivity 2040' at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. Co-authored with Ruth Donaldson & @profjohnturner.bsky.social we provide a roadmap for how policy can close Northern Ireland's productivity gap: productivity.ac.uk/research/nor...

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Today at the NI Productivity Forum we launch our new report as part of @productivity.bsky.social National Productivity Week. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland has the 3rd highest productivity of the UK’s 12 regions, at £40 per hour worked. Northern Ireland (£36) and Wales (£34) are in 10th and last place respectively. 🔗Read Ruth Donaldson and @djordanecon on productivity performance in devolved nations https://buff.ly/4fOiLAK👈

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Join us on Friday 31st January as we launch our new report, NI Productivity 2040, examining Northern Ireland’s productivity gap and what policy can do to close it To register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-p... @productivity.bsky.social @profjohnturner.bsky.social #NationalProductivityWeek

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🚜FARMAGEDDON🌾 The story of what's REALLY going on in farming. A story far more complex than the conventional wisdom. This isn't just (or even mainly) about inheritance tax. It's about a cascade of challenges & crises that could ultimately threaten food security. 5min primer👇 youtu.be/7CjZSfapKmA?...

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Read the Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard 2024, produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland Productivity Forum: productivity.ac.uk/research/nor...

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Has Northern Ireland’s productivity bubble burst? Today we’ve launched this year’s NI Productivity Dashboard, written with Ruth Donaldson & John Turner for @productivity.bsky.social, showing NI’s productivity gap has widened. Read & download: productivity.ac.uk/research/nor... #QBSresearch

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Today marks 25 years since powers were transferred to the NI Assembly, the final of the three new devolved governments established in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland Many of those powers relate to the economy, so how has productivity changed since 1999?⬇️

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Very pleased to speak at the Northern Ireland Economic Conference this week, and provide an overview of NI’s performance across key drivers of productivity, based on research with Ruth Donaldson & @profjohnturner.bsky.social for the Northern Ireland Productivity Forum @productivity.bsky.social

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How has productivity changed in the UK's devolved nations over the past 25 years? In this @econ-observatory.bsky.social article, Ruth Donaldson & I look at productivity in Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales, & the explanations for their performance www.economicsobservatory.com/devolution-a...

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Very pleased this week to contribute to a joint Dept for the Economy seminar on management & leadership practices in NI, presenting with Ruth Donaldson on our management booklet for @productivity.bsky.social & hearing about the work of Karen Bonner & co-authors at Ulster Economic Policy Centre

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