Research Requirements on All-Island Economy Agenda
One of the core elements of the programme, funded by IBEC is to develop a macroeconomic model of Northern Ireland, in collaboration with the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) in London, similar to what is presently available for Ireland and the UK. Â Separately, a second strand of research is more micro-focussed and a study examining the structure of international goods trade for Ireland and Northern Ireland is underway.