Webinars
This year, due to the building closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has hosted several webinars and launched a selection of publications online.
Videos of each webinar are available below.
Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Presenter: Mark Regan
This webinar looks at trends in child poverty during the Great Recession of 2008 and simulates the effect of recent COVID-19-related job losses alongside emergency income support measures on child income poverty in 2020. It is the fourth webinar in the 'Budget Perspectives 2021' series.
View the video of the webinar at the link below.
Date: Thursday, 4 June 2020
Presenter: Frances McGinnity
David Stanton, TD, Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration launched a new study that measures language ability, educational attainment, unemployment and occupational attainment for detailed country-of-birth groups. The webinar included a 30-minute presentation of the findings. This was followed by responses to the report by Dr Thomas Liebig (Senior Migration Specialist, OECD Paris) and Salome Mbugua (AkiDwA and Commissioner, IHREC). A short Q&A session was held at the end of the webinar.
View the video of the webinar at the link below.
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
Presenters: Tatiana Kistruga (ICF), Sarah Groarke (EMN Ireland) and Patricia Brazil (TCD)
The webinar presents the findings of a new EU-wide, European Migration Network (EMN) study on national statuses for people in need of protection. It considers the Irish report to the EU-wide study, published in January 2020. The presentations were followed by responses from Eibhlin Byrne (Director of the Irish Refugee and Protection Programme) and Enda O'Neill (Head of Office of UNHCR Ireland).
View the video of the webinar at the link below.
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
Presenter: Conor O'Toole
This webinar assesses the future prospects for the Irish economy under three different scenarios: Baseline (“New normal with ongoing physical distancing”, Severe (“Second wave requiring strict lockdown”) and Benign (“Successful disease suppression”). Conor O’Toole’s presentation was followed by a Q&A session with the report's co-author, Kieran McQuinn.
View the video of the webinar at the link below.
Date: Monday, 25 May 2020
Presenter: Cathal Coffey
This webinar looked at how the decline in household spending, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, could reduce indirect tax revenue this year by more than a fifth. It is the third webinar in the 'Budget Perspectives 2021' series. The webinar consisted of a presentation by Cathal and was followed by a Q&A session with the report's co-author, Conor O'Toole.
View the video of the webinar at the link below.
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2020
Presenter: Paul Remond
This webinar provided an overview of minimum wage policy in Ireland over the last twenty years and discusses the implications of the Covid-19 crisis for minimum wage employment. It is the second webinar in the 'Budget Perspectives 2021' series. The webinar consisted of a presentation by Paul and was followed by a short Q&A session.
View the video of the webinar at the link below.
Date: Thursday, 9 April 2020
Presenter: Karina Doorley
This webinar investigated the direct impact on households’ incomes and the exchequer of a range of unemployment shocks, along with that of policy measures announced in recent weeks. It is the first webinar in the 'Budget Perspectives 2021' series. The webinar consisted of a 10-minute presentation and was followed by a Q&A session, with the report's co-author, Barra Roantree.
View the video of the webinar at the link below.