Ireland's productivity 40% higher than Northern Ireland's, says think tank | Harwich and Manningtree Standard
The report concluded that there was a need to invest in education in Northern Ireland to reduce the gap.
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The report concluded that there was a need to invest in education in Northern Ireland to reduce the gap.
In 17 sectors for which there is comparable data, productivity levels in the Republic “noticeably exceed” Northern Ireland’s in 14 sectors…
In 17 sectors for which there is comparable data, productivity levels in the Republic “noticeably exceed” Northern Ireland’s in 14 sectors…
Productivity measures the amount of economic output generated by each worker.
Brian Feeney –‘New study shows financial benefits of a united Ireland’ (June 1) – claims that according to economists, professors Seamus McGuinness and Adele Bergin of the Economic and Social Research Institute, the biggest long-term unification costs might be in bringing what unionists claim is the north’s ‘world-class’ education system up to modern standards.