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UUEPC Publications

UUEPC Publications

2022

  • Management and Leadership Training in Northern Ireland SME's
    • PDF File Icon Engagement with and Impact of Management and Leadership Training in NI SME's (3.1 MB)
  • Northern Ireland Skills Barometer
    • PDF File Icon Northern Ireland Skills Barometer 2021: Information Pack (6.1 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Northern Ireland Skills Barometer 2021: Overview Report (3.6 MB)
  • Remote working in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Future of Remote Working in Northern Ireland: Full Report (1.2 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Future of Remote Working in Northern Ireland: Executive Summary (393.2 KB)
  • Research Collaborations
    • PDF File Icon Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Northern Ireland Report 2020 (1.9 MB)
  • UUEPC Outlook Spring 2022: 'Strong growth, but risks abound'
    • PDF File Icon UUEPC Infographic Spring 2022 (154.0 KB)
    • PDF File Icon UUEPC Outlook Spring 2022 (605.9 KB)

2021

  • Back to the Start-Up: A Review of Business Start-Up Support in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Back to the Start-Up - Full Report (3.8 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Back to the Start-Up- Summary Report (1.1 MB)
  • NI Labour Market Briefing
    • PDF File Icon NI Labour Market Briefing March 2021 (996.1 KB)
  • Northern Ireland's Competitiveness
    • PDF File Icon Addressing NI's Competitiveness Challenges (1.7 MB)
  • Rates Relief Extension Briefing Paper
    • PDF File Icon Rates Relief Extension beyond March 2021; Briefing Paper (1.5 MB)
  • Review of non-domestic rates and Covid-19 recovery
    • PDF File Icon UUEPC evidence paper for the Committee of Finance (698.5 KB)
  • Strategic Innovation Opportunities for Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Strategic Innovation Opportunities for NI (1.7 MB)
  • The Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor: Current Profile, Potential for Recovery & Opportunities for Cooperation
    • PDF File Icon DBEC Executive Summary (627.0 KB)
    • PDF File Icon DBEC Full Report (1.6 MB)
  • The Impact of Covid-19 on Business Start Ups
    • PDF File Icon The Impact of Covid-19 on Northern Ireland Business Start Up Activity (856.4 KB)
  • UUEPC Summer Outlook 2021: 'Light at the end of the tunnel'
    • PDF File Icon UUEPC Summer Outlook 2021 (606.4 KB)
  • UUEPC response to the Draft Budget for Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Department of Finance 2021-22 Draft Budget Consultation: A Response from UUEPC (893.1 KB)

2020

  • Automation and the Northern Ireland economy
    • Redirect Page Icon Automation in Northern Ireland: Summary report
    • Redirect Page Icon Intelligent futures: Working with automation & digitisation to deliver sustainable employment and growth
  • COVID-19 and the NI Economy
    • PDF File Icon Measuring job vulnerability and the impact of social distancing restrictions: Infographic (103.8 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Measuring job vulnerability and the impact of social distancing restrictions: Report (1.9 MB)
  • Competitiveness in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Drivers of Competitiveness in Northern Ireland (1.2 MB)
  • Covid-19 and the Arts, Culture and Heritage sectors
    • PDF File Icon Employment vulnerabilities in the Arts, Culture and Heritage sectors as a result of COVID-19 (1.8 MB)
  • Covid-19 business impacts in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon The impact of Covid-19 on business activity in Northern Ireland - Full Report (3.2 MB)
    • PDF File Icon The impact of Covid-19 on business activity in Northern Ireland - Summary Report (1.2 MB)
  • Economic Consequences of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Covid-19 and the Northern Ireland Economy webinar (1.3 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Discussion Paper 2: Revised estimates of the potential impact and a Council-level view (766.0 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Discussion Paper 3: Pathways to economic recovery after COVID-19 in Northern Ireland (954.2 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Economic consequences of COVID-19 (555.6 KB)
  • Labour market implications of COVID-19
    • PDF File Icon How have restrictions on work impacted different types of workers in Northern Ireland? (1.9 MB)
  • Public and private sector earnings
    • PDF File Icon Public and private sector earnings: Briefing Paper (1.6 MB)
  • Rates Relief for non-domestic ratepayers
    • Redirect Page Icon Policy Advice for Minister - Rates Relief Information Paper
  • Research Collaborations
    • PDF File Icon Health, equality and the economy (3.9 MB)
  • The Competitiveness Scorecard for Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon A framework for economic, social & environmental progress - The Competitiveness Scorecard for Northern Ireland (10.9 MB)

2019

  • Cluster Policy in Northern Ireland
    • Redirect Page Icon Cluster Policy in Northern Ireland: Best practice and findings from consultation across three sectors
  • Competitiveness
    • PDF File Icon Competitiveness and Policy Making on the island of Ireland (722.1 KB)
  • Competitiveness Measurement in Northern Ireland
    • Redirect Page Icon A critical review of competitiveness measurement in Northern Ireland
  • Department of Justice - The Economic Impact of ECOs
    • Redirect Page Icon Problem Solving Justice - The Economic Impact of Enhanced Combination orders (ECOs)
  • Economic Impact of the Geoscience Industry on the Northern Ireland Economy
    • PDF File Icon A critical review of competitiveness measurement in Northern Ireland (2.2 MB)
  • Knowledge Economy
    • MS Excel Document Icon Knowledge Economy 2018: Open data (221.9 KB)
    • Redirect Page Icon Knowledge Economy Report 2018
    • Redirect Page Icon Knowledge Economy Report 2018: Full research findings
  • NI Skills Barometer 2019
    • Redirect Page Icon NI Skills Barometer 2019: Infographic
    • Redirect Page Icon NI Skills Barometer 2019: Information Pack
    • Redirect Page Icon NI Skills Barometer 2019: Summary Report
  • National Living Wage in Northern Ireland
    • Redirect Page Icon Economic Implications of the National Living Wage in Northern Ireland in 2018 - Interim Report Findings
    • Redirect Page Icon Economic Implications of the National Living Wage in Northern Ireland in 2020 - Final Report
  • Productivity in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Understanding Productivity in Northern Ireland (1.1 MB)
  • Research Collaborations
    • Redirect Page Icon Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; United Kingdom 2018 Monitoring Report
    • Redirect Page Icon Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report
  • Sub-regional Future Skills Needs
    • PDF File Icon Belfast City Council - Future Skills Needs (3.7 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Belfast City Region - Future skills needs (5.5 MB)
  • Sub-regional Spare Capacity in the Labour Market
    • PDF File Icon Spare Capacity in Belfast City Council's Labour Market (2.6 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Spare Capacity in Belfast City Region's Labour Market (2.6 MB)
  • UUEPC Summer Outlook 2019: 'A challenging global environment'
    • Image Icon UUEPC Infographic Summer 2019 (234.0 KB)
    • PDF File Icon UUEPC Outlook Summer 2019 (542.6 KB)

2018

  • Knowledge Economy: 'Identifying our location. Defining our destination. Estimating our arrival.'
    • MS Excel Document Icon Knowledge Economy 2017: Open data (246.4 KB)
    • Redirect Page Icon Skills Barometer: Full slide deck
  • Overview of Local Government Community Plans and Links to the Programme for Government
    • PDF File Icon An overview of Community Plans & links to the Programme for Government (514.8 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Aligning Central and Local Priorities in Northern Ireland: Full report (957.7 KB)
  • Research Collaborations
    • Redirect Page Icon Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; United Kingdom 2017 Monitoring Report
    • Redirect Page Icon Global Entrepreneurship Report UK: Northern Ireland report 2017
    • Redirect Page Icon Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses: Building Small Business Britain
    • Redirect Page Icon The Design Economy 2018; The state of design in the UK - Executive summary
    • Redirect Page Icon The Design Economy 2018; The state of design in the UK - Full report
  • UUEPC Autumn Outlook 2018: 'Different dynamics - record breaking jobs but challenging times ahead'
    • PDF File Icon UUEPC Autumn Inforgraphic 2018 (99.3 KB)
    • PDF File Icon UUEPC Outlook Autumn 2018 (742.5 KB)
  • UUEPC Winter Outlook: 'Global trade winds, local headwinds'
    • PDF File Icon Outlook Winter 2018 (572.3 KB)

2017

  • Consumption led growth in an era of squeezed incomes
    • PDF File Icon Consumer study: Full report (2.4 MB)
  • Research Collaborations
    • PDF File Icon Defying Gravity: A critique of the estimates of Brexit (2.0 MB)
    • PDF File Icon The role of Gravity models in estimating the economic impact of Brexit: Working paper No. 490 (988.5 KB)
    • PDF File Icon UU response to the NI Industrial Strategy (874.4 KB)
  • Skills Barometer 2017: 'Skills in Demand'
    • PDF File Icon Skills Barometer: Full slide deck (3.6 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Skills Barometer: Infographic (2.9 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Skills Barometer: Summary report (986.9 KB)
  • The North West City Region Challenges and Opportunities of Brexit
    • PDF File Icon Initial Analysis of the Challenges and Opportunities of Brexit for the Derry City & Strabane and Donegal County Council areas - The North West City Region (3.7 MB)
  • UUEPC Summer Outlook: 'Better than expected, less than needed'
    • PDF File Icon Summer 2017 (617.3 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Summer 2017 Infographic (1.2 MB)

2016

  • Competitiveness Scorecard for Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Competitiveness in NI: Full report (7.3 MB)
    • PDF File Icon EAG Competitiveness Summary (1.7 MB)
  • Cost of Division
    • PDF File Icon Cost of Division: 'A benchmark of performance and expenditure' (3.8 MB)
    • PDF File Icon Cost of Division: Overview Report (769.5 KB)
  • Further Education Outcomes
    • PDF File Icon Factors contributing to student outcomes in Northern Ireland FE Colleges- An Econometric Analysis (1.0 MB)
  • Inactivity Discussion Paper
    • PDF File Icon An anatomy of economic inactivity in Northern Ireland (1.4 MB)
  • Knowledge Economy Report
    • PDF File Icon Knowledge Economy: 'Tracking Progress. Powering Prosperity' (7.1 MB)
  • Measuring the economic impact of a reduced rate of Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Corporation Tax: Summary report (768.9 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Corporation Tax: Technical report (1.4 MB)
  • Research Collaborations
    • PDF File Icon The Macro-Economic Impact of Brexit: Working Paper No. 483 (2.0 MB)
  • UUEPC Spring Outlook 2016: 'A finely balanced recovery'
    • PDF File Icon Spring Outlook 2016: Full report (613.8 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Spring Outlook 2016: Infographic (2.3 MB)
  • UUEPC Winter Outlook 2016: 'The Potential Impacts of Brexit'
    • PDF File Icon Winter 2016 (631.4 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Winter 2016 Infographic (6.9 MB)
  • Understanding Productivity in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon Productivity in Northern Ireland (1.3 MB)

2015

  • Air Connectivity in Northern Ireland
    • PDF File Icon A Literature Review (970.2 KB)
    • PDF File Icon The Economic Impact of Changes to Air Fares and Short-haul Air Passenger Duty (1.3 MB)
  • Knowledge Economy Report
    • PDF File Icon Knowledge Economy: Full report (1003.2 KB)
    • PDF File Icon Knowledge Economy: Infographic (5.0 MB)
  • Research Collaborations
    • PDF File Icon Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (1.2 MB)
    • PDF File Icon PwC Cities of Opportunity : The urban rhythm of entertainment and media (5.4 MB)
    • PDF File Icon The CBR Macro-Economic Impact of Brexit: Working Paper No. 472 (1.0 MB)
    • PDF File Icon UK Economy Forecast Report (2.6 MB)

2014

  • Research Collaborations
    • PDF File Icon PwC Cities of Opportunity 6: We the urban people (4.1 MB)
  • Small Business Rates Relief
    • PDF File Icon Evaluation of Small Business Rates Relief: Full report (3.6 MB)
  • UUEPC: Autumn Outlook 2014: 'Contrasting Fortunes in the Public & Private sectors'
    • PDF File Icon Autumn Outlook 2014: Full report (1.2 MB)
  • UUEPC: Spring Outlook 2014: 'Will the recovery last'
    • PDF File Icon Spring Outlook 2014: Full report (1.2 MB)

2013

  • UUEPC: Winter Outlook 2013: 'First Steps to Recovery'
    • PDF File Icon Winter Outlook 2013: Full report (1010.6 KB)

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