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David Jordan
@djordanecon.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Economics at Queen's University Belfast. Interested in regional & public economics, economic & financial history, & Northern Ireland go.qub.ac.uk/davidjordan
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foundscitech.bsky.social
We had a brilliant time co-hosting the 'AI and the future of work' discussion event in Belfast with @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and @matrixni.bsky.social. Thank you to all of our speakers and to the audience for your great questions and feed-in!
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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cadastral.bsky.social
Doing things differently here? After decades of hype, Greater Manchester is starting to look like something rare; an actual UK economic sucess story. I had a look into the latest economic data for @manchestermill.bsky.social to find out more (1/4)
July 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
djordanecon.bsky.social
A very important report from Pivotal - currently there is a lot of talk about the external factors that affect Northern Ireland, but this report is a reminder that there are factors within the control of government here that could lead to better outcomes for NI's economy & people
pivotalpolicy.bsky.social Pivotal @pivotalpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 19
NEW Pivotal report - Policy delivery in Northern Ireland

How do we make sure policy goals are achieved in practice? We asked 30 former senior civil servants, ministers, business and voluntary sector leaders to tell us about their experiences and ideas.

www.pivotalpolicy.org/assets/files...
June 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
djordanecon.bsky.social
Very pleased to share our research on Northern Ireland’s productivity challenge at yesterday’s Institute of Directors NI lunch at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. You can find out more about our @productivity.bsky.social research here: www.productivity.ac.uk/regions-nati... #Productivity #QBSresearch
Photo of speakers at the Institute of Directors Northern Ireland lunch at Queen's University Belfast
April 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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antbreach.bsky.social
Great paper here from @djordanecon.bsky.social asking a really smart question in modern British political debate - if Northern Ireland had always had so much more devolution than the rest of the UK, why is it so poor? A: Because it never really had fiscal devolution ehs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
April 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
djordanecon.bsky.social
Very pleased to contribute to today’s Powering Productivity Conference organised by @investni.bsky.social, discussing the reasons for Northern Ireland’s low productivity and sharing findings from our NI Productivity Forum research for @productivity.bsky.social
Panel discussion at the Powering Productivity Conference
March 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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productivity.bsky.social
Spotlight on Northern Ireland | #NationalProductivityWeek 2025
The NI Productivity Forum at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social released "NI Productivity 2040" in National Productivity Week, by Ruth Donaldson, @djordanecon.bsky.social & @profjohnturner.bsky.social: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/nor...
NI Productivity 2040: Addressing Northern Ireland’s productivity gap for greater prosperity - The Productivity Institute
The Northern Ireland Productivity Forum's 2025 updated Insights Paper.
www.productivity.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
djordanecon.bsky.social
How can Northern Ireland close its productivity gap? My Queen’s Business School colleague, Ruth Donaldson, outlines what the NI Executive needs to do, based on our recent report for the NI Productivity Forum & The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social
pivotalpolicy.bsky.social Pivotal @pivotalpolicy.bsky.social · Mar 19
Improving productivity "will require a cross–departmental approach", including the creation of a "pro–productivity institution, namely a Productivity and Growth Board." Ruth Donaldson, of Queen's Business School, is this week's guest contributor to Pivotal Platform www.pivotalppf.org/our-work/piv...
March 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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economy-ni.gov.uk
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...
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald is pictured with her Department's expert panel - Professor David Rooney, Dr Conor Patterson, Dr Lisa Wilson and Dr David Jordan
February 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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productivity.bsky.social
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...
February 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
djordanecon.bsky.social
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...
Front cover of 'NI Productivity 2040'. Pictured L-R are: Ruth Donaldson, Research Associate at Queen's Business School and the NI Productivity Forum; Professor John Turner, from Queen’s Business School and NI Productivity Forum Lead; John Healy OBE, Chair of Invest Northern Ireland; and Dr David Jordan, from Queen’s Business School and the NI Productivity Forum.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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profjohnturner.bsky.social
Today at the NI Productivity Forum we launch our new report as part of @productivity.bsky.social National Productivity Week. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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econ-observatory.bsky.social
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 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👈
January 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
djordanecon.bsky.social
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
National Productivity Week – NI Productivity 2040
This event will launch the NI Productivity Forum's new report, NI Productivity 2040, focusing on how policy can improve NI's productivity.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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edconway.bsky.social
🚜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👇
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Is the UK facing a 'farmageddon'? Brexit, competition and climate change hits food production
YouTube video by Sky News
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December 14, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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productivity.bsky.social
Read the Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard 2024, produced on behalf of the Northern Ireland Productivity Forum: productivity.ac.uk/research/nor...
December 9, 2024 at 10:29 AM
djordanecon.bsky.social
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
Northern Ireland (NI) has persistently had the lowest productivity of the UK’s twelve regions. But it saw an improvement during the Covid-19 pandemic, moving up to 7th place. The most recently published data shows this improvement has not been sustained. Productivity in NI was 13% below the UK average in 2022, widening from 11% in 2021. This led to NI falling back to 10th place amongst the UK’s twelve regions, ahead of only the East Midlands and Wales. NI also lags behind the Republic of Ireland, where productivity is 8% higher than the UK average. This means productivity in NI is 20% lower than in the Republic of Ireland. The dashboard assesses NI’s performance across the key drivers of productivity, which provide the foundations for long-run productivity growth. Overall, there has been no change from last year’s dashboard. 14 of the dashboard’s 18 drivers are red and below the UK average. Only 2 drivers are green and therefore better than the UK average; and 2 drivers are either equal to the UK average, or below this but above the UK median. Across the three editions of the dashboard since 2022, it is clear that NI possesses deep-seated issues that must be addressed before we will see meaningful progress. While some drivers have seen both short and long-term improvements – such as exports and qualifications – these are in the minority. 8 drivers have experienced no improvement in either the short and/or long-term. With the return of the NI Executive in February 2024, and the new draft Programme for Government, there is an opportunity for the Executive to make progress in improving these key drivers of productivity. This will require a long-term commitment to prioritising productivity when designing, implementing, and evaluating policy. Authors: Ruth Donaldson (Queen’s University Belfast), David Jordan (Queen’s University Belfast), John Turner (Queen’s University Belfast)
December 5, 2024 at 2:02 PM
djordanecon.bsky.social
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?⬇️
December 2, 2024 at 11:05 AM
djordanecon.bsky.social
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
Line-up of panellists at the Northern Ireland Economic Conference 2024
November 22, 2024 at 8:56 PM
djordanecon.bsky.social
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...
Devolution at 25: how has productivity changed in the devolved nations? - Economics Observatory
Productivity performance has long varied across the nations of the UK – and it has continued to do so since the devolved administrations were established a quarter of a century ago. Devolution allows ...
www.economicsobservatory.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM
djordanecon.bsky.social
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
November 8, 2024 at 9:09 PM