Economic Research

DETI operates a three-year Research Agenda which sets out key research priorities over the period and reflects the department’s ongoing commitment to high quality, up to date research.

The current Research Agenda, which covers the period 2008-11, is available to download below:

DETI Research Agenda 2008/09 - 2010/11 (PDF, 180 KB)

Under the current Research Agenda, DETI is taking forward four projects looking at international best practice in the key policy areas of productivity and employment growth:

• Building Economic Competitiveness: Lessons from Small Peripheral European Economies
• Productivity, Innovation and Competitiveness in Small Open Economies
• The Changing Face of Innovation Policy: Complementing R&D Initiatives in Northern Ireland
• Promoting Investment and Increasing Employment Among the Economically Inactive: A Review of Best Practice

The research projects outlined above are scheduled to be completed during 2010/11 and will be available to download from the website once published.

A number of research projects carried out under previous Research Agendas are also available to download.  Further information on each research project can be found by following the appropriate link.