Low productivity is the biggest challenge to Northern Ireland's economy, research from QUBManagement suggests
BBC News NI Business Correspondent
Low productivity is the biggest economic challenge facing Northern Ireland, according to research by Queen's University Belfast.It matters because higher productivity means higher wages and better living standards. The researchers found Northern Ireland was the least productive region in the UK and lagged 17% behind the UK average.
The findings are from the Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard created by Dr David Jordan and Prof John Turner from Queen's Management School.Prof John Turner says a stable government in Stormont is needed to address the economyThe dashboard looked at 18 different drivers and found in Northern Ireland that 11 of the 18 were worse than the UK average, including economic inactivity, employer training and foreign direct investment.
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