"£100m cost of 16 day Christmas shut-down sparks calls for change"

Esmond Birnie

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Cited in Belfast Telegraph article

Subject

ARticle about supposed economic cost of very long Christmas shutdown in 2019-20

Period	23 Dec 2019

Media contributions

1

Media contributions

Title	"£100m cost of 16 day Christmas shut-down"
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	Belfast Telegraph
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	23/12/19
Description	Cited in Belfast Telegraph article about supposed very high economic cost of long shut down over 2019-20 Christmas holidays
Producer/Author	Belfast Telegaph
URL	https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/100m-cost-of-16-day-christmas-shutdown-in-northern-ireland-sparks-call-for-change-38807934.html
Persons	Esmond Birnie

Keywords

Christmas holidays, annual hours worked, international comparisons, Northern Ireland economy, productivity