ESRI QEC Special Article (June 2019) M.A. Tovar Reaños and M. Lynch Introduction Reducing carbon emissions by taxation is seen as a useful means of addressing a key element in climate change (De Bruin and Yakut, 2019). Public worries about carbon taxation centre on energy affordability and how carbon taxes will contribute to income inequality…
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Journal of Labor Research (2019) 40:151–180 Seamus McGuinness & Philip J. O’Connell & Elish Kelly Introduction Assessing the effectiveness of active labour market programmes (ALMPs) there is a considerable literature in the field from which to draw. A key element is an evaluation of job search assistance (JSA). This usually refers to the part of…
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The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 48, No. 4, Winter 2017, pp. 489-514 Micheál L. Collins University College Dublin and Gerard Hughes Trinity College Dublin Introduction In recent years there has been a move in many OECD countries towards an increased role for private-provided pensions and a reduction in the importance of state-provided pensions. The…
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The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 49, No. 2, Summer 2018, pp. 145-172 Matthew Collins, Economic and Social Research Institute and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Seraphim Dempsey, Economic and Social Research Institute John Curtis, Economic and Social Research Institute and Trinity College Dublin Introduction Improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings provides an opportunity…
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The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 49, No. 2, Summer 2018, pp.201-215 Paul Gorecki Introduction Public policy in Ireland has committed to extending free GP care to all, on a phased basis. In 2015, under 6s and over 70s became eligible for free GP care. It has recently been announced that free GP care for…
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The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 49, No. 1, Spring 2018, pp. 93-109 Sheelah Connolly* ESRI, Anne Nolan ESRI, Brendan Walsh, ESRI, Maev-Ann Wren ESRI Introduction In 2011, the Government made a commitment to the introduction of universal General Practitioner (GP) care, which they linked to the removal of fees for GP care. The aim…
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Nóirín McCarthy University College Cork and Peter W. Wright University of Sheffield Background This paper looks at the experiences of displaced workers in Ireland over the years 2005-2011, from a period of sustained economic growth followed by a sharp downturn in 2008. The previous years of high economic growth were followed by an increase in…
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Elish Kelly and Alan Barrett Introduction This paper looks at developments in the incidence of “atypical work” in Ireland. The OECD (2015) notes that “traditional” permanent, full-time work is being replaced with less traditional work, such as part-time temporary work and self-employment. Due to the growth in such working arrangements atypical work has come under…
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Economics Letters, Central Bank of Ireland, Volume 2017, Number 3, 2017 Mary Cussen Introduction Recent analysis by the Central Bank of Ireland looks at the financial connections between the economic sectors of the Irish economy using network analysis tools. This is an innovative approach in the Irish context. The method uses previously unpublished data. The…
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Martina Lawless, Economic and Social Research InstituteKieran McQuinn, Economic and Social Research InstituteJohn Walsh, Economic and Social Research Institute The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 49, No. 1, Spring 2018, pp. 73-92 Introduction Between 2007 and 2016 there were substantial changes in the Irish housing and rental market. Prices and rents fell sharply after the…
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