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Working Papers

2025

1. How has gender income inequality in Ireland and the UK changed and why?
   Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis Working Paper Series, Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis at the Institute for Social and Economic Research

2024

2. Automation and income inequality in Europe
   Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (1)
   LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) (2023) View citations (1)
   IBS Working Papers, Instytut Badan Strukturalnych (2023) View citations (1)
3. EUROMOD Country Report - Ireland
   JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre
4. Equivalisation (once again)
   Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
5. Gender Difference in Household Consumption: Some Convergence over Three Decades
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
6. Gender Disparities in Inflation during the Cost-of-Living Crisis in Europe: A Novel Decomposition
   LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)
7. Increasing Pay Related Social Insurance to fund the State Pension: Incidence and effectiveness
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
8. The Gendered Nature of the Cost-of-Living Crisis in Europe
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2023

9. Extending the National Childcare Scheme to childminders: Cost and distributional effect
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
10. First Impressions Matter. Interview Interactions and Interviewers' Subjective Measures
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
11. The trouble with take-up
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Trouble with Take-Up, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2024) (2024)
12. Will Childcare Subsidies Increase the Labour Supply of Mothers in Ireland?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2022

13. BP1: The impact of Irish budgetary policy by disability status
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
14. Occupations and health
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (2)
15. Older Mothers' Employment and Marriage Stability When the Nest Is Empty
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2021)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2022)
    Post-Print, HAL (2022)
    Working Papers, HAL (2021)
16. SWITCH: A tax-benefit model for Ireland linked to survey and register data
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
    See also Journal Article SWITCH: A Tax-Benefit Model for Ireland Linked to Survey and Register Data, International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association (2023) View citations (6) (2023)

2021

17. COVID-19 and the Irish welfare system
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
18. Childcare in Ireland: usage, affordability and incentives to work
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
    See also Journal Article Childcare in Ireland: Usage, Affordability and Incentives to Work, The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies (2023) (2023)
19. The Gender Gap in Income and the COVID-19 Pandemic
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
20. The Gender Pay Gap in Ireland from Austerity through Recovery
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
21. The impact of a minimum wage change on wages and household income
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
22. What drove income inequality during the Great Recession?
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2020

23. Making the switch from joint to individual taxation in Luxembourg. Cost, behavioural response and welfare effects
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
24. Tax-Benefit Systems and the Gender Gap in Income
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Tax-benefit systems and the gender gap in income, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2024) (2024)
25. The Impact of a Minimum Wage Change on the Distribution of Wages and Household Income
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The impact of a minimum wage change on the distribution of wages and household income, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
26. The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on consumption and indirect taxes in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (8)
27. The potential costs and distributional effect of COVID-19 related unemployment in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (30)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2020) View citations (32)
28. Top Incomes in Ireland: Reconciling Evidence from Tax Records and Household Survey Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)

2019

29. Financial Literacy and Preparation for Retirement
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
30. Marital Status and Retirement: An Empirical Study for France
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
31. Minimum Wages and the Gender GAP in Pay: New Evidence from the United Kingdom and Ireland
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Minimum Wages and the Gender GAP in Pay: New Evidence from the United Kingdom and Ireland, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2019) View citations (18) (2019)
32. The Determinants of Retirement Planning within Couples in Ireland
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2018

33. Demographic Change and the European Income Distribution
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Demographic change and the European income distribution, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2019) View citations (24) (2019)
34. Inequality in EU Crisis Countries: How Effective Were Automatic Stabilisers?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (20)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2018) View citations (3)
35. Minimum Wages and the Gender Gap in Pay: New Evidence from the UK and Ireland
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
36. Minimum wages and the gender gap in pay
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (10)
37. Taxation, Work and Gender Equality in Ireland
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
38. The Empirical Content of Marital Surplus in Matching Models
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)
    See also Journal Article The empirical content of marital surplus in matching models, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2019) (2019)

2017

39. Changes in Income Distributions and the Role of Tax-Benefit Policy During the Great Recession: An International Perspective
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (36)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (18)
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) (2014)
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2013) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Changes in Income Distributions and the Role of Tax‐Benefit Policy During the Great Recession: An International Perspective, Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2017) View citations (36) (2017)
40. Fiscal sustainability and demographic change
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (13)
41. The Effect of Social Benefits on Youth Employment: Combining RD and a Behavioral Model
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)
    Also in LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) (2016) View citations (2)
    Post-Print, HAL (2016)

2016

42. Fiscal sustainability and demographic change: a micro approach for 27 EU countries
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal sustainability and demographic change: a micro-approach for 27 EU countries, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
43. Labour Supply after Inheritances and the Role of Expectations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Labour Supply after Inheritances and the Role of Expectations, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2020) View citations (13) (2020)
44. Minimum wages and the gender gap in pay. Evidence from the UK and Ireland
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (2)

2014

45. Cross-National Differences in Wealth Portfolios at the Intensive Margin: Is There a Role for Policy?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Chapter Cross-National Differences in Wealth Portfolios at the Intensive Margin: Is there a Role for Policy?, Research on Economic Inequality, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2014) View citations (5) (2014)
46. Putting Structure on the RD Design: Social Transfers and Youth Inactivity in France
    AMSE Working Papers, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2014)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (7)

2013

47. The Social and Employment Situation in Ireland (Update February 2013)
    IZA Research Reports, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
48. To Own or Not to Own? Household Portfolios, Demographics and Institutions in a Cross-National Perspective
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2013) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article To own or not to own? Household portfolios, demographics and institutions in a cross-national perspective, Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc. (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2012

49. Decomposing household wealth portfolios across countries: An age-old question?
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (10)
50. Myth or Fact? The Beauty Premium across the Wage Distribution
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)

2011

51. Beauty and the beast in the labor market: Evidence from a distribution regression approach
    LISER Working Paper Series, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) View citations (1)

2009

52. Caught in the Trap? The Disincentive Effect of Social Assistance
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2009) View citations (1)
    IRISS Working Paper Series, IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD (2009) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (1)
53. In-Work Transfers in Good Times and Bad: Simulations for Ireland
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2009) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Tax-benefit systems and the gender gap in income
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2024, 22, (2), 285-309
   See also Working Paper Tax-Benefit Systems and the Gender Gap in Income, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
2. The Trouble with Take-Up
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2024, 24, (2), 673-682
   See also Working Paper The trouble with take-up, Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2023

3. Childcare in Ireland: Usage, Affordability and Incentives to Work
   The Economic and Social Review, 2023, 54, (4), 247-283
   See also Working Paper Childcare in Ireland: usage, affordability and incentives to work, Papers (2021) (2021)
4. Distributional impact of tax and welfare policies: Budget 2023
   Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2022
5. Distributional impact of tax and welfare policies: Budget 2024
   Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2023
6. SWITCH: A Tax-Benefit Model for Ireland Linked to Survey and Register Data
   International Journal of Microsimulation, 2023, 16, (1), 65-88 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper SWITCH: A tax-benefit model for Ireland linked to survey and register data, Papers (2022) (2022)

2022

7. How Has the Gender Earnings Gap in Ireland Changed in Thirty Years?
   Social Sciences, 2022, 11, (8), 1-21 View citations (5)
8. The Gender Gap in Income and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland
   Social Sciences, 2022, 11, (7), 1-23

2021

9. Budget 2022
   Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2021 View citations (1)
10. The impact of a minimum wage change on the distribution of wages and household income
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2021, 73, (3), 1034-1056 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of a Minimum Wage Change on the Distribution of Wages and Household Income, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
11. What drove income inequality in EU crisis countries during the Great Recession?
    Fiscal Studies, 2021, 42, (2), 319-343 View citations (21)

2020

12. Distributional Impact of Tax and Welfare Policies: COVID-related policies and Budget 2021
    Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2020 View citations (5)
13. Labour Supply after Inheritances and the Role of Expectations
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 82, (4), 843-863 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Labour Supply after Inheritances and the Role of Expectations, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (19) (2016)

2019

14. Demographic change and the European income distribution
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2019, 17, (3), 337-357 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Demographic Change and the European Income Distribution, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
15. Minimum Wages and the Gender GAP in Pay: New Evidence from the United Kingdom and Ireland
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65, (3), 514-539 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Minimum Wages and the Gender GAP in Pay: New Evidence from the United Kingdom and Ireland, Post-Print (2019) View citations (18) (2019)
16. The empirical content of marital surplus in matching models
    Economics Letters, 2019, 176, (C), 51-54
    See also Working Paper The Empirical Content of Marital Surplus in Matching Models, SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research (2018) (2018)

2018

17. Budget 2019: tax and welfare changes
    Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2018 View citations (1)
18. The tax treatment of pension contributions in Ireland
    Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2018 View citations (1)
19. To own or not to own? Household portfolios, demographics and institutions in a cross-national perspective
    Journal of Income Distribution, 2018, 26, (1), 1-43 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper To Own or Not to Own? Household Portfolios, Demographics and Institutions in a Cross-National Perspective, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (13) (2013)

2017

20. Changes in Income Distributions and the Role of Tax‐Benefit Policy During the Great Recession: An International Perspective
    Fiscal Studies, 2017, 38, 559-585 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Changes in Income Distributions and the Role of Tax-Benefit Policy During the Great Recession: An International Perspective, Post-Print (2017) View citations (36) (2017)
21. Distributional Impact of Tax and Welfare Policies: Budget 2018
    Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2017 View citations (1)
22. Fiscal sustainability and demographic change: a micro-approach for 27 EU countries
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2017, 24, (4), 575-615 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Fiscal sustainability and demographic change: a micro approach for 27 EU countries, EUROMOD Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
23. The Effect of Social Benefits on Youth Employment: Combining Regression Discontinuity and a Behavioral Model
    Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52, (4), 1032-1059 View citations (13)

2016

24. Distributional Impact of Tax and Welfare Policies: Budget 2017
    Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2016

2015

25. Myth or fact? The beauty premium across the wage distribution in Germany
    Economics Letters, 2015, 129, (C), 29-34 View citations (32)

2011

26. Caught in the trap? Welfare's disincentive and the labor supply of single men
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (9-10), 1096-1110 View citations (44)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (9), 1096-1110 (2011) View citations (35)

Books

2023

1. Poverty, income inequality and living standards in Ireland: Third annual report
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)

2022

2. Headline Poverty Target Reduction in Ireland and the Role of Work and Social Welfare
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (3)

2019

3. The impact of a change in the National Minimum Wage on the distribution of hourly wages and household income in Ireland
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (2)

2018

4. The gender impact of Irish budgetary policy 2008-2018
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (3)

Chapters

2014

1. Cross-National Differences in Wealth Portfolios at the Intensive Margin: Is there a Role for Policy?
   A chapter in Economic Well-Being and Inequality: Papers from the Fifth ECINEQ Meeting, 2014, vol. 22, pp 43-85 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Cross-National Differences in Wealth Portfolios at the Intensive Margin: Is There a Role for Policy?, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2011

2. Chapter 9 In-Work Transfers in Good Times and Bad: Simulations for Ireland
   A chapter in Research in Labor Economics, 2011, pp 307-339 View citations (3)