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Working Papers

2018

1. International Migration in Ireland, 2017
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
2. International Migration in Ireland, 2018
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
3. Where is the Destination? Understanding the Determinants of International Students’ Destination Choices upon Graduation in Ireland
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
4. Why Are So Few Africans at Work in Ireland? Immigration Policy and Labour Market Disadvantage
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin

2017

5. International Migration in Ireland, 2016
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin

2016

6. Determinants of Regional Differences in Rates of Overeducation in Europe
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
7. How did Immigrants fare in the Irish Labour Market over the Great Recession?
   OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2015) View citations (2)
8. International Migration in Ireland, 2015
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin

2015

9. Discrimination in the Labour Market: Nationality, Ethnicity and the Recession
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (11)
10. Impact of the Great Recession on Unemployed Youth and NEET Individuals
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
11. International migration in Ireland, 2013
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
12. International migration in Ireland, 2014
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
13. Public service activities among University staff
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin

2013

14. Carrots, No Stick, No Driver: The Employment Impact of Job Search Assistance in a Regime with Minimal Monitoring and Sanctions
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Carrots, No Stick, No Driver: The Employment Impact of Job Search Assistance in a Regime with Minimal Monitoring and Sanctions, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
15. Comparing Public and Private Sector Pay in Ireland: Size Matters
    Research Notes, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
16. Discrimination in the Irish Labour Market: Nationality, Ethnicity and the Recession
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
17. International Migration in Ireland, 2012
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (1)
18. Transitions In and Out of Unemployment Among Young People in the Irish Recession
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (7)
    Also in OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2013) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Transitions In and Out of Unemployment among Young People in the Irish Recession, Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan (2014) View citations (23) (2014)

2012

19. International Migration in Ireland, 2011
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2011

20. Carrots without Sticks: The Impacts of Job Search Assistance in a Regime with Minimal Monitoring and Sanctions
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (2)
21. One Dummy Won't Get it: The Impact of Training Programme Type and Duration on the Employment Chances of the Unemployed in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (6)
22. The Changing Workplace
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (11)
23. Transitions to Long-Term Unemployment Risk Among Young People: Evidence from Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (8)
24. What Can Active Labour Market Policies Do?
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (3)

2010

25. A Statistical Profiling Model of Long-Term Unemployment Risk in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
26. Explaining International Differences in Rates of Overeducation in Europe
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (5)
27. International Migration in Ireland, 2009
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (2)
28. The Impact of Social Partnership on Ireland's Competitiveness
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (2)

2009

29. Assessing the Impact of Wage Bargaining and Worker Preferences on the Gender Pay Gap in Ireland Using the National Employment Survey 2003
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
30. Did Ireland become More Unequal during the Boom?
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
31. Exploring International Differences in Rates of Return to Education: Evidence from EU SILC
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
32. Identification of Individuals at Risk of Becoming Long-term Unemployed
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
33. Immigrants and Employer-Provided Training
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) (2009) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Immigrants and Employer-provided Training, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
34. Reconciling Work and Family Life: Workplaces, Occupation and the Experience of Work-Life Conflict
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
35. The Determinants and Effects of Training at Work: Bringing the Workplace Back In
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (3)
36. The Public-Private Sector Pay Gap in Ireland: What Lies Beneath?
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (14)
37. What do We Know about Training at Work?
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2008

38. Benchmarking, Social Partnership and Higher Remuneration: Wage Settling Institutions and the Public-Private Sector Wage Gap in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Benchmarking, Social Partnership and Higher Remuneration: Wage Settling Institutions and the Public-Private Sector Wage Gap in Ireland, The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies (2009) View citations (21) (2009)
39. Changing Returns to Education During a Boom? The Case of Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Changing Returns to Education During a Boom? The Case of Ireland, LABOUR, CEIS (2009) View citations (21) (2009)
40. The Economic Returns to Field of Study and Competencies Among Higher Education Graduates in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The economic returns to field of study and competencies among higher education graduates in Ireland, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2010) View citations (59) (2010)
41. The Impact of Wage Bargaining Regime on Firm-Level Competitiveness and Wage Inequality: The Case of Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (17)

2007

42. The Impact of Flexible Working Arrangements on Work-Life Conflict and Work Pressure in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (11)

2002

43. The Incidence and Correlates of Workplace Bullying in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2001

44. The effects of Working Time, Segmentation and Labour Market Mobility on Wages and Pensions in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Working Time, Segmentation and Labour Market Mobility on Wages and Pensions in Ireland, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2003) View citations (16) (2003)

2000

45. Is There A Wage Premium for Returning Irish Migrants?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2000) View citations (19)
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) (2000) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Is There a Wage Premium for Returning Irish Migrants?, The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies (2001) View citations (45) (2001)

1999

46. Are they working? Market Orientation and the Effectiveness of Active Labour Market Programmes in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
47. Does Training Generally Work? The Returns to In-Company Training
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Does Training Generally Work? The Returns to in-Company Training, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2001) View citations (76) (2001)

1998

48. Spending Priorities in Labour Market Programmes for the Unemployed
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

1997

49. Does Training Generally Work? Measuring the Returns to In-Company Training
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
50. The Irish Labour Market
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

1996

51. The Effects of Active Labour Market Programmes on Employment in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
52. What works, who works? The impact of active labour market programmes on the employment prospects of young people in Ireland
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Labor Market Policy and Employment, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Journal Articles

2019

1. Carrots, No Stick, No Driver: The Employment Impact of Job Search Assistance in a Regime with Minimal Monitoring and Sanctions
   Journal of Labor Research, 2019, 40, (2), 151-180 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Carrots, No Stick, No Driver: The Employment Impact of Job Search Assistance in a Regime with Minimal Monitoring and Sanctions, Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2017

2. Gender Equality in the Irish Labour Market 1966-2016: Unfinished Business?
   The Economic and Social Review, 2017, 48, (4), 393-418 View citations (8)

2014

3. EXPLORING THE ROLE OF LABOUR MARKET UNCERTAINTY IN EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF RETURN TO EDUCATION IN EUROPE
   Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 2014, 14, (3), 89-104
4. The Impact of Training Programme Type and Duration on the Employment Chances of the Unemployed in Ireland
   The Economic and Social Review, 2014, 45, (3), 425-450 View citations (11)
5. Transitions In and Out of Unemployment among Young People in the Irish Recession
   Comparative Economic Studies, 2014, 56, (4), 616-634 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper Transitions In and Out of Unemployment Among Young People in the Irish Recession, Papers (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2013

6. Immigrants and Employer-provided Training
   Journal of Labor Research, 2013, 34, (1), 52-78 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Immigrants and Employer-Provided Training, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2012

7. The Transition from Short- to Long-Term Unemployment: A Statistical Profiling Model for Ireland
   The Economic and Social Review, 2012, 43, (1), 135–164 View citations (9)

2010

8. The economic returns to field of study and competencies among higher education graduates in Ireland
   Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (4), 650-657 View citations (59)
   See also Working Paper The Economic Returns to Field of Study and Competencies Among Higher Education Graduates in Ireland, Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)

2009

9. Benchmarking, Social Partnership and Higher Remuneration: Wage Settling Institutions and the Public-Private Sector Wage Gap in Ireland
   The Economic and Social Review, 2009, 40, (3), 339–370 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Benchmarking, Social Partnership and Higher Remuneration: Wage Settling Institutions and the Public-Private Sector Wage Gap in Ireland, Papers (2008) View citations (16) (2008)
10. Changing Returns to Education During a Boom? The Case of Ireland
    LABOUR, 2009, 23, (s1), 197-221 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Changing Returns to Education During a Boom? The Case of Ireland, Papers (2008) View citations (9) (2008)

2008

11. Temporary Jobs in Ireland: Does Class Influence Job Quality?
    The Economic and Social Review, 2008, 39, (2), 81-104 View citations (3)

2006

12. Does it Pay to Go Public? Public/Private Wage Differences among Recent Graduates in Ireland
    Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2006, 2006, (3-Autumn), 64-79 View citations (3)

2005

13. Environmentally-Sensitive Water-Resources Planning
    Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 2005, 19, (4), 399-421 View citations (3)

2004

14. Women Returning to Employment, Education and Training in Ireland - An Analysis of Transitions
    The Economic and Social Review, 2004, 35, (1), 1-25 View citations (8)

2003

15. The Effects of Working Time, Segmentation and Labour Market Mobility on Wages and Pensions in Ireland
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2003, 41, (1), 71-95 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper The effects of Working Time, Segmentation and Labour Market Mobility on Wages and Pensions in Ireland, Papers (2001) (2001)

2001

16. Does Training Generally Work? The Returns to in-Company Training
    ILR Review, 2001, 54, (3), 647-662 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Does Training Generally Work? The Returns to In-Company Training, IZA Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (19) (1999)
17. Getting a Job in Europe: The Transition from Unemployment to Work among Young People in Nine European Countries
    Work, Employment & Society, 2001, 15, (1), 1-24 View citations (16)
18. Is There a Wage Premium for Returning Irish Migrants?
    The Economic and Social Review, 2001, 32, (1), 1-21 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Is There A Wage Premium for Returning Irish Migrants?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (9) (2000)

2000

19. Evaluating State Programmes - “Natural Experiments” and Propensity Scores
    The Economic and Social Review, 2000, 31, (4), 283-308 View citations (36)

1997

20. What Works, Who Works? The Employment and Earnings Effects of Active Labour Market Programmes among Young People in Ireland
    Work, Employment & Society, 1997, 11, (4), 639-661 View citations (1)

Books

2018

1. Monitoring report on integration 2018
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)

2014

2. Annual Monitoring Report on Integration 2013
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (15)

2013

3. Annual Monitoring Report on Integration 2012
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (14)
4. Ethnicity and Nationality in the Irish Labour Market: Evidence from the QNHS Equality Module
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (2)

2012

5. Analysing Pensions: Modelling and Policy Issues
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
6. Annual Monitoring Report on Integration 2011
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (14)
7. Immigration of International Students to the EU: Ireland
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
8. Literacy and Numeracy Difficulties in the Irish Workplace: Impact on Earnings and Training Expenditures
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
9. Literacy, Numeracy and Activation among the Unemployed
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (6)

2011

10. Activation in Ireland: An Evaluation of the National Employment Action Plan
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (20)
11. Annual Monitoring Report on Integration 2010
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (6)

2009

12. National Profiling of the Unemployed in Ireland
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (18)

2008

13. Handbook on Immigration and Asylum in Ireland 2007
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
14. Immigrants at Work: Ethnicity and Nationality in the Irish Labour Market
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (3)

2007

15. Conditions of Entry and Residence of Third Country Highly-Skilled Workers in Ireland, 2006
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (3)

2006

16. Migrants' Experience of Racism and Discrimination in Ireland: Survey Report
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (10)

2005

17. Degrees of Equality: Gender Pay Differentials among Recent
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (12)
18. Profiling the Unemployed: An Analysis of the Galway and Waterford Live-Register Surveys
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (7)

2004

19. Work-Poor Households: The Welfare Implications of Changing Household Employment Patterns
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (7)

2003

20. The Mid-Term Evaluation of the National Development Plan and Community Support Framework for Ireland, 2000 to 2006: Final Report to the Department of Finance
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)

2002

21. Getting Out of the House: Women Returning to Employment, Education and Training
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (3)

2000

22. Investing in People: The Labour Market Impact of Human Resource Interventions Funded under the 1994-1999 Community Support Framework in Ireland
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (6)
23. The Irish Graduate Labour Market: A Six-Year Follow-Up Survey of Third Level Graduates from 1992
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

1998

24. Budget Perspectives: Proceedings of a conference held on 27 October 1998
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)

1995

25. Enterprise-Related Training and State Policy in Ireland: The Training Support Scheme
    Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)

Edited books

2016

1. Austerity and Recovery in Ireland: Europe's Poster Child and the Great Recession
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

Chapters

2019

1. Ireland after the Great Recession: Convergence or divergence?
   Chapter 6 in Towards Convergence in Europe, 2019, pp 175-204

2013

2. Cautious adjustment in a context of economic collapse: The public sector in the Irish crises
   Chapter 9 in Public Sector Shock, 2013, pp 337-370

2012

3. A Framework for Pension Policy Analysis in Ireland: PENMOD, a Dynamic Simulation Model
   A chapter in Analysing Pensions: Modelling and Policy Issues, 2012, pp 43-101 View citations (1)

2006

4. Human Resources
   A chapter in Ex-Ante Evaluation of the Investment Priorities for the National Development Plan 2007-2013, 2006 View citations (50)