Commuting across the Irish border

Achim Ahrens, John Fitzgerald () and Sean Lyons

Economics Letters, 2020, vol. 190, issue C

Abstract: The border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is often characterised as ‘invisible’. Using data drawn from censuses in both jurisdictions, we show a substantial discontinuity in commuting behaviour at the Irish border. Residents on both sides of the border have a low propensity to work on the other side. Local areas in Northern Ireland with larger Catholic populations are more prone to commuting from North to South, hinting at a possible role for socio-cultural factors.

Keywords: Irish border; Cross-border commuting; Labour mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 R10 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109060

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