The economic crisis of 2008/9 was felt more acutely in Ireland relative to elsewhere and culminated in the international bailout in 2010. Given the economic collapse, Ireland provides an ideal case-study of the link between wealth collapses and movements in variables such as health and...

The unprecedented consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have raised concerns about intensified social unrest, but evidence for such a link and the underlying channels is still lacking. We use a unique combination of nationally representative survey data, event data on social unrest, and data on...

In the mid 2000s Ireland experienced a large inflow of immigrants, partly in response to strong economic growth but also in response to its decision to allow full access to its labour market when EU expansion occurred in May 2004. Between 2004 and 2007, the proportion of non-nationals living in...

The paper gives us a first look on the unique effects of the crisis on the Arab minority in Israel. It contributes to our understanding on how economic and epidemic crises affect marginalized ethnic minorities and informs decision makers while formulating policies to deal with the crisis's...

The Greek crisis was the deepest and longest ever recorded in an OECD country in the postwar period. Output declined by over a quarter and disposable income by more than 40%, while the unemployment rate exceeded 27%. The paper explores the effects of the crisis on the level and the structure of...

Seit dem Ausbruch der Finanzkrise im Jahr 2007 geht es mit dem europäischen Wohnungsbau bergab. Die Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise wirkt sich auch auf dem Markt für Wohnimmobilien überaus negativ aus: Die Banken sind in ihrer Kreditvergabe nun höchst restriktiv, was bei gleichzeitig fallenden...

Nach den aktuellen Analysen der Experten aus den 19 Mitgliedsländern des Euroconstruct-Netzwerks befindet sich der europäische Wohnungsbau in einer gewaltigen Schrumpfkur. 2008 und 2009 verringerte sich das Bauvolumen in den 19 von der Euroconstruct-Gruppe analysierten Ländern bereits um rund...