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Monetary policy normalisation and mortgage arrears in a recovering economy : the case of the Irish residential market
Slaymaker, Rachel; O'Toole, Conor; McQuinn, Kieran; … - 2019
In this paper we examine the sensitivity of mortgage arrears for Irish households to changes in mortgage interest rates under a series of plausible monetary policy normalisation scenarios. Using panel data over the period 2004 - 2016 we exploit information on current income and current mortgage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011986617
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Debt sharing after Covid-19: how the direct involvement of EU institutions could impact the recovery path of a member state
McQuinn, Kieran; Varthalitis, Petros - 2020
The likely substantial impact of Covid-19 related measures on the public finances of European countries has prompted an unprecedented call for new and significant policies at a European level to alleviate the pressures on individual member states. The administrative closures adopted across a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239768
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Repayment capacity, debt service ratios and mortgage default : an exploration in crisis and non-crisis periods
O'Toole, Conor; Slaymaker, Rachel - 2020
-level panel data over the period 2004-2017 for Ireland. We measure repayment capacity as changes in the level of the current …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012170652
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The climate preferences of Irish tourists by purpose of travel
Lyons, Seán (contributor); Mayor, Karen (contributor);  … - 2008
We estimate a pooled travel model for the destination choice of tourists from the Republic of Ireland in 2006. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003639322
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Using a census to assess the reliability of a national household survey for migration research : the case of Ireland
Barrett, Alan (contributor); Kelly, Elish (contributor) - 2008
Much research has been conducted on immigration into Ireland in recent years using data from the Quarterly National … Household Survey (QNHS), the official source for labour market data in Ireland. As it is known that the QNHS undercounts … immigrants in Ireland, a concern exists over whether the profile of immigrants being provided is accurate. For example, QNHS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003753462
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The misperception of inflation by Irish consumers
Duffy, David (contributor); Lunn, Pete (contributor) - 2008
How people perceive and forecast inflation has the potential to impact on a range of economic outcomes. We reveal large, systematic overestimation of inflation by Irish consumers, which varies by social group. In contrast to previous work in this area, our models suggest the upward bias and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770258
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Fuel poverty in Ireland : extent, affected groups and policy issues
Scott, Susan; Lyons, Sean; Keane, Claire; McCarthy, Donald - 2008
This paper provides updated estimates for the scale of fuel poverty in the Republic of Ireland using two measures: one … price changes, outlines policies in place in Ireland and other countries, and discusses policy issues. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770262
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Poverty in Ireland in comparative European perspective
Whelan, Christopher T. (contributor);  … - 2008
variation by household reference person characteristics for this indicator and a consistent poverty measure for Ireland, the UK … of Ireland’s situation lies not in the overall levels of poverty per se but in the very high penalties associated with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785106
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The impact of wage bargaining regime on firm-level competitiveness and wage inequality : the case of Ireland
McGuinness, Séamus (contributor); Kelly, Elish (contributor) - 2008
levels of average labour costs and within firm wage dispersion in private sector companies in Ireland. The results show that … Regimes ; Labour Costs ; Wage Dispersion ; Ireland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785110
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Resonances from economic development for current economic policymaking
Ruane, Frances P. (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785113