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Heterogeneous effects of a minimum wage increase on hours worked
Redmond, Paul; McGuinness, Séamus - 2022
This study uses new administrative earnings data, linked to the Irish Labour Force Survey, to analyse the impact of three successive minimum wage increases that took place over the period 2016 to 2018, on the hours worked of minimum wage employees. The study allows for the assessment of the...
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The impact of the 2016 minimum wage increase on average labour costs, hours worked and employment in Irish firms
Redmond, Paul; McGuinness, Séamus - 2021
In 2016, the Irish minimum wage increased from €8.65 to €9.15 per hour. A new ESRI study, funded by the Low Pay Commission, found that the 2016 minimum wage increase led to higher labour costs among firms with more than half of their employees on the minimum wage. However, these types of...
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Assessing the impact of the minimum wage in Ireland
Redmond, Paul; McGuinness, Séamus - In: ifo DICE report 16 (2018) 4, pp. 23-26
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Estimating the effect of an increase in the minimum wage on hours worked and employment in Ireland
McGuinness, Séamus; Redmond, Paul - 2018
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Estimating the effect of an increase in the minimum wage on hours worked and employment in Ireland
McGuinness, Séamus; Redmond, Paul - 2018
On the 1st of January 2016 the Irish National Minimum Wage increased from €8.65 to €9.15 per hour, an increase of approximately six percent. We use a difference-in-differences estimator to evaluate whether the change in the minimum wage affected the hours worked and likelihood of job loss of...
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The prevalence and effect on hours worked of the minimum wage in Ireland : a sectoral and regional analysis
McGuinness, Séamus; Redmond, Paul; Delaney, Judith - 2019
This study, funded by the Low Pay Commission, found that the 2018 increase in the Irish minimum wage did lead to some immediate reductions in the hours worked by minimum wage employees but only in particular segments of the economy. The reduced hours were found in the Dublin and West regions and...
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Developing a framework to monitor rural development policy in Ireland : opportunities and challenges
Kelly, Elish; McGuinness, Séamus; Devlin, Anne - 2024
, it is essential that Ireland's data infrastructure is sufficient to allow for effective policy evaluation in these areas …
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COVID-19 infection rates and social disadvantage in Ireland : an area-level analysis
Devlin, Anne; Whelan, Adele; McGuinness, Séamus - 2024
people living in disadvantaged areas in Ireland. Health impacts are measured in terms of COVID-19 infection rates and ICU … for Ireland and ED-level measures of deprivation based on the Pobal Haase Pratschke Relative Deprivation Index (Pobal HP … examined the economic impact of COVID-19 on disadvantaged areas in Ireland in terms of pandemic-related unemployment. …
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A universal basic income for Ireland : lessons from the international literature
Redmond, Paul; McGuinness, Séamus; Ciprikis, Klavs - 2022
pilot for Ireland. Despite the mainstream interest in UBI as a potential policy tool, relatively little is known about the … individual aged over 18 in Ireland. …
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Immigrants and Employer-provided training
Barrett, Alan; McGuinness, Séamus; O'Brien, Martin; … - 2009
. Using data from a large scale survey of employees in Ireland, we find that immigrants are less likely to receive training …
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