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 …In this paper we seek to put Irish poverty rates in a comparative European context. We do so in a context whereby the …

We estimate the implicit disability costs faced by older people, using data on over 8,000 individuals from the UK … for measurement error in observed disability and standard of living indicators. We find that disability costs are strongly …