Ireland is one of the countries most severely affected by the Great Recession. National income fell by more than 10 per … crisis, and deep fiscal adjustment. This paper examines the income distribution consequences of the recession, and identifies …, welfare and public sector pay changes over the 2008 to 2012 period gave rise to lower than average losses for the bottom …

Ireland is one of the countries most severely affected by the Great Recession. National income fell by more than 10 per … crisis, and deep fiscal adjustment. This paper examines the income distribution consequences of the recession, and identifies …, welfare and public sector pay changes over the 2008 to 2012 period gave rise to lower than average losses for the bottom …

The slow recovery following the 2008/2009 recession has led to renewed interest in the question whether deep recessions …

, the slumps last an average of nine years. If this historical pattern holds, the Great Recession that started in 2007 …