This paper utilises the SWITCH model to carry out a detailed analysis of recent changes in the tax and welfare systems and to evaluate their effects in the light of policy objectives such as those set out in the National Anti-Poverty Strategy and the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness. On the...

Three main goals are achieved in this study. Estimates are provided of how strongly the labour supply of Irish married couples is linked to the financial rewards from work, based on best practice techniques from the international literature. Building on these estimates, the study shows how the...

CONTENTS: GENERAL SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 2 MEASURING THE IMPACT OF TAX AND WELFARE CHANGES 3 CHANGES IN POVERTY, ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND TAX BENEFIT POLICY 1987-1994 4 THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF SOCIAL WELFARE 5 WORK INCENTIVES AND THE TAX WELFARE SYSTEM 1987-1994 6 A COMPARATIVE...