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Author: Timothy M. Smeeding Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 33
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One of the most frequently expressed concerns about the unprecedented economic boom that Ireland experienced in the second half of the 1990s has been that the benefits were not shared evenly, that rising living standards were accompanied by widening gaps leaving Ireland with a particularly unequal distribution of income. This paper examines Ireland's income distribution in comparative perspective, and seeks to shed some empirical light on what happened during the boom and how Ireland compares to other rich countries. It begins by using the data from the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) the Luxembourg Income Study to compare Ireland's degree of income inequality with other advanced countries. It then looks in some detail at what alternative sources of survey data suggest about key trends in income inequality in Ireland from 1994 to 2000. Since there is a particular interest in what happened right at the top of the distribution, this is then examined using data from the administration of the income tax system. We conclude that the spectacular economic growth in the past decade has seen the gap in average income between Ireland and the richer OECD countries narrow dramatically. However, this growth has not greatly affected the Irish ranking in terms of income inequality. Ireland remains something an outlier among rich European nations in its high degree of income inequality, though still falling well short of the level seen in the United States. In the end, Ireland's new-found prosperity provides a quot;social dividend,quot; and choices about how it is used will fundamentally affect whether the current high level of income inequality persists into the future.
Author: Timothy M. Smeeding Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 33
Book Description
One of the most frequently expressed concerns about the unprecedented economic boom that Ireland experienced in the second half of the 1990s has been that the benefits were not shared evenly, that rising living standards were accompanied by widening gaps leaving Ireland with a particularly unequal distribution of income. This paper examines Ireland's income distribution in comparative perspective, and seeks to shed some empirical light on what happened during the boom and how Ireland compares to other rich countries. It begins by using the data from the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) the Luxembourg Income Study to compare Ireland's degree of income inequality with other advanced countries. It then looks in some detail at what alternative sources of survey data suggest about key trends in income inequality in Ireland from 1994 to 2000. Since there is a particular interest in what happened right at the top of the distribution, this is then examined using data from the administration of the income tax system. We conclude that the spectacular economic growth in the past decade has seen the gap in average income between Ireland and the richer OECD countries narrow dramatically. However, this growth has not greatly affected the Irish ranking in terms of income inequality. Ireland remains something an outlier among rich European nations in its high degree of income inequality, though still falling well short of the level seen in the United States. In the end, Ireland's new-found prosperity provides a quot;social dividend,quot; and choices about how it is used will fundamentally affect whether the current high level of income inequality persists into the future.
Author: Brian Nolan Publisher: Combat Poverty Agency ISBN: 1860762085 Category : Income distribution Languages : en Pages : 73
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This study uses data from the Living in Ireland surveys carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute to provide a picture of the distribution of households income in Ireland in the 1990s.
Author: Tony Fahey Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9781402069802 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 316
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Frances Ruane, Director, Economic and Social Research Institute Irish and international scholars continue to be curious about Ireland’s exceptional economic success since the early 1990s. While growth rates peaked at the turn of the millennium, they have since continued at levels that are high by any current international or historical Irish measures. Despite differences of view among Irish economists and policymakers on the relative importance of the factors that have driven growth, there is widespread agreement that the process of globalisation has contributed to Ireland’s economic development. In this context, it is helpful to recognise that globalisation has created huge changes in most developed and developing countries and has been associated, inter alia, with reductions in global income disparity but increased income disparity within individual countries. This book reflects on how, from a social perspective, Ireland has prospered over the past decade. In that period we have effectively moved from being a semi-developed to being a developed economy. While the book’s main focus is on the social changes induced by economic growth, there is also recognition that social change has facilitated economic growth. Although many would regard the past decade as a period when economic and social elements have combined in a virtuous cycle, there is a lingering question as to the extent to which we have better lives now that we are economically ‘better off’.
Author: Sara Cantillon Publisher: Oak Tree Press (Ireland) ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 386
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Rich and Poor offers perspectives for a fairer, more inclusive society and will be of particular interest to policymakers, researchers, academics, students, the media and anyone with an interest in issues of equality and fair play. Published in conjunction with the Combat Poverty Agency. Rich and Poor Perspectives on Tackling Inequality in Ireland Poverty is not inevitable. Rich and Poor analyses the reasons behind inequality in Ireland, the structural injustices which enforce it and the vested interests which preserve it. This book is a reasoned analysis with a carefully presented argument for a fairer, more inclusive society, based on justice and human rights. The authors of this wide-ranging study come from different backgrounds and each approaches their topic from a unique perspective, combining theoretical insights with pragmatic, direct proposals. The result is a balanced, comprehensive, challenging but highly readable study of inequality in Ireland today and what can be done to tilt the balance in favour of the disadvantaged. Rich and Poor offers perspectives for a fairer, more inclusive society and will be of particular interest to policymakers, researchers, academics, stud
Author: David B. Rottman Publisher: Dublin : Economic and Social Research Institute ISBN: Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 208
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Research report on social class and the family life cycle in relation to income distribution inequalities in Ireland - uses the 1973 household family budget survey to analyse family income inequality and assess the impact of income distribution policies upon poverty, with particular reference to inequality in social mobility and access to education, family consumer expenditure patterns, etc. Bibliography pp. 183 to 187, graphs and statistical tables.
Author: Timothy M. Smeeding
Author: Timothy M. Smeeding
Author: Brian Nolan
Author: Tim Callan
Author: Brian Nolan
Author: Virpi Timonen
Author: Lars Mjøset
Author: Colm O'Reardon
Author: Tony Fahey
Author: Sara Cantillon
Author: David B. Rottman