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.
Ireland's Income Distribution in Comparative Perspective
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.
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.
Ireland's Income Distribution in Comparative Perspective
Author: Brian Nolan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Income Distribution and Redistribution
Author: Tim Callan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
The Distribution of Income in Ireland
Author: Brian Nolan
Publisher: Combat Poverty Agency
ISBN: 1860762085
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Combat Poverty Agency
ISBN: 1860762085
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
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.
Irish Social Expenditure in a Comparative International Context
Author: Virpi Timonen
Publisher: Combat Poverty Agency
ISBN: 1904541011
Category : European Union countries
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Publisher: Combat Poverty Agency
ISBN: 1904541011
Category : European Union countries
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The Irish Economy in a Comparative Institutional Perspective
Author: Lars Mjøset
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comparative economics
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Focuses on economic growth and development in Ireland from the 17th century to the 1980s in comparison with five European countries.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comparative economics
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Focuses on economic growth and development in Ireland from the 17th century to the 1980s in comparison with five European countries.
The Political Economy of Inequality
Author: Colm O'Reardon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income distribution
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Quality of Life in Ireland
Author: Tony Fahey
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9781402069802
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
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’.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9781402069802
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
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’.
Rich and Poor
Author: Sara Cantillon
Publisher: Oak Tree Press (Ireland)
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
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
Publisher: Oak Tree Press (Ireland)
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
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
The Distribution of Income in the Republic of Ireland
Author: David B. Rottman
Publisher: Dublin : Economic and Social Research Institute
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Dublin : Economic and Social Research Institute
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
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.