Browsing by Author "O'Donoghue, Cathal"
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Estimating the rate of return to education using microsimulation
O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1999)This paper attempts to use microsimulation methods to compare returns to education in four European countries, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the United Kingdom. This paper broadens the type of measure used to measure the ... -
The generation game: all gain, no pain? Ageing, intergenerational equity and generational accounts
O'Donoghue, Cathal (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2001)This paper tries to quantify the degree of intergenerational redistribution in Irish public expenditure. The development of a large public debt in the space of two decades, its rapid elimination and potential rise again ... -
The impact of macro-economic growth on the income distribution in Ireland 1987-2004
O'Donoghue, Cathal (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2006)The Republic of Ireland has been the fastest growing economy in the OECD over the latter half of the 1990?s, an expansion known as the Celtic Tiger. Some commentators have commented on the gains from the boom being ... -
Redistribution over the lifetime in the Irish tax-benefit system: an application of a prototype dynamic microsimulation model for Ireland
O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2001)This paper examines the distribution of lifetime income in Ireland. To do this a new prototype dynamic microsimulation model for Ireland is used to generate lifetime income streams. Aggregating over the lifetime we can ... -
Redistributive forces of the Irish tax-benefit system
O'Donoghue, Cathal (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2003)This paper charts the main changes in structure of the Irish system of tax and social benefits over the period 1955-2002. It analyses the evolution of the redistributive forces in the system over the period and considers ... -
The determinants of higher education participation in Ireland: a micro analysis
Flannery, Darragh; O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2009)In this paper we present a theoretical model of higher education participation in Ireland. Utilising the Living in Ireland Survey data we model the impact of costs (direct and indirect), the estimated life cycle returns, ... -
The Life-cycle Impact of Alternative Higher Education Finance Systems in Ireland
Flannery, Darren; O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2011)With increasing numbers of young people participating in higher education in Ireland and a heavy reliance of higher education institutions on State funding, the introduction of an alternative finance system for Ireland has ... -
What has happened to replacement rates?
Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian; O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1996)This paper compares different approaches to measuring changes in replacement rates in Ireland over time. Results based on microsimulation modelling suggest that the average replacement rate facing unemployed persons was ...