Browsing Economics (Scholarly Publications) by Subject "policy"
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Distributional Impact of Tax, Welfare and Public Sector Pay Policies: 2009-2012
(ESRI, 2012)The banking and fiscal crises, coupled with the worldwide Great Recession, have led to major declines in Ireland?s national income. In this article, we examine the direct impacts of changes in income?related taxes and ... -
Inequality and the Crisis: The Distributional Impact of Tax Increases and Welfare and Public Sector Pay Cuts
(2010)The economic crisis impacts directly on the distribution of income via unemployment and private sector wages, but the way policy responds in seeking to control soaring fiscal deficits is also central to its distributional ... -
Public Policy Towards the Sale of State Assets in Troubled Times: Lessons from the Irish Experience
(ESRI, 10/10/2010)Governments throughout the western world and beyond are in the midst of a severe financial crisis and emerging from a sharp recession. Ireland is no exception. One of the options for strengthening public finances is the ...