The Irish study, led by Barra Roantree, provides a rich understanding of inequalities in Ireland in recent decades, with data harmonised across 17 high-income countries.
Questions that this work sheds light on include: How have labour market and income inequalities changed in recent decades, and how do they differ between people with different levels of education, between men and women? Which inequalities have increased and which have declined? How are they related to changes in labour market institutions, and social changes? Answering these questions comprehensively requires a cross-national perspective, examining trends not only in one country, but documenting the experience of a range of different countries.
The report “Inequality in Ireland: 1987 – 2019” analyses economic inequalities in coherent framework, which can be easily compared to, and read alongside, other similar report produced for other countries in this project.
The report
Inequality in Ireland: 1987-2019 by Barra Roantree and Michelle Barrett
