Research

Peer-reviewed and working papers

The Gender Pay Gap in Ireland from Austerity to Recovery (2021) IZA Discussion Paper, joint with K Doorley, I Privalko and H Russel, accepted Research in Labor Economics

The drivers of income inequality in Europe in the 21st century (2023) IZA Discussion Paper No. 16499, with Karina Doorley, Jan Gromadzki, Piotr Lewandowski, Philippe van Kerm, under review

The Short-Term Distributional Impact of Pension Auto-enrolment (2023) with Claire Keane and Seamus O'Malley, The Economic and Social Review

Childcare in Ireland: usage, affordability and incentives to work (2023) with Karina Doorley, Alyvia McTague, Mark Regan, Economic and Social Review

Will Childcare Subsidies Increase the Labour Supply of Mothers in Ireland? (2022) IZA Discussion Paper No. 16178, joint with K Doorley, L Duggan, under review

Desired hours worked over the business cycle: Stylised facts for European countries, Trinity Economic Papers tep1320, new draft coming soon with Michele Gubello

The effects of overtime tax on hours worked: Evidence from France, draft 2020, new draft coming soon

In progress

The effects of free childcare on parental labour supply: Evidence from Ireland, with Karina Doorley and Claire Keane

Comparison of welfare systems in Ireland and Northern Ireland, with Karina Doorley and Michele Gubello

The effects of lone parent unemployment payments on child outcomes, with Karina Doorley and Claire Keane