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Income inequality in Ireland The distribution of individual earnings Outline Historical trends in income inequality Inequality of labour income in EU comparison Causes of inequality Problem of structure vs problem of pay?


  1. Income inequality in Ireland The distribution of individual earnings

  2. Outline • Historical trends in income inequality • Inequality of labour income in EU comparison • Causes of inequality • Problem of structure vs problem of pay?

  3. Conclusions • Ireland has high labour income inequality • This cannot be explained by part-time work or participation issues • Low pay and inequality and strongly linked • It is the intensity with which low pay is used not structure which explains Ireland’s inequality

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