This paper provides a comprehensive comparison of the financial incentive to work in Ireland and the UK. It uses closely harmonised tax and benefit microsimulation models for both countries, based on
household survey data, to provide an accurate and representative picture of the financial incentive to be in employment and to progress facing key groups in both countries.
Authors
Research Associate Yale University
Cormac is a Research Associate of the IFS, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Yale University and Research Fellow at the NBER.
Research Fellow Trinity College Dublin
Barra is a Research Fellow at IFS and Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
Tim Callan
Michael Savage
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- IFS
Suggested citation
Callan, T et al. (2016). Financial Incentives to Work: Comparing Ireland and the UK. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/financial-incentives-work-comparing-ireland-and-uk (accessed: 28 March 2024).
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