The impact of a change in the national minimum wage on the distribution of hourly wages and household income in Ireland

This ESRI study, funded by the Low Pay Commission, found that the 2016 increase in the Irish minimum wage reduced hourly wage inequality between high and low earners by up to 8 per cent. However, there was no strong impact on the income of households.

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Year of publication:	2019
Authors:	Redmond, Paul ; Doorley, Karina ; McGuinness, Séamus
Publisher:	Dublin : The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

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Series:	Research Series ; 86
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Research Report
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-0-7070-0482-2
Other identifiers:	10.26504/rs86 [DOI] 166292769X [GVK] hdl:10419/197510 [Handle] RePEc:esr:resser:rs86 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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