We examine the labour market, welfare receipt and health effects of a reform to the Irish State Pension system which increased the age at which some workers could claim a State Pension. We use longitudinal data on ageing in Ireland and a causal identification strategy based on the random date of...

Biomethane is gaining traction as a possible renewable alternative to fossil gas. Due to its interconnection with food and waste systems and the decentralised nature of its production it is a complex energy source that should be considered within the broader energy-environment-society nexus it...

Designing shared road spaces that accommodate multiple modes of transport is central to promoting active travel, but engagement can be hindered by perceptions of danger and unfairness, especially among groups more worried about navigating shared spaces. This study used an online randomised...

This study critically and constructively assesses how 'economic games' contribute to climate policy research via a pre-registered systematic scoping review of 165 sources. Researchers use economic games as empirical tools to measure cooperation while experimentally controlling the presence,...

Time-of-use (ToU) tariffs are an efficient mechanism for managing peak electricity demand, but consumer adoption remains low and usage suboptimal. This paper examines three possible economic and behavioral barriers: (1) The monetary compensation available under ToU tariffs may be insufficient...

We examine the labour market, welfare receipt and health effects of a reform to the Irish State Pension system which increased the age at which some workers could claim a State Pension. We use longitudinal data on ageing in Ireland and a causal identification strategy based on the random date of...

This paper examines the existence and extent to which the "Baumol cost disease" could have affected aggregate growth in Europe. This would arise if lower productivity sectors began to account for an increasing share of output which would then put downward pressure on the prospective growth rate...

Cost rental, or rental housing at non-market prices, is a new feature of the Irish housing system. Introduced as part of the Affordable Housing Act in 2021, this new tenure aims to lower the lifetime cost of renting by linking rents to economic cost, as well as providing long-term security of...

This report provides an up-to-date assessment of the scale and distributional impact of tax relief on public, occupational, and private pension contributions in Ireland. Using SWITCH, the ESRI's tax-benefit microsimulation model, we quantify the cost of tax relief under the current...