We use a unique question from the Irish Labour Force Survey that captures the reasons for workers being paid below the minimum wage. Compared to existing work, this allows us to more precisely identify sub-minimum wage workers. We find that 5.6 percent of minimum wage workers are paid below the...

We use a unique question from the Irish Labour Force Survey that captures the reasons for workers being paid below the minimum wage. Compared to existing work, this allows us to more precisely identify sub-minimum wage workers. We find that 5.6 percent of minimum wage workers are paid below the...

This ESRI research outlines the challenges of evaluating the impact of community development programmes, specifically focusing on the interventions with Local Community Groups (LCGs), as part of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP).