The impact of increased affluence on life satisfaction is a
matter of some controversy. This paper examines the impact of the recent
economic boom in Ireland upon the level and distribution of various
domains of well-being. ...
This paper addresses the question of whether Non-Cash benefits significantly affect the estimated poverty rates. It carefully considers how the benefits could be measured and concluded that there is relatively little change ...
Many papers examine general level preferences for redistribution. However, few
papers examine preferences for specific forms of redistribution. This paper examines
the decomposition of demand for three major categories ...
Many articles examine general level preferences for redistribution. However, few articles examine preferences for specific forms of redistribution. This article examines the decomposition of demand for three major categories ...
This paper examines the change in welfare in Ireland over the 1987- 1994 period by investigating whether Lorenz and Generalised Lorenz dominance can be observed for household expenditure data. It also calculates bootstrapped ...