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Earnings inequality, returns to education and immigration into Ireland

Barrett, Alan ; Fitz Gerald, John ; Nolan, Brian (Elsevier Science, 2002-11)

We examine what has happened to earnings inequality and the returns to education in Ireland between 1987 and 1997. We find that while both increased between 1987 and 1994, the increases slowed dramatically between 1994 and ...
Earnings inequality, returns to education and immigration into Ireland

Barrett, Alan ; Fitz Gerald, John ; Nolan, Brian (Institute for the Study of Labor, 2000-06)

Increasing earnings inequality has been an important feature of the US and UK labour markets in recent years. The increase appears to be related to an increased demand for skilled labour and an increase in the returns to ...