Ireland: Selected Issues
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Summary:
This Selected Issues paper provides an overview of income distribution and the welfare system in Ireland, with a focus on the crisis and postcrisis periods. Ireland’s flexible economy and strong social safety net helped mitigate the adverse effects of the property-driven crisis. Although economic conditions are improving rapidly, lifting employment, ongoing efforts are needed to address the lingering impact on those hardest hit, including the long-term unemployed and unemployed youth. Consistent efforts are needed to support sustainable and inclusive growth and meet ambitious social targets, including the reduction of consistent poverty to 2 percent by 2020.
Series:
Country Report No. 2017/172
Subject:
Disposable income Income distribution Income inequality Labor National accounts Personal income
English
Publication Date:
June 26, 2017
ISBN/ISSN:
9781484305546/1934-7685
Stock No:
1IRLEA2017003
Pages:
64
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