Low Pay Commission Research Reports
From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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Last updated on
The Low Pay Commission contracts independent research on the labour market and low pay in Ireland. As part of this remit, the Low Pay Commission has entered into a research partnership with the ESRI. The Low Pay Commission also commissions research from other bodies, such as the OECD in Paris.
The Low Pay Commission maintains a productive and successful partnership with research partners in furthering research regarding issues impacting on the National Minimum Wage and Low Pay in Ireland.
Local labour market concentration suppresses earnings and employment in Ireland: Summary report
Local labour market concentration and wages in Ireland
When and where do minimum wage hikes increase hours? Evidence from Ireland
Heterogeneous effects of a minimum wage increase on hours worked
A universal basic income for Ireland: Lessons from the international literature - December 2022
Low Paid Older Workers: A quantitative and qualitative profile of low pay among workers aged over 50
A comparative assessment of minimum wage employment in Europe
The prevalence and effect on hours worked of the minimum wage in Ireland
The impact of change in the National Minimum Wage 2019
The minimum wage and the tax and benefit system in Ireland 2019
A Review of Current Practices in Relation to Tips and Gratuities
Low Pay Commission 3 Year Report (2015-2018)
Published in January 2019.
Estimating the effect of an increase in the Minimum Wage on hours worked and employment in Ireland 2018
An Examination of the Labour Market Transitions of Minimum Wage Workers in Ireland 2018
A study of sub-minimum wage rates for young people (ESRI)