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Low Pay Commission Research Reports


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.


2023

ESRI Report on Sub Minimum Wages in Ireland

ESRI Report on Sub Minimum Wages in Ireland
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LPC funded ESRI Research Paper

Job quality of minimum wage workers in Ireland
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External research funded by a research bursary from the Low Pay Commission

Local labour market concentration suppresses earnings and employment in Ireland: Summary report
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Local labour market concentration and wages in Ireland
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When and where do minimum wage hikes increase hours? Evidence from Ireland
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2022

Heterogeneous effects of a minimum wage increase on hours worked
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A Universal Basic Income for Ireland: Lessons from the International Literature

A universal basic income for Ireland: Lessons from the international literature - December 2022
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External research funded by a research bursary from the Low Pay Commission

Low Paid Older Workers: A quantitative and qualitative profile of low pay among workers aged over 50
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2021

A comparative assessment of minimum wage employment in Europe
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The Impact of the 2016 Minimum Wage Increase
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2019

The prevalence and effect on hours worked of the minimum wage in Ireland
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The impact of change in the National Minimum Wage 2019
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The minimum wage and the tax and benefit system in Ireland 2019
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A Review of Current Practices in Relation to Tips and Gratuities
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Low Pay Commission 3 Year Report (2015-2018)
Published in January 2019.
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2018

Estimating the effect of an increase in the Minimum Wage on hours worked and employment in Ireland 2018
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An Examination of the Labour Market Transitions of Minimum Wage Workers in Ireland 2018
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2017

A study of sub-minimum wage rates for young people (ESRI)
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A Study of Minimum Wage Employment in Ireland: The Role of Worker, Household and Job Characteristics
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2016

A Study of Sub-Minimum Wage Rates for Young People 2016
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