Browsing Economic and Social Review by Author "O'Donoghue, Cathal"
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Estimating the rate of return to education using microsimulation
O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1999)This paper attempts to use microsimulation methods to compare returns to education in four European countries, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the United Kingdom. This paper broadens the type of measure used to measure the ... -
Redistribution over the lifetime in the Irish tax-benefit system: an application of a prototype dynamic microsimulation model for Ireland
O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2001)This paper examines the distribution of lifetime income in Ireland. To do this a new prototype dynamic microsimulation model for Ireland is used to generate lifetime income streams. Aggregating over the lifetime we can ... -
The determinants of higher education participation in Ireland: a micro analysis
Flannery, Darragh; O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2009)In this paper we present a theoretical model of higher education participation in Ireland. Utilising the Living in Ireland Survey data we model the impact of costs (direct and indirect), the estimated life cycle returns, ... -
The Life-cycle Impact of Alternative Higher Education Finance Systems in Ireland
Flannery, Darren; O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2011)With increasing numbers of young people participating in higher education in Ireland and a heavy reliance of higher education institutions on State funding, the introduction of an alternative finance system for Ireland has ... -
What has happened to replacement rates?
Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian; O'Donoghue, Cathal (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1996)This paper compares different approaches to measuring changes in replacement rates in Ireland over time. Results based on microsimulation modelling suggest that the average replacement rate facing unemployed persons was ...