Micheál Collins

Dr Micheál Collins, former NERI Economist and is now working as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Social Policy at UCD.

Recent research

27 Mar 2026

Research

Reforming Inheritance Tax

In this NERI Research InBrief No. 94, Tom McDonnell, NERI and Micheál Collins, UCD consider potential reforms to the taxation of wealth transfers...

Research InBrief
11 Aug 2016

Research

Health Insurance and the Living Wage

This Research inBrief examines one component of the expenditure associated with the calculation of a Living Wage for the Republic of Ireland – Health...

Research InBrief
13 Jul 2016

Research

Employees on the Minimum Wage in the Republic of Ireland

This paper updates the profile of earnings and minimum wage workers released in July 2015 (Collins, 2015). Based on an analysis of hourly earnings...

Working Paper Series
19 May 2016

Research

Modelling the Impact of an Increase in Low Pay in the Republic of Ireland

The establishment of a Low Pay Commission in the Republic of Ireland and the renewed focus on low pay and a ‘living wage’ both in Ireland and the UK...

Working Paper Series
14 Mar 2016

Research

Quarterly Economic Observer - Spring 2016 - "Women and Low Pay in the Republic of Ireland"

This edition of the NERI’s Quarterly Economic Observer (QEO) outlines our latest expectations for the economic outlook in the Republic of Ireland and...

Report Series
11 Feb 2016

Research

Estimating the Revenue Yield from a FTT

In 2011 the European Commission outlined proposals for a Europe wide financial transactions tax (FTT). Since then the proposal has been pursued by ten...

Working Paper Series

Recent research

Reforming Inheritance Tax

Health Insurance and the Living Wage

Employees on the Minimum Wage in the Republic of Ireland

Modelling the Impact of an Increase in Low Pay in the Republic of Ireland

Quarterly Economic Observer - Spring 2016 - "Women and Low Pay in the Republic of Ireland"

Estimating the Revenue Yield from a FTT

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