Micheál Collins | Nevin Economic Research Institute

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

Recent research

29 Apr 2013

Research

Reforming Community Employment

Five years into Ireland's unemployment crisis the nature of our policy response has been slow. In general attention has been focused on employment...

Research InBrief
09 Jan 2013

Research

Quarterly Economic Observer - January 2013 - "Income in the Republic of Ireland"

In this edition of the Quarterly Economic Observer (QEO), the NERI outlines our expectations for the Republic of Ireland's economy for the next three...

Report Series
03 Aug 2012

Research

A Minimum Income Standard for Ireland – a consensual budget standards study examining household types across the lifecycle

Abstract'A minimum essential standard of living is one which meets a person's physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs' (UN definition of...
23 Mar 2012

Research

The Cost of Work: Insights from Minimum Income Standards Research for Ireland

Being in work, or taking up work, incurs additional costs on households and individuals. Depending on circumstances, additional needs arise regarding...

Working Paper Series
11 Nov 2011

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Designing a Site Value Tax for Ireland

Ireland’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the EU/IMF requires government to introduce a recurring annual property tax from 2012. While the MoU...

Working Paper Series