Work Incentives, Poverty and Welfare in Ireland

Evaluates the effect of financial incentives to work, exemplified by the calculation of replacement rates for a hypothetical unemployed who previously had received an average industrial wage and of the effective marginal tax rates for a sample of actual families. Uses the extended SWITCH tax-benefit model that considers eligibility for a medical card and entitlements under the Rant and Mortgage Interest Supplement scheme. Assesses effects of policy measures intended to minimize child poverty and provide child income support.