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Paul Redmond

Economic and Social Research Institute, and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

This project provides important information on the latest issues facing the Irish labor market. As such, this IZA World of Labor article should be a useful resource for policymakers and academics alike

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Research Officer, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) (2017--present)

Research interest

Labor economics, political economy, electoral systems, applied econometrics, game theory

Website

https://paulredmond.org/

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Lead researcher on various minimum wage related projects as part of a research programme with the Irish Low Pay Commission.

Past positions

Assistant Lecturer in Economics, Dublin Institute of Technology (2014–2016); Assistant Lecturer in Economics,Maynooth University (2013–2014)

Qualifications

PhD in Economics, Maynooth University, 2014

Selected publications

  • “Explaining the gender gap in job satisfaction.” Applied Economics Letters (Forthcoming) (with S. McGuinness).

  • “Educational expansion and overeducation of young graduates: A comparative analysis of 30 European countries.” Oxford Review of Education (Forthcoming) (with J. Delaney, S. McGuinness, and K. Pouliakas).

  • "The gender wage gap in Europe: Job preferences, gender convergence and distributional effects." Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 81:3 (2019): 564–587 (with S. McGuinness).

  • "The impact of a minimum wage increase on temporary contract workers." Fiscal Studies 40:2 (2019): 149–173 (with S. McGuinness).

  • "Skills mismatch: Concepts, measurement and policy approaches." Journal of Economic Surveys 32:4 (2018): 985–1015 (with S. McGuinness and K. Pouliakas).

article(s)

  • The labor market in Ireland, 2000–2018 Updated

    A remarkable turnaround in the labor market went hand in hand with economic recovery

    Adele BerginElish KellyPaul Redmond, January 2020
    Ireland was hit particularly hard by the global financial crisis, with severe impacts on the labor market. Between 2007 and 2013, the unemployment rate increased dramatically, from 5% to 15.5%, and the labor force participation rate declined by almost five percentage points between 2007 and 2012. Outward migration re-emerged as a safety valve for the Irish economy, helping to moderate impacts on unemployment via a reduction in overall labor supply. As the crisis deepened, long-term unemployment escalated. However, since 2013, there is clear evidence of a recovery in the labor market with unemployment, both overall and long-term, dropping rapidly.
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