Who Saves in Ireland? The Micro Evidence

Who Saves in Ireland? The Micro Evidence
Author: Marialuz Moreno Badia
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2006-05-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781451863918

This paper provides detailed empirical evidence on the saving behavior of Irish households using micro data from the 1994/95 and 1999/2000 Household Budget Surveys. I employ synthetic cohort techniques to characterize the life cycle profile of saving rates and to examine the response of household saving to house price appreciation. The analysis suggests that households at the peak of their working lives have relatively low savings though there is no evidence of a generational savings gap. Also, despite housing being a major component of Irish households, wealth, there is no strong relationship between savings and housing capital gains.

Who Saves in Ireland?

Who Saves in Ireland?
Author: Marialuz Moreno Badia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2006
Genre: Housing
ISBN:

This paper provides detailed empirical evidence on the saving behavior of Irish households using micro data from the 1994/95 and 1999/2000 Household Budget Surveys. I employ synthetic cohort techniques to characterize the life cycle profile of saving rates and to examine the response of household saving to house price appreciation. The analysis suggests that households at the peak of their working lives have relatively low savings though there is no evidence of a generational savings gap. Also, despite housing being a major component of Irish households, wealth, there is no strong relationship between savings and housing capital gains.

OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland 2008

OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland 2008
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2008-04-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9264043128

This 2008 edition of OECD's periodic survey of the Irish economy finds that it has performed remarkably well over the past decade, propelling per capita income to above the OECD average. Economic fundamentals remain strong, but economic activity is ...

OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland 2008

OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland 2008
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2008-04-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9789264043114

This 2008 edition of OECD's periodic survey of the Irish economy finds that it has performed remarkably well over the past decade, propelling per capita income to above the OECD average. Economic fundamentals remain strong, but economic activity is ...

Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective

Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective
Author: James B. Davies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2008-11-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199548889

This volume looks beyond the distribution of income by examining the assets, debts, and net worth of individuals and households to create a global picture of wealth, its distribution and concentration. Unlike previous studies, this study includes material on a number of transition and developing countries as well as high income OECD countries.

Stories from Gaelic Ireland

Stories from Gaelic Ireland
Author: Bernadette Cunningham
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN:

This quirky, yet important book, breaks new ground in the study of Gaelic Ireland by exploiting the rich source material contained in the sixteenth-century Annals of Ulster, Annals of Connacht, the Annals of Loch Cé and the Four Masters. While attention has previously been paid to poetry in Irish as a source for the history of the 16th century, the richness of the prose sources have not been exploited by historians. The annals contain a series of short accounts of events arranged by year. The storytelling of the annalists provides the openings into the past that are the key to this book, which uses seven of their longer stories to examine, at micro level, aspects of Gaelic society that created them. The significance of each story is illuminated by reference to other contemporary evidence, including the genealogies and the poetry. The text is provided in both the original Irish with an English language translation, with extensive writings placing the passages in their historical time.