abstract: 'The gender income gap is large and well documented in many countries.

  Recent research shows that it is mainly driven by differences in working

  patterns between men and women but also by wage differences. The

  tax-benefit system cushions the gender income gap by redistributing it

  between men and women. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in

  unprecedented levels of unemployment in 2020 in many countries, with

  some suggestions that men and women have been differently affected. This

  research investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the gender

  gap in income in Ireland. By using nowcasting techniques and

  microsimulation, we modeled the effect of pandemic-induced employment

  and wage changes on the market and disposable income. We showed how the

  pandemic and the associated tax-benefit support could be expected to

  change the income gap between men and women. Policy conclusions were

  drawn about future redistribution between men and women.'
affiliation: 'Doorley, K (Corresponding Author), Econ \& Social Res Inst, Tax Welf
  \& Pens Team, Whitaker Sq, Dublin D02 K138, Ireland.

  Doorley, K (Corresponding Author), IZA Inst Lab Econ, D-53113 Bonn, Germany.

  Doorley, Karina, Econ \& Social Res Inst, Tax Welf \& Pens Team, Whitaker Sq, Dublin
  D02 K138, Ireland.

  Doorley, Karina, IZA Inst Lab Econ, D-53113 Bonn, Germany.

  O''Donoghue, Cathal, Natl Univ Ireland, Geog Archaeol \& Irish Studies, Galway H91
  TK33, Ireland.

  Sologon, Denisa M., Luxembourg Inst Socioecon Res LISER, L-4366 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.'
article-number: '311'
author: Doorley, Karina and O'Donoghue, Cathal and Sologon, Denisa M.
author-email: 'karina.doorley@esri.ie

  cathal.odonoghue@nuigalway.ie

  denisa.sologon@liser.lu'
author_list:
- family: Doorley
  given: Karina
- family: O'Donoghue
  given: Cathal
- family: Sologon
  given: Denisa M.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3390/socsci11070311
eissn: 2076-0760
files: []
journal: SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL
keywords: gender inequality; Ireland; tax-benefit system; COVID-19
keywords-plus: POVERTY; CARE
language: English
month: JUL
number: '7'
number-of-cited-references: '38'
orcid-numbers: 'Doorley, Karina/0000-0002-6535-0648

  O''Donoghue, Cathal/0000-0003-3713-5366

  Sologon, Denisa Maria/0000-0002-0309-5952'
papis_id: 803ea4d0a52f71d85cbbaf4d0bc7362f
ref: Doorley2022gendergap
times-cited: '1'
title: The Gender Gap in Income and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ireland
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000831740800001
usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
usage-count-since-2013: '7'
volume: '11'
web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
year: '2022'