Economic stress and the Great Recession in Ireland: the erosion of social class advantage

In this paper we address the issue of whether the Great Recession in Ireland led to increased social class polarisation in the experience of economic stress. Rather than observing polarisation, we find evidence for ‘middle class squeeze’ involving the self-employed and a significant erosion of the a...

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Main Authors: Whelan, C, Nolan, B, Maitre, B
Format: Journal article
Published: Economic & Social Research Institute 2018