Religious Differentials in the Labour Market: The Impact of the Good Friday Agreement 25 years on
dc.contributor.author
Cairns, Meabh
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2024-07-25T11:37:54Z
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2024-07-25T11:37:54Z
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2024-07-08
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This dissertation investigates religious differentials in the labour market, focusing on Catholics and
Protestants in Northern Ireland. The conflict between these two communities led to the violent
period known as 'The Troubles', which had significant economic implications. The Good Friday
Agreement (1998) put an end to this conflict. This study investigates whether there is still a religious
gap in the labour market 25 years after the GFA. To achieve this, the UK Labour Force Survey is used,
where the primary empirical strategy is a difference-in-differences regression to evaluate the impact
of GFA exposure to education by cohort on unemployment, income, and managerial status. The
results indicate an unemployment and managerial status improvement for both religious groups.
However, Catholics continue to face income inequality, which is likely due to occupational
differences.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1842/42026
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7488/era/4748
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en
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The University of Edinburgh
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dc.subject
Religion, Labour, Conflict, Northern Ireland, Unemployment, Income
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dc.title
Religious Differentials in the Labour Market: The Impact of the Good Friday Agreement 25 years on
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Thesis or Dissertation
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dc.type.qualificationlevel
Undergraduate
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dc.type.qualificationname
MA Master of Arts
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