JSSISI: 1988 to 1993, Vol. XXVI, Sessions 142nd to 146th : Recent submissions

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    • On the use of structural funds 

      McCarthy, Thomas G. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)
      Recent efforts to secure EC funding by Irish governments, and in particular Irish officials, have been a resounding success. A priori one might expect that the richest country would be the largest net contributor in GDP ...

    • Background and some issues 

      Durkan, Joe (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)
      The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), and the guidance element of the European Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) associated with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) constitute ...

    • Irish industrial structure, 1979-1985: a longitudinal analysis 

      Keating, W.; Keane, T. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)
      The manufacturing sector of the economy is vital in that it is the engine of economic growth. Despite developments in other areas of the economy, it still carries much of the potential for job creation, either directly ...

    • On producers and users of statistics 

      Sexton, J. J. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)
      It is always somewhat difficult for presidents of societies like The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society to decide on an appropriate topic for a presidential address. It is not normally an occasion for an in-depth ...

    • CRH pic investment strategy - an overview 

      Hayes, J.J. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)
      Your President invited me to speak on CRH's investment strategy, with particular emphases on external acquisitions and equity participations, domestic diversification and export operations. I am happy to share with you ...

    • Borrow and prosper - notes on the user cost of capital 

      Frain, John (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)
      It is often argued that many firms can do very well by borrowing. The conclusion is based on two points which may be illustrated as follows. Firstly suppose that the effective rate of income tax is 50%, the nominal interest ...

    • Money and banking in Ireland - origins development and future 

      McGowan, Padraig (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)
      Currency and banking have a relatively long tradition in Ireland. Coins have circulated for about 1,000 years and banking has been practised for some 300 years. Significant financial change was a feature of earlier periods ...

    • Common agricultural policy reform and national compensation strategies 

      Matthews, Alan (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)
      While providing income support to producers the Common Agricultural Policy also redistributes resources between EC member states. As a net agricultural exporter Ireland is a significant recipient of resource transfers ...

    • Public enterprise in Ireland: a statistical description and analysis 

      Sweeney, Paul (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)
      There is much debate on the role of public enterprises, but little analytical work has been done on the subject in Ireland. Fitzgerald (1961), Bristow (1964/65, 1968, 1969 and 1982), Jacobson (1978), the National Economic ...

    • Is Irish public sector employment a burden? 

      O'Riordan, William K. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)
      In Ireland at the time of writing, strenuous efforts are being made to reduce the numbers at work in the public sector. Employment cuts of one form or another in health, education and public administration make news ...

    • Hysteresis and the natural rate of unemployment in Ireland 

      Lee, George (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)
      Conventional Keynesian or Classical macroeconomic theories must be considered inadequate to explain unemployment experiences such as the Irish one. Rigidities that one might associate with fixed contracts, or even adjustment ...

    • Estimated employment and gross national product impacts of 1989 tourism in Ireland 

      Henry, E. W. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1991)
      The employment and Gross National Product (GNP) impacts of 1989 Tourism in Ireland are estimated by Input-Output methodology. Outof- state Revenue plus Carrier Receipts during 1989 imply some 51,000 manyears of employment ...

    • Techniques for short-term economic forecasting 

      Fagan, Gabriel; Fell, John P.C. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1991)
      This paper presents a survey of the techniques which can be employed in producing short term economic forecasts such as those published in the Bulletins of the Central Bank of Ireland and by other organisations. The focus ...

    • Real convergence, the European Community and Ireland 

      Kennedy, Kieran A. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1992)
      As is well known, average living standards in Ireland are much lower than in most of our EC partners. It is of considerable interest to Ireland whether, and in what way, its living standards will catch up or fall further ...

    • R.A. Fisher and the development of statistics - a view in his centerary year 

      Conniffe, Denis (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1991)
      It is certainly appropriate that The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland should present a paper about the great statistician Fisher in this year, the centenary of his birth. I am very pleased to be giving ...

    • History and development of Irish population censuses 

      Linehan, T. P. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1992)
      This year, 1991, was a Census year and marked one hundred and fifty years since the "Great Population Census" of 1841 was taken. I thought an appropriate way to remember that historic event would be to look briefly at ...

    • Cross channel passenger traffic 1960-1990 

      O'Riain, Micheal (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1992)
      Over the period of thirty years (1960-1990) passenger movements between Britain and the Republic of Ireland have grown from just over 1 million to just over 3.5 million per annum. The average annual rate of increase has ...

    • Issues for Irish alcohol policy: a historical perspective with some lessons for the future 

      McCoy, Daniel A. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1992)
      It is not the intention of this paper to propose what the national alcohol policy should contain but rather to raise the level of debate on the crucial issues that need to be addressed. The format of the paper is as ...

    • Part-time working in Ireland in a European context 

      DREW, EILEEN PATRICIA (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1991)
      The subject of part-time work is one which has become increasingly important in industrialized economies, most notably Norway, Sweden, United States, Canada, Denmark and the United Kingdom, where it accounts for ...

    • Two regional economies in Ireland 

      Bradley, John; Wright, Jonathan (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)
      The two regional economies of Ireland are located in a world of increasing economic interdependence. Market completion within the European Community is at an advanced stage, January 1st, 1993 being the symbolic start to ...