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The Expected and Unexpected Consequences of ESA 2010 - an Irish perspective
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)On 14 July 2016 Ireland reported an extraordinary increase in GDP of 26.3% for 2015. This paper explores the rationale for this result in the context of the new statistical standards of SNA 2008 (ESA 2010) and BPM6 that ... -
The expediency of a cheap land tribunal
(Dublin Statistical Society, 1856)The subject which I wish to bring under the notice of the Society this evening is, the expediency of establishing a cheap Land Tribunal. In my opinion such a tribunal is very much required, and I do not limit this ... -
The expediency of the differential duty on hops
(Dublin Statistical Society, 1857)It is to one of these anomalies in our tariff, arising from the present discriminating duty on hops, that I wish now to call your attention, and I think it will be found that not only do we suffer from it the evils ... -
Experiences from the United Kingdom in the regulation of privatised utilities
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2000)As Ireland embarks on a programme of privatisation and liberalisation of markets, it may be informative to reflect on the experiences of the UK on competition, privatisation and regulatory issues in the utilities sector ... -
An experimental indicator to forecast turning points
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2000)The Business Cycle in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) describes the recurring cycles of expansion and slowdown in overall economic well being. A Composite Leading Indicator (CLI) is a small group of important economic ... -
Explaining the Belated Emergence of Social Protest in Ireland Between 2009 and 2014
(SSISI, 2017)In the summer of 2009, Ireland was the first European country to officially enter recession following the fiscal crisis which had enveloped the international banking system following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in ... -
An Exploration of the Nordic Model
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2010)In this paper I examine the social and economic system which is generally known as the Nordic Model and compare this with the Irish case. The analysis is limited to Denmark, Finland and Sweden as Norway and Iceland may be ... -
Exploring population projections: sources of uncertainty and the user perspective
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2009)Government population projections are typically underpinned by a set of assumptions based on what has happened in the past, informed by expert opinion on what the future holds. The assumptions made are inevitably subject ... -
Exploring the economic geography of Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2009)Only a few research papers have analysed the spatial distribution of economic activity in Ireland. There are a number of reasons for this, not least the fact that comprehensive data on the location of economic activity by ... -
Export and import visitor trends and determinants in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1973)The purpose of this paper is to expand upon previous research and to incorporate a fairly elaborate analysis of import tourism. The study is broken down into four sections, (i) definitional and data problems; (ii) the ... -
Extending supply side statistics for the tourism sector: A new approach based on linked-administrative data
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2014)This paper presents a new approach to measuring and understanding the activities of the tourism industries in Ireland. Using structural business statistics and administrative registers a new set of static and dynamic ... -
The extension of the field for the employment of women
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1867)In order to bring out clearly the results of the teachings of reason and of experience on the question of extending the field of women's industry, I shall place before you a brief summary of the arguments on both sides, ... -
The extension to Ireland of the Arbitration Act, 1889
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1912)Arbitration may perhaps be defined as the mode of settling disputes and adjusting difficulties by other tribunals than the ordinary law courts of a country. It would not serve any useful purpose to inquire into its ... -
The extent of the potato crop in Ireland at the time of the Famine
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1960)Any attempt at a quantitative analysis of the failure of the potato in Ireland in 1845-6 requires a knowledge of the extent to which the crop was grown in those years. The collection and publication of official returns of ... -
The external commerce of Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1912)On the 12th September, 1906, was issued for the first time a Report on the Trade in Imports and Exports at Irish Ports. It has been followed in 1907 and 1908 by similar Reports, and we have at length materials in an ... -
Facilities for investing in consols
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1912)It is not my intention to go into the question of the National Debt as regards its origin; I propose to devote my time this evening to considering the manner in which dealings with the Consolidated Debt of Great Britain ... -
Factor substitution and demand for labour in the Northern Ireland engineering industry
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1972)The following analysis is not concerned with the question of what products should be produced in Northern Ireland, or what techniques of production should be used?rather it attempts to evaluate the existing policy of ... -
Factors influencing air transport rates and fares
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1952)Three primary choices face every transport operator: the choice of his field of operations, of a vehicle or vehicles suitable for this field, and of a rate structure that will ensure the maximum return on his activities. ... -
Factors relevant to planning an economic forestry policy
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1964)A major consideration in overall economic planning must be the extent to which a resource which can be provided locally is being brought into the country. In Ireland there is a virtual absence of mineral resources but ... -
Factory education
(Dublin Statistical Society, 1855)It would be needless to point out the advantages of, or the necessity for, educating the great masses; and knowing, as I do, that there are amongst our members many men who, from their position as directors of railway ...
