JSSISI: Journal of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1847-: Recent submissions
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Front cover & preliminary pages (Journal of Irish Urban Studies, Vol.1 (No. 1), 200)2
(Centre for Urban and Regional Studies. Trinity College Dublin, & the Faculty of the Built Environment, Dublin Institute of Technology. Bolton Street, 2002)The publication of the Journal of Irish Urban Studies marks a growing recognition of the importance of urban-related issues in Irish society. It has been establlshcd as a forum for the dissemination of researeh and the ... -
Identifying policy impacts in the crisis: Microsimulation evidence on tax and welfare
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)Ireland?s banking, property and fiscal crises, combined with a worldwide Great Recession have had severe implications for household incomes. Particular attention has focused on how incomes at various levels have been ... -
Effects of R&D spending on innovation by Irish and foreign-owned businesses
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)This paper estimates the private returns to four different kinds of R&D spending on the probability of Irish and foreign-owned businesses engaging in product, process and organizational innovation. By providing econometric ... -
The impact of changes in educational attainment on life expectancy in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)This article looks at scenarios quantifying the potential contribution of increasing educational attainment to the prospective improvement in life expectancy in Ireland over the next 50 years. This analysis uses recently ... -
Estimating the effects of land-use and catchment characteristics on lake water quality: Irish lakes 2004-2009
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)This paper attributes the variation in water quality across Irish lakes to a range of contributory factors such as human population, septic tanks, urban waste water treatment, phosphorous excreted by livestock, as well as ... -
Politicians, the bureaucracy and economic policymaking over two crises: the 1950s and today
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)Recent reports into the performance of the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator and the Department of Finance in the lead-up to the current crisis identify three key weaknesses: the pressures towards `group think? within ... -
Reform of public policy-making in Ireland
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Researchers imply, policymakers infer: the relationship between evidence and policy
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An inquiry into the declining labour share of national income and the consequences for economies and societies
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)For over three decades, the share of national income going to labour in most countries has been in decline. Conversely, capital?s share of national income has increased. The trend in the decline in labour?s share of income ... -
Northern Ireland Composite Economic Index: Development of a quarterly output measure for NI
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)This paper presents the methodology and results of an experimental Composite Economic Index developed by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). The aim of the Index is to provide a short term measure ... -
Proceedings of the Statistical and Social Inquiry of Ireland One Hundred and Sixty-Sixth Session: 2012/2013
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Economic Management in Ireland Post-EMU: A Trade Union Perspective
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1999)The end of the 1990s has seen the Irish economy exposed as never before. But the 1990s has also seen the Irish economy grow as never before. Clearly the challenges of openness can only be met and confronted if the circumstances ... -
Credit access for small and medium firms: survey evidence for Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2012)The extension of credit to SMEs in Ireland has been identified as a necessary condition for economic recovery and job growth. The debate on whether the reduction in credit to this sector is caused by credit rationing by ... -
The dynamics of Ireland's net external position
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2012)Ireland's net external liability position expanded in dramatic fashion during 2008-2010, despite relatively small net financial flows during this period. Understanding the source and persistence of this negative shock is ... -
Wage bill change in Ireland during recession - how have employers reacted to the downturn
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2012)The Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) captures information each quarter on total earnings, paid hours and level of employment from a large representative sample of employers. Responses received typically ... -
The real value of house prices: what the cost of accommodation can tell policymakers
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2012)This paper explores the potential for the housing market to inform public policy in Ireland by developing a model of the determinants of the cost of accommodation. It does this by using a rich dataset of sales and lettings ... -
Breaking the cycle of deprivation: an experimental evaluation of an early childhood intervention
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2012)Deprivation early in life has multiple long term consequences for both the individual and society. An increasing body of evidence finds that targeted, early interventions aimed at at-risk children and their families can ... -
Housing equity withdrawal, property bubbles and consumption
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2012)At the peak of the recent property boom, housing equity withdrawal, or ?top-up" loans, accounted for around one-third of residential mortgage loans issued. This collateral-based lending was typically issued at a significant ... -
Trade, energy, and carbon dioxide: an analysis for the two economies of Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2012)In this paper we use a subsystem input-output decomposition analysis to examine the drivers of greenhouse gas emissions in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. We use a bi-regional input-output analysis to look ... -
Proceedings of the Statistical and Social Inquiry of Ireland One Hundred and Sixty-Fourth Session: 2010/2011
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)
