Archive JSSISI: 1847- Complete Collection: Recent submissions
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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
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The demography of ageing and future policy impacts: a Northern Ireland perspective
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)The Northern Ireland population is ageing as a result of long-term falls in fertility rates and long-term improvements in mortality rates. This will create changes in the make-up of the Northern Ireland population. Most ... -
Constructing a national house price index for Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)The Central Statistics Office will publish the first results of its national House Price Index on May 13th 2011. This hedonic index is constructed using data on mortgage drawdowns by eight lending institutions under Section ... -
Research and policy-making ? strengthening the link
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)This paper reviews the current relationship between research and evidence based policy-making in Ireland. It reviews the role of the State in its broadest sense and considers relevant research required to underpin policy ... -
Building research capacity in the social sciences ? alternatives approaches
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)In contrast to previous decades, the past decade has seen major investments by the Irish government in the national research capacity. As part of this investment, there has been a significant investment in the social ... -
Terrorism, tourism and FDI: Estimating a lower bound on the peace dividend in Northern Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)In this article we estimate the economic cost of terrorism with regard to foreign direct investment and tourism in Northern Ireland during periods extending from 1970 through to 2007. Previous studies which have estimated ... -
A study of the NUTS 2 administrative regions using Input-Output analysis
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)In 1966 Roy Geary, Director of the ESRI, noted ?the absence of any kind of import and export statistics for regions is a grave lacuna? and further noted that if regional analyses were to be developed then regional Input-Output ... -
The economic and fiscal contribution of US investment in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)Multinational companies from the United States of America are important sources of foreign investment in Ireland. The role of these companies in the Irish economy has been previously documented and is reviewed briefly. The ... -
Predicting turning points in the rent cycle using the Natural Vacancy Rate ? An applied study of the Dublin office market
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)All property markets have a natural vacancy rate (NVR). Theory suggests that when the actual vacancy rate exceeds this NVR the market will be unbalanced. Then, rents will fall to restore equilibrium. Conversely, when ... -
From data to policy analysis: Tax-benefit modelling using SILC 2008
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)Tax-benefit models are used to explore alternative policy reforms, providing evidence which can guide policy choices. A database representing the national situation in terms of the income tax base and beneficiaries of ... -
Historical Memoirs with portraits; [compiled] by S. Shannon Millin
(Dublin : E. Ponsonby, 1920)
