Archive JSSISI: 1847- Complete Collection: Recent submissions
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Family businesses in the Irish services sector: profile and productivity
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2009)Most family businesses are small, engage less than 10 persons and trade in the more traditional industries, such as the distributive trades or hospitality industries. Family businesses export less product, generate a lower ... -
Is Irish innovation policy working? evidence from Irish technology businesses
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)In the last decade Irish innovation policy has been focused on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This paper explores the effects of HEIs, in the context of interaction with other interaction agents, on the innovation ... -
Proceedings of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland: one hundred and sixty-first session: 2007/2008
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)The first meeting of the Society was held in the Royal Irish Academy, on Thursday, 25th October 2007, at 6:00 pm. The President, Dr. Donal de Buitleir, was in the Chair. -
Wage inflation and structural unemployment in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)In this paper we represent structural unemployment by relating observed unemployment to wage inflation. An estimated series for the non-accelerating wage rate of unemployment (NAWRU) shows that the unemployment gap between ... -
An exercise in surveying a non-universally defined group in the population : the Northern Ireland survey of activity limitation and disability
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)Developing policy and delivering services to people with disabilities is an important aspect of our society. As with all areas of policy and service provision, accurate, timely and reliable data are fundamental to the ... -
Environmental accounts for the Republic of Ireland: 1990-2005
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)This paper presents new environmental accounts for the Republic of Ireland from 1990-2005. Designed to be consistent with the national accounts, these satellite accounts cover 34 emissions and 14 resources for 19 production ... -
Using a household budget survey to measure healthy eating patterns
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)Along with physical activity, diet is the key factor that affects your weight. Having a healthy weight for your height is important as being overweight or obese increases the risk of medical conditions such as heart disease, ... -
Projecting population mortality for Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)Mortality data for Ireland is analysed, for recent and long-run trends, and several methods of projecting mortality rates are outlined and the results compared. Interpretation of the results suggests that it is not ... -
Changing morbidity patterns in Ireland 1996-2006
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)The aim of this study is to examine changing patterns of morbidity (and healthcare utilisation) in Ireland and consider the impact of these changing patterns on the need for health services using health insurance data. ... -
Wealthier and healthier: Ireland's demographic catch-up
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)In the first half of this paper I summarise the trend in Irish deaths rates over the period 1973-2006. In the second half I discuss some possible explanations of these trends. -
Second tier child income support: the case for innovation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)Total and per child spending on child income supports are at high levels, and so are child poverty and the proportion of children being reared in jobless households. While the role of child income supports in alleviating ... -
Delivering integrated policy and services for children
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The Irish Public Service has been relatively strong historically in the area of policy formulation. I have come to the conclusion, however, that we are relatively weak when it comes to implementation and many good policies ... -
A review of recent trends in output, employment and productivity in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)This paper reviews real output, employment and productivity trends in the Irish economy over the ten year period from 1995 to 2005. The analyses, which are carried out within the framework of the CSO Annual National Accounts, ... -
Launch of the on-line archive of the Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1847-2007; followed by an address by Aidan Punch
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The journals of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland provide a remarkable record of both the events and the ideas of the past 160 years. They relate mainly to Ireland but they reflect the views and enthusiasms ... -
Trinity Week Academic Symposium - Public policy partnerships
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The Irish Civil Service, probably like a lot of workplaces, has changed almost beyond recognition in the past 35 years. In the 1970s, almost all internal communication was in writing and it was commonplace for the views ... -
Trinity Week Academic Symposium - Origins, mission and significance
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)This symposium celebrates the launch of a dedicated website of the proceedings of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, and its direct ancestor the Dublin Statistical Society. The Dublin Statistical Society ... -
Trinity Week Academic Symposium - Data for policy and research
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The availability of high quality statistical data on economic and social conditions is a fundamental prerequisite for ensuring an effective partnership between policy makers and academic researchers in contributing to the ... -
Trinity Week Academic Symposium - Open access revolution: the local and national context
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The title of this Academic Symposium comes from a paper read before Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland on Thursday, 14th January 1897, which refers to ?the grievances of prejudiced patriots or the dreams of ... -
Proceedings of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland - one hundred and sixtieth session: 2006/2007
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The first meeting of the session was held in the Royal Irish Academy, on Thursday, 19th October 2006, at 6:30 pm. The President, Aidan Punch, was in the Chair when Mr. Jerry Sexton presented a paper entitled, A Review of ... -
Marriage, fertility and the family in Ireland ? a statistical perspective
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The paper looks at the changes which have been occurring in trends relating to marriage, fertility, and the family in Ireland. Cohabitation is increasing with one in four couples without children now falling into this ...
