Economics (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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Timing and Determinants of Local Residential Broadband Adoption: Evidence from Ireland
(ESRI, 28/03/2012)This article examines the time path of broadband adoption for households in areas that are offered broadband service for the first time and the socioeconomic characteristics of broadband users generally. Using cross-sectional ... -
The Distributional Effects of Austerity Measures: A Comparison of Six EU Countries
(European Commission, 30/11/2011)We compare the distributional effects of austerity measures that have been introduced in 6 EU countries in the period of large gorvernment budget deficits following the 2007-8 financial crisis and subsequent economic ... -
Choice, Price and Service Characteristics in the Irish Broadband Market
(ESRI, 15/05/2012)Using detailed plan-level data, this paper examines the choice, price and quality of broadband services available to consumers in Ireland over time. We find modest geographical (county level) variation in broadband services. ... -
The Environment Review 2012
(ESRI, 07/06/2012)The Environment Review 2012 presents projections of environmental emissions covering the period to 2030. The projections, which are based on current policies, provide a baseline of projected emissions (e.g. greenhouse ... -
Pharmaceuticals Delivery in Ireland. Getting a Bigger Bang for the Buck
(ESRI, 2012)The recommendations contained in this report are designed to ensure that taxpayers get better value for money from the ?1.9 billion public pharmaceutical budget, but also that the cash paying patients benefits too. ... -
Political institutions, voter turnout, and policy outcomes
(2012)This paper tests whether constitutions directly affect economic outcomes. By introducing citizens? political participation as the driving force connecting institutions to policy outcomes, we empirically show that voter ... -
Tax, Welfare and Work Incentives
(ESRI, 2011)Over the last decade Irish tax policy has undergone dramatic shifts. As the economy boomed in the early 2000s, income tax rates were reduced, tax credits were increased and the standard rate band was widened. Social welfare ... -
Labour Market Models in the EU
(CEPS, 2011)In the European Union, the most important labour market models that have been proposed for labour market reform are flexicurity and the transitional labour market. In this position paper, we conceptualise the models of ... -
Budget Perspectives 2012
(ESRI, 13/10/2011)Over the last decade Irish tax policy has undergone dramatic shifts. As the economy boomed in the early 2000s, income tax rates were reduced, tax credits were increased and the standard rate band was widened. Social welfare ... -
Restoring Credibility in Policy Making in Ireland
(ESRI, 2011)This paper first considers the origins of the Irish economic crisis. It discusses where the policy failures occurred, to what extent they were foreseeable, and how certain key financial institutions performed in the run ... -
The Impact of Changes in Educational Attainment on Life Expectancy in Ireland
(ESRI, 2011)The purpose of this article is to quantify the contribution of the increasing educational attainment of the Irish population to the prospective improvement in life expectancy over the next 50 years. This analysis uses ... -
Poverty Traps and Climate Change
(ESRI, 09/11/2011)We use a demo-economic model to examine the question of whether climate change could widen or deepen poverty traps. The model includes two crucial mechanisms. Parents are risk averse when deciding how many children to have; ... -
UK Tourists, The Great Recession and Irish Tourism Policy
(ESRI, 27/10/2011)Inbound tourism to Ireland fell sharply in 2009 and 2010. Visits to Ireland from the UK, the dominant country of origin of visitors to Ireland, did not fall faster than UK visits elsewhere. We use micro-data for UK travellers ... -
Disasters and Development: Natural Disasters, Credit Constraints and Economic Growth
(ESRI, 06/10/2011)We demonstrate, using a simple two-period equilibrium model of the economy, the potential effects of extreme event occurrences - such as natural or humanitarian disasters - on economic growth over the medium- to long-term. ... -
Carbon Tax Scenarios and their Effects on the Irish Energy Sector
(ESRI, 20/09/2011)In this paper we use annual time series data from 1960 to 2008 to estimate the long run price and income elasticities underlying energy demand in Ireland. The Irish economy is divided into five sectors: residential, ... -
Internationalisation and the Innovation Activities of Services Firms
(ESRI, 19/09/2011)This paper examines the relationship between the internationalisation of firms in services and their innovation performance. We use firm?level data over the period 2004? 2006 and estimate an augmented structural model ... -
What Has Happened to Marginal Tax Rates?
(ESRI, 2011)As the economy boomed in the early 2000s, income tax rates were reduced, tax credits were increased and the standard rate band was widened. With the onset of the crisis in 2007-2008, and the collapse of revenues from capital ... -
The Effects of the Euro on Intra-Euro Area Exports
(ESRI, 2011)An important argument for the adoption of the euro was the expectation that it would boost trade. Existing theory suggests several channels through which the euro would enhance trade. First, eliminating exchange rate ... -
Selling State Assets: Three Options
(ESRI, 2011)Under the EU/IMF Programme for Financial Support for Ireland, the government undertook to consider the potential for disposing of State assets. In the 2011 Programme for Government a target of up to ?2 billion was set for ... -
Irish Government Debt and Implied Debt Dynamics: 2011-2015
(ESRI, 06/09/2011)This article examines the debt dynamics facing the Irish State over the period 2011 to 2015. The analysis takes account of the reduction in interest rates on EU borrowing agreed at the EU Council meeting in July 2011 and ...
