Administrative Staff Authors (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Child Health in Ireland
(ESRI, 2013-04-26)There is extensive empirical evidence on the link between socio-economic status (SES) and child health outcomes. However, there is some international evidence that the SES gradient in child health is weaker for objective ... -
Income-Related Inequity in the Use of GP Services: A Comparison of Ireland and Scotland
(ESRI, 2013-04-26)Equity of access to health care is a key component of national and international health policy. The Irish health-care system is unusual in requiring the majority of the population to pay the full cost of GP care at the ... -
Trends in Irish Exports
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The Impact of Recession on Migration: A Preliminary Analysis of Census 2011
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Are Consumer Decision-Making Phenomena a Fourth Market Failure?
(ESRI, 2013-04-30)This paper challenges the increasingly common view that the findings of behavioural economics constitute a fourth type of market failure. The market failure framework elevates the standard competitive market model to the ... -
Brain deletion of insulin receptor substrate 2 disrupts hippocampal synaptic plasticity and metaplasticity
(2012)Objective: Diabetes mellitus is associated with cognitive deficits and an increased risk of dementia, particularly in the elderly. These deficits and the corresponding neurophysiological structural and functional alterations ... -
Economic Vulnerability and Severity of Debt Problems: An Analysis of the Irish EU-SILC 2008
(ESRI, 2011)In this paper, using Ireland, where debt issues are of particular salience as a test case, we seek to understand the extent to which the measures currently employed as national indicators of poverty and social exclusion ... -
Mesenchymal stem cell fate is regulated by the composition and mechanical properties of Collagen Glycosaminoglycan scaffolds
(Elsevier, 2012)In stem cell biology, focus has recently turned to the influence of the intrinsic properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM), such as structural, composition and elasticity, on stem cell differentiation. Utilising ... -
The Development of Non-Viral Gene-Activated Matrices for Bone Regeneration Using Polyethyleneimine (PEI) and Collagen-Based Scaffolds
(2012)The healing potential of scaffolds for tissue engineering can be enhanced by combining them with genes to produce gene-activated matrices (GAMs) for tissue regeneration. We examined the potential of using polyethyleneimine ... -
Policy Coherence for Development (PCD): The State of Play in Ireland
(Institute for International Integration Studies, 2009)This report is the first systematic assessment of policy coherence for development (PCD) across Irish Government departments. Our objectives were as follows: ? To create an inventory of policy areas where Irish government ... -
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2011
(ESRI, 2011)The situation in the international economy has deteriorated in recent months. The eurozone debt crisis has not been resolved, rather it has spread, and now two major economies, France and Italy, are pursuing restrictive ... -
Computer-based psychological treatments for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2012)The aim of the paper was to systematically review the literature on computer-based psychological treatments for depression and conduct a meta-analysis of the RCT studies, including examining variables which may effect ... -
Annual Report on Migration and International Protection Statistics for Ireland: 2009
(Report prepared for the European Commission Directorate-General Home Affairs & published by the ESRI, 2011)This report provides an analysis of statistics relating to migration and international protection in Ireland and is the seventh in the current series. It aims to describe statistical trends on migration, international ... -
Annual Policy Report on Migration and Asylum 2010: Ireland (December 2011)
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Households and Family Structures in Ireland
(ESRI, 2011)This is the second of two reports on the structure of families in Ireland based primarily on a detailed analysis of census data. Both reports uncover new findings on evolving family structures and aim to shed light on the ... -
The Potential for Segmentation of the Retail Market for Electricity in Ireland
(ESRI, 2012-04-26)We estimate the gross margin that is earned from the supply of electricity to households in Ireland. Using half hourly electricity demand data, the system marginal price (also called the wholesale price) and the retail ... -
International Migration in Ireland, 2011
(2012)This is the Irish report to the OECD Continuous Reporting System on Migration (SOPEMI). The principal reference year is 2010. -
Offshoring, Inward Investment and Export Performance in Ireland
(ESRI, 2012-03-28)Ireland is one of the most FDI-intensive economies in the OECD and is a significant export platform for both manufacturing and internationally traded services. This chapter provides case studies of three of the most important ... -
Literacy, Numeracy and Activation among the Unemployed
(ESRI, 13/06/2012)Literacy and numeracy are key factors shaping individual life chances and their impact is particularly critical in the labour market. Large-scale sweeping changes in the organisation of work, including the shift from ... -
Attitudes to Family Formation in Ireland: findings from the Nationwide Study
(Family Support Agency and Social Attitude and Policy Research Group, Trinity College, 2011)Research is a key responsibility for the Family Support Agency in developing its clearly defined role in the area of family services and policy. Knowing the extent and nature of the shifts in family life is vital if we ...
