Economics: Recent submissions
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Empirical Essays in Economic Geography
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2019)This thesis consists of three papers that belong to the field of Economic Geography. All three papers exploit spatial and temporal variation in variables in order to shed light on economic questions. The first paper provides ... -
Essays in Development Economics, International Trade and Industrial Organisation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2019)This thesis examines questions in the areas of development economics, international trade and industrial organisation in both empirical and theoretical settings. It consists of an introduction, two empirical research ... -
The bureaucrats's decision rule and government efficiency
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2017)This thesis focuses on the decision problem of local bureaucrats and the impact on government performance. Chapter 1 outlines the context of the thesis and provide a description of the thesis structure. Chapter 2 investigates ... -
Value, money and risk : three essays
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2003)This thesis comprises of three essays which explore the theories of value, money and risk. The first essay takes a theoretical approach to study the background of and the relationship between value, money and wealth. The ... -
The construction, calibration and interpretation of IMAGE, a CGE model of the Irish economy with particular focus on agriculture
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2002)This thesis details the construction, calibration and interpretation of IMAGE, a CGE model of the hish economy. The name IMAGE is an acronym of “Irish Model of Agriculture, General Equilibrium”. This name captures the two ... -
Essays in applied microeconomics : smart networks and behaviour of households and firms
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2016)This dissertation explores a number of aspects related to the roll-out of network infrastructure. The focus is on the integration of electricity networks and ICT, and the interaction of these technologies with the behaviour ... -
Three essays on the global financial system
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)This thesis comprises of three essays on the Global Financial System. The research centers on international financial markets and the intersection between finance and macroeconomics. The thesis uses newly available micro ... -
Essays in applied microeconomics and development: an examination of micro, small and medium enterprises in Vietnam
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)This thesis contains three essays that analyse and provide insight into the topics of social capital and political connections, access to finance and domestic exporting spillovers. For each topic, this thesis considers ... -
Essays in Development Economics. The impact of investment promotion on attracting foreign direct investment in developing countries
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)The importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in economic development is increasingly acknowledged. FDI not only brings additional capital to the host economy, but foreign-invested enterprises also play a part in the ... -
Essays on international capital flows
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2017)The core of this thesis consists of three papers. Although independent, these papers highlight the importance of looking into foreign-driven capital flows in understanding the transition to and from various episodes of ... -
Essays on international financial integration and the financial sector
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2016)This dissertation encompasses four essays, which deal with issues related to the cross-border financial integration and the financialization of economies. The first essay analyses whether foreign bond buying of euro area ... -
Switching benefits and costs in the Irish health insurance market: an analysis of consumer surveys
(2018)Relatively little analysis has taken place internationally on the consumer-reported benefits and costs to switching insurer in multi-payer health insurance markets. Ideally, consumers should be willing to switch out of ... -
Essays in applied microeconomics. Research collaboration and dissemination in economics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)This dissertation studies the production and dissemination of economic research in three essays. The chapters explore data on economic research articles and their authors to study, first, the effect of national borders ... -
Essays in developmental economics: The role of information and access to financial services in changing financial and employment behaviour and the resulting impact on household welfare
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)This thesis contains three essays that analyse the financial access and information awareness constraints faced by individuals and household in developing countries for managing income uncertainty and income shocks. The ...
