Economics: Recent submissions
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The Wealth, Health and Well-being of Ireland's Older People before and during the Economic Crisis
(2014)The economic crisis of 2008/9 was felt more acutely in Ireland relative to elsewhere and culminated in the international bailout in 2010. Given the economic collapse, Ireland provides an ideal case-study of the link between ... -
The spread of rents in Ireland, over time and space
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Winners and Losers? The Equality Impact of the Great Recession in Ireland
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Factors Influencing the Performance of Non-Economics Majors in an Introductory Economics Course
(2014)This research compares factors which influence success for economics and non-economics majors in an introductory economics course. Results show economics majors achieve 5% higher grades which may indicate increased motivation ... -
Trade Dimensions of Food Security, OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers, No. 77, OECD Publishing.
(2015)This report examines the different channels through which trade openness (and reforms to achieve it) can affect a country’s food security. The overall conclusion is that trade openness has a positive net impact on food ... -
The Distribution of Income and the Public Finances
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Household Formation and Tenure Choice
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Ireland's Recovery from Crisis
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Alternative Scenarios for New Household Formation in Ireland
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The Structural Balance for Ireland
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The Impact of Fiscal Policy on the Economy
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Food Security and WTO Domestic Support Disciplines post-Bali
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Irish and British electricity prices: what recent history implies for future prices
(2014)This paper compares retail and wholesale electricity prices in SEM, the market of the island of Ireland, and BETTA in Great Britain. Estimated wholesale costs are much lower in BETTA. We show that this is mostly because ... -
The Effect on Major National Accounting Aggregates of the Ending of Pharmaceutical Patents
(ESRI, 09/10/2013)The article details the impact of changes on the patent status of some drugs produced by the pharmaceutical sector in Ireland on the country's key economic aggregates. It examines the impact of the loss of patent on ... -
Choice, price and service characteristics in the Irish broadband market
(2013)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. ... -
Crisis, Response and Distributional Impact: The Case of Ireland
(ESRI, 20/06/2013)Ireland is one of the countries most severely affected by the Great Recession. National income fell by more than 10 per cent between 2007 and 2012, as a result of the bursting of a remarkable property bubble, an exceptionally ... -
Climate policy, interconnection and carbon leakage: the effect of unilateral UK policy on electricity and GHG emissions in Ireland
(ESRI, 10/06/2013)This paper examines the effect on Ireland?s Single Electricity Market (SEM) of the UK?s unilateral policy to implement a carbon price floor for electricity generation based on fossil-fuel. We simulate electricity markets ...
