Browsing Economic and Social Review by Subject "Decision making"

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    • Economics and policy: beyond science and ideology 

      O'Donnell, Rory (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1992)
      The dominant conception of the relationship between economists and policy makers is one which sees economists as scientists, whose knowledge is, ideally, derived independently of the interests which motivate politicians, ...

    • Farm forestry investment in Ireland under uncertainty 

      Wiemers, Emily; Behan, Jasmina (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2004)
      This paper develops a model to explain farmers? decision to move from agricultural activities to forestry. Farmers in Ireland have strong links with land and are reluctant to enter into forestry even when the returns from ...