Economic and Social Review: Recent submissions
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Measuring trends in poverty over time - some robust results for Ireland 1980-87
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)The trend in poverty in Ireland between 1980 and 1987 is analysed, using the 1980 Household Budget Survey and the ESRI 1987 Survey of Income, Distribution, Poverty and Usage of State Services. In addition to the number ... -
The measurement and alleviation of poverty - a review of some issues
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)Some aspects of the recent literature on poverty are reviewed. Although the issues of definition and measurement have been studied in depth the summary measures most widely used in policy discussion remain flawed. They ... -
Price determination in Ireland - effects of changes in exchange-rates and exchange-rate regimes
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)This paper finds that the wholesale price of Irish manufacturing output is closely tied to foreign prices in the long run; domestic wage costs generally do not exert a significant influence. In the short run changes in ... -
Real exchange-rates, co-integration and purchasing power parity - Irish experience in the EMS
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)Dickey-Fuller and Co-Integration techniques are used to test the hypothesis that co-movements in Irish nominal exchange rates and relative prices are consistent with the implications of Purchasing Power Parity. The data ... -
The achievements of the European Monetary System
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)This paper attempts to provide some answers to a number of related questions: Has the EMS reduced (real or nominal, bilateral or effective) exchange rate volatility? If so, has this been at the expense of increased interest ... -
A systems-approach to modeling the EMS exchange-rate mechanism
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)This paper examines the extent to which the EMS has succeeded in stablising intra-European exchange rates from external influences. It generalises earlier results by developing a systems approach to the problem which enables ... -
Is the EMS a DM zone - evidence from the realignments
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)Most analysis of the relative importance of different countries in the EMS has focused on the interaction of monetary policies. This paper addresses more directly the interdependence of exchange markets. Guided by the ... -
IMS, EMS, and the (n-1) problem
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)Three types of exchange rate regimes predominate the present international monetary system (IMS): the managed float by industrialised countries, a fixed but adjustable peg inside the European Monetary System (EMS), and in ... -
The European Monetary System - lessons from Europe and perspectives in Europe
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)In the debate that surrounds the proposals for a reform of the international monetary system the EMS experience is often referenced. These frequent references to the EMS have lacked so far a review of the system aimed at ... -
EMS 10th anniversary issue - introduction
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)The European Community is frequently accused of being short on tangible achievements. Consequently, it seemed obvious to the editors of the Review that the 10th anniversary of the EMS was an occasion worthy of note. The ... -
Ricardian Equivalence and the Irish consumption function - a comment
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Trade in services - an introductory survey
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Efficiency in the forward exchange market - an application of cointegration
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Sociology, religion and the Troubles in Northern Ireland - a critical approach
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Allais, Maurice - Nobel-Prize winner in Economics 1988
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Assessing the effectiveness of training and temporary employment schemes: some results from the youth labour market
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1991)This paper suggests some ways in which labour market programmes of training and temporary employment should be evaluated. Essentially such programmes should be evaluated relative to the counter factual: what would have ... -
A tie that blinds: family and ideology in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1991)This paper examines the origins of the role of the family as a social symbol in Irish society. The source, it argues, is in the nature of the inequalities that were present in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century ... -
The structure of production in Irish agriculture: a multiple-input multiple-output analysis
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1991)The production structure of Irish agriculture is analysed empirically via a multiple-input multiple-output translog cost function model. As earlier work in this area was restricted to singleoutput, constant-returns-to-scale ... -
Ricardian equivalence and the Irish consumption function: the evidence re-examined
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1991)The Ricardian Equivalence hypothesis states that economic agents perceive the future tax liabilities implicit in government debt issue and thus that increasing government expenditure partially crowds out private sector ... -
On the causes of Ireland's unemployment
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1991)This paper attempts to account for the rise in Irish unemployment between 1970 and 1987. To this end a fully articulated medium-term model of the economy is employed, in contrast to the four equation model of the labour ...
