Browsing Economic and Social Review Archive: Complete Collection 1969- by Title
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A note upon localism and party solidarity - the transfer of votes in the udaras-na-gaeltachta election of 1979
(Economic & Social StudiesDUBLIN, 1984)Two important features of the Irish electoral system are localism and party solidarity. The electorate, particularly in rural areas, expect their representatives to look after their specific local interests and are therefore ... -
A plea for trade theory in economic history
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)This paper discusses the applicability of the small-scale general equilibrium models of trade theory to the problems of economic history. The examples are drawn from the experience of the Atlantic economy from its emergence ... -
A portfolio balance approach to monetary and fiscal-policies in a small open-economy
(Economic & Social StudiesDUBLIN, 1980)Monetary and fiscal policies are examined in a steady-state small open economy model. Complete price taking behaviour implies that domestic output is supply determined and invariant to domestic shocks. Balanced budget ... -
A preliminary econometric investigation of the irish housing-market, 1969-1976
(Economic & Social StudiesDUBLIN, 1982)Precis: Recent modelling developments in the housing economics literature are reviewed and drawn on to construct a national housing model for Ireland. The model is estimated on quarterly data over the' period 1969-1976. ... -
A quality adjusted measure of labour services for Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2010)This paper presents annual indices of labour input adjusted for the age, education and gender distributions of the Irish workforce for the period 1999-2008. Growth in labour services is divided between the increase in ... -
A rationale for repealing the 1987 Groceries Order
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1999)A ban on pricing below cost was implemented under the 1987 Groceries Order based on the premise that loss leading used in multi-product retail pricing distorts competition and exploits consumers in the short run, while ... -
A Reduced-form Equation for the Unemployment Rate Estimated from a Panel of Nineteen OECD Countries
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2015)Using a dynamic fixed-effects model for a panel of nineteen OECD countries and annual aggregate data, 1970-2008, we estimate a reduced-form equation for the observed unemployment rate. We find that wage-push factors, such ... -
A relative impact ranking of political studies in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2009)Against a background of the Irish government?s concerns with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the British government?s wishes for a more quantitative Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), our study conducts a relative ... -
A study of replacement ratios among a sample of unemployed workers
(Economic & Social StudiesDUBLIN, 1983)Abstract: This study reports the findings of an examination of the actual benefits to earnings (replacement) ratio experience among a sample of unemployed workers. Previous Irish studies in this area have been at the ... -
A symmetric alternative to geary and john expression of product changes
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A systems-approach to modeling the EMS exchange-rate mechanism
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 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 ... -
A theoretical growth model for Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2006)Ireland is distinguished by the high degree of openness of its labour market and the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the economy. We develop a neo-classical growth model to explore the consequence of these ... -
A tie that blinds: family and ideology in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 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 ... -
A time series analysis of farmland price behaviour in Ireland, 1901-1986
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1993)This paper examines the dynamic link between land prices and a proxy for agricultural returns, conacre rents, in Ireland. The data pertain to the Limerick region and span the period 1901 to 1986. Initial results suggest ... -
A visual test for a unit root: Geary's count of sign changes revisited
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1996)Prompted by Geary's (1970) suggestion in a different context, the stationarity of a plotted time series can be assessed by simply counting the number of times the plot crosses the trend line linking the first and last ... -
Absenteeism at national school - educational, medical and social aspects
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1975)This study of a small sample of national school absentees suggests that such absentees are characterised by high levels of economic and emotional insecurity, and by educational retardation. It thus supports the control ... -
Academic salary differentials - some evidence from an Irish survey
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1990)Using data from a survey of the Irish academic labour market, this paper examines whether or not females in the Irish academic system are paid less than comparable males. Variables which adjust for comparability include ... -
Accessibility and urban-growth rates - evidence for the irish urban system
(Economic & Social StudiesDUBLIN, 1984)Urban growth is a complicated process and any quantitative analysis is unlikely to replicate growth rates very well. This paper explores one particular relationship in the context of Irish urban centres, that between growth ... -
Accuracy of demand estimators
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1978)Information about price and income elasticities of demand is not without interest for economists and policymakers. At the moment, there are many methods of estimating these elasticities but the estimates given by the various ... -
Adjusting from war to peace in 1940s Britain
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1993)Most assessments of British economic policy in the transition from war to peace after 1945 praise the strategy adopted. This paper draws on recent growth theory and analysis of eastern European liberalisation to argue ...
