Economic and Social Review Archive: Complete Collection 1969-: Recent submissions
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Effect of income growth and changes in tax rate on consumption and saving ratios
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1972)The purpose of this note is to suggest that income growth and changes inthe tax rate affect the observed ratio of savings or consumption to personal disposable income. This is because of the lag in tax payments - which are ... -
Some results from pilot surveys of attitudes, values and perceptions of socio-institutional structures in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)An earlier paper reported the results of a programme of exploratory work carried out as a basis upon which to initiate a research programme into attitudes, values, and social structures associated with economic and social ... -
Efficiency of taking first differences in regression analysis - note
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)In a recent article, Geary [1972] discussed the merit of taking first differences to deal with the problems that trends in data present in regression analysis. Geary gave examples of situations where this procedure leads ... -
Procedures for integrated regional planning. 1.Background to decentralisation
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)The growing international interest in local self-government has received considerable attention. A 1969 resolution of the Council of Europe has called for the inclusion of the right to local self-government in the constitution ... -
Exploratory comparative study of Catholic and Protestant farmers in the Republic of Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)The present paper stems from an examination of data from those Censuses of Population of the Republic of Ireland which have incorporated a Religious enquiry. Summary data for the whole country in these censuses indicate ... -
Patterns in Irish voting, 1969 to 1973
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)The Irish General Election which was held on 18 June 1969, the Referendum on joining the EEC, held on 10 May 1972, the Referenda on (a) amending Article 44 of the Constitution, and (b) reducing the voting age to 18, which ... -
Note on logarithmic transformation of the RAS
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)The apparently new Least-Squares (LS) minimisation method of R. C . Geary could be applied to the logarithms of the Xij, if the required numerical data were available. -
Method of estimating elements of an interindustry matrix knowing row and column totals
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)It is a pity, but a fact of life, that few (if any) countries produce IO tables annually. The more common situation is that many countries produce these tables at intervals of years and then only with long delays. However, ... -
Systems and management - review
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)This article seeks to serve several purposes, first to present a brief statement of the evolution and philosophy of modern systems analysis and then, to relate this to the operation of the managerial function in a modern ... -
Economic conditions and policy in Northern Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)My brief, as I understand it, is to examine the present economic circumstances of Northern Ireland, particularly within the context of the 1970-75 Development Programme. I propose first to look selectively at some of the ... -
Are Irelands social security payments too small - note
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)On several occasions in recent years, Ireland has been taken to task for the alleged smallness, percentage-wise, of its social security payments, by comparison with other countries in Western Europe. Comparisons are odious, ... -
Application of Samuelson - Stone linear expenditure system to food consumption in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)The principal aim of this paper is to offer a structural analysis of the pattern of food consumption in Ireland over a period of twenty-one years. Such an analysis may also be useful as a basis for projections, although ... -
Migration patterns in Dublin county borough
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1974)In the last 15 years Dublin has undergone a dramatic change, from the fairly sleepy introverted capital of the 26 counties, it has been transformed into a relatively sophisticated and increasingly cosmopolitan financial ... -
Income maintenance payments in Ireland, 1953-1971 - cyclical variations and long-term growth
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1974)Three contributions have appeared in recent issues of this Review on the topic of Ireland's social security payments viewed in relation to the growth of national income. The original Note by Geary clearly raised some very ... -
Money, interest and economic activity in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1974)Recent studies have provided evidence that economic activity in Ireland responds to changes in certain monetary aggregates.1 Thomas F. Hoare, for example, employs a 'Monetarist Model of Income Determination' to investigate ... -
Social security payments - note
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1974)It is with great reluctance that we take issue with Dr Geary again. However, be it due to bad presentation on our part or due to misinterpretation on Dr Geary's, some seriously misleading assertions were made in the latter's ... -
Technical change in Northern Ireland manufacturing 1950-1968
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1974)This paper measures the extent and nature of technological change in Northern Ireland Manufacturing. In certain cases the results obtained are compared with those for other economies. The subject dealt with is one of obvious ... -
Relative efficiency of RAS versus least squares methods of updating input-output structures - addendum
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1974)The following note is intended to clarify both the mathematical derivation of the Least-Squares minimum and its interpretation, as given in the author's paper, published in the October 1973 issue of this Review. I am ... -
Empirical classifications of types among delinquent referrals to a child guidance clinic
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1974)A major difficulty in formulating treatment programmes for juvenile offenders is the multiplicity of causes and circumstances of anti-social behaviour. This study uses factor and cluster analysis to search for syndromes ... -
Are Irelands social security payments too small - rejoinder
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1973)Informed discussion of this important topic is to be welcomed, i f not necessarily on the issues, or in the tone, of the foregoing Comment (or of this rejoinder). The purpose of the Comment is stated at the outset to be ...
