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    • Testing for variation in technical efficiency of hospitals in Ireland 

      Gannon, Brenda (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2005)
      Funding in Irish hospitals is partially based on case mix, whereby resources are redistributed annually to hospitals with greater efficiency. Accurate measurement of efficiency is essential, so in this paper, we use Data ...
    • What can academics contribute to the study of financial stability? 

      Goodhart, Charles A. E. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2005)
      There were hardly any banking crises between 1939 and 1971, so their later reemergence came as a surprise. Central bank supervisors responded practically by discovering and encouraging the adoption of current best practice ...