The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 29, No. 1, January, 1998
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Sustainable development and rural poverty in the Republic of Ireland : review artiicle
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)When one embarks upon a conversation about anything to do with rural Ireland, the most common perception one encounters is that farmers "are cleaning up" or "creaming off the system", that farmers are, for example, absorbing ... -
The golden geese fly the internet: some research issues in the migration of Irish professionals
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)A new research agenda is needed for the study of Irish "middle class" emigrants. Globalisation and information technology fragment the identity of the nation state and society. The migration of skilled labour is first and ... -
"Dangers for Ireland of an EMU without the UK": a reply to John FitzGerald
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)In his comment on my 1997 paper John FitzGerald (JFG) makes the following points: (i) While the ESRI study on EMU, henceforth ESRI (1996), found no evidence of my hypothesis of downward nominal wage rigidity, this could ... -
Comment on "Dangers for Ireland of an EMU without the UK: some calibration results" by Frank Barry
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)In the October 1997 issue of this journal Barry set out a simple model of the Irish economy. The model was designed to quantify the possible effects on Ireland of sterling weakness, where Ireland is a member of the EMU and ... -
The ratio of unemployment rates and fair employment: a response to Richard Breen
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)In my original critique of the G&B study I addressed three issues. First, the political context within which that study was commissioned, issued and debated. Second, the fact that such a crucial analysis of a highly divisive ... -
The ratio of unemployment rates and fair employment: a reply to John Bradley
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)John Bradley's comments on Evaluation of the Ratio of Unemployment Rates as an Indicator of Fair Employment (Gudgin and Breen, 1996; henceforth G&B) reveal a thoroughgoing confusion about the debate to which the study seeks ... -
Aggregate job creation, job destruction and job turnover in the Irish manufacturing sector
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)Using an annual employment survey data set we construct aggregate job flow rates for the Irish manufacturing sector for the period 1974 to 1994. We report the existence of simultaneous job creation and job destruction, ... -
A firm-level study of strike propensity in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)This paper presents a wage-bargaining model in which strikes occur due to imperfect information. The predictions are tested on a unique Irish firm-level data set which is based on the 25th wage round. The results indicate ... -
On the cyclicality of Irish fiscal policy
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1998)In this paper, we tackle the important issue of cyclicality in the behaviour of Irish fiscal policy. We first review arguments in favour of the optimality of countercyclical fiscal policy. Next we outline a political economy ...