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    • Built-in flexibility of taxation and stability when tax liabilities respond with a time lag 

      Smyth, D.J. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1975)
      Given tax rates, tax revenues rise as income rises. This property of a tax system is known as 'built-in flexibility of taxation' and it is widely regarded as a stabilising force. The present paper analyses a model in which ...
    • Distribution of personal wealth in Ireland - comment 

      Harrison, M.J.; Nolan, S. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1975)
      This paper focuses attention on two aspects of P.M.Lyons' work on the distribution of personal wealth in Ireland. First, using a statistical procedure devised from some well-known results, the validity of his assumption ...
    • Economics of crime in Republic of Ireland - exploratory paper 

      Bacon, Peter; O'Donoghue, Martin (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1975)
      This paper explores the possibility of applying models developed elsewhere to an analysis of rising crime rates in Ireland. In particular, it seeks to establish optimal levels for expenditure on controlling crime against ...
    • Factorial ecology of Dublin - preliminary investigation 

      Brady, J.; Parker, A.J. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1975)
      Dublin
    • Religion and occupational class in Northern Ireland 

      Aunger, Edmund A. (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1975)
      The author constructs economic profiles of Protestants and Catholics based upon an examination of occupational and, to a lesser extent, industrial characteristics. In this task the Hall-Jones scale is used as a guide to ...