The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 42, No. 4, Winter, 2011
Recent Submissions
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Informal Cost of Dementia Care – A Proxy-Good Valuation in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2011)This paper values the informal costs of dementia care in Ireland based on recently agreed national costing framework. Drawing on a survey of 270 Irish dementia caregivers, the hours of informal care per day are estimated ... -
Exploring the Steady-State Relationship Between Credit and GDP for a Small Open Economy–The Case Of Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2011)The rapid increase in credit in an economy is now commonly perceived to be one of the leading indicators of financial instability. This view has been reinforced by the aftermath of the international financial crisis, which ... -
Linguistic Elitism: the Advantage of Speaking Irish Rather than the Irish-speaker Advantage
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2011)This paper contributes to the discussion of linguistic elitism in this journal (Borooah et al., 2009). Two main questions are addressed. First, most “census Irish speakers” are not in fact Irish speakers and the majority ... -
Determinants of Vegetarianism and Meat Consumption Frequency in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2011)Vegetarianism is increasing in the western world. This trend can be attributed to heightened health, environmental and animal welfare concerns. In this paper we investigate the factors associated with vegetarianism and ... -
Exploring Trends in the Rate of Caesarean Section in Ireland 1999-2007
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2011)This paper explores levels and trends in the prevalence of Caesarean section delivery in Ireland between 1999 and 2007. Over this period the Caesarean section rate for singleton births in Ireland increased by over one ... -
Denis Conniffe – An Obituary
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2011)