Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI): Recent submissions
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Currency intervention and the global portfolio balance effect: Japanese lessons
(ESRI, 15/10/2012)This paper shows that the Japanese foreign exchange interventions in 2003/04 seem to have lowered long-term interest rates in a wide range of countries, including Japan. It seems that this decline was triggered by the ... -
Combining Public Sector and Economic Reform
(2012)This paper argues that it is important for public sector reform to be undertaken in tandem with economic reform because the two reform agendas overlap. Ignoring the overlap could lead to services being delivered efficiently ... -
The Effect of Real Exchange Rate Changes on Labour Productivity Growth
(ESRI, 08/08/2012)We examine the effect of changes in international competitiveness on labour productivity growth through three channels: (i) export, (ii) import, and (iii) import competition. Using micro data from the Irish manufacturing ... -
Distance Effects, Social Class and the Decision to Participate in Higher Education in Ireland
(2012)While a number of international studies have attempted to assess the influence of geographic accessibility on the decision to participate in higher education, this issue has not been addressed in detail in an Irish context. ... -
Employment Protection and Innovation Intensity
(2012)We examine the impact of the strictness of employment protection legislation on innovation intensity. To this purpose, we use a panel of annual data from OECD countries over the period 1990-1999 and estimate difference-i ... -
The Incentive to Invest in Thermal Plants in the Presence of Wind Generation
(ESRI, 18/12/2012)In a deregulated market, the decision to build new thermal power plants rests with private investors and they will decide whether to invest on the basis of expected profits. This paper evaluates how such profits are affected ... -
Budget Perspectives 2013
(ESRI, 27/09/2012)Welcome: Frances Ruane, Director, ESRI Macroeconomic Context for Budget 2013 David Duffy (ESRI) Fiscal Policy for 2013 and Beyond John FitzGerald (ESRI ) Benefit Integration in the UK: An Ex Ante Analysis ... -
Analysing Pensions: Modelling and Policy Issues
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A Study of Future Demand for Higher Education in Ireland
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Ethnicity and Nationality in the Irish Labour Market: Evidence from the QNHS Equality Module 2010
(The Equality Authority and the ESRI, 16/01/2013)According to a report published today (Wednesday 16th January) by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Equality Authority, immigrants did not fare as well on average as Irish nationals in the Irish ... -
Immigration of International Students to the EU: Ireland
(Report prepared for the European Commission Directorate-General Home Affairs & published by the ESRI, 17/12/2012)This study provides an overview of the immigration policies that are being implemented regarding international students. This report is particularly timely in Ireland, as it follows a period of significant policy activity ... -
School Sector Variation among Primary Schools in Ireland
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Understanding Childhood Deprivation in Ireland
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Analysing the Experience of Discrimination in Ireland: Evidence from the QNHS Equality Module 2010
(The Equality Authority and the ESRI, 14/12/2012)In 2010, 12% of adults in Ireland said that they were discriminated against in the preceding two years, according to a new report published today (Friday 14 December) by the ESRI and the Equality Authority. The highest ... -
Disability in the Irish Labour Market: Evidence from the QNHS Equality Module 2010
(The Equality Authority and the ESRI, 16/01/2013)In 2010, working-age people with a disability were less than half as likely to be active in the labour market (36% compared to 77% of other adults) and had a considerably higher unemployment rate (22% compared to 16% of ... -
Work Incentives: New Evidence for Ireland
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Fiscal policy for 2013 and beyond
(ESRI, 27/09/2012)
