Browsing JSSISI: 2016 to 2017, Vol. XLVI, 170th Session by Title
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Memoriam: Thomas Kenneth Whitaker
(SSISI, 2017)Thomas Kenneth (T.K.) Whitaker is generally regarded as the greatest Irish public servant of the twentieth century. A graduate of London University by external study, he was a career civil servant from 1934 to 1969. Appointed ... -
The Recovery in the Public Finances in Ireland following the Financial Crisis
(SSISI, 2017)The turnaround in the fiscal position in Ireland over the past 6-7 years has been dramatic. From double-digit deficits, a rapidly rising debt ratio and entry into an EU/IMF support programme, by end 2015, the General ... -
Seventy Years of Personal Disposable Income and Consumption in Ireland
(SSISI, 2017)This paper compiles annual data on personal consumption and personal disposable income for Ireland over the period 1944 to 2014 and goes on to estimate consumption functions. Having established that the series are cointegrated, ... -
Towards an Irish Recorded Crime Index
(SSISI, 2017)Recorded crime statistics form an important component of criminal justice and social policy. Of equal importance as the number of crimes however, is measuring the seriousness of these crimes. The Irish Recorded Crime Index ... -
Using Administrative Data to Change Perception about Caregiving and Improve the Evidence Base Related to Volunteering
(SSISI, 2017)The aim of this paper is to illustrate the added value achievable using dynamically linked administrative data sources: to do this by examining in detail a series of studies related to the morbidity and mortality outcomes ... -
Who is the Populist Irish Voter?
(SSISI, 2017)Across the EU, the Great Recession begot economic and political crisis heralding a renewed march towards populism and party system fragmentation. Much commentary about Ireland remarked on the absence of a populist surge ...