JSSISI: Symposia: Recent submissions

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    • An approach to estimating the effects of financing system change on Irish healthcare expenditure 

      Wren, Maev-Ann; Connolly, Sheelah; Cunningham, Nathan (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2016)
      The Irish healthcare system is a complex mix of public and private. The system is predominantly tax-financed (in 2013, 77 per cent of healthcare financing came from general taxation revenues); however, private health ...

    • Union membership in Ireland since 2003 

      Walsh, Frank (Statistical and Social Inquiry Statistical Society of Ireland, 2015)
      Using data from the Quarterly National Household Survey supplemented with some data from the European Social Survey we document a steady decline in union density in Ireland since 2003. While the great recession appeared ...

    • The equality impact of the unemployment crisis 

      Kelly, Elish; Kingston, Gillian; Russell, Helen; McGinnity, Frances (Statistical and Social Inquiry Statistical Society of Ireland, 2015)
      The extent of the Great Recession in Ireland is well documented. Real GDP fell by 10 per cent between 2008 and 2010 (Barrett and McGuinness, 2012). The impact that this large fall in economic activity had on the country’s ...

    • Safeguarding trust in Irish Official Statistics: A code of practice for the Irish statistical system 

      Dalton, Padraig (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2014)
      For official statistics to be of value they must be trusted. Achieving and maintaining trust requires that statistics are produced in an objective, transparent and independent manner. In many countries codes of practice ...

    • The European Statistics Code of Practice as a pillar to strengthen public trust and enhance quality in official statistics 

      Radermacher, Walter J. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2014)

    • The Irish statistical system – Preserving trust through quality standards 

      O’Hara, Patricia (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2014)

    • Politicians, the bureaucracy and economic policymaking over two crises: the 1950s and today 

      Barry, Frank (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)
      Recent reports into the performance of the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator and the Department of Finance in the lead-up to the current crisis identify three key weaknesses: the pressures towards `group think? within ...

    • Reform of public policy-making in Ireland 

      MacCarthaigh, Muiris (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)

    • Researchers imply, policymakers infer: the relationship between evidence and policy 

      Lunn, Peter D. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2013)

    • Research and policy-making ? strengthening the link 

      Hearne, Ed; Watt, Robert (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)
      This paper reviews the current relationship between research and evidence based policy-making in Ireland. It reviews the role of the State in its broadest sense and considers relevant research required to underpin policy ...

    • Building research capacity in the social sciences ? alternatives approaches 

      Ruane, Frances; Whelan, Brendan J. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2011)
      In contrast to previous decades, the past decade has seen major investments by the Irish government in the national research capacity. As part of this investment, there has been a significant investment in the social ...

    • Institutional Design and Irish Political Reform 

      Hardiman, Niamh (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2010)
      The financial and economic crisis that erupted in 2008 exposed significant weaknesses in Irish decision-making and policy implementing processes. In contrast with other European countries in the grip of crisis, the political ...

    • The Magnitude of the Problem 

      Croughan, David (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2010)
      The Macroeconomic and Fiscal Framework document accompanying the April 2009 Supplementary Budget detailed the measures that had been taken since July 2009 to address the weakening public finances.

    • Economic and Fiscal Policy since 1997: What Caused the Crisis and How Should It Be Rectified? 

      Horan, Blair (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2010)
      In this paper I propose to examine the background to the current crisis which involves both a contraction in the economy due in part to the global crisis, and a collapse in the tax base due to the disappearance of property ...

    • Fiscal Adjustment and Macroeconomic Re-balancing in Ireland 

      McCarthy, Colm (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2010)
      In the five quarters from 2008 Q1 to 2009 Q2, Ireland.s real GNP, seasonally adjusted, has fallen by 13.5%. The unemployment rate has risen by eight points, labour force participation has fallen and emigration has resumed. ...

    • Projecting population mortality for Ireland 

      Whelan, Shane (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)
      Mortality data for Ireland is analysed, for recent and long-run trends, and several methods of projecting mortality rates are outlined and the results compared. Interpretation of the results suggests that it is not ...

    • Changing morbidity patterns in Ireland 1996-2006 

      Armstrong, John (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)
      The aim of this study is to examine changing patterns of morbidity (and healthcare utilisation) in Ireland and consider the impact of these changing patterns on the need for health services using health insurance data. ...

    • Wealthier and healthier: Ireland's demographic catch-up 

      Walsh, Brendan M. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2008)
      In the first half of this paper I summarise the trend in Irish deaths rates over the period 1973-2006. In the second half I discuss some possible explanations of these trends.

    • Delivering integrated policy and services for children 

      Langford, S. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)
      The Irish Public Service has been relatively strong historically in the area of policy formulation. I have come to the conclusion, however, that we are relatively weak when it comes to implementation and many good policies ...

    • Trinity Week Academic Symposium - Public policy partnerships 

      Donnelly, Gerry (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)
      The Irish Civil Service, probably like a lot of workplaces, has changed almost beyond recognition in the past 35 years. In the 1970s, almost all internal communication was in writing and it was commonplace for the views ...