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Convergence of consumption patterns during macroeconomic transition: A model of demand in Ireland and the OECD
Lyons, Sean; Mayor, Karen; Tol, Richard S. J. - 2007
This study uses country-level panel data on consumption in Ireland and seven other OECD countries to examine the … evolution of Irish consumption patterns as Ireland underwent rapid macroeconomic growth. Consumption levels obviously increased … changed or whether Ireland's consumption mix has converged with that of other high-income countries. Rankings based on a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290598
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Car Ownership and Mode of Transport to Work in Ireland
Commins, Nicola; Nolan, Anne - 2009
Rapid economic and demographic change in Ireland over the last decade, with associated increases in car dependence and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277691
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Socioeconomic inequalities in child health in Ireland
Layte, Richard; Nolan, Anne - 2013
general health status). In this paper, we use detailed cross-sectional micro-data on two cohorts of children in Ireland (aged …'s highest level of education, we find only limited support for the contention that the SES gradient in child health in Ireland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010392492
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Income-related inequity in the use of GP services: A comparison of Ireland and Scotland
Layte, Richard; Nolan, Anne - 2013
-data on Irish and Scottish children, we find that the distribution of GP care in Ireland favours those on lower incomes (i …. Focusing just on children who pay for GP care in Ireland, we find some evidence for a significant 'pro-rich' distribution of GP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010392516
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Holiday destinations: Understanding the travel choices of Irish tourists
Lyons, Seán; Mayor, Karen; Tol, Richard S. J. - 2007
This paper uses a McFadden choice model to measure the importance of destination, household and seasonal characteristics on the tourism destination choices of Irish households. The analysis is based on quarterly survey data of Irish households' travel destinations between 2000 and 2006. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290543
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The effect of the euro on export patterns: Empirical evidence from industry data
Murphy, Gavin; Siedschlag, Iulia - 2008
exports to the euro area countries relative to the rest of the trading partners of Ireland has been positive, significant and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277585
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Surplus identification with non-linear returns
Lunn, Peter D.; Somerville, Jason J. - 2015
We present evidence from two experiments designed to quantify the impact of cognitive constraints on consumers' ability to identify surpluses. Participants made repeated forced-choice decisions about whether products conferred surpluses, comparing one or two plainly perceptible attributes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440369
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Consumer preferences for end-use specific curtailable electricity contracts on household appliances during peak load hours
Harold, Jason; Bertsch, Valentin; Fell, Harrison - 2019
Growth in energy demand together with the expansion of variable renewables has significant implications for the future electricity system. The increased volatility from growing intermittent production requires new sources of flexibility at a much greater scale to help maintain system balance. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389599
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An experiment for regulatory policy on broadband speed advertising
Timmons, Shane; McElvaney, Terence J.; Lunn, Pete - 2019
Identifying whether hyperbolic advertising claims influence consumers is important for consumer protection, but differentiating mere "puffery" from misleading advertising is not straightforward. We conducted a pre-registered experiment to determine whether pseudo-technical advertising claims...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389613
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Efficient ways of communicating time-of-use electricity tariffs in Ireland: Plain and simple
Barjaková, Martina; Belton, Cameron; Purcell, Karl; … - 2021
With the ongoing rollout of smart meters in Ireland, time-of-use (ToU) tariffs are currently being introduced as a new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012606252