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Technical efficiency and equity effects of environmental payments in Ireland
Tovar Reaños, Miguel Angel; Martinez Cillero, Maria - 2021
We investigate the relationship between farm level competitiveness and environmental performance using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). We use an Irish panel of farm level financial data for the years 2000-2017 to analyse the link between EU Common Agricultural Policy environmental payments,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012694812
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Predicting farms' noncompliance with regulations on nitrate pollution
Lunn, Pete; Lyons, Sean; Murphy, Martin - 2019
administrative data on farm and farmer characteristics collected by Ireland's Department of Agriculture. We identify significant … among farms in Ireland. Nutrient pollution harms water quality and ecosystems, and farms are subject to fines for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011961293
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Housing Assistance Payment : potential impacts on financial incentives to work
Roantree, Barra; Callan, Tim; Savage, Michael; Walsh, John - 2019
Since March 2017, a new income-related housing support for those with a long-term housing need called Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) has been available throughout the state. This paper examines the potential impact on financial work incentives of transferring long-run Rent Supplement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011961304
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The climate preferences of Irish tourists by purpose of travel
Lyons, Seán (contributor); Mayor, Karen (contributor);  … - 2008
We estimate a pooled travel model for the destination choice of tourists from the Republic of Ireland in 2006. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003639322
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Using a census to assess the reliability of a national household survey for migration research : the case of Ireland
Barrett, Alan (contributor); Kelly, Elish (contributor) - 2008
Much research has been conducted on immigration into Ireland in recent years using data from the Quarterly National … Household Survey (QNHS), the official source for labour market data in Ireland. As it is known that the QNHS undercounts … immigrants in Ireland, a concern exists over whether the profile of immigrants being provided is accurate. For example, QNHS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003753462
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The misperception of inflation by Irish consumers
Duffy, David (contributor); Lunn, Pete (contributor) - 2008
How people perceive and forecast inflation has the potential to impact on a range of economic outcomes. We reveal large, systematic overestimation of inflation by Irish consumers, which varies by social group. In contrast to previous work in this area, our models suggest the upward bias and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770258
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Fuel poverty in Ireland : extent, affected groups and policy issues
Scott, Susan; Lyons, Sean; Keane, Claire; McCarthy, Donald - 2008
This paper provides updated estimates for the scale of fuel poverty in the Republic of Ireland using two measures: one … price changes, outlines policies in place in Ireland and other countries, and discusses policy issues. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770262
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Poverty in Ireland in comparative European perspective
Whelan, Christopher T. (contributor);  … - 2008
variation by household reference person characteristics for this indicator and a consistent poverty measure for Ireland, the UK … of Ireland’s situation lies not in the overall levels of poverty per se but in the very high penalties associated with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785106
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The impact of wage bargaining regime on firm-level competitiveness and wage inequality : the case of Ireland
McGuinness, Séamus (contributor); Kelly, Elish (contributor) - 2008
levels of average labour costs and within firm wage dispersion in private sector companies in Ireland. The results show that … Regimes ; Labour Costs ; Wage Dispersion ; Ireland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785110
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Resonances from economic development for current economic policymaking
Ruane, Frances P. (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785113