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Evaluating programmes : experiments, non-experiments and propensity scores
Conniffe, Denis; Gash, Vanessa; O'Connell, Philip J. - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001619217
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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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'New' and 'old' social risks : life cycle and social class perspectives on social exclusion in Ireland
Whelan, Christopher T. (contributor);  … - 2008
The life cycle concept has come to have considerable prominence in Irish social policy debate. However, this has occurred without any systematic effort to link its usage to the broader literature relating to a concept. Nor has there been any detailed consideration of how we should set about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003639324
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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
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A dynamic analysis of household car ownership in Ireland
Nolan, Anne (contributor) - 2008
This paper examines the determinants of household car ownership in Ireland, using longitudinal data for the period 1995 …-2001. This was a period of rapid economic and social change in Ireland, with the proportion of households with one or more cars … Probit ; Ireland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785120