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Managing household waste in Ireland: behavioural parameters and policy options

Curtis, John; Lyons, Sean; O'Callaghan-Platt, Abigail - In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 54 (2011) 2, pp. 245-266

behaviour in Ireland is scarce, and policy making could benefit from improved data and market analysis. In this paper we … estimate models of household waste management behaviour in Ireland using econometrics and simple comparison of average effects …

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Determinants of Water Connection Type and Ownership of Water-Using Appliances in Ireland

Lyons, Sean; Joe O’Doherty; Tol, Richard - In: Water Resources Management 24 (2010) 12, pp. 2853-2867

water-using appliances in the Republic of Ireland, a country where rapid economic and demographic change have put pressure …. Our empirical results suggest that Ireland will have a rising share of mains water and sewerage connections in the future …

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Public policy towards the sale of state assets in troubled times: Lessons from the Irish experience

Gorecki, Paul K.; Lyons, Sean; Tol, Richard S.J. - In: Utilities Policy 19 (2011) 3, pp. 193-201

The sale of state assets, both tangible (e.g. commercial firms) and intangible (e.g. radio spectrum), can address budgetary shortfalls. However, drawing on the Irish experience to inform this important issue, it becomes clear that much more is involved in selling state assets in electricity,...

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The Distributional Implications of a Carbon Tax in Ireland

Callan, Tim; Lyons, Sean; Scott, Sue; Tol, Richard S. J.; … - Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) - 2008

We study the effects of carbon tax and revenue recycling across the income distribution in the Republic of Ireland. In …

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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. - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 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 …

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