A three-country model is used to analyze how country size affects inflation under different exchange rate regimes. Two countries, an anchor country (leader) and a pegging country (follower), are examined where the latter differs in size. We find that the leader's preference for floating over...

Reveals that Ireland has experienced six major changes in exchange rate regimes over the period 1797 to today. Provides a historical perspective on this experience. Indicates that Irish nominal variables have been affected by the exchange rate regime and that membership of exchange rate regimes...

This paper investigates the source of Irish real and nominal exchange rate movements during the ERM period. A restricted VAR is employed to decompose Irish pound exchange rate movements into changes due to real and nominal factors, for three bilateral exchange rates--sterling-Irish pound,...

<title>Abstract</title> The UK’s container trade is dominated by ports in the South East of England. In order to accommodate both trade growth and the increasing size of container ships, several investment schemes have been put forward in recent years. During their public scrutiny, a number of impediments to...

<italic>Public financial support to national movie (film) production is typically conditional on very subjective artistic and socio-cultural criteria and objectives. Yet the question remains as to whether state subsidies actually help films at the box office. This paper shows the public grant regime in...</italic>

<title>Abstract</title> This paper models trip generation for a cross-section of residential developments around the UK. Consistent with recent literature, the empirical model tests whether trip making patterns for residential developments are independent of car ownership and finds that trip generation is...

This paper offers a pragmatic, principally economic perspective on the body of work analysing the genesis and development of urban 'gay villages'. The Soho Gay Village in central London is presented as a case study. Its evolution and principal features are considered in the light of the existing...

Drawing primarily on some concepts in social theory, sociobiological reasoning and neo-classical economics, this paper provides an introductory overview to a collection of papers on an urban sexual theme. The papers address this theme from a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives and each...