Showing 71 - 80 of 12,176
We critically examine and empirically test the hypothesis that the strong socioeconomic gradients characterising attendance at arts events result from similar gradients in preferences for the arts, in line with existing theories of demand for the arts derived from orthodox consumer theory. To...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277551
We use a hedonic house price model to estimate the value of transport networks to homeowners in the Dublin area. Using a dataset of house sales between 2001 and 2006 and combining it with available geographical information system data on the train and tram lines in Dublin, it is possible to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277552
Ireland has signed up to ambitious targets for diverting municipal solid waste from landfill. These targets are likely … household waste management behaviour in Ireland is scarce, and policymaking could benefit from improved data and market analysis …. In this paper we use data from the EPA and CSO to estimate econometric models of household waste collection in Ireland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277553
This paper analyses the medium-term effects of a carbon tax on growth and CO2 emissions in Ireland, a small open … an enhanced (detrimental) effect on Ireland's competitiveness. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277554
Like most countries Ireland faces the double target of decreasing emissions and keeping energy costs low to maintain … electricity generation on the total electricity costs for the Island of Ireland for the year 2020 under a variety of scenarios on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277555
This paper considers the impact of changes in the rate of corporation tax in Ireland affecting the services sector. A … output. The increase in profitability suggests that some of the increased output involved relocation of profits to Ireland by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277556
Scheme in Ireland. We find that the (implicit) subsidy per tonne of carbon dioxide avoided varies hugely across households …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277560
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277565
issues by looking at immigrant welfare use in Ireland and the UK. Immigrants in the UK appear to use welfare more intensively … than natives but the opposite appears to be the case in Ireland. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277568
The research performance of business scholars on the island of Ireland is evaluated based on their number of … distinct differences between disciplines, with accountancy performing poorly. On average, scholars in Northern Ireland perform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277572