This paper employs the GTAP computable general equilibrium model and dataset to analyse the implications of domestic support reductions in the context of agricultural trade liberalisation. Three specific issues are addressed: overhang in domestic support, the accurate distinction of the boxes in...

This paper explores the issue of tax havens and tax competition. The recent intensified debate on tax havens is summarised, as is the important work of the OECD, the EU and the G-20 in this area and the ongoing research on the economic effects of tax havens. Ireland does not meet any of the OECD...

This report is motivated by a desire to better understand the market for cigarettes in Ireland through the application of economic tools and analysis. A model that links consumption of cigarettes with a number of key economic determinants of smoking is assembled and tested econometrically. The...

Multinational companies from the United States of America are important sources of foreign investment in Ireland. The role of these companies in the Irish economy has been previously documented and is reviewed briefly. The main contribution of this paper is to present for the first time data on...

This paper provides a quantitative study of the economic effects of a stylised simulation of trade liberalisation for Ireland using the GTAP model. The experiment incorporates the liberalisation of agricultural, manufacturing and services trade as well as measures to improve trade facilitation....

This paper assesses the determinants of trade in services using a gravity model, with particular attention given to the role of barriers to services trade. Initially, the application of the gravity equation to services trade is examined. A variety of econometric estimators are tested and the...