Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2001-11-29)
I argue that increased foreign competition can affect technical choice and skill
differentials even when actual imports do not rise significantly. I present a model of General Oligopolistic Equilibrium ("GOLE") in which ...
Many previous studies have shown that the localisation of firms can be an important
factor in attracting new foreign direct investment into a host country. What has been missing in this literature thus far, however, is ...
Barry, Frank(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2006-02)
Ireland was one of the first countries in the world to adopt an FDI-oriented development strategy. It remains to this day the most FDI-intensive economy in Europe. These factors have helped configure the institutional ...
This paper examines the effect that a country’s business regulatory environment has
on the amount of foreign direct investment it attracts. We use the World Bank’s Ease
of Doing Business ranking to capture the costs that ...
Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2002-05)
This paper extends the theory of multinational corporations, identifying three distinct influences of internal trade liberalisation by a group of countries on the level and pattern of inward foreign direct investment (FDI). ...
Cotter, John; Bredin, Donal(University College Dublin. School of Business. Centre for Financial Markets, 2006-06)
This report examines the impact of foreign exchange exposure on Irish exporters. The
analysis is completed for aggregate (total) exports and sectoral exports between 1992
and 2005 inclusive. These fourteen years encompasses ...
We investigate the influence of foreign monetary policy decisions on the volatility
of the Irish stock market. Specifically, we examine the influence of US monetary policy announcements on the ISEQ. We find evidence of ...
The progressive settlement of a plantation in North Carolina is explored through a post-damage inspection.
If a building is experiencing settlement or other deleterious movement, the underlying causes must be established ...
This work aims to protect forests in Europe from effects of air pollution, and climate change, and to provide a basis for sustainable management of forest for multiple commercial and societal values. Monitoring of forest ...
We develop a model where workers may enter self-employment or search for jobs as employees and where there is heterogeneity across workers’ managerial ability. Workers
with higher skills will manage larger firms while ...
This study examined the form, pattern and extractability of phosphorus (P) retained in alum sludge (an aluminium-containing drinking water treatment residual in dewatered cake form), which was used as substrate in laboratory ...
This article discusses the revelations and outcry about children in state care being placed with families who have not yet been assessed and approved and it argues that there is a danger of generating confusion about the ...
A one-day workshop was convened to address obstacles to success of American women
faculty in Geotechnical Engineering. The workshop, sponsored by the National Science
Foundation (NSF), was held in October 2003, in ...
There has been a proliferation of taught masters degrees for nurses in recent years, and like masters programmes in other disciplines, the aspirations of such educational endeavours are far from unanimous. This article ...