Many highway bridges carry traffic in two same-direction lanes, and modeling the
traffic loading on such bridges has been the subject of numerous studies. Different
assumptions have been used to model multiple-presence ...
This study evaluates the effects of hiring by major airlines and changes in military compensation on the voluntary departure of male pilots from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Our results should be of interest to ...
The development of a theoretical model of the processes present during the formation of a
holographic grating in photopolymer materials is crucial in enabling further development of
holographic applications. To achieve ...
Employing collaborative recommendation techniques allows for personalization of search results in social web search. If recommendations arise from past user activity, the expertise of those users driving the recommendation ...
This letter uses the Block Maxima Extreme Value approach to quantify catastrophic risk in international equity markets. Risk measures are generated from a set threshold of the distribution of returns that avoids the pitfall ...
Cotter, John(University College Dublin. School of Business. Centre for Financial Markets, 2005-04-06)
This letter uses the Block Maxima Extreme Value approach to quantify catastrophic
risk in international equity markets. Risk measures are generated from a set threshold
of the distribution of returns that avoids the ...
Extreme asset price movements appear to be more pronounced recently and have
major consequences for an economy’s financial stability and monetary policies.
This paper investigates the extreme behaviour of equity market ...
Kernel density estimators are a non-parametric method of
estimating the probability density function of sample data. In this paper, the
method is applied to find characteristic maximum daily truck weights on
highway ...
Cotter, John(University College Dublin. School of Business. Centre for Financial Markets, 2004)
Extreme asset price movements have major consequences for an economy’s financial stability and monetary policies. The recent equity price movements associated with financial crises appear to be more pronounced and policy ...
In recent years, a broad academic consensus has arisen around the use of rational expectations sticky-price models to capture inflation dynamics. These models are seen as providing an empirically reasonable characterization ...
This paper attempts to model the nominal and real exchange rate for Ireland, relative to Germany and the UK from 1975 to 2003. It offers an overview of the theory of purchasing power parity (Ppp), focusing particularly on ...
The accurate estimation of site-specific lifetime extreme traffic load effects is an important element
in the cost-effective assessment of bridges. In recent years, the improved quality and increasing use of
weigh-in-motion ...
Much research in Europe at present has been directed at generating and assessing modelling tools for use in catchment management, driven by the requirements and schedule of the Water Framework Directive. A logical first ...
The paper empirically models price ispersion between related brands within roduct categories of the Irish Independent Grocery market. Retail brand prices are veraged over the independent shops stocking the brand. Since ...
The paper considers two techniques to model the Cone Penetration Test (CPT) end resistance, qc in a dense sand deposit using commercial finite element programmes. In the first approach, Plaxis was used to perform spherical ...
This paper investigates the applicability of a cohesive zone model for simulating the performance of bituminous material subjected to quasistatic loading. The Dugdale traction law was implemented within a finite volume ...
This paper presents the equations of motion for a general articulated road vehicle, with variable numbers of wheels for the tractor and trailer. The equations are applicable to vehicle-bridge dynamic interaction problems ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1997-06)
This paper discusses the question of trade union membership. Where membership is not compulsory workers have an incentive to free-ride if the unions only provide collective goods such as wage bargaining.
Contingent Valuation is now the most widely used method for valuing non-marketed goods in cost benefit analysis. Yet, despite the fact that many externalities manifest themselves as costs to some and benefits to others, ...
This paper describes a model and resulting simulations to assess the appropriate age
structure of intervention in childhood on the theme: should we intervene early or late?
We use asset theory approaches to construct a ...