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Analysing the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla (Irish Medical Association, 2007-09)

Health issues are an integral part of the political agenda in Ireland. Yet no study to date has examined the impact of health concerns on political outcomes. This study investigates the relationship between health, both ...
Anatomy of voting behaviour and attitudes during post-communist transition : Czech Republic 1990-98

Doyle, Orla ; Fidrmuc, Jan (Kluwer Academic, 2003)
Breaking the cycle of deprivation : an experimental evaluation of an early childhood intervention

Doyle, Orla (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2012-04)

Deprivation early in life has multiple long term consequences for both the individual and society. An increasing body of evidence finds that targeted, early interventions aimed at at-risk children and their families can ...
Breast is best, but for how long? Testing breastfeeding guidelines for optimal cognitive ability

Doyle, Orla ; Timmins, Lori (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008)

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between breastfeeding duration and cognitive development using longitudinal survey data. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend ...
The causal effect of breastfeeding on children’s cognitive development : a quasi-experimental design

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla (University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-03)

Objective: To estimate the causal effect of breastfeeding on children’s cognitive skills as measured at ages 3, 5, 7 and 11. Design: An instrumental variable (IV) strategy which provides a correction method for dealing ...
Child externalising and internalising behaviour in the first year of school : the role of parenting in a low SES population

Cheevers, Carly ; Doyle, Orla ; McNamara, Kelly (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-09)

Successful transition and adjustment to school life is critical for a child's future success. To ease this transition a child needs to arrive equipped with the necessary skills for school. The extent of a child’s behavioural ...
Did political constraints bind during transition? Evidence from Czech elections 1990-2002

Doyle, Orla ; Walsh, Patrick P. (Institute for the Study of Labor, 2005-08)

Many theoretical models of transition are driven by the assumption that economic decision making is subject to political constraints. In this paper we empirically test whether the winners and losers of economic reform ...
Did political constraints bind during transition? Evidence from Czech elections, 1990–2002

Doyle, Orla ; Walsh, Patrick P. (Blackwell, 2007)

Many theoretical models of transition are driven by the assumption that economic decision making is subject to political constraints. In this paper we test whether the 'winners' and 'losers' of economic reform influenced ...
Differential parent and teacher reports of school readiness in a disadvantaged community

Doyle, Orla ; Finnegan, Sarah ; McNamara, Kelly (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-01)

Differential ratings by multiple informants are an important issue in survey design. Although much research has focused on differential reports of child behaviour, discrepancies between parent and teacher reports of ...
The distribution of well-being in Ireland

Delaney, Liam ; Doyle, Orla ; McKenzie, Kenneth ; Wall, Patrick G. (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-01-26)

Objectives: There is a substantial knowledge gap about the distribution of mental heath in community populations. The European Social Survey is particularly useful as it contains information on over 40,000 individuals, ...
Does voting history matter : analysing persistence in turnout

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla (University College Dublin; Geary Institute, 2005-12-01)

Individuals who vote in one election are also more likely to vote in the next. Modelling the causal relationship between consecutive voting decisions however is intrinsically difficult, as this positive association can ...
Does voting history matter? Analysing persistence in turnout

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2006-05)

Individuals who vote in one election are also more likely to vote in the next. Modelling the causal relationship between past and current voting decisions however is intrinsically difficult, as this positive association ...
The early childhood determinants of time preferences

Delaney, Liam ; Doyle, Orla (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008-12-15)

Research on time preference formation and socioeconomic differences in discounting has received little attention to date. This article examines the extent to which early childhood differences emerge in measures of ...
Early childhood intervention : rationale, timing, and efficacy

Doyle, Orla ; Tremblay, Richard E. ; Harmon, Colm ; Heckman, James J. (University College Dublin, Geary Institute, 2007-01)

This paper provides a brief review of the economic rationale for investing in early childhood. It discusses the optimal timing of intervention, with reference to recent work in developmental neuroscience, and asks how ...
The impact of parental income and education on child health : further evidence for England

Doyle, Orla ; Harmon, Colm ; Walker, Ian (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-02-01)

This paper investigates the robustness of recent findings on the effect of parental education and income on child health. We are particularly concerned about spurious correlation arising from the potential endogeneity ...
The impact of parental income and education on the health of their children

Doyle, Orla ; Walker, Ian ; Harmon, Colm (Institute for the Study of Labor, 2005-11)

This paper investigates the robustness of recent findings on the effect of parental background on child health. We are particularly concerned with the extent to which their finding that income effects on child health are ...
Measuring the relationship between voter turnout and health in Ireland

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla (University College Dublin; School of Economics, 2006-10)

Health issues are an integral part of the political agenda in Ireland. Yet no study to date has examined the direct impact of health concerns on political outcomes. This study investigates the impact of health, both physical ...
Money, mentoring and making friends : the impact of a multidimensional access program on student performance

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla ; O'Reilly, Patricia ; O'Sullivan, Vincent (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2010-04-07)

There is a well established socioeconomic gradient in educational attainment, despite much effort in recent decades to address this inequality. This study evaluates a university access program that provides financial, ...
Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla (Geary Institute, 2005)

This paper uses longitudinal data from the National Cohort Development Study (NCDS) to investigate the determinants of voter turnout in the 1997 British General Election. It introduces measures of cognitive ability and ...
Political interest, cognitive ability and personality : determinants of voter turnout in Britain

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla (Cambridge University Press, 2008)

This article uses longitudinal data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) to investigate the determinants of voter turnout in the 1997 British general election. It introduces measures of cognitive ability and ...