Bargain, Olivier; Callan, Tim(University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-08)
To assess the impact of tax-benefit policy changes on income distribution over time, we suggest a methodology based on counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three ...
Bargain, Olivier(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2010-10)
For policy makers and analysts, it is important to isolate the redistributive impact of tax-benefit policy changes from changes in the environment in which policies
operate. When actual reforms are motivated by work ...
This paper investigates the hedging effectiveness of a dynamic moving window OLS hedging model, formed
using wavelet decomposed time-series. The wavelet transform is applied to calculate the appropriate dynamic
minimum-variance ...
The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is frequently used as a measure of mental well-being. A consistent pattern across countries is that women report lower levels of mental well-being, as measured by the GHQ. This paper ...
The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is frequently used as
a measure of mental well-being. A consistent pattern across countries is
that women report lower levels of mental well-being, as measured by the
GHQ. This ...
We examine the impact and possible pillovers effects of unanticipated monetary policy on international bond returns. First, we decompose international bond returns into news regarding future returns, real interest rates ...