Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2004-03-01)
A two-country model of oligopoly in general equilibrium is used to show how changes
in market structure accompany the process of trade and capital market liberalisation. The
model predicts that bilateral mergers in which ...
Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2005-08)
This paper reviews the theory of foreign direct investment (FDI), focusing on an apparent conict between theory and recent trends in the globalized world. The bulk of FDI is horizontal rather than vertical, but
horizontal ...
Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Institute for the Study of Social Change (Geary Institute), 2002-08-18)
This paper reviews some puzzling economic aspects of globalisation and argues that
they cannot be satisfactorily addressed in perfectly or monopolistically competitive models. Drawing on recent work, a model of oligopoly ...
Roper, Stephen(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
Cross-border and local cooperation can foster local learning and contribute positively to business performance and social cohesion. This paper considers firms’
economic motivation for both types of cooperation around the ...
This paper is based on a set of case studies of cross-border co-operation, and focuses
in particular on four of these: youth training, health, economic development
and electricity generation. While each sector raises ...
This paper provides a brief outline of the findings of the much larger mapping study
of funding support for cross-border cooperation which is based on Border Ireland
and has been written as part of the wider Mapping ...
The designation of state borders as essential lines of division in Europe is disputed by the logic of European integration. But does the actual impact of EU membership quantifiably defuse the conflict potential of these ...
Cividin, Alessia(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
Traditionally grasped as a division, the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is increasingly understood as forming an individual unit made up of multiple connections. This paper analyses this border ...
Hayward, Katy(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
This paper analyses three local newspapers in the Derry-Donegal region for their presentation of cross-border issues in a two year period (2004-5). The border is portrayed in all three papers as a locus of political ...