We show that the effects of tariff changes on welfare and import volume can be fully
characterised by their effects on the generalised mean and variance of the tariff distribution. Using these tools, we derive new results ...
This paper describes a simple method for comparing airports based on their accessibility to regional, continental or global air transport networks, using a variety of different measures of traffic. The method is applied ...
Thede, Susanna(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2005-11)
In this paper, trade policy formation is incorporated into an economic geography model. The political setup used is a modified version of that introduced by Grossman and Helpman (1994) in which policy makers may be influenced ...
Most analyses of wage discrimination have followed the traditional Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition of wage differences into endowment and discrimination components. This approach has neglected the possibility of wage ...
Hardiman, Niamh(University College Dublin. Institute for the Study of Social Change, 2003-11)
Ireland's rate of growth and employment creation during the 1990s far outstripped performance in the rest of the OECD. To what degree is this attributable to chance fluctuations in the international economy, the coincidental ...
In sectors with cumulative and complementry technologies, some rms build patent portfolios in order to block their competitors' access to the technology and/or to negociate cross licensing agreements. We propose a dynamic ...
This paper investigates macro and micro determinants of support for EU membership in the new member and candidate countries of the EU. We find that favorable individual and regional characteristics are positively correlated ...
Most analyses of wage discrimination have followed the traditional Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition of wage differences into endowment and discrimination components. This approach has neglected the possibility of wage ...
This study considers the accessibility of three locations that were identified for consideration by the Health Services Executive for locating a new national children’s hospital: The Mater, St. James’s and Tallaght. ...