Walsh, Brendan M.(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1993-07-19)
This paper examines the experience of The Gambia following the liberalization of its exchange rate and financial markets in the mid-1980's. It is shown that although nominal interest rates are high, and the real interest ...
Walsh, Brendan M.(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1996-03)
This paper examines the Irish macroeconomic adjustment over the period since 1979
with particular reference to the interaction of the real exchange rate with the balance between national saving and investment. The transition ...
Deciding whether a time series that appears nonstationary is in fact fractionally integrated or subject to structural change is a diffcult task. However, various tests have recently been introduced for distinguishing long ...
Bredin, Donal; Cotter, John(University College Dublin. School of Business. Centre for Financial Markets, 2006)
This paper compares real and nominal foreign exchange volatility effects on exports. Using a flexible lag version of the
Goldstein-Khan two-country imperfect substitutes model for bilateral trade, we identify the overall ...
This paper compares real and nominal foreign exchange
volatility effects on exports. Using a flexible lag version of the
Goldstein-Khan two-country imperfect substitutes model for
bilateral trade, we identify the overall ...
We estimate the factors that affect the life expectancy of plants operating in the manufacturing sector of Ireland over the period 1980-1994. Our results suggest that real exchange rate appreciations have caused a great ...
Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1996-01-18)
This paper provides a centenary review of the method of calculating real incomes
and purchasing power parities proposed by Roy Geary. This method is the most widely
used in major international comparisons, but it is often ...