This paper provides a discussion and analysis of methodological issues encountered during a scholarly impact and bibliometric study within the field of computer science (TRECVid Text Retrieval and Evaluation Conference, ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008-02-04)
In a 2005 paper Kanezawa proposed a generalisation of the classic Trivers-
Willard hypothesis. It was argued that as a result taller and heavier parents should have more sons relative to daughters. Using two British cohort ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin; Centre for Economic Research, 2007-11)
In a 2005 paper Kanezawa proposed a generalisation of the classic Trivers-Willard hypothesis. It was argued that as a result taller and heavier parents should have more sons relative to daughters. Using two British cohort ...
This paper investigates the conditions under which a dynamic, stochastic macroeconomic model with many interacting agents will exhibit the ‘small shocks, large shocks’ property that is often said to characterize observed ...
This paper proposes a new method of measuring obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI) data. Conventional measures which simply count the number of individuals with BMI in excess of an upper limit ignore the extent by which ...
Meehan, Elizabeth M.(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
This paper considers the impact of borders on employment opportunities or barriers on the island of Ireland. In that context, it is about several senses of “border”: the creation of two borders on the independence of ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2004-07)
This paper models the probability of 15-year-old children missing school or being late. The paper sets out to uncover the effects of family background and birth order on attendance. Looking at birth order effects allows ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. Institute for the Study of Social Change (Geary Institute), 2004-09-13)
This paper models the probability of 15-year-old children missing school or being late. The paper sets out to uncover the effects of family background and birth order on attendance. Looking at birth order effects allows ...
In this paper we investigate the effects of emigration on growth in developing countries. We present a model in which productivity increases either through imitation or innovation, and both activities use the same types ...
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 ...
The Irish experience of public service reform provides a unique case study of institutional change and resilience, and offers new perspectives on public service reform in “Anglo-Saxon” administrative systems. The data used ...