Walsh, Brendan M.(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1998-01)
This paper reviews previous research on Irish unemployment. It examines the reasons for the persistence of high unemployment and the relevance of the concept of a time-varying rate of "equilibrium" unemployment in a small ...
This paper is concerned with the impact of unions on the investment rate in British industry. On the basis of an analysis of some 72 industries in the manufacturing sector, we find that, ceteris paribus, firms that recognize ...
Rising levels of urban deprivation and a perception that poverty has become more concentrated in such areas and has taken on a qualitatively different character have provoked a variety of popular and academic responses. ...
Numerous recent studies have investigated the relationship between the location of jobs and housing in urban areas and how this relates to urban commuting patterns. Few have utilised the dual of the transportation problem ...
In this paper, recent trends in U.S. commercial aviation are examined, so that an assessment may be made of the impact of the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 on the industry and also on the national airways ...
This paper examines the nature and characteristics of the US airport hierarchy and compares the size distribution of air-traffic communities with the urban hierarchy, using data from 1997. Air-carrier network structures ...
This study consists of an initial evaluation of the use and regulation of [environmental] claims in Ireland, in order to identify how they may be most effectively used to promote sustainable consumption. This final Report ...
Objective: To review and synethize the research material that exists on focus groups with children and adolescents and to provide guidelines for future development.
Methods: Psychlit, Medline and Cinahl electronic ...