Ball and Moffitt (2001) present a theory implying that the gap between productivity and wage aspirations can shift the traditional Phillips Curve. We examine their theory within the OECD. The results show that there is no ...
Madden, David (David Patrick)(University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-03)
Using the nationally representative Slan dataset we take a
number of approaches to profile the change in obesity in Ireland over the
2002-2007 period. There is no evidence of either first or second order
stochastic ...
Nolan, Brian(University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-03)
The well-being of immigrant youth — of the first or second generation — is intimately tied up with their socio-economic status and success; in turn, their success and how immigrant youth relate to the society around them ...
The COST-731 action is focused on uncertainty propagation in hydro-meteorological forecasting chains. Goals and activities of the action Working Group 2 are presented. Five foci for discussion and research have been ...
We review the recent performance of the Euro area economy, focusing in detail on the separate roles played by labour input, capital input, and total factor productivity (TFP). After a long period of catching up with US ...
This paper considers the problems of the social security system in relation to pensions in Poland. It concludes that the system that prevailed until recently had the capacity to cause the Social Insurance Fund to be ...
This paper considers the relationship between the economic concept of time preference and relevant concepts from psychology and biology. Using novel data from a time diary study conducted in Ireland that combined detailed ...
This paper provides the first psychological and attitudinal profile of the Irish economics profession. The aspects covered fall into three broad categories: the first category relates to the attitudes of the respondents ...
One of the most controversial planning issues internationally is the siting of waste disposal infrastructure in local communities. Compensation is viewed as a possible solution to siting difficulties in many countries. ...
Bohn, Frank(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2005-01)
This paper addresses the puzzle that public services in some developing countries,
especially in Africa, are poor despite large public expenditure. The intertemporal
model here studies a government’s optimal choice between ...
In early December 2008, a global recall of Irish pork was initiated as a result of a subset
of the national pork output being contaminated with dioxin. In this study, members of a
panel from an internet-based longitudinal ...