Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008-06-13)
There is a considerable body of research arguing for an association between psychotic disorders and atypical brain lateralization – the latter usually being
indicated by non-righthandedness. By contrast, there has been ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2008-05-21)
This paper uses a new large population survey from twelve European countries to measure the association between handedness and depression. It is found that that depressive symptoms are significantly higher amongst left-handed ...
In recent years, economists have been using socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics to explain self-reported individual happiness or satisfaction with life. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), we ...
This paper analyzes the stability over time of the econometric process for euro-area inflation since 1970, focusing in particular on the behavior of the so-called persistence parameter (the sum of the coefficients on the ...
This paper analyzes the stability over time of the econometric process for Euro-area inflation since 1970, focusing in particular on the behaviour of the so-called persistence parameter (the sum of the coefficients on the ...
Site-specific assessment of the loading to which existing bridges are subject has considerable potential for saving on rehabilitation and replacement costs of the bridge stock. Monte Carlo simulations, with traffic ...
Recent advances in the measurement of bi-dimensional poverty are applied to a measure of poverty which incorporates income and health poverty. The correlation between income and poverty is examined using
the Receiver ...
The numbers buying private health insurance in Ireland have continued to grow, despite a broadening in entitlement to public care. About 40% of the population now have insurance, although everyone has entitlement
to public ...
A number of proposals have been made to help laid-off workers purchase health insurance. The authors use data from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to profile the insurance status of workers who left a job. Our ...
Nolan, Brian(ESRI, ISSC and University of Ulster, 2004-11)
Over the past decade or so the context in which Irelands complex mix of public and private health care operates has changed radically, as the numbers purchasing health insurance have soared and the nature of the insurance ...
The near elderly are a vulnerable segment of the population with high-expected medical expenses. Individuals who retire before Medicare eligibility may lose employer provided health insurance, and may face a potentially ...