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(UCD Geary InstituteUniversity College Dublin; School of Economics, 2005-04-06)This paper uses semi-parametric econometric techniques to investigate the relationship between basic skills and earning in three post-communist countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia using the IALS dataset. ...
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(University College Dublin; School of Economics, 2006-10)Health issues are an integral part of the political agenda in Ireland. Yet no study to date has examined the direct impact of health concerns on political outcomes. This study investigates the impact of health, both physical ...
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(University College Dublin, Geary Institute, 2007-01)This paper provides a brief review of the economic rationale for investing in early childhood. It discusses the optimal timing of intervention, with reference to recent work in developmental neuroscience, and asks how ...
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(University College Dublin; Geary Institute, 2005-11-14)Individuals experiencing poor health are less likely to vote at election time, despite being the ones most affected by health policies implemented by the successful party. This paper investigates the relationship between ...
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(University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-01-26)Objectives: There is a substantial knowledge gap about the distribution of mental heath in community populations. The European Social Survey is particularly useful as it contains information on over 40,000 individuals, ...
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(Geary Institute, 2005)This paper uses longitudinal data from the National Cohort Development Study (NCDS) to investigate the determinants of voter turnout in the 1997 British General Election. It introduces measures of cognitive ability and ...
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(University College Dublin; Geary Institute, 2005-12-01)Individuals who vote in one election are also more likely to vote in the next. Modelling the causal relationship between consecutive voting decisions however is intrinsically difficult, as this positive association can ...
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(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2006-05)Individuals who vote in one election are also more likely to vote in the next. Modelling the causal relationship between past and current voting decisions however is intrinsically difficult, as this positive association ...
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The causal effect of breastfeeding on children’s cognitive development : a quasi-experimental design (University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-03)Objective: To estimate the causal effect of breastfeeding on children’s cognitive skills as measured at ages 3, 5, 7 and 11. Design: An instrumental variable (IV) strategy which provides a correction method for dealing ...
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(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2010-04-07)There is a well established socioeconomic gradient in educational attainment, despite much effort in recent decades to address this inequality. This study evaluates a university access program that provides financial, ...