Browsing School of Economics by Subject "Volatility"

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Regional characteristics, monetary union and regional income volatility

Barry, Frank (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2001-05)

Relatively little attention has been paid to the issue of how individual regions will fare as a consequence of the national decision on whether or not to adopt the single European currency. Regional welfare is influenced ...
Two islands – two monies : the effect of breaking the Sterling link on Anglo-Irish trade

Walsh, Brendan M. (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2000)

This paper studies the effect on Anglo-Irish trade of breaking the link between the Irish pound and sterling in 1979. A gravity model is used to explore this issue. No evidence is found of a structural break following the ...