This paper uses data forma cross-section survey of recent school-leavers in Northern Ireland to examine the relationship between personal and social characteristics and first destinations approximately 6 to 9 months after ...
This paper uses the introduction of an exchange rate between Ireland and the UK in 1979 as a natural experiment to shed light on the effects of a common currency on the volume of international trade. No evidence is found ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2001-05)
This paper models the effect of a simple linear payroll tax in a monopoly union model. Previously derived ambiguous results are given a more intuitive interpretation and conditions under which the effect on wages is ...
Denny, Kevin(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2003-07)
This paper uses two sets of cross-country micro datasets to analyse individuals’ participation in voluntary and community activities and organisations. Analysing countries in the International Adult Literacy Survey and ...
Walsh, Brendan M.(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1995-03-02)
This paper examines the bahaviour of Irish exchange rates and interest rates over two periods, one immediately before, the other immediately after, the widening of the narrow band of the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the ...
Walsh, Frank(University College Dublin; School of Economics, 2005-11)
I argue that in contrast to the literature to date efficiency wage and bargaining
solutions will typically be independent. If the bargained wage satisfies the efficiency
wage constraint efficiency wages are irrelevant. ...
Given that brands (products) are location specific in terms of coverage of retail stores, we allow consumers to have preferences over location and products to carry distribution costs, alongside preferences and costs over ...
O'Rourke, Kevin H.(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1994-11)
Ireland experienced dramatic levels of emigration in the century following the Famine of 1845–1849. The paper surveys the recent cliometric literature on post-Famine emigration and its effects on Irish living standards. ...
Emigration was a crucial element in Irish population change during the half century before the Great Famine. The size and composition of the outward flow worried some, and caused considerable debate. Majority opinion held ...
Applied Industrial Economics has suffered from the criticism that most of the variables of interest, such as market structure and firm performance are inherently endogenous. We outline the three common approaches to the ...
Travel-to-work mode choice patterns are analysed for a number of key employment sub-centres in the Dublin region. Geographical Information System (GIS) visualisations and regression analysis are used to identify a small ...
This paper endogenises the extent of intra-sectoral competition in a multi-sectoral model of oligopoly in general equilibrium. Firms choose capacity followed by prices. If the benefits of capacity investment in a given ...