This paper applies the concept of welfare dominance using concentration curves to household data for Ireland. It identifies marginal tax reforms which would be welfare-enhancing for all social welfare functions satisfying ...
Durkan, Joe(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1995)
This paper examines the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) of Zimbabwe and considers the effect of drought on the realisation of targets set in the ESAP. The paper concludes that (i) the ESAP was introduced ...
Barry, Frank(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1995-02)
Wage stickiness is frequently cited as a justification (temporary) protection when a sector is hit by an adverse shock. The present paper, rather than assuming arbitrary wage stickiness, instead models it as an outcome of ...
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 ...