Browsing School of Social Sciences and Philosophy by Sponsor "Grattan Scholarship"
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All Welcome Here? Studies on Anti-Immigration Attitudes and Discriminatory Behaviour towards Ethnic Minorities in Irish and European Contexts
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Sociology, 2020)The main aim of this thesis is to examine prejudice, via anti-immigration sentiment, and discriminatory behaviour in Ireland and other European countries. The thesis consists of four separate papers which constitute four ... -
The Effect of Group Identity on Support for Political Violence: Evidence from Northern Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2023)Why do people support political violence in peaceful contemporary democracies? In recent years scholars have increasingly sought to understand what drives individuals to adopt radical attitudes in societies where there is ... -
Essays in applied microeconomics and development: an examination of micro, small and medium enterprises in Vietnam
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2018)This thesis contains three essays that analyse and provide insight into the topics of social capital and political connections, access to finance and domestic exporting spillovers. For each topic, this thesis considers ... -
Essays in Development Economics, International Trade and Industrial Organisation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2019)This thesis examines questions in the areas of development economics, international trade and industrial organisation in both empirical and theoretical settings. It consists of an introduction, two empirical research ... -
Essays in Industrial Organisation: Market Structure, Non-Price Strategies and Welfare.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2021)This dissertation consists of three essays in industrial organisation theory. It examines the relationship between market structure, welfare and firms' non-price strategies. The first essay discusses the impact of the level ... -
Essays in Macro and Labor Economics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2021)This dissertation consists of three essays at the intersection of labor economics and macroeconomics. It covers three different topics at this intersection, the concern of labor market outcomes and the empirical approach ...