Browsing Administrative Staff Authors (Scholarly Publications) by Author "TOL, RICHARD S. J."

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  • The Cost of Natural Gas Shortages in Ireland 

    LEAHY, EIMEAR; TOL, RICHARD S. J.; LYONS, SEAN (ESRI, 2011-08-04)
    This paper investigates the economic implications of disruptions of one to ninety days to the supply of natural gas in Ireland. We assess the impact of a hypothetical gas supply disruption in both winter and summer in 2008 ...

  • Determinants of Vegetarianism and Partial Vegetarianism in Ireland 

    LEAHY, EIMEAR; TOL, RICHARD S. J.; LYONS, SEAN (ESRI, 2011-01-07)
    Vegetarianism is increasing in the western world. Anecdotally, this trend can be attributed to heightened health, environmental and animal welfare concerns. In this paper we investigate the factors associated with vegetarianism ...

  • The Potential for Segmentation of the Retail Market for Electricity in Ireland 

    HYLAND, MARIE; LEAHY, EIMEAR; TOL, RICHARD S. J. (ESRI, 2012-04-26)
    We estimate the gross margin that is earned from the supply of electricity to households in Ireland. Using half hourly electricity demand data, the system marginal price (also called the wholesale price) and the retail ...