The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 21, No. 1, October, 1989
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Inferring long-run supply elasticities from a short-run variable-revenue function
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)Recent papers by Kulatilaka (1987, 1985) Squires (1987) and Hertel (1987), using the seminal exposition of Brown and Christensen (1981), which in turn is heavily derivative of the work of Lau (1976, 1978), have emphasised ... -
Economic theory and econometric models
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)The constitution of the Econometric Society states as the main objective of the society "the unification of the theoretical-qualitative and the empirical-quantitative approach to economic problems" (Ragnar Frisch, 1933, ... -
In search of a causal relationship between industrial output and employment in Ireland: a comment
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)John Fell has produced a stimulating paper which uses V A R methodology to address the issue of causal relationships between employment and output at both aggregate and disaggregated levels. Given the techniques employed, ... -
In search of a causal relationship between industrial output and employment in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)Recently, many analysts of the Irish manufacturing sector have been concerned with an apparent negative relationship, between aggregate industrial employment and output in Ireland, that has developed since 1980. Over the ... -
The real wage gap and its development over time: the Irish experience 1960-87: a comment
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1989)I wish to make a number of points regarding the content of the paper on the wage gap presented by Walsh, Walsh and Woelger. Let me first of all state that I found the explanation given in the paper to be a very simple and ...