Browsing ESRI Research Series by Subject "Economics"
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Activation in Ireland: An Evaluation of the National Employment Action Plan
(ESRI, 13/05/2011)Since early 2008 there has been a severe deterioration in the Irish economy, which has had major knock-on implications for the labour market. Unemployment increased from around 4.5 per cent at the end of 2007 to over ... -
Analysing Pensions: Modelling and Policy Issues
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Budget Perspectives 2012
(ESRI, 13/10/2011)Over the last decade Irish tax policy has undergone dramatic shifts. As the economy boomed in the early 2000s, income tax rates were reduced, tax credits were increased and the standard rate band was widened. Social welfare ... -
Budget Perspectives 2013
(ESRI, 27/09/2012)Welcome: Frances Ruane, Director, ESRI Macroeconomic Context for Budget 2013 David Duffy (ESRI) Fiscal Policy for 2013 and Beyond John FitzGerald (ESRI ) Benefit Integration in the UK: An Ex Ante Analysis ... -
Pharmaceuticals Delivery in Ireland. Getting a Bigger Bang for the Buck
(ESRI, 2012)The recommendations contained in this report are designed to ensure that taxpayers get better value for money from the ?1.9 billion public pharmaceutical budget, but also that the cash paying patients benefits too. ... -
A Review of Irish Energy Policy
(ESRI, 2011)This paper reviews the considerable body of economic research on energy in Ireland and elsewhere. It draws out the implications of this research for Irish energy policy, and also some of the implications for EU energy ... -
The Energy and Environment Review 2010
(ESRI, 2010)The Energy and Environment Review 2010 reviews trends in energy use and emissions to the environment for the period 1990-2008 and projects these trends for the period 2009-2025. We show results for two alternative ...