Browsing by Subject "Labour force"
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A flow analysis of the Irish Live Register
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1994)This paper makes use for the first time of data on the flows into and out of the Irish Live Register. It describes the construction of consistent quarterly flow series for the period 1967 to 1993. The analysis suggests ... -
Disability and labour force participation in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2004)The extent and nature of participation in the labour market by persons affected by disability has a multitude of direct and indirect effects on their living standards and quality of life, and so is a critical area for ... -
Female labour force participation and unemployment in Northern Ireland: religion and family effects
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)Econometric models of the incidence of economic activity and employment by religion for females in Northern Ireland are presented. Particular attention is paid to family effects. Censored bivariate probit models are estimated ... -
Labour force participation and the growth of women's employment, Ireland 1971-1991
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1993)This paper studies changes in labour force participation rates and in the structure of the Irish labour force over the period 1971-1991. The rise in participation rates among females aged 25-54 and the decline among older ... -
Recent trends in trade union membership in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2009)Using micro data from the Quarterly National Household Survey we look at trends in Irish union membership from 2001-2006. There was a steep decline in union density. Decomposition analysis suggests that most of the decline ... -
A survey of manpower: Londonderry, Coleraine, Limavady and Strabane - a case study
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1964)Measures aimed at levelling out regional disparities fall broadly into two groups, those operating on the labour market and geared towards greater flexibility, mobility and rehabilitation, and those designed to induce a ... -
The incidence of male non-employment in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1996)This paper presents an analysis of male economic activity ? employment, unemployment and non-participation using micro data from the 1993 Labour Force Survey. The main characteristics that contribute to bad labour market ... -
The nature of migration between Northern Ireland and Great Britain: a preliminary analysis based on the labour force surveys, 1986-88
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1992)This paper takes a preliminary look at a disaggregate data source not previously used in the analysis of Northern Ireland migration patterns. Official Northern Ireland migration data are published in the form of aggregate ... -
Trends in the share of long-term unemployment in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1991)Unemployment in Ireland has long been characterised by two features: a relatively high rate of unemployment, and a relatively high proportion of the unemployed who are long-term unemployed (defined as unemployed for one ... -
Why Ireland? a qualitative review of the factors influencing the location of US multinationals in Ireland with particular reference to the impact of labour issues
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2001)The encouragement of foreign direct investment (FDI) represents a key plank of industrial policy in Ireland. This paper considers the impact of labour issues on the decision of US multinational corporations (MNCs) to ...
