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The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland holds a unique place in the study of the Irish economy and Irish society. Since its foundation in the autumn of 1847 the Society has analysed the major changes that have taken place in population, employment, legal and administrative systems and social services No other single source provides such a comprehensive picture of social change over such a long period'. - from "The Spirit of Earnest Inquiry" by Mary E. Daly, 1997
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Proceedings of the Statistical and Social Inquiry of Ireland One Hundred and Sixty-Eighth Session: 2014/2015
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Housing supply in Ireland since 1990: The role of costs and regulation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Statistical Society of Ireland, 2015)Housing has been central to both global and Irish economic fortunes in the past generation and was a major contributory factor in the Great Recession. Recently, greater attention has been paid around the world to the ... -
A profile of financial incentives to work in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Statistical Society of Ireland, 2015)Tax and benefit systems have to strike a balance between the goals of providing an adequate safety-net income to those who need it and maintaining adequate incentives to take up employment and to increase earnings. Ireland ... -
Was the early food the late poison? Foreign banks and the retail credit market during Ireland's financial crisis
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Statistical Society of Ireland, 2015)Ireland's banking system is among the most open in the world, with a significant amount of the industry headquartered in other countries. In this paper we examine the development of the industry in the run up to the recent ... -
Union membership in Ireland since 2003
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Statistical Society of Ireland, 2015)Using data from the Quarterly National Household Survey supplemented with some data from the European Social Survey we document a steady decline in union density in Ireland since 2003. While the great recession appeared ...
