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The Macro-economic Impact of Changing the Rate of Corporation Tax
(ESRI, 2011)The size and importance of the market services sector within the Irish economy has increased dramatically since the mid 1990s and the sector now accounts for a significant share of overall exports. The rise in output and ... -
The Marginal Damage Costs of Different Greenhouse Gases: An Application of FUND
(ESRI, 2011)We use FUND 3.5 to estimate the social cost of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and sulphur hexafluoride emissions. We show the results of a range of sensitivity analyses, focusing on the impact of carbon dioxide ... -
Measuring Credit Constraints for Irish SMEs
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Measuring Fiscal Stance
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Merger Control in Ireland: Too Many Unnecessary Merger Notifications?
(ESRI, 18/04/2011)The market for corporate control plays an important role in ensuring that assets are deployed in an efficient and effective manner. However, on occasion, mergers might lead to a reduction in competition and a consequent ... -
Modified Ramsey Discounting for Climate Change
(ESRI, 2011)The Ramsey rule for the consumption rate of discount assumes a transfer of money of a (representative) agent at one point in time to the same agent at another point in time. Climate policy (implicitly) transfers money not ... -
On International Equity Weights and National Decision Making on Climate Change
(ESRI, 2011)Climate change is a moral problem. The main reason to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is a concern for faraway lands (Schelling 2000), distant futures (Nordhaus 1982), and remote probabilities (Weitzman 2009). The people ... -
Optimal Interconnection and Renewable Targets in North-West Europe
(ESRI, 22/12/2011)We present a mixed-integer, linear programming model for determining optimal interconnection locations using a cost minimisation approach. Optimal interconnection and capacity investment decisions are determined under ... -
Partial Credit Guarantees: Principles and Practice
(2009)Partial credit guarantee schemes have experienced renewed interest from governments keen to promote financial access for small enterprises, not least as a response to the credit crunch in advanced economies. While the ... -
Peaks and Troughs: Economics and Political Economy of Central Bank Independence Cycles
(Oxford University Press, 2019)This chapter investigates the endogenous evolution of central bank institutional design over the past four decades. From a theoretical perspective, it employs a stylized political economy model to highlight some key ... -
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. ... -
Political institutions, voter turnout, and policy outcomes
(2012)This paper tests whether constitutions directly affect economic outcomes. By introducing citizens? political participation as the driving force connecting institutions to policy outcomes, we empirically show that voter ... -
Portfolio Effects and Firm Size Distribution: Carbonated Soft Drinks
(Economic and Social Review, Editorial Board, 2002)We use rich brand level retail data to demonstrate that the firm size distribution in Carbonated Soft Drinks is mainly an outcome of the degree to which firms own a portfolio of brands across segments of the market, and ... -
Possible transitional arrangements related to agriculture in the light of the future EU - UK relationship: institutional issues
(European Parliament, Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies,, 2017)There is the potential for severe disruption of agri-food trade between the UK and the EU27 as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This study reviews the additional trade costs that might arise and how they might be avoided ... -
Post-2013 EU Common Agricultural Policy, Trade and Development
(International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), 2011)The European Commission forwarded legislative proposals for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to the European Council and the European Parliament in October 2011. These proposals, which build on an earlier ... -
Poverty Traps and Climate Change
(ESRI, 09/11/2011)We use a demo-economic model to examine the question of whether climate change could widen or deepen poverty traps. The model includes two crucial mechanisms. Parents are risk averse when deciding how many children to have; ... -
Probability theory and the Fagel collection at Trinity College Dublin - Newstalk 'Talking History' 05.09.10
(2010-09-05)Charles Larkin and Jacco Thijessen discuss probability theory and Trinity College Library's Fagel Collection -
Providing Quality Pharmacy Services: Good Intentions Are Not Enough
(ESRI, 2010)Elected representatives, like consumers, want reliable good quality medical services. Pharmacy services are no exception. Providing sound advice on which drug to take for a minor ailment, or the common side effects of a ...