Browsing JSSISI: 1988 to 1993, Vol. XXVI, Sessions 142nd to 146th by Title
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Money and banking in Ireland - origins development and future
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)Currency and banking have a relatively long tradition in Ireland. Coins have circulated for about 1,000 years and banking has been practised for some 300 years. Significant financial change was a feature of earlier periods ... -
On producers and users of statistics
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)It is always somewhat difficult for presidents of societies like The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society to decide on an appropriate topic for a presidential address. It is not normally an occasion for an in-depth ... -
On the use of structural funds
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)Recent efforts to secure EC funding by Irish governments, and in particular Irish officials, have been a resounding success. A priori one might expect that the richest country would be the largest net contributor in GDP ... -
The operation of monetary policy in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)Most reviews of monetary policy concentrate on its appropriate ultimate objective, the degree to which it is being achieved and, from a macro-economic perspective, why the outcome may be deviating from that envisaged. A ... -
Part-time working in Ireland in a European context
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1991)The subject of part-time work is one which has become increasingly important in industrialized economies, most notably Norway, Sweden, United States, Canada, Denmark and the United Kingdom, where it accounts for ... -
Public enterprise in Ireland: a statistical description and analysis
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)There is much debate on the role of public enterprises, but little analytical work has been done on the subject in Ireland. Fitzgerald (1961), Bristow (1964/65, 1968, 1969 and 1982), Jacobson (1978), the National Economic ... -
R.A. Fisher and the development of statistics - a view in his centerary year
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1991)It is certainly appropriate that The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland should present a paper about the great statistician Fisher in this year, the centenary of his birth. I am very pleased to be giving ... -
Real convergence, the European Community and Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1992)As is well known, average living standards in Ireland are much lower than in most of our EC partners. It is of considerable interest to Ireland whether, and in what way, its living standards will catch up or fall further ... -
Sustainable development - the challange for Irish economic policy-makers
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)Sustainable development has become a key phrase during the last decade in development and environmental literature. Governments and international bodies have adopted the goal of sustainable development with surprising ... -
Techniques for short-term economic forecasting
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1991)This paper presents a survey of the techniques which can be employed in producing short term economic forecasts such as those published in the Bulletins of the Central Bank of Ireland and by other organisations. The focus ... -
Two regional economies in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)The two regional economies of Ireland are located in a world of increasing economic interdependence. Market completion within the European Community is at an advanced stage, January 1st, 1993 being the symbolic start to ...
