Browsing JSSISI: 1988 to 1993, Vol. XXVI, Sessions 142nd to 146th by Title
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Background and some issues
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), and the guidance element of the European Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) associated with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) constitute ... -
Borrow and prosper - notes on the user cost of capital
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)It is often argued that many firms can do very well by borrowing. The conclusion is based on two points which may be illustrated as follows. Firstly suppose that the effective rate of income tax is 50%, the nominal interest ... -
Common agricultural policy reform and national compensation strategies
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)While providing income support to producers the Common Agricultural Policy also redistributes resources between EC member states. As a net agricultural exporter Ireland is a significant recipient of resource transfers ... -
Corporation tax statistics from the records of the revenue commissioners
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)The Revenue Commissioners' head office is in Dublin Castle. Some of the staff there are engaged in typical head office functions such as personnel, accounting and computer systems. Others have overall responsibility for ... -
CRH pic investment strategy - an overview
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)Your President invited me to speak on CRH's investment strategy, with particular emphases on external acquisitions and equity participations, domestic diversification and export operations. I am happy to share with you ... -
Cross channel passenger traffic 1960-1990
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1992)Over the period of thirty years (1960-1990) passenger movements between Britain and the Republic of Ireland have grown from just over 1 million to just over 3.5 million per annum. The average annual rate of increase has ... -
Economic issues in Irish forestry
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1993)The main objective of this paper is to show the extent to which forestry can provide income and employment in the State. To put the subject in context the paper commences by showing the areas under forest in Ireland and ... -
Estimated employment and gross national product impacts of 1989 tourism in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1991)The employment and Gross National Product (GNP) impacts of 1989 Tourism in Ireland are estimated by Input-Output methodology. Outof- state Revenue plus Carrier Receipts during 1989 imply some 51,000 manyears of employment ... -
History and development of Irish population censuses
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1992)This year, 1991, was a Census year and marked one hundred and fifty years since the "Great Population Census" of 1841 was taken. I thought an appropriate way to remember that historic event would be to look briefly at ... -
Hysteresis and the natural rate of unemployment in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)Conventional Keynesian or Classical macroeconomic theories must be considered inadequate to explain unemployment experiences such as the Irish one. Rigidities that one might associate with fixed contracts, or even adjustment ... -
Irish industrial structure, 1979-1985: a longitudinal analysis
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1989)The manufacturing sector of the economy is vital in that it is the engine of economic growth. Despite developments in other areas of the economy, it still carries much of the potential for job creation, either directly ... -
Is Irish public sector employment a burden?
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)In Ireland at the time of writing, strenuous efforts are being made to reduce the numbers at work in the public sector. Employment cuts of one form or another in health, education and public administration make news ... -
Issues for Irish alcohol policy: a historical perspective with some lessons for the future
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1992)It is not the intention of this paper to propose what the national alcohol policy should contain but rather to raise the level of debate on the crucial issues that need to be addressed. The format of the paper is as ... -
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 ...
