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  • Dynamic factor demands in a changing economy: an Irish application 

    McQuinn, Kieran (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2005)
    In this paper a model of dynamic factor demands is presented for the Irish economy. Total costs, labour and capital are modelled on a two-stage basis. First, a static, long-run cost function is specified which allows for ...

  • House prices in the measurement of inflation: an application using Irish data 

    O'Sullivan, Roisin (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2005)
    This paper illustrates the impact on Irish inflation of including a house-price series with the current components of the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP). We construct a dynamic factor index of inflation that ...

  • Mapping the Irish policy space: voter and party spaces in preferential elections 

    Benoit, Kenneth; Laver, Michael (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2005)
    In this note we map the Irish policy space, locating both voters and parties on the most salient policy dimensions in Ireland. Estimates of the voter locations are based on the Irish National Election Survey (INES), ...

  • What?s been happening to concentration in Irish industry 1991-2001 

    McCloughan, Patrick (Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2005)
    This paper estimates concentration in Irish manufacturing industry (1991-2001) by applying the McCloughan and Abounoori technique for calculating the concentration ratio given grouped data. The results suggest high aggregate ...