The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 36, No. 3, Winter, 2005

 

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  • Economic instruments and environmental policy 

    Helm, Dieter (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2005)
    Environmental resources are scarce and many are getting scarcer. Resource allocation problems abound and recent experience is disheartening. Despite the growing scientific consensus on global warming, action to reduce ...

  • Discretion and cyclicality in Irish budgetary management 1969-2003 

    Hunt, Colin (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2005)
    This paper addresses the topic of cyclicality and discretion in Irish fiscal policy. In particular, we show that the level and nature of cyclicality varies across different expenditure components and we introduce a new ...

  • Rising house prices in an open labour market 

    Duffy, David; Fitz Gerald, John D.; Kearney, Ide (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 2005)
    We explore the consequences of rising house prices for the openness of the Irish labour market. Since many immigrants are in the household formation age group, and tend to be highly skilled, we argue that the boom in house ...