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    • Models of Irish tobacco consumption 

      Conniffe, Denis (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1995)
      This paper estimates several econometric models of tobacco consumption, employing Irish annual time series data. The approaches examined include the recently developed rational addiction model and a two-component model ...
    • The influence of sterling on Irish interest rates 

      Thom, Rodney (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1995)
      The influence of the Sterling real exchange rate on the Irish-German interest rate differential is assessed over the period 1987 to 1992. The estimation allows for structural change by permitting time variation in the ...
    • Social class, class awareness and political beliefs in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland 

      Hayes, Bernadette C.; McAllister, Ian (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1995)
      Although Ireland, North and South, is usually considered sui generis in the literature of comparative politics, there has been debate about the socio-economic bases of the parties in the Republic of Ireland. This paper ...
    • Tourism and development in Ballyhoura: Women's business? 

      O'Connor, Patrick (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1995)
      Tourism and other kinds of local development have become important elements in generating employment in rural Ireland. Yet, despite a commitment to local participation and to gender auditing, women are typically under-represented ...