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Decomposing patterns of emission intensity in the EU and China: how much does trade matter?
(ESRI, 26/07/2013)This paper uses data from the World Input Output Database (WIOD) to examine channels through which CO2 emissions are embodied within and imported into the European production process. We apply a metric to calculate sectoral ... -
Decomposing the Impacts of Overeducation and Overskilling on Earnings and Job Satisfaction: An Analysis Using REFLEX data
(ESRI, 05/07/2011)This paper uses the REFLEX dataset to test the hypothesis that the generally observed negative impacts of overeducation and overskilling on both job satisfaction and earnings can be attributed to under-utilisation in ... -
Decomposition of Sectoral Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Subsystem Input-Output Model for the Republic of Ireland
(2011)The analysis of gas emissions by an input-output subsystem approach provides detailed insights into pollution generation in an economy by revealing the channels by which the environmental burdens are caused and transmitted ... -
Determinants of Vegetarianism and Partial Vegetarianism in the United Kingdom
(ESRI, 29/10/2010)Vegetarianism is increasing in the western world. Anecdotally, this trend can be attributed to heightened health, environmental and animal welfare concerns. In this paper we investigate the factors associated with vegetarianism ... -
Disasters and Development: Natural Disasters, Credit Constraints and Economic Growth
(ESRI, 06/10/2011)We demonstrate, using a simple two-period equilibrium model of the economy, the potential effects of extreme event occurrences - such as natural or humanitarian disasters - on economic growth over the medium- to long-term. ... -
Distance Effects, Social Class and the Decision to Participate in Higher Education in Ireland
(2012)While a number of international studies have attempted to assess the influence of geographic accessibility on the decision to participate in higher education, this issue has not been addressed in detail in an Irish context. ... -
The Distributional Effects of Value Added Tax in Ireland
(ESRI, 2011)In this paper we examine the distributional effects of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Ireland. Using the 2004/2005 Household Budget Survey, we assess the amount of VAT that households pay as a proportion of weekly disposable ... -
Does the housing market reflect cultural heritage? A case study of Greater Dublin
(ESRI, 2011)Does the housing market reflect cultural heritage? We estimate several specifications of a hedonic price equation to establish whether distance to cultural heritage site is capitalised into housing prices in Greater Dublin, ... -
Economic Costs of Ocean Acidification: A Look into the Impacts on Shellfish Production
(ESRI, 15/06/2011)Ocean acidification is increasingly recognized as a major global problem. Yet economic assessments of its effects are currently almost absent. Unlike most other marine organisms, mollusks, which have significant commercial ... -
The Economic Impact of Climate Change in the 20th Century
(ESRI, 22/02/2011)The national version of FUND3.6 is used to infrapolate the impacts of climate change to the 20th century. Carbon dioxide fertilization of crops and reduced energy demand for heating are the main positive impacts. Climate ... -
Economic Regulation: Recentralisation of Power or Improved Quality of Regulation?
(ESRI, 02/02/2011)The October 2009 Government Statement on Economic Regulation issued proposes a number of sensible reforms that are likely to improve regulatory performance in energy, airports, telecommunications, postal services and ... -
The Effect of Real Exchange Rate Changes on Labour Productivity Growth
(ESRI, 08/08/2012)We examine the effect of changes in international competitiveness on labour productivity growth through three channels: (i) export, (ii) import, and (iii) import competition. Using micro data from the Irish manufacturing ... -
The Effect of REFIT on Irish Electricity Prices
(ESRI, 22/02/2011)This paper evaluates the likely effect of REFIT, the Irish scheme to support renewable electricity generation, on the wholesale price of electricity. The cost of REFIT is passed on to Irish consumers. Here we calculate ... -
The effect of unemployment, arrears and negative equity on consumption: Ireland in 2009/10
(ESRI, 14/05/2013)Since the onset of the financial crisis, income and consumption have fallen sharply in Ireland, particularly for young households. This paper shows that young households are more likely than older ones to be exposed to ... -
The Effects of the Internationalisation of Firms on Innovation and Productivity
(2010)This paper examines the effects of the internationalisation of firms via foreign direct investment and trade on their innovation and productivity performance. Our econometric results suggest that foreign affiliates and ... -
Electrical Appliance Ownership and Usage in Ireland
(ESRI, 09/02/2012)Past research into the determinants of appliance ownership has identified associations with socioeconomic characteristics of households. Few studies have examined the intensity with which different sorts of households use ... -
Employment Protection and Innovation Intensity
(2012)We examine the impact of the strictness of employment protection legislation on innovation intensity. To this purpose, we use a panel of annual data from OECD countries over the period 1990-1999 and estimate difference-i ... -
Equality and Discrimination: Lessons from a Research Programme and a Conference
(ESRI, 2011)Despite legislation outlawing discrimination across the EU, inequalities between groups appear to be an enduring feature of Irish and European societies. The extent to which inequality is due to discrimination is a matter ... -
The ESRI Energy Model
(ESRI, 2012-02-21)In Ireland, the energy sector has undergone significant change in the last forty years. In this period, there has been a significant increase in the demand for energy. This increase has been driven by economic and demographic ... -
An Estimate of the Value of Lost Load for Ireland
(ESRI, 2010)This paper estimates the value of short term lost load in the all island electricity market which includes the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The value of lost load, also known as the value of security of ...