JSSISI: 2017 to 2018, Vol. XLVII, 171st Session
Recent Submissions
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Proceedings of the Statistical and Social Inquiry of Ireland One Hundred and Seventy First Session: 2017/2018
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Endowment Effect and Reservation Wage: A behavioural evaluation of the impact of 2010 Jobseekers Allowance rate changes on labour market outcomes for young unemployed
(Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)This paper evaluates the impact of the 2010 jobseekers allowance rate changes on the labour market decisions of new jobseekers to investigate the predictive power of orthodox versus behavioural economic theories. The paper ... -
Ireland in 2040: Urbanization, demographics and housing
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)Ireland during the 20th century was a demographic outlier, rather than an economic one. With a swingtowards population growth, rather than away from it, during the 21st century, this outlier status will persist. However, ... -
Delivering on the National Planning Framework
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)The National Planning Framework (NPF) was published by Government together with the National Development Plan, as ‘Project Ireland 2040’, in February 2018. An explanation of how the National Planning Framework will be ... -
Uneven economic development and its implications for policy: Lessons from the UK
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)This paper examines the UK’s large and, by some measures, growing variation in economic performance across cities and regions and assesses how policymakers can and should respond. The traditional policy mix – including ... -
Disaster cost assessment: A case study of the potential economic impact of a nuclear accident affecting Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)We present a method for assessing the economic costs of disasters with relatively low data requirements, complementing existing methods of disaster cost assessment, such as input-output (IO) analysis and computable general ... -
Taxation, work and gender equality in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)In most developed countries, economies are facing population ageing, falling fertility rates and stagnating labour force participation. The ability of governments to fund future pension and health-care expenditure relies ... -
The Expected and Unexpected Consequences of ESA 2010 - an Irish perspective
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)On 14 July 2016 Ireland reported an extraordinary increase in GDP of 26.3% for 2015. This paper explores the rationale for this result in the context of the new statistical standards of SNA 2008 (ESA 2010) and BPM6 that ... -
Traffic Injuries in Ireland: a neglected problem
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2018)Road safety policy has focussed heavily on the reduction of the number of fatalities. However injuries are also a serious consequence of traffic collisions and they have received much less research or policy attention. ...