Browsing The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 26, No. 3, April, 1995 by Date of Publication
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Measuring railway productivity in Ireland: a comment
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)The McGeehan (1995) article has three sections. They deal respectively with railway labour productivity, overall railway productivity, and a methodology which is claimed to indicate that the total productivity of CIE ... -
Manufacturing productivity in Northern Ireland: a re-examination
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)This paper considers the influence of plant-level productivity and industry-mix/plantsize structure on manufacturing productivity in Northern Ireland. It demonstrates that from 1981-91 around two-thirds of the productivity ... -
Devaluation and competitiveness in a small open economy: Ireland 1987-1993
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)This paper studies market expectations of a devaluation of the Irish pound from 1987 to 1993, and relates them to the evolution of Ireland's competitiveness over the same period. Much of the volatility of expectations of ... -
Measuring railway productivity in Ireland: a reply
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)Barrett's (1995) comments raise several issues which are readily addressed. -
Testing the permanent income hypothesis: the Irish evidence
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)We investigate whether the permanent income hypothesis (PIH) is consistent with Irish data and find that it holds for about 50 per cent of consumers. We hypothesise that worsening borrowing conditions lead agents to consume ... -
Target audience penetration by a healthy lifestyle promotion programme: results from the Kilkenny Health Project
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)Between 1985 and 1992 County Kilkenny was the site of an evaluated programme of community intervention which aimed to reduce the population's heart disease burden by promoting the adoption of a healthy lifestyle. This ... -
Measuring rail productivity in Ireland: a note
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1995)This note is concerned with comparing partial and total measures of productivity as they apply to Irish railways. A comparison of a partial exercise undertaken by Barrett and a total productivity approach confirms that ...