The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, January, 1994
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Some empirics of the ISEQ index
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1994)This paper looks at the empirical distribution of the official index for the Irish Stock Exchange, ISEQ. Evidence is provided that the data are serially dependant, are characterised by long lags in their determination, ... -
Dynamic hedging with the IFOX long gilt futures: new evidence
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1994)This paper assesses the hedging effectiveness of the IFOX long gilt futures contract. The paper builds on earlier work by Hogan which was hindered by small sample size, thin trading and incomplete specification of the data ... -
Using the Synthetic Biproportional Projector for the measurement of structural change in Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1994)This paper analyses changes in the industrial structure of Ireland between 1975 and 1985. Confining our analysis to the inter-industry matrix, we use the Synthetic Biproportional Project method, which has significant ... -
Placing Ireland in a comparative perspective
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1994)Some recent publications have raised the question of placing Ireland in a comparative perspective. Three such comparative frameworks are investigated in this paper: advanced capitalist countries, (West) European countries, ...