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FDI and Domestic Capital Stock in US Manufacturing Industries: Crowding-Out and Displacement Effects
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)The global financial crisis has witnessed a dramatic slowdown in FDI flows, yet concerns over its possible impacts on investment and employment in home and host economies have actually intensified. Although weakened national ... -
Financial Incentives in the Austrian PAYG-Pension System: Micro-Estimation
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009)The scope of this paper is to investigate the impact of financial incentives on the retirement decision of private sector workers in Austria. How do financial incentives embedded in the Austrian pension system impact ... -
Flooded cities
(American Economic Association, 2020-04)Does economic activity move away from areas that are at high risk of recurring shocks? We examine this question in the context of floods, which displaced more than 650 million people worldwide in the last 35 years. We study ... -
A foundation for Pareto optimality
(Elsevier, 2020-03-04)Can an axiomatic justification be given for the requirement that society picks all and only Pareto optimal alternatives at each profile of individual preferences? Using the framework of fixed-agenda social choice theory, ... -
The Foundations of Computable General EquilibriumTheory
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)A constructive and recursion theoretic analysis of the standard Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of economic theory is undertaken. It is shown, contrary to widely expressed views and textbook versions of the CGE ... -
A Framework for Testing Algorithmic Trading Strategies
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)Algorithmic trading and artificial stock markets have generated huge interest not only among brokers and traders in the financial markets but also across various disciplines in the academia. The emergence of algorithmic ... -
From boom to bust? The financial performance of city and county councils
(2014)A framework to assess the financial performance of city and county councils in Ireland is applied to the recent boom and bust period. Based on previous work, our financial performance measurement framework assesses ... -
A GARCH Model of Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty with Simultaneous Feedback
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2000)We examine the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty using a GARCH model that allows for simultaneous feedback between the conditional mean and variance of inflation. We also derive a number of theoretical ... -
The Generation Game: All Gain No Pain? Ageing, Intergenerational Equity and Generational Accounts
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)This paper tries to quantify the degree of intergenerational redistribution in Irish public expenditure. The development of a large public debt in the space of two decades, its rapid elimination and potential rise again ... -
A Geographical Information System approach to defining economic coastal zones in Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)In order to develop a policy framework and guidelines for improving a national approach to the management of Irish coastal regions and associated resources one first needs to be able to define what is meant by 'a coastal ... -
Governing Recreational Activities in Ireland: a partnership approach to sustainable tourism
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2006)In Ireland increased public access for recreation presents challenges to policy makers concerned with tourism and rural development. Recreation activities such as mountaineering, walking and cycling can contribute to the ... -
Has the European Monetary System Led to More Exports? Evidence from Four European Union Countries
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1998-10)We attempt to investigate whether the ERM period has coincided with an increase in intra-EU exports. We conclude that this has not been the case but it is likely that the elimination of nominal exchange rate variability ... -
Have Exchange Traded Funds influenced commodity market volatility?
(Econjournals.com, 2014)Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have existed since the late 1980s, but were first traded on commodity markets in the early 2000s. Their inception has been linked by some market analysts with the large commodity price increases ... -
Hicksian Visions and Vignettes on (Non-Linear) Trade Cycle Theories
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)Hicks theorized about the trade cycle, from many perspectives, over the whole span of his long, fertile and distinguished profes- sional life. Beginning with thoughts on an equilibrium approach to the problem of the ... -
How have contracts for difference affected Irish equity market volatility?
(The Economic and Social Review, 2014)Contracts for Difference (CFDs) have existed for less than twenty years and the markethas grown significantly up to the period before the recent international crises. This paper presentsan analysis of how CFDs have affected ... -
How have Contracts for Difference affected Irish equity market volatility?
(2013)Contracts for Difference (CFDs) have existed for less than twenty years and the market has grown significantly up to the period before the recent international crises. This paper presents an analysis of how CFDs have ... -
The Impact of Health Status on the Duration of Unemployment Spells and the Implications for Studies of the Impact of Unemployment on Health Status
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1999)This paper examines the impact of health status on the duration of unemployment spells and finds that individuals with impaired health will have significantly longer unemployment spells. These longer unemployment spells ... -
The impact of the economic boom and bust on local government budgets in ireland
(Institute of Public Administration (Ireland), 2013)This paper analyses the effects of the economic crisis on local government budgets in Ireland. In this context, it also examines the preceding period, namely the impact of the economic boom on local government finances. ... -
The Impact of the Exchange Rate Regime on Exports: Evidence from Bilateral Exports in the European Monetary System
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1999)By employing the techniques of multivariate cointegration and error-correction models, we investigate the impact of the creation of the European Monetary System (EMS) on the exports of the four largest EU countries to each ... -
The Impact of the Exchange Rate Regime on Exports: Evidence from the European Monetary System
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1999)We employ the econometric techniques of multivariate cointegration and error-correction models to investigate the impact of the creation of the European Monetary System (EMS) on the volume of intra-European Union (EU) ...