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    • Minimum Wages and Employment: a critical appraisal of two theoretical frameworks 

      Murphy, Eithne (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2006)
      This paper addresses the theoretical fallout from empirical studies published in the 1990s that showed no negative relationship between the introduction of minimum wages and employment. The theoretical developments have ...
    • A Model for Regulatory Intervention in Irish Banking 

      O'Sullivan, K.P.V. (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
      The banking system is currently experiencing an unprecedented phase of regulatory transition in order to address persistent market failures. This paper documents the need for better regulation in Irish banking and presents ...
    • A model of deliberative and aggregative democracy 

      Perote Pena, Juan; Piggins, Ashley (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-02)
      We present a model of collective decision making in which voting and deliberation are treated simultaneously. Political theorists argue that public discussion can lead individuals to change their preferences. This aspect ...
    • Modelling access to the Irish Coastline: a contingent behavioural approach. 

      Barry, Luke; Van Rensburgh, Tom; Hynes, Stephen (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
      This paper measures willingness to pay (WTP) for public access and trail improvements to a coastal recreational site in the west of Ireland. The Contingent Behaviour model is used to measure the increased number of trips ...
    • The Monetary Transmission Mechanism: Evidence and Implications for European Monetary Union 

      Fountas, Stilianos (National University of Ireland, Galway, 1999)
      We provide some evidence consistent with a heterogeneous credit channel of monetary policy transmission in the European Union. Using the techniques of cointegration and Error Correction Models, we have shown that the ...
    • The Monetary Transmission Mechanism: evidence and implications for European monetary union. 

      Fountas, Stilianos (National University of Ireland, Galway, 1999-06)
      We provide some evidence consistent with a heterogeneous credit channel of monetary policy transmission in the European Union. Using the techniques of cointegration and Error Correction Models, we have shown that the ...
    • Morishima's Nonlinear Model of the Cycle: Simplifications and Generalizations 

      Velupillai, K.V. (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)
      Michio Morishima's nonlinear model of the trade cycle (Morishima, 1958) is simplified and generalized to show, by means of the Andronov-Hopf bifurcation theorem, the existence of a periodic orbit. In addition, an attempt ...
    • New Estimates of the Cost of Disability in Ireland Using the Standard of Living Approach 

      Cullinan, John; Gannon, Brenda (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)
      Addressing the extra economic costs of disability seems a logical step towards alleviating elements of social exclusion for people with disabilities. This paper estimates the economic cost of disability in Ireland in terms ...
    • New fields of employment: problems and possibilities in local and community economic development 

      Keane, Michael J. (National University of Ireland, Galway, 1997-09)
      There has been a renewal of interest in the possibilities for new local employment in the social economy and this may be a suitable area where community initiative and effort can be concentrated. The literature suggests ...
    • The Nice Treaty and the Irish Referendum: What Values are at Stake? 

      Murphy, Eithne (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)
      The purpose of this paper is primarily to highlight the issue of values in the European Union (EU) in terms of its practices as opposed to official rhetoric. The debate surrounding the Treaty of Nice, the context in which ...
    • Nonmonotonic Reasoning and the Foundations of Rational Choice 

      Gekker, Ruvin (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)
      The paper applies a technique developed in artificial intelligence to frame and analyze on the foundational level A. Sen's critique of internal consistency conditions in various choice situations.
    • The Off-Farm Labour Force Participation of Mayo Farm Households 

      Brick, Aoife; Garvey, Eoghan; Cuddy, Michael (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)
      The objective of this paper is to examine the factors affecting both participation in an off-farm job and the number of hours worked off-farm by couples in farm households in an Irish region. Data from 278 farm households ...
    • On Growth and Saving 

      O'Connell, Joan (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2003)
      This paper is concerned with the relevance of the macroeconomic theory of income distribution to the ?new? growth theory. Specifically, it shows that the Cambridge equation, originally outlined in the context of the ...
    • On the Axiomatic Approach to Freedom as Opportunity: A General Characterization Result 

      Gekker, Ruvin (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2000)
      The aim of this paper is to provide a different, somewhat more general, approach to the axiomatic ranking of opportunity sets in terms of freedom of choice. The opportunity ranking is defined axiomatically relative to some ...
    • On the Axiomatic Ranking of Opportunity Sets in a Logical framework 

      Gekker, Ruvin (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2000)
      The paper presents an axiomatic analysis of opportunity ranking within a logical framework. It establishes that any opportunity or freedom ranking is completely determined by a subjacent logical chain that is interpreted ...
    • On the Sustainability of Current Account Deficits: Evidence from Four ASEAN Countries 

      Fountas, Stilianos (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)
      This paper examines the sustainability of the current account imbalance for four ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand) over the 1961-1999 period. To this end, we utilize the intertemporal ...
    • On Uncertainty Aversion under Complete Ignorance: Some Further Observations on the Impossibility Results 

      Gekker, Ruvin (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)
      The paper claims that the Monotone Consistency condition utilized by Baigent in his proof of the impossibility theorem is too strong. We factorize this condition into two different weaker conditions and show that they are ...
    • Optimal Design of an Immigration Points System 

      McHale, John; Rogers, Keith (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009-09)
      There is growing interest in the United States and elsewhere in the use of a points-based system for selecting immigrants on the basis of their observed human capital. This paper explores the design of an optimal skills-based ...
    • Performance, Position and Competition between Places 

      Garvey, Eoghan; Keane, Michael J.; Cullinan, John (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)
      The paper uses a finite mixture modelling approach to investigate the likely determinants of relative economic performance of Irish towns. The particular success factors that we focus on are measures of connectivity, ...
    • Personal versus societal preferences in contingent valuation assessments 

      Howley, Peter; Hynes, Stephen; O'Donoghue, Cathal (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)
      Contingent valuation has been used extensively in estimating the value of environmental goods. One criticism of this approach, however, is that respondents in referendum-style contingent valuation surveys may express ...