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Exploring inequalities in service use: the case of cervical cancer screening in Ireland, the United Kingdom and United States
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2013)This study examined inequalities in uptake of cervical cancer screening in the Republic of Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States using data from nationally representative surveys in 2007/2008. ... -
Exploring the Relationship between HRM, Creativity Climate and Organisational Performance: Evidence from Ireland
(Academy of Management, 2009-08)The last decade witnessed growing academic evidence suggesting that HR practices are an important predictor of organisational performance. However, the reality is that we know very little about the intermediary mechanisms ... -
Extending the international new venture phenomenon to digital platform providers: a longitudinal case study
(Elsevier, 2018-05-28)People increasingly interact with services enabled by digital platforms. This has been a consequence of the digitalization of artifacts, which has transmuted traditional businesses into digital forms. With the increasing ... -
External Shocks in a Small Open Economy: A CGE-Microsimulation Analysis
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009)This paper studies the impact of changes in the external balance of a developing economy (Pakistan). We explain that the economic growth achieved during the past decade is highly dependent on the improvements in external ... -
Extra-judicial Comment by Judges
(Judicial Studies Institute, 2005)This article looks at recent occasions where extrajudicial speech has been the subject of public comment in Ireland. It then examines case law from other jurisdictions, focusing on examples from common law countries and ... -
An eye tracking pilot study of optional decision constructs in B2C transactional processes
(14th International Conference on WWW/INTERNET (ICWI), 2015-10)Previous research indicated the design of certain decision constructs could be unclear to users in the business to consumer (B2C) transactional process. This pilot study, using eye tracking and cued retrospective think-aloud ... -
Facebook and luxury fashion brands: self-congruent posts and purchase intentions
(Emerald, 2020-04-07)This study explores consumers self-congruence with luxury fashion brands they mention on Facebook. It investigates the extent to which those brands are congruent with the actual self (ASC) or the ideal self (ISC), and ... -
Factors influencing poverty levels in rural households in Southwest China
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)This paper examines factors behind poverty in Kelang and Haizi, rural villages in Yunnan province in the South West China. Determinants of household income per capita, off-farm employment choice and off-farm income levels ... -
Family law and the corporate veil: accessing company assets on marital breakdown after Prest v. Petrodel Resources Ltd
(Dublin University Law Journal, 2014)When, if ever, can a company’s assets be used to meet the family law liabilities of private persons? This question has arisen infrequently in Irish law, perhaps because family lawyers tend to assume that assets held by ... -
The Family Support Agency Act 2001.
(Roundhall Sweet & Maxwell, 2001)The Family Support Agency Act 2001 was enacted with the purpose of rationalising and enhancing the main family support programmes in Ireland. Prior to the passing of the Act, numerous support services, most of them in ... -
Farm Income Mobility and Inequality in Ireland 1994-2001
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)This paper uses eight years of data of the National Farm Survey (NFS) to analyse the statics and dynamics of the farm earnings distribution in the period 1994 to 2001, and asks the question: is the Irish farming sector ... -
Farming for Conservation of the Upland Landscape and Biodiversity in the Burren
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009-11)The Burren landscape which stands out as one of the most magnificent managed landscapes in all of Europe has recently come under threat due to a shift in farm management practices. As a result of evolving market trends and ... -
Farming on commonage is it a constraint to recreational access
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)Commonage in the Republic of Ireland has traditionally been used for agricultural activity, mainly livestock grazing. In recent times due to its prevailing common property characteristics and upland landscape, this resource ... -
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 ... -
Financial policies and practices of companies listed on the Irish Stock Exchange
(vLex Ireland, 2010-12)This paper reports the results of a recent comprehensive survey of the chief financial officers of companies listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. The survey focused upon three major areas of financial policy and practice: ... -
Financial provision on relationship breakdown in Ireland: A constitutional lacuna?
(Dublin University Law Journal, 2013)In recent decades, legislation has had an extraordinary impact on personal property rights in the context of marital and relationship breakdown. Initially under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989, and ... -
A Flood of Light: Comments on the Interpretation Act 2005
(Judicial Studies Institute, 2006)The Interpretation Act 2005 consolidates previous legislation and contains some new provisions inspired by a Law Reform Commission report. These may bring about a subtle but significant change in the methods of statutory ... -
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, ...