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Examining the dynamical transition in the Dow Jones Industrial Index from Bull to Bear market using Recurrence Quantification Analysis
(2012-11-20)
We present evidence of phase transitions (periodic to chaotic and
chaotic to chaotic) in the Dow Jones Industrial Index as it transitions
from Bull to Bear market. There is also evidence of a completely unpredictable
(i.e., ...
Analyzing gender-based differential advantage: a gendered model of emerging and constructed opportunities.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1998-10)
This paper develops and uses the Model of Emerging and Constructed Opportunities
(MECO) to analyze the emergence of systematic institutional
and gender-based differential advantage. Using an evolutionary process ...
Captive Offshoring by U.S. Multinationals: Measuring the Domestic Employment Impacts of Vertical FDI
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)
The pervasive and complex nature of "international outsourcing" has hampered efforts to quantify the importance of this phenomenon for national economies. Indeed, available evidence on the extent of "offshoring" associated ...
Do farmers in Agri-Environmental schemes make appropriate ecological choices for the habitats on their farms? Modelling the biodiversity undertakings chosen within the Irish Rural Environment Protection Scheme
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)
Farmers participating in agri-environmental schemes (AESs) that are aimed at protecting biodiversity should ideally make decisions relating to the ecological management of their farms based on the habitat types found on ...
Measuring public preferences for the conservation of the traditional farm landscape
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-07)
This paper explores individuals' attitudes towards the traditional farm landscape. Results from a Generalised Tobit Interval model of willingness to pay for traditional farm landscape protection suggest that individuals ...
U.S. Presidential Elections and the referendum paradox
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-02)
In the United States, the president is elected by the Electoral College (EC) and not directly by individual voters. This can give rise to a so-called 'referendum paradox' in which one candidate receives more popular votes ...
The Emerald or Yellow Isle? Estimating the welfare impacts of agricultural landscape change in Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2011-01)
In this paper we exploit a discrete choice modeling framework to estimate the potential non-market welfare impacts of alternative hypothetical rural Irish landscapes that could become real by the year 2030 depending both ...
The spatial impact of commuting on income: a spatial microsimulation approach
(Springer Verlag, 2016-08-24)
The Irish economic boom resulted in a substantial increase in car-ownership and commuting. These trends were particularly noticeable in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), with an unprecedented increase in employment levels and ...
The Monetary Transmission Mechanism: evidence and implications for European monetary union.
(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 ...
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 ...