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A comparative examination of healthcare use related to hearing impairment in Europe
(2016)
Impaired health resulting from whatever source presents challenges to individuals and societies.
These challenges can be presented in terms of an economic burden - costs and dis-utilities - that
arise from the experience ...
An analysis of the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)
The Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) was introduced under Council Regulation 2078/92 in order to encourage farmers to carry out their activities in a more extensive and environmentally friendly manner. This paper ...
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 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 ...
Varieties of Mathematics in Economics
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
Real analysis, founded on the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms, buttressed by the axiom of choice, is the dominant variety of mathematics utilized in the formalization of economic theory. The accident of history that led to this ...
Variations on the Theme of Conning in Mathematical Economics
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2006)
The mathematization of economics is almost exclusively in terms of the mathematics of real analysis which, in turn, is founded on set theory (and the axiom of choice) and orthodox mathematical logic. In this paper I try ...
Quantifying the effects of the inclusion and segregation of Contracts for Difference in Australian equity markets
(2013)
This study examines the effects that Contracts for Difference (CFDs) have had on theAustralian equity market, either as an accelerant for mispricing, or as a source of increased marketfunctionality through the addition of ...
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 ...
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., ...
A model of deliberative and aggregative democracy
(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 ...