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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 ...
To Plough or Play? Modelling Recreational Pursuits on Irish Farm Commonage
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
In the last decade the demand for rural recreation has increased in Ireland as the population has become increasingly urbanised. Increased affluence, mobility and changing values have also brought new demands with respect ...
Web-based Systems Design: A Study of Contemporary Practices and an Explanatory Framework based on Method-in-Action
(Springer, 2007)
This paper reports the findings of a detailed study of Web-based systems design (WBSD) practices in Ireland based on data collected over a three-year period (2002-2005), the objectives of which were to (1) contribute towards ...
A Stochastic Complexity Perspective of Induction in Economics and Inference in Dynamics
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
Rissanen's fertile and pioneering minimum description length principle (MDL) has been viewed from the point of view of statistical estimation theory, information theory, as stochastic complexity theory - i.e., a computable ...
Taming the Incomputable, Reconstructing the Nonconstructive and Deciding the Undecidable in Mathematical Economics
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
It is natural to claim, as I do in this paper, that the emergence of non-constructivities in economics is entirely due to the formalizations of economics by means of 'classical' mathematics. I have made similar claims for ...
Web-based Systems Development: An Empirically-Grounded Conceptual Framework
(2007)
This paper encapsulates the main findings of an in-depth study of Web development practices in Ireland. The essential research objective was to build a richer understanding of the modern context of Web development and of ...
"Calling passengers" - an ethical problem in the design of self-service websites amongst low-cost airlines in Ireland.
(Springer, 2007)
Ethics on the Internet has been a widely debated topic in recent years covering
issues that range from privacy to security to fraud. Little, however, has been written on more
subtle ethical questions such as the exploitation ...
A review of ethics in the design of self-service websites amongst low-cost carriers in Ireland.
(2007-09)
Although ethical issues related to the Internet has been a widely debated topic, little has been
written on subtle ethical questions such as the exploitation of Web technologies to inhibit
customer service. Increasingly, ...
Willingness-To-Pay and Consumer Versus Citizen Values: Evidence from Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
Environmental decision-making compares market and non-market outputs, often in terms of willingness to pay. In addition to personal, private `consumer¿ preferences, individuals may adopt a citizen perspective, judging ...
Trails or Timber? A Contingent Behaviour Model of Recreational Facilities in Irish Forestry
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
This research utilises a contingent behaviour valuation technique to value a number of improvements to recreational facilities in small-scale forests in Ireland. Willingness¿to-pay estimates have previously been made for ...