Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Kane, Aidan"
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The Economics of Broadband in Ireland: Country Endowments, Telecommunications Capital Stock, and Household Adoption Decisions
McDonnell, Thomas Aidan (2013-03-08)Economic growth is central to improved living standards, in turn; technological change and the spread of economically useful knowledge are essential inputs for sustainable growth. Broadband matters for long-run growth ... -
Industrial finance in independent Ireland: The Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts, 1924-1939
Conlan, Frank (2018-02-22)This thesis examines and analyses the first industrial policy initiative undertaken in independent Ireland. The Trade Loans (Guarantee) Act, 1924, allowed the state to guarantee loans borrowed by firms for their business ... -
Irish exchange rates 1698–1826: credit, market integration, and international trade
Cassidy, Daniel (NUI Galway, 2021-11-10)This thesis is a study of the operation, evolution, and consequences of Irish pound exchange rates in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I present a novel database of Irish pound exchange rates with sterling, for ...