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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: ... -
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, ... -
The Foundations of Computable General EquilibriumTheory
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)A constructive and recursion theoretic analysis of the standard Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of economic theory is undertaken. It is shown, contrary to widely expressed views and textbook versions of the CGE ... -
A Framework for Testing Algorithmic Trading Strategies
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008)Algorithmic trading and artificial stock markets have generated huge interest not only among brokers and traders in the financial markets but also across various disciplines in the academia. The emergence of algorithmic ... -
Framing or gaming? Constructing a study to explore the impact of option presentation on consumers
(2016-02-18)The manner in which choice is framed influences individuals’ decision-making. This research examines the impact of different decision constructs on decision-making by focusing on the more problematic decision constructs: ... -
From boom to bust? The financial performance of city and county councils
(2014)A framework to assess the financial performance of city and county councils in Ireland is applied to the recent boom and bust period. Based on previous work, our financial performance measurement framework assesses ... -
From gendered organizations to compassionate borderspaces: Reading corporeal ethics with Bracha Ettinger
(SAGE Publications, 2014-12-04)In this article, we propose a new way of approaching the topic of ethics for management and organization theory. We build on recent developments within critical organization studies that focus on the question of what kind ... -
A GARCH Model of Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty with Simultaneous Feedback
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2000)We examine the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty using a GARCH model that allows for simultaneous feedback between the conditional mean and variance of inflation. We also derive a number of theoretical ... -
Gender and proposed Auto-enrolment in the Republic of Ireland: Lessons from the UK
(Wiley, 2020-06-18)The introduction of “soft” compulsion in the form of Auto‐enrolment into non‐state pensions has been seen as a key policy response to the challenges presented by an ageing population and concerns about under‐saving for ... -
Gender gaps and reentry into entrepreneurial ecosystems after business failure
(Springer Verlag, 2018-02-09)Despite the significant role played by serial entrepreneurs in the entrepreneurial process, we know little about group differences in reentry decisions after business failure. Using an ecosystems framework and stigma theory, ... -
The Generation Game: All Gain No Pain? Ageing, Intergenerational Equity and Generational Accounts
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)This paper tries to quantify the degree of intergenerational redistribution in Irish public expenditure. The development of a large public debt in the space of two decades, its rapid elimination and potential rise again ... -
A Geographical Information System approach to defining economic coastal zones in Ireland
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010-12)In order to develop a policy framework and guidelines for improving a national approach to the management of Irish coastal regions and associated resources one first needs to be able to define what is meant by 'a coastal ... -
Global human resource development: landscaping the anatomy of an evolving field
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Governance and Institutional Change in Ireland
(OECD, 2005)An innovation driven policy agenda has emerged in Ireland against a backdrop of remarkable economic growth and convergence. Policy makers now recognise that convergence in innovative performance will also be required ... -
Governing Recreational Activities in Ireland: a partnership approach to sustainable tourism
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2006)In Ireland increased public access for recreation presents challenges to policy makers concerned with tourism and rural development. Recreation activities such as mountaineering, walking and cycling can contribute to the ... -
Has the European Monetary System Led to More Exports? Evidence from Four European Union Countries
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1998-10)We attempt to investigate whether the ERM period has coincided with an increase in intra-EU exports. We conclude that this has not been the case but it is likely that the elimination of nominal exchange rate variability ... -
Have Exchange Traded Funds influenced commodity market volatility?
(Econjournals.com, 2014)Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have existed since the late 1980s, but were first traded on commodity markets in the early 2000s. Their inception has been linked by some market analysts with the large commodity price increases ... -
Having a Customer Focus in Agile Software Development
(2010)This research looks at the customer focus of agile software development teams. The study is part of a larger study examining how the twelve principles of Beyond Budgeting are operationalised in the context of an agile ...