Browsing The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 22, No. 3, April, 1991 by Title
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A tie that blinds: family and ideology in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1991)This paper examines the origins of the role of the family as a social symbol in Irish society. The source, it argues, is in the nature of the inequalities that were present in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of training and temporary employment schemes: some results from the youth labour market
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1991)This paper suggests some ways in which labour market programmes of training and temporary employment should be evaluated. Essentially such programmes should be evaluated relative to the counter factual: what would have ... -
Ricardian equivalence and the Irish consumption function: the evidence re-examined
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1991)The Ricardian Equivalence hypothesis states that economic agents perceive the future tax liabilities implicit in government debt issue and thus that increasing government expenditure partially crowds out private sector ... -
The structure of production in Irish agriculture: a multiple-input multiple-output analysis
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1991)The production structure of Irish agriculture is analysed empirically via a multiple-input multiple-output translog cost function model. As earlier work in this area was restricted to singleoutput, constant-returns-to-scale ...