Browsing ESRI Research Bulletins by Subject "Ireland"

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    • The Effects of the Euro on Intra-Euro Area Exports 

      SIEDSCHLAG, IULIA (ESRI, 2011)
      An important argument for the adoption of the euro was the expectation that it would boost trade. Existing theory suggests several channels through which the euro would enhance trade. First, eliminating exchange rate ...

    • The Impact of Social Partnership on Ireland's Competitiveness 

      KELLY, ELISH MARY; MC GUINNESS, SEAMUS; O'CONNELL, PHILIP (ESRI, 2010)
      Social partnership has been a central facet of Irish society since 1987. In order to support economic growth, a principal objective of the partnership process has been to achieve moderate increases in wages in exchange for ...

    • The Macro-economic Impact of Changing the Rate of Corporation Tax 

      FITZGERALD, JOHN (ESRI, 2011)
      The size and importance of the market services sector within the Irish economy has increased dramatically since the mid 1990s and the sector now accounts for a significant share of overall exports. The rise in output and ...

    • Selling State Assets: Three Options 

      TOL, RICHARD; GORECKI, PAUL (ESRI, 2011)
      Under the EU/IMF Programme for Financial Support for Ireland, the government undertook to consider the potential for disposing of State assets. In the 2011 Programme for Government a target of up to ?2 billion was set for ...

    • What Has Happened to Marginal Tax Rates? 

      KEANE, CLAIRE; CRILLY, NIAMH; WALSH, JOHN R; CALLAN, TIM (ESRI, 2011)
      As the economy boomed in the early 2000s, income tax rates were reduced, tax credits were increased and the standard rate band was widened. With the onset of the crisis in 2007-2008, and the collapse of revenues from capital ...