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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
A Half Day Conference on Provision and Use of Health Services, Health Inequalities, and Health and Social Gain
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: Friday 15/06/2007 starting at 9 am
Link to conference programme
The Health Research Board has supported a major collaborative programme of research on The Provision and Use of Health Services, Health Inequalities and Health and Social Gain from 2002 to 2007. This has been carried out at the ESRI, UCD and the University of Ulster, with Professor Brian Nolan (ESRI) as Principal Investigator and Co-investigators Professor Richard Layte (ESRI), Professor David Madden (UCD), and Professor Ciaran O'Neill (University of Ulster/QUB). The conference will present key findings from the research programme ranging from patterns of GP visiting in the Republic and in Northern Ireland, variation in hospital efficiency, A&E utilisation, equity in the provision and use of health services, and the economics of health-related behaviours.
No registration fee but as places are limited please book in advance by contacting Mary Dowling at 01 8632016 or by email to mary.dowling@esri.ie
Conference on "Active Ageing & Labour Market Trajectories"
Venue: University of Dublin, Trinity College
Date: 25/06/2007
This Conference focuses on how individual labour market transitions are conditioned by the interaction between social and economic institutions, on the one side, and individual characteristics such as health status and preferences, on the other. It will be structured around four themes :
• Theme I - Extending active life: staying, moving between jobs and returning to the labour market;
• Theme II - Health, cognitive processes and labour market trajectories;
• Theme III - Income supports and transitions to retirement;
• Theme IV - Retraining/Enhancing skills at older ages.
A number of the foremost international experts on these issues will speak at the conference.
Further details and a provisional programme are available at www.tilda.ie/conference.html. The organisers can be contacted directly at active.ageing@tcd.ie. Professor Brendan Whelan of the ESRI (brendan.whelan@esri.ie) is a member of the Conference Steering Committee.
"Towards an Ageing and Globalising Europe: Challenges for the European Social Model(s)"
Venue: Palazzo Hercolani, Faculty of Political Sciences - University of Bologna,
Strada Maggiore, 45 40125 Bologna, Italy.
Date: 8/06/2007.
The EUROFRAME group of research institutes (CPB, DIW, ESRI, ETLA, IfW, NIESR, OFCE, PROMETEIA, WIFO) will hold its fourth annual Conference on Economic Policy Issues in the European Union on Friday 8 June in Bologna. For further information and registration, visit the Euroframe web site at http://www.euroframe.org/index.php?id=105.
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 23/10/2007
The 10th 'Budget Perspectives' conference, organised by the ESRI and the Foundation for Fiscal Studies, will take place on Tuesday 23 October 2007. Further details on the Conference will be available nearer the date.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Multiple Deprivation and Multiple Disadvantage in Ireland: An Analysis of EU-SILC
Whelan, C.T., Maitre, B., Nolan, B., ESRI Policy Research Series No. 61, Dublin: ESRI, May 2007.
The Economic Contribution of Immigrants in Ireland
Barrett, A., Bergin, A., Chapter 5 in Fanning, Bryan (ed.) Immigration and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland, Manchester: Manchester University Press, April 2007
Social Portrait of Children
Dunne, A/ Fahey, T/ Maitre, B/ Nolan, B/ Smyth, E/ Whelan, CT.
Office of Social Inclusion, February 2007
Centres of Research Excellence in Economics in the Republic of Ireland
Ruane, Frances/ Tol, Richard ESRI Working Paper No. 180, Dublin ESRI. April 2007
"The Impact of Flexible Working Arrangements on Work-Life Conflict and Work Pressure in Ireland"
Russell, Helen / O'Connell, Philip J / McGinnity, Frances
ESRI Working Paper No. 189, Dublin ESRI. April 2007
Comparing the Travel Cost Method and the Contingent Valuation Method - An Application of Convergent Validity Theory to the Recreational Value of Irish Forests
Mayor, Karen / Scott, Susan / Tol, Richard ESRI Working Paper No. 190, Dublin ESRI. April 2007
The Impact of the EU-US Open Skies Agreement on International Travel and Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Mayor, Karen / Tol, Richard ESRI Working Paper No. 191, Dublin ESRI. April 2007
Measuring Hospital Case Mix: Evaluation of Alternative Approaches for the Irish Hospital System
Aisbett, Chris/ Wiley, Miriam M / McCarthy, Brian / Mulligan, Aisling
ESRI Working Paper No. 192, Dublin ESRI. April 2007
An Analysis of the Impact of Age and Proximity of Death on Health Care Costs in Ireland
Layte, Richard. ESRI Working Paper No. 193, Dublin ESRI May 2007
Do Consultation Charges Deter General Practitioner Use Among Older People? A Natural Experiment
Layte, Richard / McGee, Hannah/ O'Hanlon, Anne.. ESRI Working Paper No 194, Dublin ESRI, May 2007
The Regional Dimension of Taxes and Public Expenditure in Ireland
Morgenroth, Edgar. ESRI Working Paper No 195, Dublin ESRI, May 2007
Analysing the Effects of Tax-benefit Reforms on Income Distribution: A Decomposition Approach
Bargain, Olivier/ Callan, Tim. ESRI Working Paper No 197, Dublin ESRI, May 2007
Man Enough To Do It"? Girls and Non-Traditional Subjects in Lower Secondary Education
Smyth, Emer / Darmody Merike. ESRI Policy Research Series No. 198, Dublin: ESRI, May 2007.
DYNREG Working Papers
20 working papers produced by the ESRI and its partners on the DYNREG (Dynamic Regions in a Knowledge Driven Global Economy - lessons and policy implications for the EU) project are now available to download.
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FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
(Please note that the publication dates of forthcoming publications may change. Please check the ESRI web site regularly, at www.esri.ie)
"A Global Database of domestic and International Tourist Numbers at National and Subnational Level"
Bigano, A, Hamilton, J. M., Lau, M. A., Tol, R., Zhou, Y. , International Journal of Tourism Research, June 2007.
"Paying the Price for Reconciling Work and Family Life: Comparing the Wage Penalty for Women's Part-time Work in Britain, Germany and the United States".
McGinnity, F., McManus, P., Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 2007 Special Issue, June 2007.
"Social Inclusion and Multiple Disadvantage in Ireland"
Whelan, C.T., Nolan, B., Administration, Vol. 55. June 2007.
"So Much to Do, So Little Time: Part-time Employment among Secondary Students in Ireland"
McCoy, S., Smyth, E., Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 21, No. 2. June 2007.
"Human capital accumulation in an open labour market: Ireland in the 1990s", Bergin A. and Kearney I., Economic Modelling, September 2007
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NEW PROJECTS
Research on Participation in and Progression from the Leaving Certificate Applied
Researchers Emer Smyth/ Selina McCoy/ Delma Byrne
The Leaving Certificate Applied programme has been in existence for more than a decade. Previous research has indicated some differences across schools in the implementation of the programme (DES, 2001; Gleeson et al., 2002). However, relatively little is known about the profile of students taking the programme and their experiences after leaving school. This study, funded by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, will include a comprehensive examination of the profile of schools providing the programme, the characteristics of young people who participate and how these young people fare in their post-school educational and labour market experiences. The study will be carried out in two main phases, drawing on existing data sources as well as primary research. In particular, the study will draw on the regular nationally representative School Leavers’ Survey and on the longitudinal study of post-primary students. The final report is due for completion in November 2008.
Reasons For Low Participation in Higher Education by the Non-Manual Socio-Economic Group
Researchers
O'Connell,Philip J / McCoy,Selina / Kelly,Elish
While overall participation in higher education has risen steadily in Ireland since the 1960s, trends in the patterns of participation among the non-manual group are distinct, with relative stability in higher education entry rates over time. This study, funded by the Higher Education Authority, proposes to draw on a number of existing data sources to examine the issues for those from non-manual backgrounds, considering their initial educational experiences, the nature of their post-school choices and the impact on their post-school pathways. It will also examine the income levels associated with individuals from this group and assess their situation relative to financial support criteria. To further examine why young people make the post-school choices that they make, the study will also include qualitative interviews with young people from the non-manual socio-economic group to examine their post-school choices and the factors influencing these choices. The final report is due for completion in March 2008
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OTHER NEWS
ESRI Offices
Our contact details are:
The ESRI,
Whitaker Square,
Sir John Rogerson's Quay,
Dublin 2.
Tel: +353 1 8632000
Fax: +353 1 8632100
Email: admin@esri.ie
Website: www.esri.ie
The ESRI building is located on a pedestrian square just off Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. Pedestrian entrances are from:
- Sir John Rogerson’s Quay - behind the O2 building
- Cardiff Lane behind the Quality Hotel
- Car park entrance (deliveries only) on Hanover Street East
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