FORTHCOMING EVENTS

ESRI Seminars
ESRI Seminars usually take place on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in the ESRI's new premises at Sir John Rogerson's Quay, unless stated otherwise. No booking is required. Please note that Seminar dates may change. Please check the web site regularly, at www.esri.ie

ESRI Research Seminars "Local Environmental Quality and Life-Satisfaction"

Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, D2.
Date: 06/12/2007
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Dr Katrin Rehdanz, Kiel University.

ESRI Research Seminar "Assessing the Role of Income and Interest Rates in Determining House Prices"

Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 10/12/2007 (Monday)
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Kieran McQuinn, Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland.

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

School Leavers' Survey Report 2006
McCoy, S, Kelly, E., Watson, D., Books and Monographs published by the ESRI No. 198, Dublin: ESRI, November 2007.

"A Fiscal Window of Opportunity? Projecting Public Spending Out to 2022"
Barrett, A., Bergin, A., McCarthy, Y., in M. Callanan, (ed.), Ireland 2022: Towards One Hundred Years of Self Government, Dublin: Institute of Public Administration, November 2007.

"Assessing Impacts and Responses to Global-Mean Sea-Level Rise"
Nicholls, R. J., Tol, R.S.J., Hall, J.W., in M. Schlesinger, et al. (eds.), Human-induced Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Assessment, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, November 2007.

"Energy-Using Appliances and Energy-Saving Features: Determinants of Ownership in Ireland"
O'Doherty, J., Lyons, S., Tol, R.S.J., ESRI Working Paper No. 219, November 2007.

"Immigrants in a Booming Economy: Analysing their Earnings and Welfare Dependence"
Barrett, A., McCarthy, Y., Labour, Vol. 21, No. 4-5, December 2007, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2007.00389.x, Published online 19 November 2007.

"New Analysis - The Value of Lost Load"
Tol, R.S.J., in F. O’ Leary, M. Bazilian, M. Howley, B. Ó Gallachóir, Security of Supply in Ireland 2007, Dublin: Sustainable Energy Ireland, November 2007.

"Primary Care: the Key to Health Care Reform"
Layte, R., Public Affairs Ireland, Issue No. 43, November 2007. Dublin: PAI Publications Limited.

"Regret about the Timing of First Sexual Intercourse: The Role of Age and Context"
Layte, R., McGee, H., ESRI Working Paper No. 217, November 2007.

"Social Inclusion and Multiple Disadvantage in Ireland"
Whelan, C.T., Nolan, B. (UCD), Administration, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2007.

"The cost of Flexibility at the Margin. Comparing the Wage Penalty for Fixed-Term Contracts in Germany and Spain Using Quantile Regression"
Mertens, A., (Berlin School of Economics), Gash, V., (CCSR), McGinnity, F., Labour, Vol. 21 No. 4-5, December 2007, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2007.00396.x, Published online 19 November 2007.

"The Problem of Overskilling in Australia and Britain"
Mavromara, K. (University of Melbourne and IZA), McGuinness, S., O'Leary, N. (University of Swansea), Sloane, P. (University of Swansea and IZA), King F. Y. (University of Melbourne), IZA Discussion Paper No. 3136, Bonn: IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor).

"The Public/Private Mix in Irish Acute Public Hospitals: Trends and Implications"
O'Reilly, J., Wiley, M.M., ESRI Working Paper No. 218, November 2007.

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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)

Attendance and Students' School Experiences
McCoy, S., Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Dunne, A., The National Educational Welfare Board, November 2007.

Quarterly Economic Commentary, Winter 2007
Barrett, A., Kearney, I., O'Brien, M. Dublin: ESRI, December 2007.
The Quarterly Economic Commentary is concerned with the analysis of current economic trends and the provision of macroeconomic forecasts for the current and following year.

"Competing in a Globalised World - An Economic Development Strategy for Kildare"
Morgenroth, E., Kildare County Council, December 2007.

"Work Rich, Time Poor? Time Use of Women and Men in Ireland"
McGinnity, F., Russell, H., The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 38, No. 3, December 2007.

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NEW PROJECTS

Future Targets for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Ireland and International Climate Policy Researchers
Richard S.J. Tol, John Fitz Gerald, Adele Bergin, Susan Scott.
This project will study three questions. First, the economic implications of Ireland's climate policy for 2020, focusing on the numerous targets for emissions and energy use and their interactions. Second, the effect of past and present climate and energy policy, particularly the effect of carbon taxes in the OECD on economic growth and CO2 emissions; the impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on investment behaviour; and the impact of the Power of One campaign on electricity use in Ireland. Third, the impact on the Irish economy and emissions of alternative ways to implement the EU commitments on climate policy, supporting Ireland's negotiators in Brussels. The project is financially supported under the STRIVE programme of the Environmental Protection Agency and will run from January 2008 to July 2009.

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OTHER NEWS

Christmas Closing

The offices of The ESRI will close on Friday 21December, and will reopen on Wednesday 2 January 2008.

ESRI Offices

Our contact details are:
The Economic and Social Research Institute,
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 is located in Whitaker Square off Sir John Rogerson's Quay. There are pedestrian entrances from Sir John Rogerson's Quay (beside O2) and from Cardiff Lane (beside Quality Hotel). There is on-street disk parking in the streets around Whitaker Square. The nearest public car park is at Grand Canal Square. Link to map.

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