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ESRI eNEWSLETTER February 2008
 

 

 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

 

ESRI Seminars
ESRI Seminars usually take place on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in the ESRI 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 Seminar "Hyperbolic Discounting in Money and Health: Evidence from an ERP Study"
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 06/03/2008
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Liam Delaney, Geary Institute, University College, Dublin.

ESRI Research Seminar "Knowledge and Productivity Growth in Europe"
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 13/03/2008
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Professor Mary O’Mahony, University of Birmingham.

ESRI Policy Seminar "Economic Policy in the Information Society: Can we control the Bits?"
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 27/03/2008
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Prof. Gunther Maier, University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna.

ESRI Policy Seminar: "On Economics and Obesity"
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 03/04/2008
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Kostas Mavromaras, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

ESRI Research Seminar: "Healthy Retirement or Unhealthy Inactivity: How Important are Financial Incentives in Explaining Retirement?"
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 10/04/2008
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, London.

ESRI Research Seminar: "Public Sector Pay Gap in France: New Evidence using Panel Data"
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 17/04/2008
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Olivier Bargain, Department of Economics, UCD.

"Budget Perspectives 2009" Conference
Venue: The ESRI
Date: 07/10/2008
The Budget Perspectives Conference, organised by The ESRI and the Foundation for Fiscal Studies, will take place on Tuesday, 7 October 2008. Papers at the conference present research findings and draw out the implications for public policy, particularly budgetary policy. The attendance typically includes representatives of the social partners, high-level officials from government departments and others involved in debate on policy issues. Further details will be available nearer the time.

5th Euroframe Conference - Ten Years of a Common Currency - Achievements and Policy Challenges in the Euro Area - Call for Papers
Venue: Dublin, Ireland
Date: 06/06/2008
The EUROFRAME group of research institutes (CASE, CPB, DIW, ESRI, ETLA, IfW, NIESR, OFCE, PROMETEIA, WIFO) will hold its fifth annual Conference on Economic Policy Issues in the European Union in Dublin on 6 June, 2008. The aim of the conference is to provide an academic forum for debate on economic policy issues relevant in the European context.
Deadlines: Abstracts: March 17, 2008; Full papers: May 19, 2008. For further information visit the EUROFRAME group web site at http://www.euroframe.org/.
Contact - Abstract and paper submissions: Catherine Mathieu: catherine.mathieu@ofce.sciences-po.fr; Tel: +33(0)144185437.

 

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

In the Frame or Out of the Picture? A Statistical Analysis of Public Involvement in the Arts
Lunn, P., Kelly, E., Dublin: National Economic and Social Forum, February 2008.

"A Social Portrait of People of Working Age in Ireland"
Whelan, C., Callan, T., Russell, H., Maitre, B, Fahey, T. (UCD), Nolan, B., (UCD), Coleman, K. (Competition Authority), Report published by the Office for Social Inclusion (OSI), February 2008.

"BERA Review 2006: Education Research and Policy"
Byrne, D., Ozga, J (University of Edinburgh), Research Papers in Education, DOI: 10.1080/02671520701755457, Published online 21 January 2008, London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, February 2008.

Changing Returns to Education During a Boom? The Case of Ireland
McGuinness, S., McGinnity, F., O'Connell, P.J., ESRI Working Paper No. 227, February 2008.

"'New' and 'Old' Social Risks: Life Cycle and Social Class Perspectives on Social Exclusion in Ireland"
Whelan, C., Maitre, B., ESRI Working Paper No. 226, February 2008.

"Service Sector SMEs and Essential Skill Provision in the 16-25 Year Old Labour Market: Evidence from Northern Ireland"
McGuinness, S., Bennett, J. (Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland), McCausland, G. (Dream Ireland Ltd), Vol. 19, Issue 2, February 2008.

"The Climate Preferences of Irish Tourists by Purpose of Travel"
Lyons, S., Mayor, K., Tol, RSJ, ESRI Working Paper No. 225, February 2008.

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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)

Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring 2008
Barrett, A., Kearney, I., O'Brien, M., Dublin: ESRI, March 2008.

Tackling Low Income and Derivation: Developing Effective Policies
Callan, T. (ESRI), Nolan, B. (UCD), Walsh, J.R. (ESRI), Whelan, C.T. (ESRI), Maitre, B. (ESRI), ESRI Research Series No. 1, March 2008.

The Impact of European Integration on Regional Structural Change and Cohesion
Krieger-Boden, C. (Kiel Institute), Morgenroth, E. (ESRI), Petrakos, G. (University of Thessaly), (eds), London: Routledge, April 2008.

"Mapping Barriers to Successful School Transitions in Comparative Perspective: Irish and Estonian Experiences"
Darmody, Merike, TRAMES, Vol. 12, No. 1, March 2008.

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ESRI Offices

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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