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Welcome to the ESRI's monthly eNewsletter, with information on our events, publications, and new projects. If you require any further information on the ESRI's activities please visit our website at www.esri.ie, or email admin@esri.ie.

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 "Electricity Infrastructure Investment: Options for Ireland"
Date: 02/07/2009
Time: 4 p.m.
Speakers: Sean Diffney, Sean Lyons and Laura Malaguzzi Valeri (ESRI).

ESRI Research Seminar "Does Money Matter for Schools?"
Date: 09/07/2009
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Sandra McNally, CEE, London School of Economics.

ESRI Research Seminar "Do Agglomeration Economies Reduce the Sensitivity of Firm Location to Tax Differentials?"
Date: 23/07/2009
Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Marius Brülhart, University of Lausanne.

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PUBLICATIONS

Adapting to Diversity: Irish Schools and Newcomer Students
Smyth, E., Darmody, M., McGinnity, F., Byrne, D., ESRI Research Series No. 8, June 2009.

"A Gravity Model Approach to Estimating the Expected Volume of North/South Trade"
Morgenroth, E., Newry: InterTradeIreland, May 2009.

"Assessing Vulnerability of Selected Sectors under Environmental Tax Reform"
Fitz Gerald, J., Keeney, M. (Central Bank of Ireland), Scott, S., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2009/2/2, June 2009.

Consumer Sentiment Index
Latest Consumer Sentiment Index.

"Damage Costs of Climate Change through Intensification of Tropical Cyclone Activities: An Application of FUND"
Narita, D. (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Tol, R.S.J., Anthoff, D., Climate Research, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2009, DOI: 10.3354/cr00799, pp.87-97, Published online 23 June 2009, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany: Inter-Research.

"Did Ireland become More Unequal during the Boom?"
McGuinness, S., McGinnity, F., O'Connell, P.J., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2009/2/4, Dublin: ESRI, June 2009.

"Discounting for Climate Change"
Anthoff, D., Tol, R.S.J., Yohe, G.W. (Wesleyan University, Middletow), Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, Vol. 3 2009-24, June 2009, Kiel: Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

"Drinking Water Quality"
Commins, N., Lyons, S., Tol, R.S.J., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2009/2/3, June 2009.

"Estimating the Impact of Metro North"
Morgenroth, E., ESRI Working Paper No. 301, June 2009.

"Explaining Structural Change in Cardiovascular Mortality in Ireland 1995-2005: A Time Series Analysis"
Layte, R., O'Hara, S., Bennett, K. (Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, St. James's Hospital), ESRI Working Paper No. 300, June 2009.

"Future Challenges for Competition Policy in Ireland: A Personal Perspective"
Gorecki, P. K. in Evans, D. S. & Jenny, F., Trustbusters: Competition Policy Authorities Speak Out, Boston, MA: Competition Policy International.

House Price Index
Latest permanent tsb/ESRI House Price Index.

"Improving Access to Primary Care in Ireland: Do GP Charges Matter?"
Layte, R., Nolan, A., ESRI Research Bulletins 2009/2/1, June 2009.

"Inclusion or Diversion in Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland?"
Byrne, D., ESRI Working Paper No. 304, Dublin: ESRI, June 2009.

"International Trucking in the European Union: Policies and Practices"
Malaguzzi Valeri, L., North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council Working Paper No. 9, North America: North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council, June 2009.

"Job Mobility in Ireland"
Bergin, A., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2009/2/5, June 2009.

"Managing Diversity in Irish Primary and Post-Primary Schools"
Darmody, M., McGinnity, F., Smyth, E., Spectrum, Issue 17, June 2009, pp. 2-4, Dublin: National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI).

"The Economic Effects of Climate Change"
Tol, R.S.J., Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 23, No. 2, Spring 2009, pp. 29-51, Nashville, TN: American Economic Association.

"The 'Europeanisation' of Reference Groups"
Whelan, C.T. (UCD), Maitre, B., European Societies, Vol. 11, No. 2, May 2009, pp.283-309, DOI: 10.1080/14616690701846938, Published online 1 May 2009, London: Routledge.

"The Impact of Climate Change on the Balanced Growth Equivalent: An Application of FUND"
Anthoff, D., Tol, R.S.J., Environmental and Resource Economics, Vol. 43, No. 3, July 2009, DOI: 10.1007/s10640-009-9269-5, pp.351-367, Published online 5 March 2009, The Netherlands: Springer.

"Toward Farsightedly Stable International Environmental Agreements"
Osmani, D. (International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling), Tol, R.S.J., Journal of Public Economic Theory, Vol. 11, Issue 3, June 2009, pp. 455–492, Publisher: Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

"Understanding the Socio-Economic Distribution and Consequences of Patterns of Multiple Deprivation: An Application of Self-Organising Maps"
Whelan, C.T. (UCD), Lucchini, M. (University of Milan- Bicocca), Pisati, M. (University of Milan- Bicocca), Maitre, B., ESRI Working Paper No. 302, June 2009.

"Welfare and Competition Effects of Electricity Interconnection between Ireland and Great Britain"
Malaguzzi Valeri, L., Energy Policy, 2009, DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.020, Published Online 24 June 2009, The Netherlands: Elsevier.

"Welfare Regime and Social Class Variation in Poverty and Economic Vulnerability in Europe: An Analysis of EU-SILC"
Whelan, C.T. (UCD), Maitre, B., ESRI Working Paper No. 303, June 2009.

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FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS

(Please note that the publication dates of forthcoming publications may change. Please check the ESRI web site at www.esri.ie).

Policy Options to Reduce Ireland's GHG Emissions
Legge, T., Scott, S., ESRI Research Series 009, July 2009.

Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2009
Barrett, A., Kearney, I., Goggin, J., ESRI Forecasting Series, July 2009.

Study on the Costs of Participating in Higher Education
McCoy, S., Calvert, E., Smyth, E., Darmody, M., the ESRI and the Higher Education Authority, July 2009.

The Gender Wage Gap in Ireland: Evidence from the National Employment Survey 2003
McGuinness, S., Kelly, E., Callan, T., O'Connell, P. J., The Equality Authority, July 2009.

"Tax and Labour Supply: Evidence from Ireland"
Callan, T., ESRI Research Bulletin, July 2009.

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New Projects

Primary School Outcomes: a European Study
Emer Smyth, Selina McCoy and Delma Byrne

 This study examines the impact of primary school factors on student outcomes across a range of European countries. It is designed to inform national and European policy makers about effective practices at system (country), school and classroom level. The three year study will involve a survey of teachers and students within primary schools, focusing on practices relating to mathematics and science. The research is being carried out in Belgium (Flanders), Cyprus, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia, and is led by Professor Bert Creemers, an international expert in school effectiveness. As well as contributing to the comparative European study, the Irish team will focus in particular on the impact of school composition on student outcomes. The Irish part of the study is being funded by the IRCHSS under the auspices of the ESF Eurocores Programme.

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Pregnancy Discrimination at Work: Stage 2
Helen Russell, Dorothy Watson, Joanne Banks.

British studies show that a significant proportion of women experience a range of negative or unfair treatment in the workplace during pregnancy. This can range from the extreme of dismissal, through experiences such as unequal access to promotion, unsuitable workloads to more subtle forms of unfair treatment. The Crisis Pregnancy Agency and the Equality Authority have commissioned the ESRI to undertake a comprehensive study of women’s experiences of pregnancy at work with a view to assessing levels of pregnancy related discrimination in Ireland. Stage 2 of the research involves conducting a nationally representative survey among women with children under two years of age. The survey will explore women’s experiences at work during their pregnancy and their maternity leave. It will also investigate decisions/intentions regarding the return to work following the birth of the child. Detailed information on job and organisational characteristics will be collected in order to measure any changes in working conditions in the pre- and post-birth job and to investigate the links between employer practices and pregnancy related discrimination. The fieldwork will be carried out in the Autumn by Amárach Research. A research report based on the survey data will be published in 2010.

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OTHER NEWS

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