Welcome
Welcome to the monthly eNewsletter from the ESRI, one of Europe's leading research centres in the social sciences, and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In this issue you will find details of the special events being held over the coming months to celebrate our anniversary, our latest and forthcoming publications, new projects and news. 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
Policy Seminar - "The Use of Indicators and Targets in Social Inclusion Policy: National and European perspectives"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 03/11/2010
Time: 09:00 - 13:00
The aim of this half day research seminar is to examine and debate the increasing use of indicators and targets in social inclusion policy at national and European levels. The seminar is co-hosted by the Social Inclusion Division of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, the Economic and Social Research Institute and UCD Social Science Research Centre. For further details please visit our website.
ESRI Seminar Series
ESRI Policy Seminar: "The property Tax: Why, How, Who pays?"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 11/11/2010.
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*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.
European Migration Network (EMN) Ireland Research Conference – “Labour Market, the Crisis and Migration”
Venue: The Convention Centre, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1.
Date: 19/11/2010
Time: 09:30 - 13:00
The Conference will focus on the labour market and migration in both the Irish and European context. Selected national and comparative EU findings of the European Migration Network ‘Satisfying Labour Demand Through Migration’ report will be presented. More.
ESRI Higher Education Policy Conference "Higher Education Policy: Evidence from Ireland and Europe"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 16/11/2010
Time: 9 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.
This conference will include discussion of research and policy on Higher Education access, participation, student experience and retention in the Irish context. In addition, international speakers will highlight issues emerging in the UK context and in the broader European context. The event will allow an opportunity to debate the challenges facing the Higher Education sector today. Further details.
Geary Lecture
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 25/11/2010
Time: 16:00
The second Geary Lecture of 2010 will be given by Canice Prendergast, W. Allen Wallis Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Further details will be available nearer the time. Information on the Geary Lecture Series.
"Growing Up in Ireland" Annual Research Conference
Venue: Alexander Hotel, Merrion Sq., Dublin 2
Date: 29/11/2010
Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm
The Growing Up in Ireland Study Team are holding their second Annual Research Conference in Dublin on Monday 29 November 2010. Growing Up in Ireland is the national longitudinal study of children. This Study follows the development of almost 20,000 children – an infant cohort of over 11,000 nine-month-olds and a child cohort of over 8,500 nine-year-olds. The conference will be opened by Mr. Barry Andrews T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, who will launch the study’s first substantive report from the Infant Cohort. For further details and to download the registration form visit our website.
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latest publications
Budget Perspectives 2011
Callan, T. (ed.), Brick, A., Durkan, J. (UCD), Keane, C., Lane, M., Miles, D. (Bank of England), Nolan, A., Nolan, B. (UCD), O'Leary, J. (NUIM), Walsh, J., ESRI Research Series No. 18, 12/10/2010. Papers include:
"Restructuring Taxes, Levies and Social Insurance: What Role for Universal Social Charge?" Callan, T, Nolan, B. (UCD), Keane, C., Walsh, J. R., Lane, M., in T. Callan (ed.) et al, Budget Perspectives 2011.
"The Sustainability of Irish Health Expenditure"
Brick, A., Nolan, A., in T. Callan (ed.) et al, Budget Perspectives 2011.
Designing Primary Schools for the Future
Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Doherty, C., ESRI Research Series No. 16, 15/10/2010.
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2010
Barrett, A., Kearney, I., Conefrey, T., O'Sullivan, C., Dublin: ESRI, 21/10/2010.
"Commuting Behaviour and Car Ownership in Ireland"
Nolan, A., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2010/03/04, 12/10/2010.
Consumer Sentiment Index
Latest Consumer Sentiment Index report.
"Estimating the Impact of Metro-North"
Morgenroth, E., in D. Jacobson & D. O Broin, (eds.), Local Dublin Global Dublin: Public Policy in an Evolving City Region, Dublin: Glasnevin Publishing.
"Higher Education Expansion and Differentiation in the Republic of Ireland"
McCoy, S., Smyth, E., Higher Education 2010, 31/10/2010.
House Price Index
Latest permanent tsb/ESRI House Price Index.
"International Transmission of Business Cycles"
Siedschlag, I., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2010/03/02, 12/10/2010.
Nationwide (UK) Ireland Savings Index
A new monthly report (electronic) produced jointly by the ESRI and Nationwide (UK) Ireland.
"Non-progression Among Higher Education New Entrants: A Multivariate Analysis"
McCoy, S., Byrne, D., Chapter 6 in V. Patterson, O. Mooney, M. O'Connor, A. Chantler, A Study of Progression in Irish Higher Education, Dublin: HEA, 28/10/2010.
"Providing Quality Pharmacy Services: Good Intentions Are Not Enough"
Gorecki, P. K., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2010/03/05, 12/10/2010.
"Resource Allocation, Financing and Sustainability in the Health Sector"
Brick, A., Nolan, A., O'Reilly, J., Smith, S., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2010/03/01, 12/10/2010.
"The Impact of Social Partnership on Ireland's Competitiveness"
McGuinness, S., Kelly, E., O'Connell, P. J., ESRI Research Bulletin No. 2010/03/03, 12/10/2010.
"Welfare Regime and Social Class Variation in Poverty and Economic Vulnerability in Europe: An Analysis of EU-SILC"
Whelan, C. T., (UCD), Maitre, B. (2010), Journal of European Social Policy, Vol 20 No 4, pp.316–332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958928710374378.
ESRI Working Papers
To view the latest ESRI Working Papers please visit our website at www.esri.ie.
Newspaper/Magazine Articles by ESRI staff
To view the latest Newspaper/Magazine Articles by ESRI staff please visit our website at www.esri.ie.
ESRI Research Bulletin
To view all ESRI Research Bulletin articles visit our website at www.esri.ie/bulletin
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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).
Making Equality Count: Irish and International Research Measuring Inequality and Discrimination
Bond, L., McGinnity, F., Russell, H. (eds), Liffey Press, November 2010.
Satisfying labour Demand through Migration: Ireland. European Migration Network
Quinn, E., Dublin: ESRI, 9/11/2010.
The Energy and Environment Review 2010
Devitt, C., Hennessy, H., Lyons, S., Murphy, L., Tol, R. S. J., ESRI Research Series No. 19, 18/11/2010.
"Managing Capital Flows: Experiences from Central and Eastern Europe"
Lamberte, M. (ed.), Managing Capital Flows in Asia: Search for a Framework, Von Hagen, J. (University of Bonn), Siedschlag, I., 30/11/2010.
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NEW PROJECTS
Day Surgery in Ireland: The development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Evidence Based and Consensus Derived Best Practice Model.
Dr Aoife Brick and Professor Miriam Wiley (ESRI) in conjunction with teams from the Royal College of Surgeons (project lead) and James Connolly Memorial Hospital.
Rates of day case procedures in Ireland have seen average annual growth of 17.8% from 2003 to 2007. Of the 718,851 day patient discharges in 2007, almost 13% were classified under a surgical AR-DRG. For general surgical procedures, the rate of growth has been slower with only 10% of some procedures being conducted as day cases. There is a lack of research in this area in Ireland yet the HSE has set a target of 80% of a basket of 24 surgical procedures being conducted as day cases.
Internationally there is a call for further research to better understand how to optimize day surgery to the benefit of all. This is necessary in Ireland if we are to provide research driven, people centred care in appropriate environments. The aim of this work is to achieve, through consensus and international best practice recommendations, trackable, measurable, key elements, which can be implemented, assessed and evaluated in day surgery in Ireland. It is hoped that the findings will help guide future service provision, service development, enhance patient care and contribute to improved clinical outcomes. The project is funded by the Health Research Board.
New Energy Projects
The ESRI has won a PRTLI grant and a SFI grant for energy research. Both are multi-year projects employing several PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows in collaboration with the Electricity Research Centre of University College Dublin and the Department of Economics of Trinity College Dublin. The research will focus on demand side management (smart meters, smart appliances, micro-generation), interconnection, and the regulation required for an electricity market in which both supply and demand grow more volatile and unpredictable.
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OTHER NEWS
"Budget Perspectives 2011" Conference
The Economic and Social Research Institute and the Foundation for Fiscal Studies (FFS) held the thirteenth annual "Budget Perspectives" Conference on Tuesday, 12 October 2010. To view/download the publication and presentation slides please visit our website at www.esri.ie.
Conference on "Resource Allocation, Financing and Sustainability in Health Care"
This conference, held on 19 October 2010 at the ESRI, discussed the challenges for Ireland’s healthcare system, drawing on the work undertaken for the recently published Report of the independent Expert Group on Resource Allocation and Financing in the Health Sector and the research that underpinned the Group’s Report. More..
ESRI - TCD Conference: Turning Globalisation to National Advantage: Economic Policy Lessons from Ireland’s Experience
This ESRI-TCD Conference was a joint initiative under the recently agreed New Strategic Partnership between the ESRI and TCD. It discussed research results from two major ongoing projects being carried out by researchers at ESRI and TCD which are funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (IRCHSS). These projects are focused on the effects of globalisation on the Irish economy and related policy responses. More ..
Elected to the Academia Europaea
Professor Richard Tol has been elected to the Academia Europaea.
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