Welcome
Welcome to the ESRI Newsletter for February 2011. The ESRI is one of Europe's leading research centres in the social sciences. In this issue you will find details of our latest and forthcoming publications, events 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
Financial Exclusion and Over-indebtedness: Challenges and Policy Responses
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 8/03/2011.
Time: 8.45 - 5 p.m.
This Conference is being organised by the ESRI in association with the Social Inclusion Division of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, the Policy Institute at Trinity College and the Social Finance Foundation. Further information on the Conference is available on our website. Please note that this Conference is now fully booked.
Research Symposium: "Employment and the Crisis: Work, Migration, Unemployment"
Venue: Trinity College Dublin
Date: 11/03/2011. Time: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
The aim of this one-day research symposium is to bring together ongoing research on employment, unemployment, inequality and living conditions in Ireland today; it places the Irish experience in some comparative context; it aims to stimulate further research. The symposium is being organised by the Policy Institute together with the TCD Employment Research Centre MSc in European Employment Studies and the ESRI. To register please visit the TCD website or email email policy.institute@tcd.ie.
Conference: "Analysing Pension Policy"
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 26/05/2011.
Time: Morning.
Speakers will include Edward Whitehouse (OECD), Justin van de Ven (NIESR), Tim Callan and Claire Keane (ESRI) and Gerry Hughes (TCD). Further details to follow nearer the time.
ESRI Seminar Series
ESRI Research Seminar "Life Course Epidemiology: A New Multi-Disciplinary Science"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 03/03/2011; Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Dr Siobhan Maty (Ussher Lecturer in Life Course Research, TCD School of Social Work and Social Policy and School of Medicine). More..
ESRI Research Seminar: "Can We Assess the Distributional Impact of Cuts to Spending on Public Services"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 31/03/2011; Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Cormac O’Dea (IFS).
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ESRI Research Seminar: "Climbing the Social Class Ladder: Does Education Matter for Social Mobility in Scotland?"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 28/04/2011; Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Dr Cristina Iannelli (Institute for Education, Community and Society, University of Edinburgh).
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ESRI Research Seminar: "Why is Social Class Still the Hereditary Curse of the English Educational System?
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 12/05/2011. Time: 4 p.m.
Speaker: Diane Reay (Professor of Education at Cambridge University). More ..
*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
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latest publications
"A Decision of an Association of Undertakings: Reflections on a Recent Irish Supreme Court Decision, Hemat v Medical Council"
Gorecki, P. K., European Competition Law Review, 2011, Vol. 32, Issue 3, pp.153-160, London: Sweet & Maxwell, 8/02/2011.
Consumer Sentiment Index
Latest Consumer Sentiment Index report.
"Foreign Firms and Host Country Productivity: Does the Mode of Entry Matter?"
Balsvik, R. (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration), Haller, S., Oxford Economic Papers, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpq014, Published online 28 July 2010, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
House Price Index
Latest permanent tsb/ESRI House Price Index
"Internationalisation of Services, Productivity and Economic Growth: Literature Review"
Görg, H. (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Haller, S., Siedschlag, I., European Commission. March 2011.
Nationwide (UK) Ireland Savings Index
A monthly report (electronic) produced jointly by the ESRI and Nationwide (UK) Ireland.
"The Immigrant Earnings Disadvantage across the Earnings and Skills Distributions: The Case of Immigrants for the EU's New Member States"
Barrett, A., McGuinness, S., O'Brien, M. (Central Bank of Ireland), British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2011, http:dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00835.x, Published online 28 January 2011, Oxford: Blackwell.
ESRI Working Papers
To view the latest ESRI Working Papers please visit our website at www.esri.ie.
Newspaper/Magazine Articles by ESRI staff
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ESRI Research 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).
Activation in Ireland: An Evaluation of the National Employment Action Plan
McGuinness, S., O'Connell, P. J., Kelly, E., Walsh, J. R., ESRI Research Series No. 20, March 2011.
Annual Monitoring Report on Integration 2010
McGinnity, F., Quinn, E., O'Connell, P. J., Donnelly, N., The Integration Centre/ESRI, April 2011.
Financial Exclusion and Over-indebtedness in Irish Households
Russell, H., Maître, B., Donnelly, N., Dublin: Department of Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs and the ESRI, 8 March 2011.
The Changing Faces of Ireland, Exploring the Lives of Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Children
Darmody, M., Tyrrell, N. (University of Plymouth), Song, S. (George Fox University), Sense Publishers, April 2011.
"Improving the Dublin Belfast Rail Service to Lower Barriers between North and South"
Morgenroth, E., Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland, Vol. 6, March 11.
“Irish Exceptionalism? Local Food Environments and Dietary Quality”
Layte, R, Harrington, J. (UCC), Sexton, E, Perry, I. (UCC), Cullinan, J, Lyons, S., Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, June 2011.
"New school, New System: The Experiences of Immigrant Students in Irish Schools"
Z. Bekerman & T. Geisen, (eds.), in Migration, Minorities, and Learning - Understanding Cultural and Social Differences in Education, Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Byrne, D. (NUI Maynooth), McGinnity, F., July 2011.
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PROJECTS
ACCESS
Edgar Morgenroth, Richard S. J. Tol
The ESRI will be a partner to the ACCESS project (EU FP7), researching the implications of climate change in the Arctic. During this four year project, the ESRI will study the impact of the opening up of the Northwest and the Northeast Passage on intercontinental transport. The ESRI will also study the effect of climate change on the potential for tourism in the Arctic.
View details on research in the ESRI.
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OTHER NEWS
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