Welcome
Welcome to the ESRI Newsletter for January 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
Growing Up in Ireland Data Workshop
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 18/02/2011.
Time: 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
The fourth in a series of Data Workshops to promote and support the use of Growing Up in Ireland data will be held on Friday 18th February 2011 from 10.00am to 2.30pm at the ESRI. For further information please visit our website, or contact guiworkshop@esri.ie.
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.
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, including a detailed programme and booking arrangements, will be available in the next few weeks.
Analysing Pension Policy Conference
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
Date: 26/05/2011.
Time: Morning.
Speakers will include Edward Whitehouse and Anna d’Addio (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: "The Distributional Impact of Public Spending in the UK"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 31/03/2011.
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.
Speaker: Dr Cristina Iannelli (Institute for Education, Community and Society, University of Edinburgh).
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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
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latest publications
Behind the Scenes? A Study of Parental Involvement in Post-Primary Education
Byrne, D., Smyth, E., The Liffey Press in association with the ESRI, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), and the Department of Education and Skills (DES), 13 January 2011.
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Winter 2010
Barrett, A., Kearney, I., Conefrey, T., O'Sullivan, C., ESRI Forecasting Series, 20 January 2011.
Innovation, Growth and Competitiveness: Dynamic Regions in the Knowledge-Based World Economy
Nijkamp, P. (ed.) (UV University, Amsterdam), Siedschlag, I., (ed.), http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14965-8, Heidelberg: Springer, 10 January 2011,
"A Good News Story About Irish Health Care"
Layte, R., ESRI Research Bulletin 2010/04/01, 11 January 2011.
Consumer Sentiment Index
Latest Consumer Sentiment Index report.
"Cultural Differences in Parenting Practices"
Murray, A., ESRI Research Bulletin 2010/04/04, 11 January 2011.
"Economic Growth, Innovation and Competitiveness in a Knowledge-Based World Economy: Introduction"
Nijkamp, P. (VU University, Amsterdam), Siedschlag, I., Smith, D., in P. Nijkamp & I. Siedschlag (eds.), Innovation, Growth and Competitiveness: Dynamic Regions in the Knowledge-Based World Economy, pp.1-11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14965-8, Heidelberg: Springer, 10/01/2011.
"Estimation of the Economic Impact of Temperature Changes Induced by a Shutdown of the Thermohaline Circulation: an Application of FUND"
Link, P. M. (Hamburg University), Tol, R. S. J., Climatic Change, Vol. 104, No. 2, 2011, pp.287–304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-009-9796-7, Published online 16 January 2010, Springer, 18/01/2011.
House Price Index
Latest permanent tsb/ESRI House Price Index
Nationwide (UK) Ireland Savings Index
A monthly report (electronic) produced jointly by the ESRI and Nationwide (UK) Ireland.
"On International Equity Weights and National Decision Making on Climate Change"
Anthoff, D., Tol, R. S. J., ESRI Research Bulletin 2010/04/02, 11 January 2011.
"Progression in Higher Education: The Value of Multi-Variate Analysis"
McCoy, S., Byrne, D. (National University of Ireland, Maynooth), ESRI Research Bulletin 2010/04/03, 11 January 2011.
Public and Private Utilisation of In-Patient Beds in Irish Acute Public Hospitals
O'Reilly, J., Wiley, M. M., ESRI Research Bulletin 2010/04/05, 11 January 2011.
"Sea-Level Rise and Its Possible Impacts given a 'Beyond 4°C World' in the Twenty-first Century"
Nicholls, R. J. (University of Southampton), Marinova, N. (Wageningen University), Lowe, J. A. (Met Office Hadley Centre), Brown, S. (University of Southampton), Vellinga, P. (Wageningen University), de Gusmăo, D. (Met Office Hadley Centre), Hinkel, J. (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Tol, R. S. J., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2011, 369, pp.161-181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0291, The Royal Society.
"The Case of Two Self-Enforcing International Agreements for Environmental Protection with Asymmetric Countries"
Osmani, D. (Hamburg University), Tol, R. S. J., Computational Economics, Vol. 36, No. 2, August 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10614-010-9232-0, Published online 20 June 2010, Springer, 7/01/2011.
"The Dynamics of Credentialism: Ireland from Bust to Boom (and Back Again)"
Smyth, E., McCoy, S., Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2011.01.002, Published online 13 January 2011, The Netherlands: Elsevier.
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, February 2011.
Annual Monitoring Report on Integration 2010
McGinnity, F., Quinn, E., O'Connell, P.J., Donnelly, N., The Integration Centre/ESRI, 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, February 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, 08/03/11.
"Internationalisation of Services, Productivity and Economic Growth: Literature Review"
Görg, H. (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Haller, S., Siedschlag, I., European Commission. February 2011.
“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, 28/02/11.
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PROJECTS
The Impact of Product and Labour Market Regulations on Innovation and the Adoption of New Technologies
Siedschlag, Iulia.
The objective of this research is to measure and analyse the impact of product and labour market regulations on innovation and the adoption of new technologies in the European Union countries. In particular, it will uncover the extent to which the effect of policy reforms (liberalization of entry and privatization) on innovation and the adoption of new technologies is conditioned by the distance to the global technology frontier. The research results will inform policy about the extent to which firms and industries in the European countries are likely to benefit from structural reforms such as product and labour market deregulation. ESRI is part of an international research consortium (NEUJOBS), led by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels, undertaking this research under the EU 7th RTD Framework Programme.
View details on research in the ESRI.
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OTHER NEWS
Denis Conniffe, RIP
ESRI staff were sad to learn that their friend and colleague, Denis Conniffe, died on January 20. He served as both Deputy Director and Research Professor whilst at the ESRI, and following his retirement from the Institute he continued to act as a consultant to ESRI staff. He was among Ireland’s most distinguished academics and published widely as both an economist and a statistician. His papers appeared in journals such as Econometrica, The Review of Economics and Statistics, The Journal of Econometrics, Biometrika, The Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference and The Statistician. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy and also held the presidencies of both the Irish Economics Association and the Irish Statistical Association. In addition to his many important papers, Denis will also be remembered as having been an enormously helpful and kind colleague who gave generously of his time. Many who knew him have published their thoughts on the Irish Economy blog at http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2011/01/22/denis-conniffe-rip/.
ESRI Staff Changes
From February 1, Joe Durkan (UCD) will join the Quarterly Economic Commentary Team at the Institute, working with Ide Kearney and Cormac O’Sullivan.
Under the auspices of the Strategic Alliance between the ESRI and TCD, Alan Barrett is being seconded from the Institute to become Project Director of TILDA, the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, for two years from March 1st.
Patient Classification Systems International (PCSI) Winter School
From 24 to 28 January faculty and students from around the world came to the ESRI to take part in the Patient Classification Systems International (PCSI) winter school on casemix-based healthcare payment systems. An open afternoon seminar took place on the Wednesday on Casemix Applications for Healthcare Payment Systems. More ..
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