Welcome
Welcome to the ESRI Newsletter for May 2011. The ESRI is one of Europe's leading research centres in the social sciences. The Institute’s mission is to contribute to our overall understanding of Ireland’s economy and society and to provide evidence for policy making in Ireland in the related domains.
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
ESRI Seminar Series
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: 'The Size of the Irregular Migrant Population – Methodological Insights from the CLANDESTINO Project'
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 30/06/2011.
Time: 4 pm.
Speaker: Dita Vogel, formerly Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI). More.
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latest publications
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, May 2011.
Annual Monitoring Report on Integration 2010
McGinnity, F., Quinn, E., O'Connell, P. J., Donnelly, N., The Integration Centre and the ESRI, 4 May 2011.
Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011: First Results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Barrett, A., Savva, G. (TCD), Timonen, V. (TCD), Kenny, R. A. (TCD) (eds), Dublin: TILDA (The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing), 10 May 2011. This report includes the following chapters:
"Income and Asset Levels of Older People"
O'Sullivan, V. (TCD), Layte, R., in A. Barrett, G. Savva, V. Timonen & R. Kenny (eds), Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011: First Results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Dublin: TILDA (The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing), 10 May 2011.
"Retirement and Labour Market Participation"
Mosca, I. (TCD), Barrett, A., in A. Barrett, G. Savva, V. Timonen & R. Kenny (eds), Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011: First Results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Dublin: TILDA (The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing), 10 May 2011.
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring 2011.
Durkan, J., O'Sullivan, C., ESRI Forecasting Series, 11 May 2011.
Consumer Sentiment Index
Latest Consumer Sentiment Index report.
Nationwide (UK) Ireland Savings Index
Latest report (electronic), produced jointly by the ESRI and Nationwide (UK) Ireland.
"Regional Output Growth Synchronisation with the Euro Area"
Siedschlag, I., Tondl, G. (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Empirica. Journal of European Economics, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2010, pp.203-221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10663-010-9130-7, Published online 27 March 2010, The Netherlands: Springer.
"The Banking Sector and Recovery in the EU Economy"
Barrell, R. (NIESR), Fic, T. (NIESR), Fitz Gerald, J., Orazgani, A. (NIESR), Whitworth, R. (NIESR), National Institute Economic Review, No. 216, April 2011, pp.R41-R52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0027950111411381, London: NIESR.
"The Effect Of Breastfeeding On Children's Educational Test Scores At Nine-Years Of Age: Results Of An Irish Cohort Study"
McCrory, C., Layte, R., Social Science & Medicine, 72(9), 1515-1521, (published online 21 March), May 2011.
"Trade Liberalization and Climate Change: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of the Impacts on Global Agriculture"
Calzadilla, A. (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Rehdanz, K. (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Tol, R. S. J., Water, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2011, pp.526-550; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w3020526, Basel: MDPI Publishing.
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
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FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
(Please note that the publication dates of forthcoming publications may change. Please check the web site regularly, at www.esri.ie).
Pregnancy at Work: A Review of the Literature
Russell, H., Banks, J., HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme and the Equality Authority, 14 June 2011.
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace: Legal Framework and Review of Legal Decisions 1999 to 2008
Banks, J., Russell, H., HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme and the Equality Authority, 14 June 2011.
Continuous Professional Development among Primary Teachers in Ireland
Banks, J., Smyth, E., The Teaching Council and the ESRI, June 2011.
Job Satisfaction and Occupational Stress among Primary School Teachers and School Principals in Ireland
Darmody, M., Smyth, E., The Teaching Council and the ESRI, June 2011.
Women, Work and Pregnancy: Results of a National Survey
Russell, H., Watson, D., Banks, J., HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme, 28 June 2011.
The Irish Sports Monitor, Third Annual Report 2009
Lunn, P., Layte, R., the ESRI and The Irish Sports Council, June 2011.
"'The Sooner the Better I Could Get Out of There’: Barriers to Higher Education Access in Ireland"
McCoy, S., Byrne, D., Irish Educational Studies, 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., 2011.
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PROJECTS
REAL-net
Emer Smyth
REAL-net is a network of experts who advise the European Commission on social aspects of education and training. REAL-net will undertake the following range of activities for the European Commission: Guidance and advice to the Commission through replies to ad hoc queries; Analytical reports for policy-makers; Professional development seminars; Support for Commission symposia; Setting up and maintaining a website; Mapping expertise; Other support. The network is co-ordinated by Professor Sally Power, University of Cardiff, and contains academics and researchers from a range of countries and with expertise on an array of educational issues. Emer Smyth is a core member of this network.
View details of research in the ESRI.
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OTHER NEWS
Dr Garret FitzGerald
The Staff and Council of the ESRI note with sadness the passing of Dr Garret FitzGerald. As an economist and statistician he was in a unique position to understand, and to bring to public attention, the economic consequences of political decisions. He was intensely interested in statistics and forecasts and participated in ESRI seminars and conferences on a regular basis. In recent years he also attended press briefings in his capacity as contributor to The Irish Times and often cited ESRI findings in his column. May he rest in peace.
Conference: "Analysing Pension Policy"
This ESRI Conference, which took place in the ESRI on 26 May,
brought together research which helps to shed light on the complex and long-term effects of pension reforms in the Irish context. Speakers included Edward Whitehouse (OECD), Justin van de Ven (NIESR), Tim Callan and Claire Keane (ESRI) and Gerry Hughes (TCD). More..
Environmental Economics Seminar
This Seminar took place on 30 May in the ESRI. More .
Growing Up in Ireland - Data from Wave 1 of Infant Cohort archived
The Anonymised Microdata File (AMF) from Wave 1 of the Infant Cohort (at 9 months) is now available from the Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) www.ucd.ie/issda/. More..
The first in a series of Data Workshops to promote and support the use of the data will be held on the provisional date of Tuesday June 14 2011 from 10 am to 1pm at the ESRI. More ..
permanent tsb/ESRI House Price Index - Discontinuation
The ESRI and permanent tsb have ceased the production of the House Price Index. This decision has been taken primarily as a result of the introduction by the Central Statistics Office of a monthly index which will measure average prices for dwellings around the country and which is based on information provided by a number of financial institutions. The CSO index will be published monthly from 13 May 2011.
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