Welcome
Welcome to the ESRI Newsletter for October 2011. 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 Conference on Economic Renewal: 'Increasing Ireland’s Productivity and Growth'
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: Wednesday 9/11/2011; Time: 8.45 - 13.00.
This Conference is the first in a special series of half-day Economic Renewal conferences hosted by the ESRI. Each conference will analyse and debate evidence-based approaches to major policy challenges facing Ireland, as we seek to emerge from the economic crisis.
The theme of this first conference is productivity and growth. The papers presented will assess what can be learned from current international and domestic evidence about:
- How best to respond to the unemployment crisis?
- How to target public investment in infrastructure to get the best returns?
- What will boost innovation and productivity in enterprises?
Each paper will be followed by a response from a policymaker in the relevant field and an open Q&A session. The Economic Renewal Conference Series is supported by FBD Trust. Click here for full programme and registration details. If you wish to attend this event please register on-line by Friday 4 November 2011. For further information please email: renewal@esri.ie.
Launch of Growing Up in Ireland - Overweight and Obesity Among 9-Year-Olds
Venue: Pearse Street Library.
Date: Wednesday 9/11/2011, Time: 10 am.
This is the latest in a series of Growing Up in Ireland research reports based on data from Wave 1 of the Child Cohort (at 9 years). In light of the significant increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescence in Ireland in recent decades, the report examines levels among nine-year-old children and the factors associated with it. These include child and parental recognition, child self-concept and influence of local food environment. Policy implications are also discussed. The report will be launched jointly by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, T.D. and the Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly T.D., at 10am, Wednesday 9 November 2011 at Pearse Street Library, 138-144 Pearse St, Dublin 2. All welcome. If you wish to attend please email Claire Delaney at GUIlaunch@esri.ie. More on Growing Up in Ireland.
Growing Up in Ireland Infant Cohort Data Workshop
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: Friday 11/11/2011; Time: 10am to 1pm.
Growing Up in Ireland will host a Data Workshop to promote and support the use of the Infant Cohort dataset on Friday 11 November 2011. Training will cover a range of topics and is designed to give a comprehensive overview of the conduct of the study, the data themselves and supporting documentation. Researchers who have previously attended a data workshop on the Child Cohort dataset should note that this upcoming workshop will cover much of the same content. Those interested in attending should contact guiworkshop@esri.ie. Places are strictly limited and allocated on a ‘first-come first-served’ basis. More..
Conference: Growing Up in Ireland Annual Conference 2011
Venue: D4 Berkeley Hotel, Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Date: Thursday 01/12/2011; TIme: 9am to 5pm.
The Growing Up in Ireland Annual Research Conference will be opened by Ms Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, who will launch some Key Findings from the recently completed 3-year cohort as well as some of the first longitudinal findings from the study. To register, please visit our website and download and complete the booking form. For further information please contact Claire Delaney at Guiconference2011@esri.ie. More ..
ESRI Conference on Economic Renewal: 'Public Services'
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2
Date: Wednesday 14/12/2011.
What can Ireland do to improve and maintain public services when budgets are being cut? This will be the focus of the second in a special series of half-day conferences on economic renewal, hosted by the ESRI on Wednesday 14 December 2011. Researchers will present the best available evidence, both international and domestic, to address the following key issues for public services:
- Should health service workers be paid according to performance?
- Can we improve the quality of second-level education despite the funding shortage?
- How does the general public rate the quality of different public services in Ireland?
Policymakers and other interested parties will be invited to discuss the evidence offered and to respond to the ideas and issues raised. The Economic Renewal Conference Series is supported by FBD Trust. Further details will be available nearer the time.
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 usually required. Seminar dates may change. Please check the web site regularly, at www.esri.ie
ESRI Research Seminar: "Time Bomb or Damp Squib? Fertility in Contemporary Northern Ireland"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: Thursday 17/11/2011; Time: 4 pm.
Speaker: Pat McGregor, School of Economics, University of Ulster. More ..
ESRI Research Seminar: Persistent ‘At risk of Poverty’ in Ireland: An Analysis of the EU SILC Surveys 2005-2008
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: Thursday 24/11/2011; Time: 4 pm.
Speaker: Bertrand Maitre, ESRI.
This is an ESRI Seminar in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection. More ..
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latest publications
Annual Policy Report on Migration and Asylum 2010: Ireland (March 2011)
Joyce, C., ESRI Survey and Statistical Report Series No. 38, Report prepared for the European Commission Directorate-General Home Affairs and published by the ESRI, Dublin, 30/09/11.
Budget Perspectives 2012
Callan, T. (ed.), ESRI Research Series No. 22, Dublin: ESRI, 13/10/2011.
Migrants, Minorities, Mismatch? Skill Mismatch among Migrants and Ethnic Minorities in Europe
Mavromaras, S. (Flinders University), McGuinness, S., O’Leary, N. (Swansea University), Sloane, P. (Swansea University), CEDEFOP Research Paper No. 16, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 18/10/11.
The Internal EU Electricity Market: Implications for Ireland
Gorecki, P. K.,
ESRI Research Series No. 23, 26/10/2011.
Consumer Sentiment Index
Latest Consumer Sentiment Index report.
"Country Case Study – Ireland"
Nolan, B. (UCD), Callan, T., Maître, B., in Stephen P. Jenkins, The Great Recession and the Distribution of Household Income, Milan: Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti, 30/09/11.
"From Prevention to Nursing Home Care: A Comprehensive National Audit of Stroke Care"
Horgan, F. (RCSI), McGee, H. (RCSI), Hickey, A. (RCSI), Whitford, D. L. (RCSI), Murphy, S. (RCSI), Royston, M. (RCSI), Cowman, S. (RCSI), Shelley, E. (RCSI), Conroy, R. M. (RCSI), Wiley, M. M., O’Neill, D. (RCSI), Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol. 32, pp.385–392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000330640, Published online 8 October 2011, Basel: Karger.
"Has the Euro Boosted Intra-Euro Area Exports? Evidence from Industry Data"
Murphy, G., Siedschlag, I., Review of Economics and Institutions, Vol. 2, No. 3, Fall 2011, http:dx.doi.org/10.5202/rei.v2i3.44, Published online 1 October 2011, University of Perugia.
"Health: Funding, Access and Efficiency"
Nolan, A., in J. O'Hagan & C. Newman (eds), The Economy of Ireland, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 30/9/2011.
"Impact of Wage Bargaining and Worker Preferences on the Gender Pay Gap"
McGuinness, S., O'Connell, P. J., Callan, T., Kelly, E., European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 17, Issue 3, September 2011, p.277-294, 31/08/11.
Nationwide (UK) Ireland Savings Index
Latest report produced jointly by the ESRI and Nationwide (UK) Ireland.
"New School, New System: The Experiences of Immigrant Students in Irish Schools"
Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Byrne, D. (NUI Maynooth), McGinnity, in F.Z. Bekerman & T. Geisen, (eds.), International Handbook of Migration, Minorities and Education - Understanding Cultural and Social Differences in Processes of Learning, October 2011.
"Revising Irish Merger Guidelines: Lessons"
Gorecki, P. K., European Competition Law Review, Vol. 32, Issue 10, 2011, London: Sweet & Maxwell, 4/10/2011.
"Tax, Welfare and Work Incentives"
Callan, T., in T. Callan (ed.), Budget Perspectives 2012., Dublin: ESRI, 13/10/2011.
"Too Many Unnecessary Merger Notifications in Ireland?"
Gorecki, P. K., Journal of Competition Law & Economics, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2011, pp.651-670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/joclec/nhr008, Published online 22 August 2011, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 30/09/11.
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).
Workplace Equality in the Recession? The Incidence and Impact of Equality Policies and Flexible Working
Russell, H., McGinnity F., Dublin: The Equality Authority/ESRI, 15 November 2011.
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2011
Durkan, J., Duffy, D., O'Sullivan, C., ESRI Forecasting Series, 24 November 2011.
Special Educational Needs Prevalence Study
Banks, J., McCoy, S., National Council for Special Education, 16/11/2011.
"Determinants of ICT Adoption: Evidence from Firm-level Data"
Haller, S., Siedschlag, I., Applied Economics, Vol. 43, Issue 26, October 2011, p.3775-3788, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036841003724411, Published online 5 November 2010, Print copy to be published 5/11/2011.
"Power, Education and Migration into Ireland"
Darmody, M., Power and Education, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2011, 30/11/2011.
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PROJECTS
View details of research in the ESRI.
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OTHER NEWS
Conference: "Budget Perspectives 2012"
The ESRI and the Foundation for Fiscal Studies (FFS) held the annual "Budget Perspectives" Conference on Thursday 13 October 2011. More.
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