John Biggins, Muiris MacCarthaigh, Niamh Hardiman and Colin Scott Key Points The Irish State Administration Database (ISAD) constitutes a major research infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences in Ireland, and is of benefit to political scientists, historians, lawyers, sociologists and specialists in public policy. It should also be of interest to public servants and…
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Growing Up in Ireland: Social-emotional and behavioural outcomes in early adolescence is now available from the ESRI HERE
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Residential Property Price Index January 2021 is now available from the CSO HERE
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Eurostudent Report VII: Report on the Social and Living Conditions of Higher Education Students in Ireland, 2019 is now available from the Higher Education Authority HERE
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Social Impact of COVID-19 Survey February 2021: Well-being is now available from the CSO HERE
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Labour Force Survey Quarter 4 2020 is now available from the CSO HERE
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The impact of the 2016 minimum wage increase on average labour costs, hours worked and employment in Irish firms is now available from the ESRI HERE
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Irish Rental Report Q4 2020 is now available from Daft.ie HERE
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Patrick Malone Key Point: During the Great Recession and its aftermath, public expenditure on housing fell significantly from €2.2bn in 2008 to a low point of €950m in 2014, a decrease of €1.2bn or 60%. The largest reduction in public spending was in capital expenditure, with total spending decreasing by €1.2bn or 80% from €1.5bn…
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Fiscal Assessment Report, December 2020 is now available from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council HERE
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The RTB Rent Index, Quarter 3 2020 is available from Residential Tenancies Board HERE
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Quarterly Economic Commentary, Winter 2020 is now available from the ESRI HERE
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COVID-19 and non-Irish nationals in Ireland is now available from the ESRI HERE
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Dr Akisato Suzuki [a][b] Many pieces of policy research use statistical inference to estimate (i.e., do a “smart guess” about) the effects of policy interventions, based on data. As more and more data are becoming available and, accordingly, statistical modeling (aka data science) is becoming more common, it is crucial to understand the underlying assumption,…
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John Coakley [a] In presenting what was billed as a major government initiative in Dublin Castle on 22 October 2020, Taoiseach Micheál Martin appeared to signal a fundamental policy shift on Northern Ireland on the part of the coalition government and of his own Fianna Fáil party. Rejecting Sinn Féin demands for a “border poll”…
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Carbon taxes, poverty and compensation options is now available from the ESRI HERE
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Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2020 is now available from the ESRI HERE
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Labour Force Survey Bulletin: Flexibility at Work in 2019 is now available from the CSO HERE
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Labour Force Survey, Quarter 2 2020 is now available from the CSO HERE
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Fiscal Assessment Report, May 2020 is now available from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council HERE
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Determinants of Degree Quality in Ireland is now available from the Higher Education Authority HERE
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Friday, 17 April 2020 A.The Macroeconomy of Ireland Post Covid-19 Video Chair: Professor Stephen Kinsella (University of Limerick)Sharon Donnery (Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Ireland) SlidesBeata Javorcik (Chief Economist, ERBD)Michael McMahon (Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Oxford) B. Impact of School Closures on Educational Inequalities Video Chair: Orla Doyle (UCD) SlidesNoel Kelly (Director of Educational…
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The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2018, a World Health Organization Collaborative Cross-National Study, is now available HERE
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Rent Index 2019, Quarter 3 now available from the RTB HERE
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An Analysis of Labour Market Earnings for Higher Education Graduates in their Early Careers, Graduation Cohorts: 2010 – 2017 is now available from the HEA HERE
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