This course will focus on issues that are often left out of methodology courses and training, notably: What are the different views on the theoretical contribution that a case study can make, and what lies behind these differences? As researchers, how can we theorize from case studies? How do...

The Economic and Social History Society of Ireland was formed in 1970 to promote the study of economic and social history in Ireland.

This half-day conference will bring together Irish and international speakers to provide a comparative overview of approaches to identifying labour shortages, and related migration policy formulation. Recent policy developments in Ireland and Europe indicate that migration is one, increasingly...

The eighth annual Irish Economics and Psychology Conference will bring together economists, psychologists and policymakers to hear and discuss some of the latest research. The afternoon session will involve invited international speakers and a panel, who will consider the potential benefits and...

This annual central bank workshop gives researchers, policy-makers and practitioners the opportunity to discuss theoretical work, empirical findings and policy implications related to the microstructure of financial markets. Topics: - Microstructure effects of non-standard monetary policy...

The scientific program comprises two keynote lectures and paper presentations organized in parallel sessions.

Topics: Bayesian methods; Big data, methods and applications; Business survey methodology; Calibration techniques; Combining data from surveys and registers, data linking, data fusion; Demography; Design and analysis of complex surveys; Design and estimation strategies using auxiliary data; Edit...

The theme of the 2015 congress is "Taxation in a Global Economy". Increased international mobility of economic activity via FDI, trade, and migration has resulted in a tax environment that requires decision makers to consider their choices in a global context. In particular, the mobility of tax...

The WORK2015 Conference welcomes papers and presentations exploring, contouring, describing and analyzing the world of work and new meanings of work. In addition to the ongoing global economic crisis and its effects, longer term processes have shifted the contours and boundaries of work and...

Suggested themes for the conference: - Regional Growth and Productivity - Migration and Regional Labour Markets - Regional Policy in Ireland and the UK - Differential Regional Impacts of the Current Economic Crisis - Regional Impacts of Education Policy and Institutions - European Regional...