We use data from the Irish census and exploit regional and temporal variation in infant mortality rates over the 20th century to examine effects of early life conditions on later life health. The urban mortality penalty collapsed in Ireland in the years right after World War II. Our main...

Government aid offered to Wales, and largely spent on attracting foreign direct investment, has yet to provide tangible benefits in terms of relative economic prosperity and sustained job creation. The present policy focus is therefore now concerned with creating innovative solutions led by...

The UK has taken a historic step towards regionalized government with its creation of a Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies. However this has raised important question marks about the existing funding system, the 'Barnett formula'. The purpose of this article is to...

Regional economic instability is considered in the context of Australian rural regions. Beginning with an overview of case studies under-taken, a generalized framework is developed to make effective use of available regional input-output tables and incorporate a variety of dynamic reactions by...

The timing and sequencing of fertility transitions and early-life mortality declines in historical Western societies indicate that reductions in sibship (number of siblings) may have contributed to improvements in infant health. Surprisingly, however, this demographic relationship has received...