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Privatisation in Ireland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Public enterprises in Ireland were offshoots of political nationalism. They were part of a protectionist economic policy and in 1980 employed over 90.000 staff in a total national employment figure of 1.1m.
Barrett, Sean D.
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Extreme‐weather risk and the cross‐section of stock returns

open access: yesJournal of Risk and Insurance, Volume 93, Issue 1, Page 163-198, March 2026.
Abstract We document an extreme‐weather risk premium in the cross‐section of stock returns. Between 1995 and 2019, stocks of domestic U.S. firms with the most negative sensitivity to aggregate storm losses earned an annual excess‐return spread of more than 6 percentage points relative to those with the most positive sensitivity, a difference not ...
Alexander Braun   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The windfall tax [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper analyses the windfall tax on the privatised utilities, introduced in the 1997 Budget. It describes the main arguments put forward for the tax and sets out the details of its scope, scale and method of implementation.
Lucy Chennells
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The paradox of competition for airline passengers with reduced mobility (PRM) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Airline competition with customer service as product differentiator has forced down costs, air fares and investor returns. Two passenger markets operate in aviation: (a) able-bodied passengers for whom airlines compete and (b) passengers with reduced ...
Ancell, D., Ancell, D.
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Cluster Policy, Innovation, and Firm Productivity. An Econometric Assessment of the Flemish Spearhead Cluster Program

open access: yesJournal of Regional Science, Volume 66, Issue 2, Page 426-444, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The Flemish government launched its Spearhead Cluster (SHC) policy in 2017. The aim is to boost strategic sectors by setting up cluster initiatives which coordinate collaborative R&D initiatives. In this paper, we analyze whether becoming a member of such a cluster initiative has an impact on the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of the firm. We
Pierluigi Angelino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Neoliberalism Shapes Indigenous Oral Health Inequalities Globally: Examples from Five Countries. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
Jamieson L   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Regulatory reforms in selected EU network industries

open access: yes, 2005
In the course of the 1990s, the EU has embarked on an ambitious regulatory reform programme for a number of European network industries, such as telecommunications, energy and transport. This paper analyses the potential benefits of successful reforms in
Martin, Reiner   +2 more
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Road User Charging – Pricing Structures.

open access: yes, 2004
This project considers the extent to which the public could cope with complex price or tariff structures such as those that might be considered in the context of a national congestion pricing scheme.
Beale, J.   +4 more
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