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Working Papers

2009

1. The Old Poor Law: Resource Constraints and Demographic Regimes
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin

2008

2. Economic Status, Religion, and Demography in an Ulster Town a Century Ago
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
3. How the Poor (and not-so-poor) Saved - Savings Banks in Mid-Nineteenth Century Ireland and America
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
4. The Early History of Irish Savings Banks
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
5. The Irish Economy half a Century ago
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
6. Éirvana
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin

2007

7. Famine Demography
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
8. Famines and Markets
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
9. The Ripple that Drowns? Twentieth-century famines in China and India as economic history
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
10. Yardsticks for Workhouses during the Great Famine
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin

2006

11. Dublin Jewish Demography a Century Ago
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
    See also Journal Article in The Economic and Social Review (2006)
12. Making Famine History
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2007)
13. The European subsistence crisis of 1845-1850 - a comparative perspective
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin

2005

14. Crisis - What Crisis? Prices and Mortality in Mid-Ninteenth Century France
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
15. The New York Irish in the 1850s - Locked in by Poverty?
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
16. The Tortoise and the Hare - Economic Growth in Britain and the Netherlands c. 1500-1800
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
17. You Take the High Road and I’ll Take the Low Road - Economic Success and Wellbeing in the Longer Run
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin

2004

18. Agency And Famine Relief - Enniskillen Workhouse During The Great Irish Famine
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
    Also in Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin (2003)
19. Grain Prices and Mortality - A Note on La Michodières Law
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (2006)
20. Introduction to Special Issue of Food and Foodways
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
21. Ireland’s Great Famine - An Overview
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
22. Irish Agriculture after the Land War
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
23. The Fertility of the Irish in the United States in 1910
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2006)

2003

24. Financial Panic, Famine and Contagion - Ireland in the 1840s and 1850s
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
25. What were demographic crises like in mid-nineteenth century France?
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin

2002

26. Adam Smith and Amartya Sen - Markets and Famines in Pre-Industrial Europe
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
27. Demography, Food Production and Famine Risks in the 21st Century
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
28. Infant and Child Mortality in Dublin a Century Ago
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin View citations
29. Is the Celtic Tiger a Paper Tiger?
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
30. Savings Banks as an Institutional Import - The Case of Nineteenth-Century Ireland
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
    See also Journal Article in Financial History Review (2003)
31. The Fertility of the Irish in America in 1910
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
32. Two Encyclopedia Entries on Famines
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
33. Who Panics During Panics? Evidence from a Nineteenth Century Savings Bank
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
34. Who Panics during Panics? Evidence from a Nineteenth Century Bank
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin

2001

35. An Institutional Import - Irish Savings Banks c. 1820-1860
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
36. Famine Demography - An Introduction
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
37. Farming High and Low, 1850-1914
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
38. Fertility in South Dublin a Century Ago: A First Look
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations
    Also in Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin (2001) View citations
39. Mortality in the North Dublin Union During the Great Famine
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
    Also in Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin (2001) View citations
40. Should the Munster Bank have been saved?
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin

2000

41. Living Standards and Growth
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
42. Market Segmentation and Famine in Ancien Regime France
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
    Also in Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin (2000) View citations
43. The Political Economy of the Old Age Pension - Ireland c. 1908-1940
    Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin
44. The Workhouses and Irish Famine Mortality
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- View citations

1999

45. Famine Disease and Famine Mortality: Lessons from the Irish Experience, 1845-1850
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
46. Market Contagion: Evidence from the Panics of 1854 and 1857
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)

1998

47. From 'Frugal Comfort' to Ten Thousand a Year: Trade and Growth in the Irish Economy" October 1998
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
48. Immigrants, Savers and Runners: The Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in 1850's
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
49. Markets and Famines: Evidence from Nineteenth-Century Finland
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2001)
50. The Irish Macroeconomic Crisis of 1955-56: How Much Was Due to Monetary Policy
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- View citations

1997

51. Immigrants, Savers, and Runners: The Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in the 1850s
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics
52. Markets and Famines: Some Evidence from India and Ireland
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
53. The Great Irish Famine: Winners and Losers
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- (1997)

1996

54. Migration as Disaster Relief: Lessons from the Great Irish Famine
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
55. On Some Demographic Aspects on the Great Famine
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-

1995

56. Fertility Control Early in Marriage in Ireland a Century Ago
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (1995)

1994

57. Irish Economic Growth, 1945-88
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1991

58. New Evidence on the Fertility Transition in Ireland 1880-1911
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1988

59. Did Tariffs Matter That Much? Ireland since the 1920s
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1986

60. Protection, Economic War and Structural Change: The 1930s in Ireland
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1985

61. Immigration and the Real Wage: Time Series Evidence from the United States, 1820-1977
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
62. Modelling Migration to the New World: Some Problems
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
63. On Two Aspects of Post-War Irish Emigration
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1984

64. Did the Catholics always have Larger Families? Religion, Wealth, and Fertility in Rural Ulster Before 1911
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Journal Articles

2008

1. Fighting famine in north China - By Lillian M. Li
   Economic History Review, 2008, 61, (1), 266-268
2. Reviews of "Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger"
   The Economic and Social Review, 2008, 39, (2), 157-169

2007

3. Making Famine History
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2007, 45, (1), 5-38 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

4. Dublin Jewish Demography a Century Ago
   The Economic and Social Review, 2006, 37, (2), 123-147
   See also Working Paper (2006)
5. Grain prices and mortality: A note on 'La Michodière's Law' *
   European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2006, 13, (2), 183-194
   See also Working Paper (2004)
6. The fertility of the Irish in the United States in 1910
   Explorations in Economic History, 2006, 43, (3), 465-485 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

7. Savings banks as an institutional import: the case of nineteenth-century Ireland
   Financial History Review, 2003, 10, (01), 31-55 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)
8. The Panics of 1854 and 1857: A View from the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
   The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (01), 213-240 View citations

2002

9. FAMINE AND MARKET IN ANCIEN R GIME FRANCE
   The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (03), 706-733
10. What do people die of during famines: the Great Irish Famine in comparative perspective
    European Review of Economic History, 2002, 6, (03), 339-363 View citations

2001

11. Markets and Famines: Evidence from Nineteenth-Century Finland
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2001, 49, (3), 575-90 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)

2000

12. Market Contagion: Evidence from the Panics of 1854 and 1857
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (5), 1110-1124 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1997

13. Markets and famines: a simple test with Indian data
    Economics Letters, 1997, 57, (2), 241-244 View citations

1996

14. Height and Health in the United Kingdom 1815-1860: Evidence from the East India Company Army
    Explorations in Economic History, 1996, 33, (2), 141-168 View citations

1995

15. Fertility Control Early in Marriage in Ireland a Century Ago
    Journal of Population Economics, 1995, 8, (4), 423-31 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1993

16. The Irish Paper Pound of 1797-1820: Some Cliometrics of the Bullionist Debate
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1993, 45, (1), 148-56

1991

17. Reassessing the Irish Pound Report of 1804
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1991, 43, (1), 5-19

1982

18. Emigration and poverty in prefamine Ireland
    Explorations in Economic History, 1982, 19, (4), 360-384 View citations

1969

19. THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING POLICY OF THE EEC AND THE FREE MOVEMENT OF SKILLED LABOUR
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 1969, 8, (2), 79-109