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Working Papers

2013

1. Globalisation and Ireland's Export Performance
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
   See also Chapter Globalization and Ireland’s Export Performance, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2014) (2014)

2012

2. Combining Public Sector and Economic Reform
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2011

3. Boosting Innovation and Productivity in Enterprises: What Works?
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (8)

2010

4. Research and Policy Making
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
5. Towards a Better and Sustainable Health Care System ? Resource Allocation and Financing Issues for Ireland
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2009

6. Do Foreign Mergers & Acquisitions Boost Firm Productivity?
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
7. Do Foreign Mergers and Acquisitions Boost Firm Productivity?
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Do foreign mergers and acquisitions boost firm productivity?, International Business Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (30) (2017)
8. Exporting and Ownership Contributions to Irish Manufacturing Productivity Growth
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)

2008

9. A Hirsch Measure for the Quality of Research Supervision, and an Illustration with Trade Economists
   Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article A Hirsch measure for the quality of research supervision, and an illustration with trade economists, Scientometrics, Springer (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
10. Resonances from "Economic Development" for Current Economic Policymaking
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2007

11. ACADEMIC QUALITY, POWER AND STABILITY: AN APPLICATION TO ECONOMICS IN THE REPUBLIC IRELAND
    Working Papers, Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University View citations (3)
12. Centres of Research Excellence in Economics in the Republic of Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Centres of Research Excellence in Economics in the Republic of Ireland, The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies (2007) View citations (5) (2007)
13. Exports and Productivity: Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries
    CIE Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Industrial Economics View citations (9)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2007) View citations (9)
14. Firm performance characteristics and gender ownership in a Globalised Economy
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (1)
15. Heterogeneous Exporter Behaviour: Exploring the Evidence for Sunk-Costs and Hysteresis
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
16. Location Choices of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Europe after 1992
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (68)
17. REFINED (SUCCESSIVE) H-INDICES: AN APPLICATION TO ECONOMICS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
    Working Papers, Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University View citations (19)
18. Where do MNEs Expand Production: Location Choices of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Europe after 1992
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2006

19. Export dynamics in Small Open Economies: Indigenous Irish Manufacturing Exports, 1985-2003
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (4)
20. Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (26) (2006)
    Chapter Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2005

21. Export Performance and Destination Characteristics of Irish Manufacturing Industry
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Export Performance and Destination Characteristics of Irish Manufacturing Industry, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (2005) View citations (35) (2005)
22. Export Platform FDI and Dualistic Development
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (7)
23. Foreign Direct Investment And Host Country Wages: New Evidence From Irish Plant Level Panel Data
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (6)
24. Foreign Direct Investment and Export Spillovers: How Do Export Platforms Fare?
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (37)
25. Labour Productivity and Foreign Direct Investment in Irish Manufacturing Industry: A Decomposition Analysis
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Labour Productivity and Foreign Direct Investment in Irish Manufacturing Industry - A Decomposition Analysis, The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies (2005) View citations (5) (2005)
26. Ownership and Export Characteristics of Irish Manufacturing Performance
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (5)
27. Promoting Industrial Clusters: Evidence from Ireland
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Promoting Industrial Clusters: Evidence from Ireland, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2006) (2006)
28. Taxation and the Financial Structure of Foreign Direct Investment
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (19)

2002

29. Foreign Direct Investment And Productivity Spillovers In The Irish Manufacturing Industry: Evidence From Firm Level Panel Data
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (19)
30. Globalization, Europeanization and Trade in the 1990s: Export Responses of Foreign and Indigenous Manufacturing Companies
    CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (4)
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2002) View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Globalization, Europeanization and Trade in the 1990s: Export Responses of Foreign and Indigenous Manufacturing Companies, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

2000

31. THE DETERMINANTS OF FIRM START-UP SIZE: A COMPARISON OF IRELAND AND PORTUGAL
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (8)

1999

32. European Integration and Peripherality: Are There Lessons from Ireland
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
33. Globalisation and Fragmentation: Evidence from the Electronics Industry in Ireland
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (8)
34. The Tangible Contribution of R&D Spending Foreign-Owned Plants to a Host Region: a Plant Level Study of the Irish Manufacturing Sector (1980-1996)
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The tangible contribution of R&D-spending foreign-owned plants to a host region: a plant level study of the Irish manufacturing sector (1980-1996), Research Policy, Elsevier (2001) View citations (18) (2001)

1998

35. Linkages between Multinationals and Indigenous Firms: Evidence for the Electronics Sector in Ireland
    Economics Technical Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (9)
36. The Post-Entry Performance of Irish Plants: Does a plant's Technological Activity Matter?
    Economics Technical Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (2)
37. The Regional Dimension of Industrial Policy and Performance in the Republic of Ireland
    Economics Policy Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (3)

1997

38. "To R&D or not to R&D, that is the Question": A Firm Level Study of Employment Growth in the Irish Manufacturing Sector, 1986-95
    Economics Policy Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
39. Measuring Sectoral Patterns of US Investment in EU Member Countries, 1983-1994
    Economics Technical Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
40. Non-Standard Employment in Irish Manufacturing: Do Firm Characteristics Matter?
    Economics Technical Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
41. Reflections on Irish Industrial Policy towards Foreign Direct Investment
    Economics Policy Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (11)

1988

42. APPRAISING THE OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Appraising the Options for International Trade in Services, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (1990) View citations (8) (1990)

1986

43. International capital mobility and the Dutch disease
    Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin View citations (1)

1985

44. International Capital Mobility, Shadow Prices and the Cost of Protection
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (1984)
    See also Journal Article International Capital Mobility, Shadow Prices, and the Cost of Protection, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1988) View citations (30) (1988)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Do foreign mergers and acquisitions boost firm productivity?
   International Business Review, 2017, 26, (6), 1124-1140 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper Do Foreign Mergers and Acquisitions Boost Firm Productivity?, Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)

2016

2. Ireland—A Remarkable Economic Recovery?
   Australian Economic Review, 2016, 49, (3), 241-250 View citations (1)

2009

3. A Hirsch measure for the quality of research supervision, and an illustration with trade economists
   Scientometrics, 2009, 80, (3), 613-624 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper A Hirsch Measure for the Quality of Research Supervision, and an Illustration with Trade Economists, Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
4. How important is exporting and ownership to productivity growth? Micro Evidence from a Small Open Economy
   Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2009, 55, (3), 197-218

2008

5. Rational (successive) h-indices: An application to economics in the Republic of Ireland
   Scientometrics, 2008, 75, (2), 395-405 View citations (49)

2007

6. Centres of Research Excellence in Economics in the Republic of Ireland
   The Economic and Social Review, 2007, 38, (3), 289–322 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Centres of Research Excellence in Economics in the Republic of Ireland, Papers (2007) View citations (5) (2007)
7. Irish Manufacturing Export Dynamics: Evidence of Exporter Heterogeneity in Boom and Slump Periods
   Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2007, 143, (2), 375-388 View citations (8)

2006

8. Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies
   The World Economy, 2006, 29, (11), 1611-1628 View citations (26)
   See also Chapter Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies, Palgrave Macmillan Books, 2010, 365-385 (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
   Working Paper Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies, The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series (2006) View citations (23) (2006)

2005

9. Export Performance and Destination Characteristics of Irish Manufacturing Industry
   Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2005, 141, (3), 442-459 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper Export Performance and Destination Characteristics of Irish Manufacturing Industry, Economics Working Papers (2005) View citations (36) (2005)
10. Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers in Irish manufacturing industry: evidence from plant level panel data
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2005, 12, (1), 53-66 View citations (34)
11. Labour Productivity and Foreign Direct Investment in Irish Manufacturing Industry - A Decomposition Analysis
    The Economic and Social Review, 2005, 36, (1), 19–43 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Labour Productivity and Foreign Direct Investment in Irish Manufacturing Industry: A Decomposition Analysis, The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2001

12. Multinational Companies and Linkages: Panel-Data Evidence for the Irish Electronics Sector
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2001, 8, (1), 1-18 View citations (48)
13. The tangible contribution of R&D-spending foreign-owned plants to a host region: a plant level study of the Irish manufacturing sector (1980-1996)
    Research Policy, 2001, 30, (2), 227-244 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper The Tangible Contribution of R&D Spending Foreign-Owned Plants to a Host Region: a Plant Level Study of the Irish Manufacturing Sector (1980-1996), Economic Papers (1999) View citations (4) (1999)

2000

14. An Analysis of Backward Linkages in the Irish Electronics Sector
    The Economic and Social Review, 2000, 31, (3), 215-235 View citations (22)
15. Determinants of Firm Start-Up Size: An Application of Quantile Regression for Ireland
    Small Business Economics, 2000, 14, (3), 211-22 View citations (23)
16. European Integration and Peripherality: Lessons from the Irish Experience
    The World Economy, 2000, 23, (3), 405-421 View citations (6)

1999

17. US Investment in EU Member Countries: The Internal Market and Sectoral Specialization
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 1999, 37, (2), 333-348 View citations (10)

1997

18. The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Sectoral Adjustment in the Irish Economy
    National Institute Economic Review, 1997, 160, 76-86
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 1997, 160, (1), 76-86 (1997) View citations (26)

1990

19. Appraising the Options for International Trade in Services
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1990, 42, (4), 672-87 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper APPRAISING THE OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES, RCER Working Papers (1988) View citations (1) (1988)

1988

20. International Capital Mobility, Shadow Prices, and the Cost of Protection
    International Economic Review, 1988, 29, (4), 571-85 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper International Capital Mobility, Shadow Prices and the Cost of Protection, CEPR Discussion Papers (1985) View citations (1) (1985)

1987

21. Spatial Bias and the Location of Footloose Industry: A Simple Regional Model
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1987, 20, (3), 506-18 View citations (2)

1983

22. Trade Policies and the Spatial Distribution of Development: A Two-Sector Analysis
    International Regional Science Review, 1983, 8, (1), 47-58 View citations (2)
23. Two-way capital flows: Cross-hauling in a model of foreign investment
    Journal of International Economics, 1983, 14, (3-4), 357-366 View citations (12)

1982

24. Corporate income tax, investment grants, and the cost of capital
    Journal of Public Economics, 1982, 17, (1), 103-109 View citations (10)

1979

25. Project Analysis and Industrial Employment in Ireland
    Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 1979, 1979, (2-June) View citations (1)

Chapters

2014

1. Globalization and Ireland’s Export Performance
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Globalisation and Ireland's Export Performance, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2010

2. Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (26) (2006)
   Working Paper Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies, IIIS (2006) View citations (23) (2006)

2006

3. Promoting Industrial Clusters: Evidence from Ireland
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Promoting Industrial Clusters: Evidence from Ireland, IIIS (2005) View citations (3) (2005)

2002

4. Globalization, Europeanization and Trade in the 1990s: Export Responses of Foreign and Indigenous Manufacturing Companies
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Globalization, Europeanization and Trade in the 1990s: Export Responses of Foreign and Indigenous Manufacturing Companies, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2002) View citations (4) (2002)