Former Students
Class 2010-2012
| Student | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|
| Dave Alvey | Are Education Systems Involved in the Generation of Skill Gaps? An exploration of the link between skill gaps and formal education in Ireland, North and South |
| Ali Basak | Banking Regulation in Turkey and Recovery: Lessons for Ireland? |
| Niall Cassidy | Best Practice in Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Case Study of Ireland’s Megaproject, the Dublin Port Tunnel |
| Hugh Cronin | Measuring the Financial Incentive to Work - Youth Replacement Rates in Ireland 2003-2010 |
| Sharon Finegan | An Examination of the Economic Regulation of the Water Sector: What works internationally and what could work for Ireland? |
| Deirdre Mahony | Turning Water to Diamonds: An examination of sustainable and equitable domestic water tariffs for Ireland |
| Paul Moley | The Wealth-Happiness Paradox - A European Case Study of The Correlation Between Objective Measures of Economic Well-Being and Life Satisfaction |
| David Murphy | Oops. They missed: Economic forecasts for Ireland 2002 to 2011 |
| Maria Murray | An Empirical Evaluation of the Structure and Impact of a Fat Tax in Ireland |
| Richard O'Carroll | BOOKS ARE DIFFERENT? Retail book & e-book pricing in the European Union |
| Kate O'Reilly | Smoking and Smokers in Ireland. Prevalence, Elasticities and Policy Options |
| Jim Scheer | Alleviating Energy Poverty in Ireland – An Efficient Approach for Future Government Expenditure |
| Marie Sinnott | Market Power in the Single Electricity Market -Measurement and Mitigation |
| Petra Woods | On the Path to Green Growth? The interface between the economy and environment in Ireland 1997-2007 |
Class 2008-2010
| Student | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|
| Dayo Alao | The Introduction of water charges to the Irish Domestic Sector |
| John Burke | An Analysis of Regulation in the Irish Co-operative Sector |
| Leslie Carberry | Prices May Fall as Well as Rise..:The Irish Property Market and Direct Credit Controls |
| William Carrie | A Review of the Implementation of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies in Ireland |
| Ruth Cooney | The Irish Dairy Sector: Competition and/or Concentration? |
| Eoin Corrigan | The Domestic Retail Electricity Market in Ireland - Managing Dominance and Consumer Inertia |
| Mary Dalton | An Analysis of the Impact of the Introduction of a Universal Social Contribution Rate in Ireland on Competitiveness and the Incentive to Work |
| Aedan Hall | Growing more successful Irish SMEs: What are the key constraints, and how can policy help? |
| James Hennessy | A Case Study of the Irish Financial Services Sector: Regulatory and Tax/Legal Issues |
| Trevor Jordan | The Effect of the Minimum Wage control on Employment in Ireland |
| Lisa Kelly | Towards a framework evaluation of the 100Mb Broadband for Post Primary Schools Programme |
| Peter Kinsley | Measuring the Performance of Regulators |
| Brenda McGovern | Choosing not to work? A study of the financial disincentives to work in Ireland |
| John Maher | The Prevalence and Persistence of Unemployment Blackspots in Ireland 1996-2006 |
| Gary Masterson | Can shared approaches to support services in the Public Sector assist delivery of the Public Sector Transformation agenda? |
| Erik O' Donovan | An Economic Evaluation of Incineration as a Residual Municipal Solid Waste Management Option in Ireland |
Ciarán Ó hÓbáin |
Regulation of Gas Storage Projects in Depleted Natural Gas Fields Offshore Ireland |
| Agata Osinska | The impact of European Union accession and membership on Polish Official Development Assistance in Ukraine |
| James Sheehan | An Inquiry into the Factors that Influence Patients toward Private Medical Services via the Private Accident and Emergency Services of Ireland |
| Cormac Staunton | Hard Cash in Hard Times: A social accounting matrix multiplier analysis of cash transfers and food aid in rural Zimbabwe |
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Class 2005 – 2007
| Student | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|
| Eugene Barry | Examination of the Potential for Quantifying and Monetising Environmental Impacts of Transport Projects in Ireland |
| Ruth Card | Regulation of Casinos; Implications for Competition and Policy Choices for Ireland |
| Peter Deane | An examination of the application of commercial governance standards in Irish central government departments and offices- with particular emphasis on the role and membership of audit committees |
| Eoin Dorgan | Multi-Annual Current Expenditure Systems: An Improvement in Public Expenditure Efficiency? |
| Patricia Dowling | Strand and Deliver! Has the ladder of investment worked effectively to deliver telecoms network competition if Ireland ? |
| Kevin Galligan | An analysis of the Single Farm Payment 2006; Regional distributions and effects of a hypothetical shift from a historic to a regional model of payment |
| Edmond Hearne | Understanding the Costs of Taxation: The Deadweight Loss of Taxation and its relevance for Policy Analysis in Ireland |
| David Hodnett | A market in slots at Dublin Airport ? |
| Patricia Mc Mahon | The identification of opportunities for improved utilisation of findings from Value for Money and Policy Reviews based on a review of good practice in other jurisdictions |
| Glenn J. Murphy | Open Skies, Market Liberalisation and Ireland |
| Patrick Murphy | An Assessment of the Use of Scenarios in Public Policy Foresight Projects |
| Gerard O'Brien | "Picking Winners" Irish Policy for Selecting and Supporting High Potential Start-Up Companies |
| Rory O' Brien | Irish Rail Transportation and the issue of Network Access |
| AdrianO'Donoghue | Returns to Investment in Education: An Estimation for Ireland |
| Susan O'Reilly | The Path Forward -An Evaluation of Youthreach |
Abstracts for dissertations are available to view here
Class 2003-2005
Policy Analysis and Evaluation
| Student | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Byrne | Local Government Funding in Ireland : An Application of Selected European Models |
| Shane Carton | Towards an Evaluation Framework for Civil Service Training Provision |
| David Clancy | A Regulatory Impact Analysis on Increasing the Pensionable Age in Irelan |
| Annemarie Freeman | Tax Expenditures, The Best Approach |
| Tara Mac Mahon | What can Second Tier Patent Systems Contribute to Innovation Policy? |
| Theresa Ryan | Factors Impacting on the Implementation of E-Procurement in the Irish Public Sector |
| Míchéal Smith | TG4: The Rationale for its creation, its Performance and Impact |
| Donal Spellman | An Analysis of the Irish Dairy Hygiene Investment Aid Scheme |
| Joanne Vance | Primary Care and Health Inequality: New Models of Delivery |
| Andrew E. Van Ostrand | Development Aid Policy at the Crossroads – A Critical Analysis of Current Issues, Problems, and Solutions |
| Troy William Wasilefsky | The President's Emergency Action Plan for AIDS Relief: The Challenge Posed by the Human Resources for Health Crisis |
Abstracts for dissertations are available to view here
Class 2003 -2005
Competition and Regulation
| Student | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|
| Clare Beausang | THE EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME (2005-2007) – Regulatory Treatment of the Cost of Carbon in the Power Generation Sector |
| Edward Brophy | An Economic Analysis of Public Policy in the Airports Sector |
| Patricia Cronin | A Study on Liberalisation of the Postal Sector in Ireland |
| Karen Egan | Structural Reform in the Irish Electricity Market; Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain? |
| Ciara Farren | Spectrum Liberalisation – The Challenge for Ireland |
| Iarla Flynn | An Analysis of The Allocation of Licences in Ireland 's Mobile Telecommunications Sector |
| Cathal Hanley | The future of public service broadcasting in Ireland |
| Cormac Keating | Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Monopoly Regulation in Ireland : A Review of Its Implementation |
| Alison Molloy | Towards a Framework for the Evaluation of Financial Regulations in the Irish Context |
| Hugh Tuckey | Healing Ireland 's Broadband Digital Divide – Is a Mandatory Solution Appropriate? |
| Paul Woods | A Legal and Economic Analysis of Government re-entry into the Irish Telecommunications Market in the context of broadband penetration in Ireland . |
Abstracts for dissertations are available to view here
Class 2001 – 2003
| Student | Dissertation Title |
|---|---|
| Brian Timothy Carroll | Workplace Partnership in the Department of Finance: A Case Study |
| Pat Coman | An Analysis of the Policy of Encouraging Early Retirement from Farming in Ireland(with particular reference to the Early Retirement (ERS2) 2000) |
| Ian Devlin | An Analysis of Competition in The Irish Newspaper Market |
| Derek Anthony Dignam | The Oireachtas committee system: a framework for evaluation |
| Thomas J Fleming | Improving Public Expenditure Planning: the future for National Development Plans |
| Ronan Gallagher | The Design and Governance of a Performance Related Pay Scheme for the Irish Civil Service |
| Eileen Kehoe | Performance Measurement for Strategic Policy Making |
| Martin Moloney | Banking Sector Competition |
| John Patrick Moore | European Union Maritime Transport Policy and its effects on Competition and Regulation on Ireland 's Commercial Ports |
| David O'Connell | An Analysis of Irish Natural Gas Market Regulation |
| Ronan O' Reilly | The Impact of the Open Method of Coordination on National Employment Strategies: A Case Study of The FÁS Preventative Strategy |
| Declan Purcell | Competition and Regulation in the retail Pharmacy Market |
| Clare Louise Thorp | Public Good Research for the Irish Food Industry A Mid-Term Evaluation of the Food Institutional Research Measure |
| David A. Walsh | Public Private Partnerships, State Aid and Efficiency – a Problematic Partnership …? |
Abstracts for dissertations are available to view here