17 research outputs found
The Development of the Irish Private Health Insurance Market and Evidence of Selection Effects Therein
This paper tracks the development of the Irish private health insurance market, both in terms of its legislative background and the development of competition. Literature on adverse selection and risk selection is then reviewed. Data from two surveys of consumers are then analysed to determine whether evidence exists of adverse selection or risk selection in the Irish private health insurance market. Both of these issues are relevant in the context of the debate over risk equalisation in the market in Ireland.Private health insurance, adverse selection, risk selection
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Updating the approaches to define susceptibility and resistance to anti-tuberculosis agents: implications for diagnosis and treatment
11 pĂĄginas, 2 figuras, 1 tablaInappropriately high breakpoints have resulted in systematic false-susceptible AST results to anti-TB drugs. MIC, PK/PD and clinical outcome data should be combined when setting breakpoints to minimise the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance.I. Comas was supported by PID2019-104477RB-I00 from the Spanish Science Ministry
and by ERC (CoG 101001038)Peer reviewe
Identifying Spatial Markets for Personal Legal Services in Ireland
This paper attempts to identify possible spatial markets for the previously neglected area of personal legal services. The market for domestic conveyancing services is examined using data from a telephone survey of solicitor firms. The importance of correctly identifying conveyancing markets is illustrated by analysing summary characteristics of legal services with particular emphasis on an analysis of concentration. The implications of this analysis arise in the policy arena, where previous government attempts to deregulate this market failed. The results show that market structure is endogenous to market fundamentals and therefore arbitrary geographical boundaries are no basis for competition. It is suggested that the deregulation debate concerning this market be reopened. Cet article cherche Ă repĂ©rer une demande Ă©ventuelle de services juridiques aux particuliers, ce qui a Ă©tĂ© nĂ©gligĂ©e jusqu'Ă nos jours. A partir des donnĂ©es provenant d'une enquĂȘte par tĂ©lĂ©phone menĂ©e par un cabinet de notaires, on examine la demande de services nĂ©cessaires Ă la rĂ©daction des actes de propriĂ©tĂ©. Une analyse des caractĂ©risitiques sommaires des services juridiques, analysant en particulier la concentration, illustre bien l'importance du repĂ©rage de la demande de services nĂ©cessaires Ă la rĂ©daction des actes de propriĂ©tĂ©. Les implications de cette analyse sont importantes pour la politique, dans la mesure oĂč des gouvernements prĂ©cĂ©dents n'ont pas rĂ©ussi Ă dĂ©rĂ©glementer ce secteur. Les rĂ©sultats laissent voir que la structure de la demande s'explique par les principes de base de la demande. Par la suite, un repĂ©rage gĂ©ographique arbitraire ne sert pas de base Ă la concurrence. On propose la rĂ©ouverture du dĂ©bat sur la dĂ©rĂ©glementation de ce secteur. Dieser Aufsatz versucht, in Frage kommende, rĂ€umlich festgelegte MĂ€rkte fĂŒr das bisher vernachlĂ€ssigte Gebiet persönlicher, von RechtanwĂ€lten angebotenen Dienstleistungen zu identifizieren. Zur Untersuchung des Marktes fĂŒr Dienstleistungen bei EigentumsĂŒbertragung wurden Daten einer telefonischen Umfrage unter RechtsanwĂ€lten herangezogen. Die Bedeutung der korrekten Identifizierung des Marktes fĂŒr EigentumsĂŒbertragungen wird mittels Analyse eines Ăberblicks der Merkmale juristischer Dienstleistungen illustriert, mit besonderer Betonung einer Analyse des Umfangs der Konzentration. Die Implikationen dieser Analyse entstehen in der politischen Arena, wo frĂŒhere Versuche der Regierung, diesen Markt dem freien Wettbewerb zu ĂŒberlassen, fehlschlugen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daĂ Marktstruktur mit Marktgrundlagen einhergeht, und wilkĂŒrliche geographisehe Grenzziehung keine Basis fĂŒr Wettbewerb darstellt. Es wird angeregt, die Debatte, diesen Markt dem freien Wettbewerb zu ĂŒberlassen, wieder aufzunehmen.Market, Definition, Professions, Personal, Legal, Services,
"Aspects of Regulatory Reform in the Irish Solicitor Profession: Review & Evaluation"
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Measuring Irish housing quality
Reviews the development of Irish housing policy from the eighteenth century to the present. Emphasizes the importance of measuring quality in housing, where housing may be described by a vector of measured characteristics. Undertakes a detailed price determination of these various characteristics using a hedonic model. Explains observed house prices in terms of the various housing characteristics using a hedonic model, from which a set of implicit or âhedonicâ prices emerges. Reviews the theoretical basis of such an approach and develops a model specifically for aggregated data, as other studies in this area used disaggregated models. Obtains quantitative estimates of the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the housing bundle before and after a series of model transformations. The results indicate the premium associated with certain housing characteristics. They emphasize, in particular, the importance of floor area and location in determining new Irish estate house prices.Housing, Ireland, Prices, Quality