Volume 39/1

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REVIEW                           Published by Economic and Social Studies Dublin

Volume 39 Spring 2008  No.1 IRISH  ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION TWENTY-FIRST  ANNUAL CONFERENCE BUNCLODY, CO WEXFORD, APRIL 2007 ''Generalised Means of Simple Utility Functions with Risk Aversion'' Denis Conniffe ESR Vol 39#1 page 1 ''The Distribution of Productivity in Irish Manufacturing Between 1995 and 2004 – Determinants, Changes and Implications'' Stefanie Haller ESR Vol 39#1 page 13 ''Identity, Collective Beliefs, and the Allocation of Resources'' Thomas Jeitschko, Seaums O'Connell and Rowena Pecchenino ESR Vol 39#1 page 39 ''Opening and Closing Asymmetry: Empirical Analysis from ISE Xetra'' Robert J. Kelly ESR Vol 39#1 page 55 ''Centres of Research Excellence in Economics in the Republic of Ireland - Correction of an Erratum'' Frances P. Ruane and Richard S.J. Tol ESR Vol 38#3 page 79