Browsing Economic and Social Review by Subject "Macroeconomic policy"
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A theoretical growth model for Ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 2006)Ireland is distinguished by the high degree of openness of its labour market and the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the economy. We develop a neo-classical growth model to explore the consequence of these ... -
Elections and macroeconomic outcomes in Ireland, 1948-91
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1993)This paper tests the main politico-economic theories of the relationships between elections and macroeconomic outcomes using Irish data over the period 1948-91. The results suggest that Fianna Fail governments have been ... -
Ireland's economy in the 1980s: stagnation and recovery - a preliminary review of the evidence
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1992)This paper reviews recent literature on Ireland's economic experiences in the 1980s. It was a decade of EMS membership, with stagnation and a rapidly mounting debt problem followed by a sharp recovery from 1987. Controversy ...