Using the Synthetic Biproportional Projector for the measurement of structural change in Ireland

Abstract

This paper analyses changes in the industrial structure of Ireland between 1975 and 1985. Confining our analysis to the inter-industry matrix, we use the Synthetic Biproportional Project method, which has significant advantages compared with the more traditional input-output coefficients or the RAS method. The results highlight, inter alia, the weak linkages between "strategic industries" such as office machinery and chemicals and the rest of the Irish economy.