education to economic development, this paper examines the performance of the Irish economy in the framework of a model of … relatively low. Possible explanations for this poor performance are explored. Neither the structure of education nor low rates of … returns to the increased investment in education undertaken in recent decades. …

This paper exploits an unusual policy reform that had the effect of reducing the direct cost of schooling in Ireland in …

The paper describes the insights which trade theory can provide into economic developments in Ireland during the 1930s … from tariffs to the so-called 'economic war' between Ireland and Britain (1932-8). The outcome tentatively supports the … claim that Ireland 'did not lose' this war. …

board experiences, namely that of Ireland. We review the institutional arrangements which underpinned the Irish pound for a …

The contrasting tariff regimes of Northern and Southern Ireland after 1932 must have influenced industrial structure …

In this paper we evaluate quantitatively the impact of mass emigration from Ireland between the 1850s and the first …, real wage growth in Ireland was respectable by international standards. We find econometric evidence of an inverse …

of family limitation strategies in Ireland a century ago. Regression analysis of the data shows evidence of `spacing' in … both urban and rural Ireland. Further analysis of the so-called `replacement' problem also produces results consistent with …

The paper reviews the economic performance of the Republic of Ireland since 1945. Its focus is comparative: Ireland … is found wanting. The comparison confirms that the 1950s were a particularly bleak decade for Ireland but, more … surprisingly, Ireland also performed less well than predicted by convergence criteria in both 1960-73 and 1973-88. The paper then …