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In Ireland, there was a bank strike that led to a complete shut-down of the main part of the banking system from May to …
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economies. The literature emphasizes the role of monetary policy for this predictive ability. Between 1972-2018, Ireland … when Ireland was a member of the EMS (1979-1998); and third, as a member of the euro area (1999-2018). Using dynamic probit … which the Central Bank of Ireland had any discretion to set interest rates based on domestic conditions. …
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This paper offer a guide to how the British experience of 1929–39 may provide useful macroeconomic lessons for the present once due regard is made for historical contingency and context. It re-examines the forces that shaped policy and what we know about policy impact, focusing on, first, the...
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This paper brings together modern empirical techniques, a sign-restricted structural vector autoregression, with contemporary high frequency data to answer an old question – what role did macroeconomic policy play in Britain’s high unemployment and deflation in the years 1919 to 1938. Its...
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The present paper contains a brief presentation and analysis, in a historical perspective through the lens of the recent major crises, of the legal framework governing the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), as well as current developments and challenges ahead. It is structured in three...
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The coronavirus pandemic triggered strong political action across Europe. Mandatory restrictions to increase social distancing were imposed, commonly known as lockdowns. In some cases, entire countries were virtually locked down for several weeks at a time, contributing to a very severe downturn...
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This chapter surveys the recent literature on the theory of macroeconomic policy. We study the effect of various incentive constraints on the policy making process, such as lack of credibility, political opportunism, political ideology, and divided government. The survey is organized in three...
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The transformation of Ireland from one of the poorer countries in Western Europe to one of the best performing is one … : creative approaches to pension funding / John McHale -- Privatization of electricity and telecommunications in Ireland / Moore … McDowell -- Has Ireland outgrown its clothes? Infrastructural and environmental constraints in Ireland / John Fitz Gerald …
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