Barry, Frank - In: EIB papers 9 (2004) 2, pp. 8-37
Ireland is the most successful EU economy in attracting export-platform foreign direct investment (FDI), and the … increased FDI inflows of the 1990s are widely agreed to have been one of the most important factors in generating the remarkable …-market flexibility and a focus on science-oriented human capital formation - were crucial for Ireland to derive the full benefits of its …