Purpose: The symmetric relationship between interest rates and economic growth had been explored in many em-pirical studies using various econometric techniques. However, the asymmetric relationship between them was still limited because it had not been thoroughly examined. This paper sheds...

This paper looks at the relationship between government budget deficits and the growth rate of GDP. While orthodox economic theory offers several reasons to believe that growing deficits might be associated with slower growth, and would ultimately be unsustainable, Keynesians assert that...

The Irish economy's recovery from the global financial crisis (GFC) has been striking with both economic output and the labour market registering significant increases in activity since 2013. This resurgence in performance followed the sharp decline witnessed in the economy during the period...