Uses a specially constructed data set to present new evidence on the convergence performance of Ireland among European … convergence occurred among the EU 12 over the period. Ireland did exhibit catch‐up on the EU average. However, Ireland …’s convergence performance becomes distinctly less favourable if adjustments are made for the increase in net factor outflows during …

The paper takes into account both the concerns of the EU, arguing that convergence is incomplete, and the demands from … accession countries, claiming that monetary integration is optimal. Indicators are developed which measure convergence and … optimality in comparison with a reference group of the four EMU-member countries Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain. The …

participated in the convergence phenomenon, Ireland, also neutral but democratic, was not able to converge to the developed world …. Since 1973, with petroleum crashes, the process of growth has slowed down in Europe, but it was only after 1985 that Ireland …

surprisingly, Ireland also performed less well than predicted by convergence criteria in both 1960-73 and 1973-88. The paper then …The paper reviews the economic performance of the Republic of Ireland since 1945. Its focus is comparative: Ireland …'s record is assessed against the evidence in OECD and Penn Mark V datasets for a `convergence club' of European economies, and …

production. Estimates the contribution of changes in Ireland’s sectoral employment structure to labour productivity convergence … time as a significant source of labour productivity convergence. Ireland’s labour productivity convergence was 0.3 per cent … between Ireland and the EU average from 1970-1990. Identifies the variation in Irish sectoral employment distribution over …

explanations that are covered include fiscal stabilisation, tax cuts, delayed convergence, privatisation and deregulation, strong …

participated in the convergence phenomenon, Ireland, also neutral but democratic, was not able to converge to the developed world …. Since 1973, with petroleum crashes, the process of growth has slowed down in Europe, but it was only after 1985 that Ireland …

convergence phenomenon, Ireland, also neutral but democratic, was not able to converge to the developed world. Since 1973, with … petroleum crashes, the process of growth has slowed in Europe, but it was only after 1985 that Ireland began to grow at …

production. Estimates the contribution of changes in Ireland’s sectoral employment structure to labour productivity convergence … time as a significant source of labour productivity convergence. Ireland’s labour productivity convergence was 0.3 per cent … between Ireland and the EU average from 1970‐1990. Identifies the variation in Irish sectoral employment distribution over …

using a random spatial effect model. We find that migration contributes to convergence in regional skill endowments across …