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The Economy of Ireland (14th edition) takes a holistic examination of the Irish Economy in light of events including the Celtic Tiger boom, recession, recovery and a global pandemic.
The textbook considers the evolution of the Irish economy over time; the policy priorities for a small regional economy in the eurozone; the role of the state in policy making; taxation and regulatory policy; and the challenge of sustainable development. This provides a framework for analysing policy issues at a national level, including the Irish labour market and migration, inequality and poverty, and the care economy. The book then considers issues at a sectoral level, from agriculture and trade to the education and health sectors.
Packed with the latest available data, contemporary examples and analysis of topical issues, this is an ideal text for students studying modules on Irish Economics.
List of contents
I POLICY CONTEXT
1. Historical Background - Jonathan Haughton
2. Policy Priorities - Dermot McAleese and John O'Hagan
II POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
3. National and International Levels of Government: Rationale and Issues - Philip R. Lane
4. Taxation: Measures and Policy Issues - Micheál Collins
5. Regulatory Policy - Tara Mitchell and Francis O'Toole
6.The Political Economy of Sustainable Development - Patrick Paul Walsh
III POLICY ISSUES AT NATIONAL LEVEL
7. Labour Market and Migration - Tara McIndoe-Calder and Frank Walsh
8. Growth in Output and Living Standards - Michael Wycherley and John FitzGerald
9. Inequality and Poverty - Michael King
10. The Care Economy - Sara Cantillon and Nina Teasdale
IV POLICY ISSUES AT SECTORAL LEVEL
11. Agri-Food Sector - Alan Matthews
12. Manufacturing and Internationally Traded Services - Ciara Whelan
13. Energy and Environment - Eleanor Denny
14. Housing Market: Supply, Pricing and Servicing Issues - Ronan C. Lyons
15. Education: Policy and Performance - Paul Devereux and Ciara Whelan
16. Health: Funding, Access and Efficiency - Anne Nolan
About the author
John O’Hagan is Emeritus Professor of Economics in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.Francis O’Toole is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He was a visiting professor in Georgetown University, University of Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Senshu University, Tokyo. His main teaching and research interests are in the areas of the Economics of Competition Policy and the Economics of Public Policy.Ciara Whelan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Economics, University College Dublin, Ireland. She completed her Ph.D. in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, was a post-doc at the London School of Economics, a visiting research fellow at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and was awarded the Barrington Medal by the Council of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. Her main research interests are in applied industrial economics and competition policy.
Summary
The Economy of Ireland (14th edition) takes a holistic examination of the Irish Economy in light of events including the Celtic Tiger boom, recession, recovery and a global pandemic.
The textbook considers the evolution of the Irish economy over time; the policy priorities for a small regional economy in the eurozone; the role of the state in policy making; taxation and regulatory policy; and the challenge of sustainable development. This provides a framework for analysing policy issues at a national level, including the Irish labour market and migration, inequality and poverty, and the care economy. The book then considers issues at a sectoral level, from agriculture and trade to the education and health sectors.
Packed with the latest available data, contemporary examples and analysis of topical issues, this is an ideal text for students studying modules on Irish Economics.
