This paper examines how the two parts of Ireland were affected by the partition of
the country in 1922. It examines the post-partition evolution of living standards north
and south, and patterns of trade, migration, and ...
This paper surveys the results of four recent, separate attempts at estimating agricultural output and food availability in England and Wales at points between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution. It highlights ...
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 data sets for a 'convergence club' of ...
Ó Gráda, Cormac(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2011-12)
The human costs of famines outlast the famines themselves. An increasing body of research points to their adverse long-run consequences for those born or in utero during them. This paper offers an introduction to the ...