Ten states, primarily from Central and Eastern Europe, are likely to be admitted to the EU within the next few years. The present paper assesses the competitiveness
implications of this enlargement for Ireland. Four ...
In trade studies Ireland emerges as having a revealed comparative disadvantage in labour-intensive industries. Can the country's unusual industrial structure contribute to our understanding of its high unemployment? The ...
FDI and the activities of foreign affiliate firms have grown dramatically in recent
decades, both in absolute terms and as a share of world GDP. Most explanations of
this phenomenon focus on the impact of the macroeconomic ...
FDI and the activities of foreign affiliate firms have grown dramatically in recent decades, both in absolute terms and as a share of world GDP. Most explanations of
this phenomenon focus on the impact of the macroeconomic ...