Economy of Ireland

John O’Hagan is Emeritus Professor and Senior Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has edited all editions of this book. His main areas of research include the economics of the Arts, and the Economy of Ireland.Francis O’Toole is Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. 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 Assistant Professor in the School of Economics, University College Dublin, Ireland. Her main research interests are in applied industrial economics and competition policy.

• ForewordPrefaceI POLICY CONTEXT1. Historical Background, Jonathan Haughton (Suffolk University, USA)2. Policy Priorities, John O'Hagan (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)3. Sustainable Development: Policy Goals and Implementation Issues, Patrick Paul Walsh (University College Dublin, Ireland)4. Care, Gender and Policy, Sara Cantillon and Nina Teasdale (Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland)II POLICY IMPLEMENTATION5. National and International Levels of Government: Rationale and Issues, Philip R. Lane (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)6. Taxation, Barra Roantree (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)7. Regulation, Tara Mitchel and Francis O’Toole (Trinity College Dublin, UK)8. Behavioural Economics: Informing Public Policy, Féidhlim McGowan (University of Galway, Ireland)III POLICY ISSUES AT NATIONAL LEVEL9. Demography and Migration, Martina Lawless (ESRI) and Tara McIndoe-Calder (Central Bank of Ireland)10. Labour Market, Frank Walsh (University College Dublin, Ireland)11. Growth in Output and Living Standards, John FitzGerald and Michael Wycherley (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)12. Inequality, Micheál Collins (University College Dublin, Ireland)IV POLICY ISSUES AT SECTORAL LEVEL13. Agri-Food Sector and Policy, Alan Matthews (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)14. Manufacturing and Internationally Traded Services, Ciara Whelan (University College Dublin, Ireland)15. Energy: Supply, Security and the Environment, Eleanor Denny (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)16. Housing, Ronan C. Lyons (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)17. Education: Policy and Performance, Paul Devereux and Ciara Whelan (University College Dublin, Ireland)18. Health: Funding, Access and Efficiency, Anne Nolan (The Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland)ConclusionBibliographyIndex

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