Migration as disaster relief: Lessons from the Great Irish Famine
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- Cormac Ó Gráda & Kevin H. O'Rourke, 1997. "Migration as disaster relief : lessons from the Great Irish Famine," Open Access publications 10197/431, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
- O'Gráda, Cormac & O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj, 1996. "Migration as Disaster Relief: Lessons from the Great Irish Famine," CEPR Discussion Papers 1462, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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- F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
- N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
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