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Economic Adjustment Within EMU - Ireland’s Experience

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  • Conall MacCoille

    (The Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin)

  • Daniel McCoy

    (The Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin)

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This paper examines the contribution of Balassa-Samuelson (B-S) type effects to inflationary pressures in Ireland. Irish productivity measures are exaggerated by foreign multinationals engaged in high value-added activities. These measures suggest that high productivity in the traded sectors explain most of the inflation differential. Using adjusted measures to account for the multinational effect, shorter-term demand side factors become more significant in explaining the inflation differential. Domestic fiscal and incomes policies are therefore an important source of adjustment for the Irish economy within a monetary union.

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  • Conall MacCoille & Daniel McCoy, 2002. "Economic Adjustment Within EMU - Ireland’s Experience," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 33(2), pages 179-193.
    • Handle: RePEc:eso:journl:v:33:y:2002:i:2:p:179-193
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