Useful Publications

 

Economy

A selection of publications relating to the Irish economy.

Economic analysis

KIRBY, P. (2010) Celtic Tiger in collapse: explaining the weaknesses of the Irish model. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL. (2008) The Irish economy in the early 21st century. Dublin: NESC.

SWEENEY, P. (2008) Ireland's economic success: reasons and prospects. Dublin: New Island.

DOBBINS, T. (2008) Economic development - 50 years on. IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 35, 2 October. pp31-32.

RUDDOCK, A. (2009) How the Celtic Tiger lost its teeth. Management Today. June. pp54-55,57,59-60.

BERGIN, A., CONEFREY, T. and FITZGERALD, J. (2009) The behaviour of the Irish economy: insights from the HERMES macro-economic model. Dublin: ESRI.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2008) Medium-term review 2008-2015. ESRI Macroeconomic Forecasting Series No 11. Dublin: ESRI.

NCB STOCKBROKERS. (2011) Ireland moves forward. Dublin: NCB Group.

LANE, P. R. (2009) A new fiscal strategy for Ireland. Economic and Social Review. Vol 40, No 2, Summer. pp233-253.

MACGILL SUMMER SCHOOL. Proceedings. Glenties: MacGill Summer School.

  • Transforming Ireland 2011-2016: the first hundred days, the next five years (2011)
  • Reforming the republic. (2010)
  • Ireland's economic crisis: time to act. (2009)
  • The challenge for government. (2007)
  • The soul of Ireland: issues of scoiety, culture and identity. (2006)
  • Managing Ireland's future 2005-2030. (2005)
  • Political choice and democratic freedom in Ireland. (2004)
  • Building a better Ireland. (2003)
  • Nice: the arguments, the debate, the facts. (2002)

  • Go to MacGill Summer School website

Economic surveys and statistics

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Irish economy. Dublin: ESRI.

CENTRAL BANK AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY OF IRELAND. Quarterly bulletin. Dublin: Central Bank.

NATIONAL IRISH BANK. Quarterly economic focus. Dublin: National Irish Bank.

NEVIN ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Quarterly economic observer. Dublin: NERI.

NEVIN ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Quarterly economic facts. Dublin: NERI.

AIB GLOBAL TREASURY ECONOMIC RESEARCH. Irish economy watch. Dublin: AIB Global Treasury.

AIB GLOBAL TREASURY ECONOMIC RESEARCH. Irish economy presentations/outlooks. Dublin: AIB Global Treasury.

CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE. Statistical yearbook of Ireland. Dublin: Stationery Office.

OECD. Economic survey of Ireland. Paris: OECD Publishing.

OECD. Statistical profile of Ireland. Paris: OECD.

ULSTER BANK. Ulster Bank and the economy. Belfast/Dublin: Ulster Bank. (covers all Ireland)

ESRI. Economic assessment of the euro area. Europe: EUROFRAME

TNS OPINION AND SOCIAL. (2011) Standard Eurobarometer 75: European's perceptions of the state of the economy. Brussels: European Commission.

ESRI quarterly economic commentaries

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2012) Quarterly economic commentary, Winter 2011/Spring 2012. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on the distributional impact of tax, welfare and public sector; what determines the diffusion of ICT at firm level; and statistical analysis of households and families in Ireland.)

  • Go to commentary
  • Reaction to forecasts reported in: SHEEHAN, B. (2012) ESRI’s view of austerity measures under attack from key union leader. IRN – Industrial Relations News. No 9, 1 March. pp29-30.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2011) Quarterly economic commentary, Autumn 2011. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on government debt and implied debt dynamics: and user cost and house prices as well as research bulletins on selling state assets; parents, children and sense of control; effects of the euro on intra-euro area exports; and marginal tax rates.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2011) Quarterly economic commentary, Summer 2011. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on the macro-economic effect of changing the rate of corporation tax; the banking sector and recovery in the EU economy; should we be worried about income inequality in Ireland; and investing in child health and development.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2011) Quarterly economic commentary, Spring 2011. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on equality and discrimination; creating a health promoting environment - the role of food access; the changing workplace; and support from grandparents to families with infants.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2011) Quarterly economic commentary, Winter 2010. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on Irish health care, the effect of international equity weights and national decision making on climate change, progression in higher education, cultural differences in parenting practices, and public and private use of beds in Irish acute public hospitals.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2010) Quarterly economic commentary, Autumn 2010. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on resource allocation, financing and sustainability in the health sector, international transmission of business cycles, impact of social partnership on Ireland’s competitiveness, commuting behaviour and car ownership in Ireland, and providing quality pharmacy services.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2010) Quarterly economic commentary, Summer 2010. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on managing housing bubbles in Ireland and Sapin, satisfaction with life in Europe, student experiences of the leaving certificate applied programme, and base-broadening tax reforms.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2010) Quarterly economic commentary, Spring 2010. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on key outcomes for children, grocery trade code of practice, sport and the recession, environmental indicators, and barriers to higher education participation.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2009) Quarterly economic commentary, Winter 2009. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on junior cycle education, investing in electricity infrastructure and renewables, effect of population change on healthcare, the Irish health basket, and identification of individuals at risk of long term unemployment.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2009) Quarterly economic commentary, Autumn 2009. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on macroeconomic differentials and adjustment in the euro area, the Europeanisation of reference groups, investing in education, and reconciling work and family life: workplaces, occupation and the experience of work-life conflict.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2009) Quarterly economic commentary, Summer 2009. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on access to primary care, vulnerability of selected sectors, drinking water quality, inequality during the boom, job mobility, and immigration and schools.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2009) Quarterly economic commentary, Spring 2009. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on climate change, school leavers, regional balance in Ireland, and training at work.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2008) Quarterly economic commentary, Winter 2008. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on the potential of the European Commission business and consumer surveys for macroeconomic forecasting, and development cycles in the Dublin office market 1976-2007.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2008) Quarterly economic commentary, Autumn 2008. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes an article on revisions to growth rates in the Irish Quarterly National Accounts.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2008) Quarterly economic commentary, Summer 2008. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes an article on Ireland's Innovation Performance: 1991 to 2005.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2008) Quarterly economic commentary, Spring 2008. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes an article on the decline of the computer hardware sector.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2007) Quarterly economic commentary, Winter 2007. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on immigrants' earnings, airport slots and regional development, interpreting a current account deficit and climate policy.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2007) Quarterly economic commentary, Autumn 2007. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on house prices and costs, and the electricity market.)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. (2007) Quarterly economic commentary, Summer 2007. Dublin: ESRI. (Includes articles on house prices and the pension system.)

Economic forecasts

DKM ECONOMIC CONSULTANTS. Economy watch: snapshot of Irish economic forecasts. Dublin: DKM Consultants.

MCLAUGHLIN, D. The outlook. Dublin: Bank of Ireland.

AIB GLOBAL TREASURY ECONOMIC RESEARCH. Forecasts. Dublin: AIB Global Treasury.

BLOXHAM STOCKBROKERS. Quarterly Irish economic outlook. Dublin: Bloxham Stockbrokers.

ERNST AND YOUNG and OXFORD ECONOMICS. Economic eye forecast. Dublin: Ernst and Young.

IBEC. Economic outlook. Dublin: IBEC.

ERNST AND YOUNG and OXFORD ECONOMICS. (2010) Eurozone forecast. Dublin/London: Ernst and Young.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. (2011) Regional economic outlook: Europe. Washington DC: IMF.

OECD. Economic Outlook. Paris: OECD.

DELOITTE. Global economic outlook. New York: Deloitte.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. (2012) World economic outlook. Washington DC: IMF.

Economic downturn

GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND. (2010) Ireland - the smart economy. Summary of progress and future priorities. Dublin: Stationery Office.

GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND. (2010) Building Ireland’s smart economy: a framework for sustainable economic renewal - progress report. Dublin: Stationery Office.

GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND. (2008) Building Ireland’s smart economy: a framework for sustainable economic renewal. Dublin: Stationery Office.

IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS. (2009) Building Ireland’s smart economy: a framework for sustainable economic renewal - preliminary observations by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Dublin: ICTU.

IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS. (2010) Shifting the burden: why the government wants to load the cost of the collapse onto the less well off and why their plan will just make things worse. Dublin: ICTU.

IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS. (2009) There is a better, fairer way: Congress plan for economic recovery. Dublin: ICTU.

IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS. (2009) There is still a better, fairer way. Dublin: ICTU.

IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS. (2009) Ten point plan for a better, fairer way. Dublin: ICTU.

ICTU. and TUC. (2008) Joint action plan on recession. Dublin: ICTU and London: TUC.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL. (2012) Promoting economic recovery and employment in Ireland. Dublin: NESC.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL. (2009) Ireland’s five-part crisis: an integrated national response. Dublin: NESC.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL. (2009) Next steps in addressing Ireland’s five-part crisis: combining retrenchment with reform. Dublin: NESC.

IRISH BUSINESS AND EMPLOYERS CONFEDERATION. (2012) Driving Ireland's recovery: the business community's ambition for Ireland. Dublin: IBEC.

IRISH BUSINESS AND EMPLOYERS CONFEDERATION. (2011) Unlocking domestic demand: initiatives to support Ireland's domestic economy. Dublin: IBEC.

BERGIN, A., FITZGERALD, J. and KEARNEY, I. (2011) The Irish fiscal crisis. National Institute Economic Review. Vol 217, No 1, July. ppR47-R59.

CAHILL, N., O'CONNELL, L. and O'Donnell, R. (2011) Ireland's economic recovery: an analysis and exploration. Dublin: National Economic and Social Council.

IRELAND FIRST. (2011) A blueprint for Ireland's recovery. Dublin: Ireland First.

BERGIN, A., CONEFREY, T. and FITZGERALD, T. (2009) Recovery scenarios for Ireland. Dublin: ESRI.

BERGIN, A., CONEFREY, T. and FITZGERALD, T. (2010) Recovery scenarios for Ireland: an update. Dublin: ESRI.

GREENSPAN, R. (2009) A pathway to recovery and renewal for the Irish economy. Dublin: FTI Consulting.

FITZGERALD, J. (2009) Fiscal policy for recovery. Dublin: ESRI.

GORECKI, P. K. (2012) Troubled times: what role for competition and regulatory policy? Dublin: ESRI.

WHELAN, K. (2010) Policy lessons from Ireland’s latest depression. Economic and Social Review. Vol 41, No 2, Summer. pp225-254.

CARR, J. (2008) The credit crunch challenge or opportunity? Implications for Ireland. Accountancy Ireland. Vol 40, No 4, August. pp34-36. (This article is available to CIPD members through our online journals resource.)

ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT. (2011) Economic policy reforms: going for growth 2011 - Ireland. Paris: OECD.

DELLEPIANE AVELLANEDA, S. and HARDIMAN, N. (2010) The European context of Ireland’s economic crisis. Economic and Social Review. Vol 41, No 4, Winter. pp473-500.

FITZGERALD, K. (2009) Steglitz says we must re-evaluate how we measure everything. IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 36, 8 October. p29.

O'DEA, A. (2009) Institutionalised inertia. Irish Director. No 14, Winter. pp14-17.

RIGNEY, P. (2012) The impact of anti-crisis measures and the social and employment situation: Ireland. Dublin: ICTU.

BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDES. (2010) Director research . Dublin: Institute of Directors.(Directors' views on the economic crisis.)

FITZGERALD, K. (2009) Experts debate the economic and banking crises. IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 3, 20 January. pp18-20. (Report of a conference on the economic crisis and the formal move of Anglo Irish Bank into State ownership.)

FITZGERALD, K. (2010) Putting on a brave face in a time of crisis. IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 41, 11 November. pp19-20. (Report of a conference on the resilience of Irish firms and their potential.)

For more information on the economic downturn, see our section on the national economic recovery plan.

Competitiveness

NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. (2011) Ireland's competitiveness scorecard 2011. Dublin: Forfás.

NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. Annual competitiveness report. Volume 1: benchmarking Ireland's performance. Dublin: Forfás. (Renamed Ireland's competitiveness scorecard in 2011 - see above.) 

NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. Annual competitiveness report. Volume 2: Ireland's competitiveness challenge. Dublin: Forfás.

NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. (2011) Statement on competitiveness priorities. Dublin: Forfás.

(2010) Competitiveness key to growth. People Focus. Vol 8, No 1, Winter. pp16-18.

NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. (2009) Getting fit again: the short term priorities for restoring Ireland’s competitiveness. Dublin: Forfás. 

GOODBODY STOCKBROKERS. (2011) Irish competitiveness. Dublin: Goodbody Stockbrokers.

FORFÁS. and NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. (2007) Review of international assessments of Ireland’s competitiveness. Dublin: Forfás.

FORFAS. (2010) Review of labour cost competitiveness. Dublin: Forfás.

NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. (2008) Discussion paper on wellbeing and competitiveness. Dublin: Forfás.

NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. (2009) Driving export growth: statement on sectoral competitiveness. Dublin: Forfás.

FORFÁS. (2010) Regional competitiveness agendas: overview, findings and actions. Dublin: Forfás.

NATIONAL COMPETITVENESS COUNCIL. (2009) Our cities: drivers of national competitiveness. Dublin: Forfás.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION. (2011) European competitiveness report 2011. Brussels: European Commission.

ERNST AND YOUNG. (2010) Waking up to the new economy: European attractiveness survey. Paris: Ernst and Young.

INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT. (2011) World competitiveness yearbook 2011. Lausanne: IMD.

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM. (2011) The global competitiveness report 2011-2012. Geneva: World Economic Forum.

ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT. (2012) Hot spots: benchmarking global city competitiveness. London: EIU.

Productivity

FORFÁS. (2009) Boost your company’s productivity: simple steps. Dublin: Forfás.

FORFÁS. (2009) Boost your company’s productivity: a guide for managers and employees. Dublin: Forfás.

FORFÁS. (2007) Perspectives on Irish productivity. A selection of essays by Irish and international economists. Dublin: Forfás.

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL. (2012) Ireland's productivity performance 1980-2011. Dublin: Forfás.

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL. (2006) Overview of Ireland’s productivity performance 1980-2005. Dublin: Forfás.

TANSEY, P. (2005) Productivity: Ireland's economic imperative - a study of Ireland's productivity performance and the implications for Ireland's future economic success. Dublin: Microsoft.

IRISH BUSINESS AND EMPLOYERS CONFEDERATION. (2010) Productivity and adjustment: IBEC productivity study. Dublin: IBEC.

Business data

For the latest statistics, see our Business data webpage.