Ireland experienced dramatic levels of emigration in the century following the Famine of 1845–1849. The paper surveys the recent cliometric literature on post-Famine emigration and its effects on Irish living standards. The conclusions are that the Famine played a significant role in unleashing the subsequent emigration; and that emigration was crucial for the impressive increase in Irish living standards which took place during the next 100 years.
External Notes
A hard copy is available in UCD Library at GEN 330.08 IR/UNI
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP94/26
Subject – LCSH
Emigration and immigration--Ireland--History
Ireland--Economic conditions
Cost and standard of living--Ireland--History
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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