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Jobless growth through creative destruction : Ireland's industrial development path 1972-2003
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Date Issued
2007-12-05
Date Available
2008-05-19T15:55:46Z
Abstract
We document the nature of structural changes in employment to understand “jobless” growth in Irish Manufacturing in the aftermath of EEC/EU membership, 1972-2003. By 1972, forty years of protectionism and fifteen years of export promotion induced the coexistence
of large exporting plants with import competing plants within 4-digit industries.
During trade liberalisation we document persistent horizontal waves of creative
destruction, a decline in traditional import competing plants and an expansion in
exporting plants, within each sector. This coexisted with rapid vertical waves of creative destruction in small non-exporting plants which supported exporting growth through forward vertical linkages within each sector.
of large exporting plants with import competing plants within 4-digit industries.
During trade liberalisation we document persistent horizontal waves of creative
destruction, a decline in traditional import competing plants and an expansion in
exporting plants, within each sector. This coexisted with rapid vertical waves of creative destruction in small non-exporting plants which supported exporting growth through forward vertical linkages within each sector.
Sponsorship
This paper was funded by a Government of Ireland Research Fellowship
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
UCD Geary Institute
Series
UCD Geary Institute Discussion Paper Series
WP/40/2007
Copyright (Published Version)
2008 Geary Institute
Classification
O30
L20
Subject – LCSH
Manufacturing industries--Ireland
Labor supply--Ireland
Free trade--European Union countries
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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