O'Rourke, Kevin H.Kevin H.O'Rourke2010-01-142010-01-141994-11199426http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1767Ireland 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.955355 bytesapplication/pdfenEmigration and immigration--Ireland--HistoryIreland--Economic conditionsCost and standard of living--Ireland--HistoryWorking Paperhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/