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© 1994 International Monetary Fund
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PPAA/94/27
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Research Department
Unemployment in Ireland: A Survey of Features and Causes
by
Julio A. Santaella 1/
December 1994
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Characteristics of the Unemployment Problem in Ireland
1. Labor force
2. Employment
3. Structure of unemployment
III. The Causes of the Rise in Irish Unemployment: A Selected Survey
1. Factors contributing to unemployment
a. External factors
b. Domestic factors
2. Explaining the rise in Irish unemployment: review of empirical studies
IV. Concluding Remarks and Policy Implications
Text Table
1. Decomposition of Unemployment Changes in Ireland 1979-86 17
Charts
1. Unemployment
2. Labor Force Determinants
3. Labor Force
4. Employment and Output
5. OECD: Output and Employment, 1979-90
6. Composition of Employment
7. Structure of Unemployment
8. Duration of Unemployment
9. OECD: Unemployment Inflows and Outflows, 1990-91
10. External Factors
11. Adjustment, Inflation, and Competitiveness
12. Tax Wedges and Unemployment Benefits
13. Relative Factor Prices and Unemployment
References