Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module you should be able to:
• Review and summarise relevant reading material on various key aspects of Irish economic policy and apply what you have learned to new data and situations;
• Explain the importance and relevance of the information contained in reading material on Irish economic policy;
• Apply basic economic thinking to issues of Irish economic policy;
• Compare and contrast different aspects of the policy debate surrounding Irish economic policy;
• Formulate a balanced, critical judgment on the status of each of these debates.
Indicative Module Content:
This module will cover some of the following topics this Trimester:
1. Overview of the Irish Economy: (i) From Independence to 1994 (ii) From Celtic Tiger to the present
2. Policy implementation
3. Inequality and Poverty
4. The Care Economy
5. Manufacturing and Internationally-Traded Services Sector
6. Education Sector
CORE TEXTBOOK:
O'Hagan, John , Francis O’Toole and Ciara Whelan (eds):
The Economy of Ireland: Policy Making in a Global Context (14th edition), 2021, Bloomsbury
(Available in Campus Bookstore, OR order on-line https://shop.universitybooks.ie/Books/THE-ECONOMY-OF-IRELAND-POLICY-MAKING-I_9781350933811 for collection at Campus Bookstore or for delivery)