Emigration and living standards in Ireland since the Famine.
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"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."
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of population economics
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995