1. Irish Economic
Environment
Dr. Stephen Kinsella Ms. Claire Hurst
Department of Economics
University of Limerick
http://stephenkinsella.net

2. Contact Details
• Office Hours: by appointment
• KB3-46
• stephen.kinsella@ul.ie/
clairebhurst@gmail.com
• 061 23 3611

3. Learning Outcomes
• Learn Irish Economic History
• Interpret Analyse Basic Economic Data

4. Today
• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Data on Irish Economy Today Yesterday
• Irish Macroeconomic History
• Origins of the Celtic Tiger

5. Picture of today’s
macroeconomy
• GDP growth: ~0.0%
• Price inflation: 4%
• Unemployment: 6.1%
• Low Consumer Confidence
• Housing Boom Over
• Fiscal Austerity Measures to come into
place on Oct 14.