Perspectives on Irish productivity / 
edited by Ciarán Aylward and Ronnie O'Toole. 
 - Dublin :  Forfas,  2007. 
 - 412 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A selection of essays by Irish and International Economists." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Trends in output, employment and productivity in Ireland, 1995-2005. J.J. Sexton -- 2.Services sector productivity: the tigers next challenge? Diana Farrell, Janna Remes and Conor Kehoe -- 3.Trends in the regional economic activity of Ireland: the role of productivity. Edgar Morgenroth -- 4.Perspectives on Northern Ireland's productivity performance. Joseŝ Luis Iparraguirre D'Elia -- 5.Public sector productivity measurement: an impossible takes? Richard Boyle -- 6.Productivity in Irish agriculture. Alan Matthews, Carol Newman and Fiona Thorne -- 7.Productivity in Irish residential construction industry. Ciaŝran Aylward and Ronnie O'Toole -- 8.Productivity in the Irish road freight industry. Ciaŝran Aylward and Ronnie O'Toole -- 9.The influence of institutions. Rory O'Donnell and Noel Cahill -- 11.Privatisiation and productivity performance in Ireland. Donal Palcic and Eoin Reeves -- 12.Privatisation and productivity: lessons from the UK. David Parker -- 13. The impact of regulations in Ireland. Robert Watt and Derek Scally -- 14.Productivity spillovers from multinational companies. Hilger Go·rg -- 15.Regional policy and agglomeration economies in Ireland. Eoin O'Leary -- 16.The role for clusters in Irish economic development policy. Eleanor Doyle and Connell Fanning -- 17.Aggregate production effects of road investment: a reassessment for Western Europe -- 18.Human capital and productivity in the Irish context. Catherine Kavanagh and Eleanor Doyle -- 19.The impact of R&D on productivity. Dirk Czarnitzki and Niall O'Byrnes -- 20.Public investment in R&D in Ireland. Maurice Daggs -- 21.ICT and competitiveness: what prospects for the Lisbon strategy? Susanne Mundschenk -- 22.Information technology performance and process: four case studies. Daniel Maddox -- 23.Exports and productivity. Richard Kneller -- 24.Outward direct investment and productivity. Ronnie O'Toole -- 25.The distribution of productivity in Irish manufacturing, 1995-2003. Stefanie Haller. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780953037919 :  No price 9780953037919 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial productivity--Ireland<br/>Industrial productivity--Ireland--Statistics<br/>Production (Economic theory)<br/>Industries--Ireland--Statistics<br/>Manufacturing industry--Ireland<br/>Agricultural sector--Ireland
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Ireland--Economic conditions
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9417 AYL