Irish Economy

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Taught at a host institution. The objective of course is to provide an account of the main features, performance and associated policy issues of the Economy of Ireland. Students taking this course need a knowledge of basic economic concepts such as national income, efficiency, economic growth and so on. Students without any previous training in economics have successfully completed this course but in each case the student in question allocated considerable extra time to making up the deficiency in his/her knowledge and have a prior interest, or a willingness to develop an interest, in current economic and political affairs. The course is also taken by many visiting students.