Tests for the macroeconomic effects of large-scale migration based on the Irish experience 1947-87

Brendan M. Walsh

No 198810, Working Papers from School of Economics, University College Dublin

Abstract: This short paper explores the relationship between the rate of migration and the rate of economic growth. A review of the literature shows that there is no unanimity regarding the net effect of migration on economic growth.Sims' causality tests on the data for Irish migration and the growth of GNP per person over the period 1948-87 reveal no evidence of feedback from migration to growth. This finding has important implications for the interpretation of the post-war Irish economic experience.

Keywords: Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects; Economic development; Emigration and immigration--Ireland; Ireland--Economic conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988-11
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