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It is hardly too much to say that emigration has been the special characteristic of the Irish economy. During the last hundred years it has outweighed all other economic factors. It has also influenced the framing of national policy since self-government was regained in 1922.
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Meenan, J.F. (1958). Eire. In: Thomas, B. (eds) Economics of International Migration. International Economic Association Conference Volumes. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08443-2_5
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