01610cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001264 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451818789 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Ireland : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (69 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The sharp and sustained increase in Ireland's housing prices well in excess of income growth, together with rapidly declining affordability for new house buyers, raises concerns that expectations-led demand may have resulted in housing prices overshooting their sustainable levels. The paper reviews the main factors behind the improvement in Ireland's economic performance, and alternative assessments of the stance of fiscal policy during a period of rapidly accelerating economic growth. The major factors that are likely to influence fiscal policy are also reviewed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/099 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/099/002.2000.issue-099-en.xml IMF e-Library