01783cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002119 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451857757 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Cerra, Valerie. How Competitive Is Irish Manufacturing? / Valerie Cerra, Jarkko Soikkeli. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (12 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 Ireland has had significant competitiveness gains in the 1990s on the basis of the standard manufacturing unit labor cost-based measure of the real effective exchange rate. A handful of sectors mostly dominated by multinational companies have accounted for the bulk of value added in production. Their productivity gains have greatly contributed to Ireland's exceptional growth performance in the 1990s, which has earned it the nickname of "Celtic Tiger." However, these sectors represent a disproportionately smaller share of manufacturing employment, and competitiveness in employment-intensive sectors has been much weaker. This paper thus explores Irish competitiveness from the viewpoint of risks to employment. Mode of access: Internet Soikkeli, Jarkko. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/160 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2002/160/001.2002.issue-160-en.xml IMF e-Library