01622cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002584 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451818758 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Ireland : Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (57 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 Over the past decade, Ireland has experienced a sustained expansion in output and employment that has raised its per capita income above the ED average. The decline in interest rates, and increasing financial sector competition, rapidly rising disposable income, and high rates of household formation have fuelled a spectacular increase in housing prices. Executive Directors emphasized that wage growth must moderate to preserve external competitiveness and avoid risks to output and employment. Regulatory reform should be oriented firmly toward serving consumer welfare. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/242 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/242/002.2003.issue-242-en.xml IMF e-Library