01701cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018603 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484363874 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Ireland : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (62 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 This Selected Issues paper estimates the cyclical position of the Irish economy. Assessing the business cycle in Ireland is complicated by the open character of its labor market and large presence of globally active multinationals. However, analysis suggests that the Irish economy is in the midst of a cyclical upswing. All methods suggest a positive output gap in 2017, while the labor market shows signs of upward wage pressures, as net immigration has been weak so far. These signs are consistent with a cyclical upswing, amid strong estimated potential output growth, and point to risks of a boom-bust cycle, should the economy continue to push the growth momentum. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/195 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/195/002.2018.issue-195-en.xml IMF e-Library