"The extent to which the EU was a boost to NI has been exaggerated"

Esmond Birnie

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Article in Newsletter

Subject

Article demonstrating how NI economy fell back compared to most EU member countries during 1973-2020 which might suggest membership per se not as beneficial to economy as some have argued- importance of institutional and policy choices.

Period	27 Feb 2020

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Title	"The extent to which the EU was a boost to NI has been exaggerated"
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	Newsletter
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	27/02/20
Description	Article in Newsletter
Producer/Author	Esmond Birnie
URL	https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/economist-extent-which-european-union-benefitted-northern-ireland-has-been-exaggerated-2001676
Persons	Esmond Birnie

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Keywords

Northern Ireland economy, political impact on economy, devolution, devolved policies, economic policy, economic growth, UK growth
Economy
GDP per head
Divergence in living standards
Long run comparisons of economic performance
Benefits and costs of EU membership
Brexit
Republic of Ireland
Eastern European economies
Baltic economies