. Ireland in the World Economy: Lecture(s) 13th Oct 2008
Demographic Changes in Ireland
Components/ Economic Consequences
Population Trends and Projections
Implications of Population Projections
Demographic Changes in Ireland: Summary
• Trends and Structure
• Causes of Population Changes
• Consequences of Population Changes
• Population Projections and Implications
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES READING LIST
• O'Hagan(2008) The Economy of Ireland – National and Sectoral Policy Issues, 10e, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin, 112-144 (Chap 5) and 29-57 (Chap 2).
• CSO (2005) Population and Labour Force Projections, 2011-41, Central Statistics Office, Dublin
• CSO (2006) Census 2006, Preliminary Report, July
• CSO (2008) Population and Migration Estimates, Apr.
• NESC Report 90 The Economic and Social Implications of Emigration, May 1991
• Barrett,A., and F. Trace (1998) “Who is coming back? The educational profile of returning migrants in the 1990s”, Irish Banking Review, Summer
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
Data Sources
• Statistical Sources:
– Census of Population, 1981,1986,1991, 1996, 2002 & 2006;
– Labour Force Surveys (annual) to 1997; Quarterly National Household Surveys (Quarterly) from Q1, 1998 to latest, Q2, 2008: published Aug. 2008.
• Reports and further data
– OECD Employment Outlook (Annual)
– EU Commission Employment in Europe (Annual)
• Useful Websites
– www.cso.ie
– www.oecd.org
– www.ilo.org/london
Recent Reports from Eurostat
– Eurostat (2008a) Population in Europe 2007: First Results 81/2008
– Eurostat (2008b) Ageing Characterises the Demographic Perspectives of the European Societies 72/2008
Both in the Series “Population and Social Conditions” Official Publications of the European Communities
Why study population/ demographic trends?
• Labour market issues and impacts
• Housing needs
• Education and Health services
• Market estimations
• Regional distribution/ location policies
• Ageing population – pension, medical and...