The Impact of the Irish on British Labor Markets During the Industrial Revolution
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Economic History
- Vol. 46 (3) , 693-720
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022050700046830
Abstract
The Irish immigrations during the First Industrial Revolution serve to complicate any assessment of Britain's economic performance up to the 1850s. This paper estimates the size of the Irish immigrations and explores its impact on real wages, rural-urban migration, and industrialization. Using a general equilibrium model, the paper finds that the Irish did not play a significant role in accounting for rising inequality, lagging real wages, or rapid industrialization.Keywords
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