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The Irish Tiger and the German Frog: The tale of Size and Growth in the Euro Area

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  • Eloi Laurent

    (OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po)

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In this paper, we try to relate country size to economic performance in the Euro area, focusing on the second smallest Euro area country, Ireland, and the region's largest economy, Germany, from 1995 to 2005. In the institutional context of the EMU, we show that Ireland smallness was a major factor in its spectacular success, while the growth strategy of Germany was not in line with its size and thus produced poor overall results. We argue that while Ireland needs to rethink its growth strategy with the arrival of the Eastern small states in the EU and the Euro area, Germany's economic extraversion - choosing external competitiveness over domestic expansion and resorting to social and tax competition - could be re-oriented towards intensive domestic growth with benefits, not only for the country, but also for the Euro area as a whole.
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  • Eloi Laurent, 2009. "The Irish Tiger and the German Frog: The tale of Size and Growth in the Euro Area," Post-Print hal-03416467, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03416467
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    3. Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Eloi Laurent, 2008. "North by Northwest: What’s Wrong with the French Model and How Can the Nordic Model Help," Documents de Travail de l'OFCE 2008-18, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE).
    4. Éloi Laurent & Jacques Le Cacheux, 2010. "Taille des pays et stratégies de croissance," Revue de l'OFCE, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 0(1), pages 171-190.
    5. Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Eloi Laurent, 2008. "North by Northwest: What's Wrong with the French Model and How Can the Nordic Model Help. The Nordic Model: Solutions for Continental Europe's Problems?", Center for European Studies, Harvard Uni," Sciences Po Economics Publications (main) hal-01053234, HAL.
    6. Luigi Bonatti & Andrea Fracasso, 2012. "A Germans� dilemma: save the euro or preserve their socio-economic model," Department of Economics Working Papers 1207, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italia.
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    8. Eloi Laurent, 2008. "Economic consequences of the size of nations, 50 years on," Sciences Po Economics Publications (main) hal-00972823, HAL.
    9. Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Eloi Laurent, 2009. "Macroeconomic and social policies in the EU 15: the last two decades," Sciences Po Economics Publications (main) hal-01066208, HAL.
    10. Mauro Napoletano & Jean-Luc Gaffard, 2009. "Country Size, Appropriate Policy, and Economic Performance: Some Evidence from OECD Countries," Sciences Po Economics Publications (main) hal-00973080, HAL.
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    13. repec:spo:wpmain:info:hdl:2441/6146 is not listed on IDEAS
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    15. repec:spo:wpecon:info:hdl:2441/10049 is not listed on IDEAS
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