Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute
Dr. Alan Barrett:
The other great advantage of that particular measure is that people cannot dispute it. If you start talking about GDP, people say it is based on all of the funny money coming in and out of Ireland. People will also question talk about incomes. However, life expectancy is a pretty definitive figure so there is less scope to discuss its authenticity.
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