USING THE SYNTHETIC BIPROPORTIONAL PROJECTOR FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF STRUCTURAL-CHANGE IN IRELAND

This paper analyses changes in the industrial structure of Ireland bet ween 1975 and 1985. Confining our analysis to the inter-industry matri x, we use the Synthetic Biproportional Project method, which has signi ficant advantages compared with the more traditional input-output coef ficients or the RAS method. The results highlight, inter alia, the wea k linkages between 'strategic industries' such as office machinery and chemicals and the rest of the Irish economy.