Third-level education, foreign direct investment and economic boom in Ireland

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-218

  Barry, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Celtic tiger; Education; Foreign direct investment; Ireland; Science and technology manpower policy

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HIGH-TECH SECTORS; THIRD-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM;

EDUCATION;

EID: 34249848832     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2007.012710     Document Type: Article

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