摘要：One of the most important debates in Irish economic history has concerned the long-runeffects of the Great Irish Famine, with some arguing that it had only temporary effects on theeconomy and others seeing it as a major demographic and economic watershed. This paper adaptsthe theoretical framework of Krugman (1991) to illustrate how the combination of the Famine anddevelopments in transportation and the demand for industrial products may have worked togetherto cause persistent depopulation and relative industrial decline
