R. C. Geary and Economic History

Symposium: The Evolution of Data Needs for Policy/Research in Ireland

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  • Alan de Bromhead University College Dublin

Abstract

This paper pays tribute to the work of R.C. Geary from the perspective of an economic historian. It engages with aspects of Geary’s work that touch on areas of economic history, such as international comparisons of living standards and the development of the official statistics of the early Irish state. The paper also gives an overview of some of Geary’s early contributions to the analysis of important policy issues, read to this Society in the 1920s and 1930s. It concludes with a brief reflection on the ways in which Geary’s approach, methods and values resonate with those of contemporary economic historians.

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09/28/2026

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de Bromhead, A. (2026). R. C. Geary and Economic History: Symposium: The Evolution of Data Needs for Policy/Research in Ireland. Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 55, 108–114. Retrieved from https://jssisi.ie/index.php/jssisi/article/view/3858

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Vol. 55 (2026): Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland

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