The reason is obvious: its bubble already burst at the end of 2006, before any rescue funds were available. Ireland was on its own, so it had no option but to implement massive austerity measures, reducing its product prices relative to other eurozone countries by 13% from peak to trough.
有启迪意义的是，在所有危机国中，只有爱尔兰扭转了局面。原因显而易见：爱尔兰的泡沫在2006年底还无法获得援助资金时就已经结束了。爱尔兰需要自力更生，因此它别无选择，只能实施大规模紧缩措施，降低其产品相对其他欧元区国家的价格，从最高降幅高达13%。如今，爱尔兰失业率正在大幅下降，其制造部门正在繁荣。