Department of Economics
Economics was first taught in Trinity College in 1832 when Mountifort Longfield was appointed to the newly established Chair of Political Economy, a chair endowed by the then Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Richard Whately. The Economics Department has a strong research record, with a particular emphasis on applied economics.
News
- Two Assistant Professor Vacancies
The Department of Economics is currently advertising two Assistant Professor positions. One post is a three-year contract, the other is a permanent position (subject to probationary review). The closing date for applications for these posts is 12 noon on Friday 08th March 2013. - Trinity Students Defeat Yale in Debate on the Legitimacy of Enforced Taxation
Debating teams from Trinity College Dublin and Yale University recently took part in the Trinity Student Economic Review (SER) debate chaired by the Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast. Debating for the motion, that "This House Believes that Taxation is Theft", the Trinity team narrowly defeated their Yale rivals in the overall debate. - Asst Prof Gaia Narciso publishes column on Voxeu.org
Assistant Professor Gaia Narciso has had a column published on Voxeu.org. The article, based on her recent research paper "Telecracy: Testing for Channels of Persuasion" (joint with Guglielmo Barone and Francesco D'Acunto) examines the impact of media bias on electoral outcomes.
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The Grattan Scholars
PhD Scholarship Programme with the aim of advancing cutting-edge social science research and teaching. PhD application deadline 31 March, 2013.
Now Accepting Postgraduate Applications
We are now accepting applications for the M.Sc. in Economics and PhD programme
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