News Archive: Academic Year 2017 - 2018

Kerri Agnew, a PhD student in the Department of Economics at Trinity, explores how changes in the euro-sterling exchange rate affect cross-border shopping between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in this piece on RTE's website.

Professor Andrea Guariso, with Marijke Verpoorten (University of Antwerp), has published a paper on "Aid, trade and the post war recovery of the Rwandan coffee sector" in the Journal of East African Studies.

Professor Eleanor Denny has been appointed by the Taoiseach as an independent member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). NESC advises the Taoiseach and Government on strategic policy issues relating to sustainable economic, social and environmental development in Ireland.

Professor Gaia Narciso, with Catia Batista, Published a paper on "Migrant remittances and information Flows: Evidence from a field experiment" in the World Bank Economic Review.

Professor Gaia Narciso, with Kaveh Majlesi, Published a paper on "International Competition and the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from Mexico" in the Journal of Development Economics.

Professor Davide Romelli, with Cristina Terra (ESSEC Business School) and Enrico Vasconcelos (Banco Central do Brasil), has published a paper on “Current account and real exchange rate changes: The impact of trade openness” in the European Economic Review.

Prof Denny’s election was announced on Trinity Monday by Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast. Scholarship of a high order is the primary qualification for Fellowship, along with teaching expertise and contributing to the academic life of College.

In a December 2017 issue, The Economist magazine ran a feature on Dublin's housing and homelessness challenges. The article features research by Ronan Lyons, Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin.

Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin, Ronan Lyons, has been appointed to the Board of the Higher Education Authority. The HEA is the body appointed by central government responsible for the effective governance and regulation of the higher education system in Ireland.

Professor Carol Newman from the Department of Economics, together with John Rand (University of Copenhagen), Finn Tarp (UNU-WIDER) and Neda Trifkovic (University of Copenhagen), has published a paper in the European Economic Review entitled 'The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade.'

Professor Martina Kirchberger from the Department of Economics, with Doug Gollin (University of Oxford) and David Lagakos (UC San Diego) has a published a NBER Working Paper "In Search of a Spatial Equilibrium in the Developing World."

Prof Asim Khwaja, Sumitomo-FASID Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School will speak on “Effective Problem Solving in Learning Organizations” at the TIME Annual Keynote Lecture, October 23rd at 17.30 in the Haughton Lecture Theatre, Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin.

Economics and Political Science graduate Paschal Donohoe launched the 13th edition of the book, edited by Trinity economists John O’Hagan and Francis O’Toole, at a reception hosted by the Provost recently. The evening also celebrated Minister Donohoe’s outstanding contribution to public service.

Trinity Impact Evaluation Unit (TIME), in conjunction with Irish Aid and Trinity College Dublin hosted their first Summer School in Impact Evaluation in September 2017. The Summer School saw participants from a variety of backgrounds participate in four days of training in quantitative and qualitative analysis.

The first Workshop in Development Economics, in collaboration with the LSE and the CEPR, and funded by Irish Aid, took place on the 18th and 19th of September in Trinity College Dublin. The workshop featured presentations on numerous topics in development economics including investment, productivity and agriculture with scholars from leading universities and institutions across the globe.

Nicola Mastrorocco is affiliated with the Political Economy and Political Science Group of the London School of Economics and with the Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences at Harvard University. Nicola’s research lies at the intersection of political economy and applied microeconomics.

Marvin Suesse’s work revolves around various branches of applied economics, covering topics such as the growth of rural financial institutions, the long-run development of state capacity in Africa, and the political economy of statehood in the Russian-speaking world.

Alejandra Ramos is an applied micro-economist with a focus on economic development. Her research interests are Family Economics, Education, and Labour. She is currently working on intimate partner violence, looking at how perpetrators use violence to alter the balance of power in the couple, and how this affects the household's response to transfer programs in Ecuador.