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Welcome to the Department of Economics in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Ranked 1st in Ireland QS Subject Ranking, 2024. Recognised internationally for our research expertise, particularly in applied economics, we are committed to delivering high quality teaching and providing world-class postgraduate programmes.
News
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Fiscal Policy, Financial Sector Policy and Economic Growth: Celebrating Patrick HonohanOn Friday, September 27th, a conference was held in the RIA, jointly organised by the ESRI and IM-TCD in honour of Patrick Honohan and his contributions to Irish economic policy.
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Professor Barra Roantree speaks to the Oireachtas on CFI-ESRI reportProfessor Barra Roantree was invited to give evidence to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development on the subject of the CFI-ESRI report on poverty. The report was co-authored by Professor Roantree, director of the joint ESRI-TCD MSc in Economic Policy
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Gita Gopinath of the IMF speaks at TrinityGita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, led a Grattan Talk in the Trinity Long Room Hub yesterday for an audience of undergraduate students and Department of Economics staff. The event was opened by Head of Department Agustín Bénétrix.
Recent Publications
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New Article by Professor Ronan Lyons published in Energy Economics in September 2024"Better energy cost information changes household property investment decisions: Evidence from a Nationwide experiement" is co-authored with James Carroll, Eleanor Denny (of Trinity College Dublin) and Ivan Petrov. It is the first paper to conduct a large controlled field trial for residential properties covering a nationwide market.
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Professor Agustín Bénétrix published in Economic Policy"Automatic for the (tax) people: Information sharing and cross-border investment in tax havens" is co-written by Lorenz Emter and Martin Schmitz. The paper examines the impact of international automatic exchange of information treaties on cross-border investments in tax havens.