Department of Economics News

A new ESRI report authored by Trinity economist Dr Barra Roantree has shown that child poverty could be reduced by a quarter by introducing a means-tested second-tier of child benefit.

We are hiring for a Teaching Fellow for the Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy. If you are interested in teaching and have a flair for innovation in module design, apply here!

The National Economic Dialogue took place today at Dublin Castle, where various stakeholder groups and representative bodies outlined their Budget 2024 demands.

Congratulations to Martina Zanella, this year’s winner of the ISWE prize!

TCD professors Gaia Narciso, Carol Newman and Michael King travelled to Tokyo for the 5th JADE Conference on 1st and 2nd April 2023

The Student Economic Review, one of the oldest undergraduate journals fully run by our students, has published the 37th edition. Follow the link if you would like to look at the great papers published throughout the years

The Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last Friday, once again shedding light on the fragility of the financial system. Please follow the link to find out more.

It was great to welcome ECB Chief Economist and alumnus Philip Lane back to campus this morning. Philip provided in-depth analysis on post-COVID inflation and hinted strongly at further rate hikes.

Minister for Public Expenditure, President of the Eurogroup, and School of SSP alumnus Paschal Donohoe (BESS, Political Science, 1996) returns to Trinity to examine leadership in an era of rolling crises.

This dataset provides information on a comprehensive index of CBI covering a wide range of central bank characteristics based on the charters of 154 central banks, over the period 1972–2017. From the paper The political economy of reforms in Central Bank design: evidence from a new dataset.

Registration is now open for March CPD course in Statistics & Regression Analysis. The course will be online in the evenings.

CEPH, a new all-Ireland centre of excellence linking Trinity College Dublin and Queen's University Belfast, is seeking to appoint three Research Assistants, to start in September 2023. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Wednesday, February 15^th, 2023.

Professor Marvin Suesse's paper The Fiscal State in Africa: Evidence from a Century of Growth includes tax data for 46 countries for the long 20th century, linking fiscal capacity to democratisation, conflict, resources, aid and credit. These insights add important nuances to established theories of state building.

CEPH, a new all-Ireland centre of excellence linking Trinity College Dublin and Queen's University Belfast, is seeking to appoint two Research Fellows (Post-Doctoral Researchers). The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Tuesday 20^th December 2022.

Trinity IMpact and Evaluation Unit (TIME) is hosting their annual keynote lecture on Monday, December 5^th in the Dargan Theatre from 6:30-8pm. Professor of Economics Dean Karlan of Northwestern University will deliver the lecture, entitled Empowering the Unempowered with Multi-Faceted Economic Inclusion Programs: Lessons from the Past, Ideas for the Future, which focuses on anti-poverty research in developmental economics.

The inaugural lecture of Sharyn O'Halloran, Chair of Political Economy (2020) took place on November 1st in the Robert Emmet Theatre. The lecture examined “How can Artificial Intelligence Improve Public Policy?”

The Department invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Economics (Political Economy/Environmental Economics). Successful applicants will contribute to research and teaching in the Department of Economics. Apply now to join a vibrant research community in a great university. Deadline for applications 5 December 2022.

We are hiring for a Research and Policy Officer for the Centre for Economics, Policy, and History. CEPH is a new all-Ireland centre of excellence, linking TCD and Queen's University Belfast. This is a great opportunity to get in at the ground level!

TIME is partnering with the Centre for Economic Policy Research on the Development Economics Symposium from 14th to 15th October. The Workshop in Developmental Economics is open to anyone interested in the programme. Please go to the website to register

Registration is now open for September CPD courses in Statistics & Regression Analysis and Social Data Analysis. Courses will be online in the evenings.

The IMF presented the Financial Sector Assessment Program to the Department on Tuesday, which examines the risks facing the Irish financial sector. The presentation culminated in a Q&A on their findings and recommendations.