News Archive: Academic Year 2016 - 2017
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Economics Professor, Agustín Bénétrix, publishes a chapter in MIT Press bookProfessor Bénétrix’s work, in collaboration with Philip R. Lane, on cross-country exposures and the Swiss Franc has been published by the MIT Press. The book entitled “International Currency Exposure” is available at MIT Press online.
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New Free Online Course on Achieving Sustainable Development.What is the future of the world around us? What challenges do we face to address conflict, improve healthcare, build sustainable cities, and have access to clean water and sanitation? How will we know that we are having an impact in tackling these challenges? The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) is launching a new free online course “Achieving Sustainable Development”. This four week course, starting on 11 September 2017, looks at the challenges in achieving some of the global United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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TCD Researchers Awarded Funding from Health Research Board of IrelandAn interdisciplinary team including Prof Richard Layte (Head of Sociology) and Dr Cathal McCrory (TILDA Senior Research Fellow) have been awarded €750,000 from the Health Research Board of Ireland. The project investigates an allostatic load framework for understanding social differences in health and mortality drawing on The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
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Eleanor Denny included in Champions of EU Research event in DublinProf. Eleanor Denny, coordinator of the CONSEED project, participated in a national celebration of leadership in Horizon 2020 research in Dublin today. Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, praised the ambition and leadership of all coordinators of Horizon 2020 projects and recognised the major contribution the H2020 scheme has brought to Ireland.
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New Research by Prof Daniel Faas: Pupils don’t want to be separated for Religious EducationSociology Professor, Daniel Faas, led the first systematic empirical study on the Community National Schools, recommending an end to belief-specific teaching, a new role and dialogue between school-parents-parish, and changes to initial teacher education.
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Economics Professor, Agustín Bénétrix, joins editorial team of the Review of World Economics as Associate Editor.Under the name Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, it was founded in 1913 as the world's first journal with a focus on international economics. The journal publishes articles on trade and trade policies, foreign direct investment, global supply chains, migration, international finance, currency systems and exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies in open economies.
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The Department of Economics hosts the first IM-TCD research workshopThe first IM-TCD research workshop, in collaboration with Notre Dame Economics, took place on June 19th – 20th at Trinity College Dublin. This featured high-end contributions on international macroeconomics and capital flows by scholars from central banks, international institutions and leading universities in Europe and the US.
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Economics Professor receives Provost's Teaching AwardThe Department of Economics is delighted that Professor Michael King’s exceptional teaching efforts and achievements were recognised formally with a Provost’s Teaching Award. His high quality teaching skills have already been rewarded by students on a very regular basis through excellent teaching evaluations. The Department is also delighted with the nomination and commendation of Professor Ronan Lyons.
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Professor Davide Romelli publishes in the European Journal of Political EconomyProfessor Davide Romelli, with Donato Masciandaro, Bocconi University, has published a paper on “Central Bankers as Supervisors: Do Crises Matter?” in the European Journal of Political Economy.
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Professor Davide Romelli publishes in the Economics LettersProfessor Davide Romelli, with Patricia Charlety and Estefania Santacreu-Vasut, ESSEC Business School, has published a paper on “Appointments to central bank boards: Does gender matter?” in Economics Letters.
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1st TCD/LSE/CEPR Workshop in Development EconomicsSubmissions are invited from interested researchers on any topic in the area of Development Economics. The deadline for submission is 12 June 2017. Keynote speakers: David McKenzie (World Bank) and Imran Rasul (UCL)
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Sociology Student Elected to Scholarship in 2017The Department of Sociology is proud to announce the election of TSM Sociology student Britta Thiemt to Scholarship on 10th April 2017. The Department wishes Britta every success in the future.
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Trinity Sociologist Speaks at European Commission EventProfessor Daniel Faas spoke about “Educational Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Europe” at the EU-US Young Leaders Summit in Brussels, hosted by the European Commission, the European External Action Service and the US Department of State.
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Head of Sociology Delivers TEDx TalkProfessor Richard Layte, spoke at the recent TEDx Trinity Event. His talk focused on giving insight into reasons for the rise of Nationalism and Populism in recent years. Prof Layte is cited as being one of the main inspirations for setting up the society.
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Two IRC Postgraduate Scholarships awarded to SociologyPhilomena Mullen (Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Faas) and David Dunne (Supervisor: Dr. David Landy) have been awarded the prestigious PhD scholarship for their work on mixed-race Irish women in institutional care, and theories of ‘nativism’ as technologies of Western intervention.
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Professor Gaia Narciso publishes in the Journal of Development EconomicsProfessor Gaia Narciso, with Beata Javorcik, University of Oxford, has published a paper on “WTO accession and Tariff evasion” in the Journal of Development Economics.
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Professor Martina Kirchberger publishes paper in the Journal of Development EconomicsProfessor Martina Kirchberger has published a paper on ‘Natural Disasters and Labor Markets' in the Journal of Development Economics.
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Prof Narciso and Prof Newman publish new research on Viet NamProfessor Gaia Narciso and Professor Carol Newman’s research on Children and Youth, Gender Inequality and Migration in Viet Nam has been published in a recent Oxford University Press book “Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam: A Rising Dragon on the Move”, edited by Finn Tarp.
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Trinity take on Yale in Student Economic Review debateTrinity took on Yale in the second Student Economic Review debate of the year, hosted by the University Philosophical Society on February 16th. The motion – that this House believes that Globalisation is doomed to fail – was proposed by Trinity and successfully opposed by Yale. The debate was chaired by Aine Lawlor, RTE journalist, and the judging panel was chaired by Professor John Fitzgerald.
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Professor Martina Kirchberger publishes in the World Bank Economic ReviewProfessor Martina Kirchberger, with Paul Collier, University of Oxford and Måns Söderbom, University of Gothenburg, has published a paper on ‘The cost of road infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries' in the World Bank Economic Review.
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Department of Economic seeks to appoint staff at Assistant Professor levelThe Department of Economics is seeking to appoint at the Assistant Professor level to commence on 1 September 2017. We particularly welcome applications in the field of international macroeconomics. Excellent candidates in the other areas (development economics and applied economics) are also welcome.
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Prof Daniel Faas joins Migration Panel during Researcher NightHow can we, as researchers and citizens, support migrants who are at risk? What is the role of formal education in social cohesion? Professor Daniel Faas, Director of the MSc in Comparative Social Change, joined a Trinity panel during Researcher Night to discuss migration.
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Irish research shows increasing use of caesarean section reflects a worsening risk profile for mothersResearch from the Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, the ESRI, and UCD Centre of Human Reproduction at the Coombe University Hospital discussed the increasing use of caesarean section in Ireland and associated risks for mothers and infants.
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Sociology Welcomes First MSc in Comparative Social Change StudentsThe first intake of the new joint MSc in Comparative Social Change, directed by TCD Head of Sociology Professor Daniel Faas, has commenced their studies today. 12 students from six different countries will study both in Trinity and University College Dublin over the coming year.