| Petru Calenici |
| Maria Sofia Liberati |
| Katharina Richter |
| Emil Bandoni |
| Frederik Ledoux |
| Ashitha Mary George |
| Zhunming Ma |
| Chiara Litardi |
| Anita Jerotich |
| Amine Zouaghi |
UCD School of Economics runs a thriving PhD programme that offers rigorous training and expert supervision. The programme is designed to prepare students for top-level jobs in academia, institutions and the private sector. From day one, our PhD students are part of a vibrant research community at UCD and in the Greater Dublin Area. Currently, over 50 students from 16 countries are enrolled in the programme.
Current Students
| Wanying Deng | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: The impact of monetary, non-monetary (financial and non-financial), mixed incentives and a cafeteria-style system on performance. | |
| Supervisor: Dr Constantin Burgi | |
| Funding: BDIC Scholarship |
| Ciaran Murphy | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: Inequality in Education and the Labour Market | |
| Supervisor: Prof Paul Devereaux | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Carolina Nunes | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: Taxation and Inequality | |
| Supervisor: Dr Nora Strecker | |
| Funding: Ad Astra PhD Scholarship |
| Hayk Tarverdyan | |
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Research Interests: Monetary policy, bank capital regulation, financial stability, macro-financial linkages |
| Thesis Title: Essays in Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and Macro-Finance. | |
| Supervisor: Dr Mengdi Song & Dr Oana Peia | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Biniyam Gezahegn Worku | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: Returns and Spillover Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) | |
| Supervisor: Dr Ciara Whelan & Prof Ron Davies | |
| Funding: BDIC Scholarship |
| Bin Zhang | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: International Trade and Global Value Chains | |
| Supervisor: Prof Ron Davies | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Haochi Chen | |
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Research Interests: Labour economics, applied econometrics, intergenerational transmission, inequality, policy analysis |
| Thesis Title: Intergenerational Transmission of Perception | |
| Supervisor: Prof David Madden | |
| Funding: BDIC Scholarship |
| Sam Deegan | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: Feedback Effects of Financial Distress: A Study of the European Banking Sector | |
| Supervisor: Dr Constantin Burgi & Dr Yota Deli | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Andy Finette | |
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Research Interests: Experimental economics, epistemic game theory, philosophy and economics, social norms, correlated equilibria |
| Thesis Title: A Social Ontology of Institutions: Theory and Experiments | |
| Supervisor: Dr Vessela Daskolova & Dr Margaret Samahita | |
| Funding: BDIC Scholarship |
| Aditi Kharb | |
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Research Interests: Development, gender, migration |
| Thesis Title: Disasters, Gender and Inequalities | |
| Supervisor:
Christopher Jepsen & Benjamin Elsner
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| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Glenn McNamara | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: Acceptance towards offshore windfarms and the community benefits payment scheme | |
| Supervisor: Dr Margaret Samahita & Prof Lisa Ryan | |
| Funding: NextSys |
| Nadiya Saba | |
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Research Interests: Energy, environmental economics, electric vehicle uptake, decarbonisation of transport sector |
| Thesis Title: Factors influencing increased adoption of EV towards Decarbonisation of Transport sector in Ireland and Internationally |
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| Supervisor: Prof Lisa Ryan & Prof Aisling Reynolds-Feighan | |
| Funding: NextSys |
| Shreya Swarnakar | |
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Research Interests: Health, gender, development, institutions |
| Thesis Title: A Detailed Analysis of Health Outcomes of Women | |
| Supervisor: Dr Kanika Kapur & Dr Fabrice Kampfen | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Yung-Shiang Yang (Jasmine) | |
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Research Interests: Behavioural economics, experimental economics, public policy |
| Thesis Title: An Economist’s Approach to Understanding Motivation | |
| Supervisor: Dr Vessela Daskolova & Dr Margaret Samahita | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Daire Crotty | |
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Research Interests: Labour, education, and sports economics |
| Thesis Title: Educational Attainment and Wage Structures | |
| Supervisor: Prof Paul Devereux | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Francesca Eustacchi | |
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Research Interests: Developing countries, development economics, Latin America |
| Thesis Title: The Impact of Women Land Titles on Children's Well-Being | |
| Supervisor: Dr Frank Walsh | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Kira Finan | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: The Impact of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Developing Countries in Africa and the Middle East | |
| Supervisor: Dr Zuzanna Studnicka | |
| Funding: BDIC Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google. |
| Olivia Finan | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: Intergenerational Consequences of In-Utero and Early Life Conditions on Human Development Outcomes | |
| Supervisor: Prof Orla Doyle | |
| Funding: IRC Government of Ireland Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google. |
| Sorcha Foster | |
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Research Interests: Monetary policy, non-standard instruments, banking |
| Thesis Title: Essays in Monetary Policy | |
| Supervisor: Dr Karl Whelan | |
| Funding: Funded by Employer (Central Bank of Ireland) |
| Beatriz Gietner | |
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Research Interests: Education, labour, and growth |
| Thesis Title: Three Essays on Human Capital | |
| Supervisor: Dr Kevin Denny | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://beagietner.github.io/ |
| Manvi Jindal | |
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Research Interests: Applied microeconomics, inequality, labor economics, social economics, gender economics |
| Thesis Title: Essays on Inequalities Across Gender and Disabilities | |
| Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Elsner | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google.com/view/manvijindal/ |
| Zilong Li | |
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Research Interests: International trade, development, public health, sports economics |
| Thesis Title: Revisiting the Home Bias | |
| Supervisor: Dr Zuzanna Studnicka | |
| Funding: China Scholarship Council (CSC) |
| Giacomo lo Conte | |
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Research Interests: Economics of innovation, economic geography, applied microeconomics |
| Thesis Title: The Geography of Technological Dynamics | |
| Supervisor: Prof Ronald Davies & Prof Dieter Kogler | |
| Funding: IRC Government of Ireland Scholarship |
| Prachi Srivastava | |
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Research Interests: Expectations, uncertainty, bounded rationality in macroeconomics |
| Thesis Title: Expectations, Uncertainty in Monetary Policy | |
| Supervisors: Prof Karl Whelan & Dr Constantin Burgi | |
| Funding: BDIC Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://srivastava-prachi.github.io/website/ |
| Kun Wu | |
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Research Interests: Economic links among family members, family formation, consumption smoothing, earnings dynamics and inequality |
| Thesis Title: Earnings Dynamics and Household Consumption Patterns | |
| Supervisor: Prof Kevin Denny & Dr Tiziana Brancaccio | |
| Funding: China Scholarship Council (CSC) | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google.com/view/wukun |
| Matthew Amalitinga Abagna | |
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Research Interests: Development economics, public economics, and policy evaluation. |
| Thesis Title: “Transforming Economies: An Analysis of Special Economic Zones and their Economic Outcomes in Africa” | |
| Supervisor: Prof Ronald Davies & Dr Nora Strecker | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google.com/view/matthewamalitingaabagna |
| Dimitrios Argyros | |
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Research Interests: Family economics, development economics, health economics and political economy |
| Thesis Title: Essays in Family and Development Economics: How Economic Shocks, Policies, and Cultural Norms Shape Child Outcomes Across the Developing World | |
| Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Elsner | |
| Funding: IRC Government of Ireland Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google.com/view/dimitrios-argyros/ |
| Tatiana Bezdenezhnykh | |
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Research Interests: Political economy, inequality, health economics |
| Thesis Title: Living in a Non-Democracy: Russia's Changing Economic Landscape | |
| Supervisor: Dr Kanika Kapur | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Killian Carroll | |
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Research Interests: Macroeconomics, fiscal policy, monetary policy |
| Thesis Title: Essays in Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy | |
| Supervisor: Dr Nora Strecker | |
| Funding: Funded by employer (Irish Fiscal Advisory Council) |
| Mohsin Javed | |
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Research Interests: Labour markets, technological change |
| Thesis Title: The Impact of Automation Technologies on Workers with Different Skills | |
| Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Elsner & Prof Christopher Jepsen | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Emily Pratt | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: Do Ban the Box Rules Actually Increase Employment Discrimination Against Minority Men? | |
| Supervisor: Prof. Christopher Jepsen | |
| Funding: Self-funded |
| Himani Pasricha | |
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Research Interests: Migration, climate change and labour market outcomes |
| Thesis Title: Essays in Labour Economics | |
| Supervisor: Dr Frank Walsh | |
| Funding: BDIC Scholarship |
| Luke Rehill | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: The Intersection of Productivity with International Trade and Industrial Organisation | |
| Supervisor: Dr Stefanie Haller & Prof Ronald Davies | |
| Funding: Funded by employer (Department of Finance) |
| Manuel Estevo Lago Rodriguez | |
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Research Interests: Gender economics, experimental economics, social economics, behavioural economics |
| Thesis Title: Going Beyond the Media in the Era of #MeToo: Causality and Driving Mechanisms of Gender Social Movements | |
| Supervisor: Prof Orla Doyle | |
| Funding: IRC Government of Ireland Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google. |
| Yishan Shi | |
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Research Interests: Education economics, development economics |
| Thesis Title: Intergenerational Mobility in Education and Economic Transformation in Africa | |
| Supervisor: Prof Kevin Denny | |
| Funding: China Scholarship Council (CSC) |