Research Groups

Our faculty work on a wide range of topics in Empirical Microeconomics, including Health Economics, Labour Economics, Economics of Education, Development Economics, many with applications to public policy.

Core faculty: (opens in a new window)Kevin Denny, (opens in a new window)Paul Devereux, (opens in a new window)Orla Doyle, (opens in a new window)Benjamin Elsner, (opens in a new window)Enda Hargaden, (opens in a new window)Christopher Jepsen, (opens in a new window)Fabrice Kampfen, (opens in a new window)Kanika Kapur, (opens in a new window)David Madden, (opens in a new window)Lisa Ryan, (opens in a new window)Margaret Samahita, (opens in a new window)Zuzanna Studnicka, (opens in a new window)Marta Talevi, (opens in a new window)Frank Walsh, (opens in a new window)Ciara Whelan

The Behavioural and Experimental Economics group is made up of researchers studying individual decision-making and strategic interactions using theory and laboratory, field, and online experiments.

Core faculty: (opens in a new window)Vessela Daskalova, (opens in a new window)Diogo Geraldes, (opens in a new window)Oana Peia, (opens in a new window)Lisa Ryan, (opens in a new window)Margaret Samahita, (opens in a new window)Marta Talevi

The Environmental Economics group consists of applied microeconomists working on a variety of topics related to the environment, energy, and climate change.

Core faculty: (opens in a new window)Benjamin Elsner, (opens in a new window)Aisling Reynolds-Feighan, (opens in a new window)Lisa Ryan, (opens in a new window)Marta Talevi

Our faculty work on topics including forecasting, international finance, fiscal policy, monetary policy, banking, and the role of financial intermediaries.

Core faculty: (opens in a new window)Constantin Burgi, (opens in a new window)Yota Deli, (opens in a new window)Vincent Hogan, (opens in a new window)Oana Peia, (opens in a new window)Mengdi Song, (opens in a new window)Karl Whelan

Our faculty work on topics related to international trade and foreign direct investment.

Core faculty: (opens in a new window)Ronald Davies, (opens in a new window)Nora Strecker, (opens in a new window)Zuzanna Studnicka

The Public Economics group includes faculty studying the effectiveness of government revenue and expenditure policies, the determinants of poverty, and the causes of income inequality.

Core faculty: (opens in a new window)Ronald Davies, (opens in a new window)Yota Deli, (opens in a new window)Diogo Geraldes, (opens in a new window)Enda Hargaden, (opens in a new window)David Madden, (opens in a new window)Nora Strecker

Our faculty work on a range of areas, including Irish economic history and the economic history of other places, periods, and topics.

Core faculty: (opens in a new window)Alan de Bromhead, (opens in a new window)Morgan Kelly