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Overview

I am an economist, trained at Trinity College Dublin, NUI, Galway (now called The University of Galway), and the New School for Social Research. I have held visiting research fellowships at the University of Paris and at the University of Melbourne’s School of Government.

My research interests centre around understanding the Irish economy through a detailed analysis of its public finances over time. This is often called ‘stock flow consistent’ analysis. I am interested in public policy problems of all kinds, and so I have published widely in macroeconomic modeling, health workforce planning and health economics, as well as more traditional public-sector economics.

In my 20 years as an academic I have published 50+ peer-reviewed articles, 4 books, and 15+ book chapters. Of these publications 20 look at the Irish state, its finances, and its future.

Most recently I have focused considerable attention on austerity, currently one of the most prominent issue in the field of public sector management.

There are three major themes to my research.

  1. Understanding the evolution of national financial systems.
  2. Assessing the performance of the Irish economy, in particular its health system.
  3. Understanding small open economies, particularly under conditions of austerity.

Interests

  • Economics of Austerity
  • Stock Flow Consistent Economics
  • Health Policy
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