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Welcome to the Department of Economics in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Ranked 1st in Ireland QS Subject Ranking, 2024. Recognised internationally for our research expertise, particularly in applied economics, we are committed to delivering high quality teaching and providing world-class postgraduate programmes.
News
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Professor Davide Romelli discusses independence of the Federal Reserve Bank in Financial TimesProfessor Davide Romelli discusses the threats to the Federal Reserve Bank under Trump in a new article in the Financial Times. -
Simone Arrigoni, Ph.D. candidate on the job marketSimone Arrigoni is our newest Ph.D. candidate on the job market. His job market paper examines how income inequality within foreign economies affects the transmission of US monetar policy shocks to their economic activity.
2024 TIME Annual Lecture Speaker AnnouncedJenny Aker, Professor of Development Economics at Cornell University, will deliver a lecture on "The Mobile Phone Revolution in Africa: Successes, Failures and the Future" at the 2024 TIME Annual Lecture on November 26th at 6.30pm in the Swift Theatre, Arts Building. Click to RSVP.
Recent Publications
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New Article by Professor Jian Cao published in Political Analysis"Dynamic Synthetic Controls: Accounting for Varying Speeds in Comparative Case Studies" is co-written by Thomas Chadefaux and published in Political Analysis. This paper examines synthetic controls and how they do not account for the different speeds at which units respond to change. -
New article by Professor Maylis Avaro published in The Journal of Economic HistoryProfessor Maylis Avaro has published "Zombie International Currency: The Pound Sterling 1945-1971" in Cambridge University Press The Journal of Economic History. The paper examines the international role of the sterling during the Bretton Woods era.
