| Emil Bandoni |
| Zhunming Ma |
| Chiara Litardi |
| Anita Jerotich |
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
| Petru Calenici | |
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Research Interests: Economics of Education, Gender Economics, Migration Economics |
| Thesis Title: Migratory Background and Gender Differences in Education | |
| Supervisor: Dr Margaret Samahita & Prof Christopher Jepsen | |
| Funding: BDIC Scholarship |
| Frederik Ledoux | |
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Research Interests: |
| Thesis Title: Central Banking, Monetary Policy, and Financial Stability | |
| Supervisor: Dr Oana Peia | |
| Funding: Central Bank |
| Maria Sofia Liberati | |
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Research Interests: Economics of Innovation |
| Thesis Title: Innovation and the Role of Public Policy | |
| Supervisor: Dr Sarah Parlane & Prof Ron Davies | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Katharina Richter | |
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Research Interests: Health Economics, Gender Economics, Inequality |
| Thesis Title: Disparities in Health and Healthcare: Investigating the Role of Gender and Socio-Economic Status | |
| Supervisor: Prof Orla Doyle & Dr James O'Mahony | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| 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 |
| Ciarán Murphy | |
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Research Interests: Economics of education, labour economics, inequality, gender, applied microeconomics |
| 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 | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google. |
| 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: Climate change, energy, sustainability, policy analysis |
| Thesis Title: Family, Climate, and Sustainability | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://sites.google.com/view/aditikharb |
| 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: Essays in Behavioral Economics: Motivation, Discrimination, and Trust | |
| Supervisor: Dr Vessela Daskolova & Dr Margaret Samahita | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://y-sjasmineyang.github.io/ |
| 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: Environmental economics, gender, development economics, Latin America |
| Thesis Title: From Empowerment to Progress: Unleashing the Potential of Women’s Empowerment for Societal Well‑Being | |
| Supervisor: Dr Frank Walsh | |
| Funding: UCD School of Economics PhD Scholarship |
| Kira Finan | |
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| 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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| 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/ |
| Kun Wu | |
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Research Interests: Earnings Dynamics, Family Economics |
| Thesis Title: Earnings Dynamics and Intra-Household Risk Sharing | |
| Supervisor: Prof Kevin Denny & Dr Tiziana Brancaccio | |
| Funding: China Scholarship Council (CSC) | |
| Website: (opens in a new window)https://kunslog.github.io |
| 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) |