Lecturer / Assistant Professor
Oana is a Lecturer and Assistant Professor at UCD School of Economics. In her research, she studies how firms and individuals make financial decisions.
She is a member of the executive committee of the Irish Society for Women in Economics (ISWE), a voluntary organisation created to support women economists in Ireland and to ensure that the role economists play in public debates and policy decisions, as well as educational and private sector organisations, is more representative of Irish society.
In Ireland, women represent approximately one-third of undergraduate and postgraduate students and account for 41% of academic economists and 32% of full professors. The voice of women economists in public debates, policy decisions, and the media is also under-represented. As a ISWE mentor Oana seeks to inspire, empower and increase women’s visibility in Economics and ensure that minority voices are heard.
I was born in a small village in Romania and the first in my family to go to university. My career as an economist has brought me to The Netherlands, France, Italy and, eventually Ireland. As a ISWE mentor and committee member I am committed to inspiring other women to study economics.