UCD School of Economics

UCD School of Economics - Research Publications 2019/20

Below is the list of research publications for the UCD School of Economics in the academic year 2019/20.



Book Chapters

Assoc Professor Orla Doyle
O’Rourke C; O’Farrelly C; Booth A; Doyle O (2020) '‘Little bit afraid ‘til I found how it was’: children’s subjective early school experiences in a disadvantaged community in Ireland' In:  Perspectives from Young Children on the Margins. Routledge. , pp.34-51 Available Online  
Dr Dominik Naeher
Naeher D (2019) 'Hunger, food insecurity, and poverty traps: Theory and empirical evidence from developing countries' In:  Economics in Action: Topics and Resources.UK: McGraw-Hill.    
Dr Lisa Ryan
Ryan L; Turner K; Campbell N (2019) 'Energy efficiency and economy-wide rebound: realising a net gain to society' In:  Routledge Handbook of Energy Economics.London and New York: Routledge.    
Dr Zuzanna Studnicka
Studnicka Z; Bagayev I (2019) 'International trade does not defy gravity' In:  Economics in Action: Topics and Resources.UK: McGraw-Hill.    

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Journal Articles

Ms Ailbhe Booth
Booth A; O’Farrelly C; Hennessy E; Doyle O (2019) '‘Be good, know the rules’: Children’s perspectives on starting school and self-regulation'. Childhood 26 (4) :509-524.Available Online  
O’Farrelly C; Booth A; Tatlow-Golden M; Barker B (2020) 'Reconstructing readiness: Young children’s priorities for their early school adjustment'. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 50 :3-16.Available Online  
Professor Ronald Davies
Davies RB; LaLumia S; Scharf K (2020) 'Editorial Note'. International Tax and Public Finance 27 (3) :493-494.Available Online  
Davies RB; Liebman BH; Tomlin K (2019) 'Trade liberalization in services: Investor responses to NAFTA’s cross-border trucking provisions'. Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 28 (8) :935-959.Available Online  
Professor Liam Delaney
Alexander L; Malone K; Counihan E; Kennedy J; Roddy D; Delaney L (2020) 'Assessing Public Attitudes to Electroconvulsive Therapy: Validation of the Modified ECT Attitudes Questionnaire Using a Systematic Analysis'. Journal of ECT 36 (1) :47-53.Available Online  
Crowe E; Daly M; Delaney L; Carroll S; Malone KM (2019) 'The intra-day dynamics of affect, self-esteem, tiredness, and suicidality in Major Depression'. Psychiatry Research 279 :98-108.Available Online  
Mousteri V; Daly M; Delaney L (2020) 'Underemployment and psychological distress: Propensity score and fixed effects estimates from two large UK samples'. Social Science and Medicine 244 Available Online  
Professor Paul Devereux
Black SE; Devereux PJ; Lundborg P; Majlesi K (2020) 'Poor Little Rich Kids? The Role of Nature versus Nurture in Wealth and Other Economic Outcomes and Behaviours'. Review of Economic Studies 87 (4) :1683-1725.Available Online  
Delaney JM; Devereux PJ (2019) 'Understanding gender differences in STEM: Evidence from college applications<sup>✰</sup>'. Economics of Education Review 72 :219-238.Available Online  
Delaney JM; Devereux PJ (2020) 'Choosing differently? College application behavior and the persistence of educational advantage'. Economics of Education Review 77 Available Online  
Delaney JM; Devereux PJ (2020) 'How gender and prior disadvantage predict performance in college'. Economic and Social Review 51 (2) :189-239.  
Delaney JM; Devereux PJ (2020) 'Math matters! The importance of mathematical and verbal skills for degree performance'. Economics Letters 186 Available Online  
Assoc Professor Orla Doyle
Booth A; O’Farrelly C; Hennessy E; Doyle O (2019) '‘Be good, know the rules’: Children’s perspectives on starting school and self-regulation'. Childhood 26 (4) :509-524.Available Online  
Briody J; Doyle O; Kelleher C (2020) 'The effect of local unemployment on health: A longitudinal study of Irish mothers 2001-2011'. Economics and Human Biology 37 Available Online  
Doyle O (2020) 'The first 2,000 days and child skills'. Journal of Political Economy 128 (6) :2067-2122.Available Online  
Doyle OM; Leavitt N; Rigg JA (2020) 'Finding undiagnosed patients with hepatitis C infection: an application of artificial intelligence to patient claims data.'. Scientific reports 10 (1) :10521.Available Online  
McDonnell T; Doyle O (2019) 'Maternal employment and childcare during infancy and childhood overweight'. Social Science and Medicine 243 Available Online  
Dr Benjamin Elsner
Biavaschi C; Burzynski M; Elsner B; Machado J (2020) 'Taking the Skill Bias out of Global Migration'. Journal of Development of Economics 142 (102317) Available Online  
Professor Christopher Jepsen
Böckerman P; Haapanen M; Jepsen C (2019) 'Back to school: Labor-market returns to higher vocational schooling'. Labour Economics 61 Available Online  
Assoc Professor Kanika Kapur
Kapur K (2020) 'Private health insurance in Ireland: Trends and determinants'. Economic and Social Review 51 (1) :63-92.  
Kate Laffan
Laffan KM; Dolan PH (2020) 'In defence of charity which benefits both giver and receiver'. Nature Human Behaviour 4 (7) :670-672.Available Online  
Navarrete-Hernandez P; Laffan K (2019) 'A greener urban environment: Designing green infrastructure interventions to promote citizens’ subjective wellbeing'. Landscape and Urban Planning 191 Available Online  
Miss Kathryn Logan
Logan KG; Nelson JD; Hastings A (2020) 'Electric and hydrogen buses: Shifting from conventionally fuelled cars in the UK'. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 85 Available Online  
Professor David Madden
Madden D (2019) 'The economic and social review at 50: A review article on fiscal policy papers'. Economic and Social Review 50 (4) :639-651.  
Madden D (2020) 'BMI mobility and obesity transitions among children in Ireland.'. Economics and human biology 38 :100896.Available Online  
Madden D (2020) 'The base of party political support in Ireland: An update'. Economic and Social Review 51 (1) :93-104.  
Dr Dominik Naeher
Naeher D; Narayanan R (2020) 'Untapped regional integration potential: A global frontier analysis'. Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 29 (6) :722-747.Available Online  
Dr Oana Peia
Masciandaro D; Peia O; Romelli D (2020) 'Banking supervision and external auditors: Theory and empirics'. Journal of Financial Stability 46 Available Online  
Peia O; Vranceanu R (2019) 'Experimental evidence on bank runs with uncertain deposit coverage'. Journal of Banking and Finance 106 :214-226.Available Online  
Dr Lisa Ryan
Mac Domhnaill C; Ryan L (2020) 'Towards renewable electricity in Europe: Revisiting the determinants of renewable electricity in the European Union'. Renewable Energy 154 :955-965.Available Online  
Meles TH; Ryan L; Wheatley J (2020) 'COVID-19 and EU Climate Targets: Can We Now Go Further?'. Environmental and Resource Economics 76 (4) :779-787.Available Online  
Mukherjee SC; Ryan L (2020) 'Factors influencing early battery electric vehicle adoption in Ireland'. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 118 Available Online  
Dr Margaret Samahita
Mundaca L; Samahita M (2020) 'What drives home solar PV uptake? Subsidies, peer effects and visibility in Sweden'. Energy Research and Social Science 60 Available Online  
Samahita M (2020) 'Pay-What-You-Want in Competition'. B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics 20 (1) Available Online  
Dr Nora Strecker
Egger PH; Strecker NM; Zoller-Rydzek B (2020) 'Estimating bargaining-related tax advantages of multinational firms'. Journal of International Economics 122 Available Online  
Dr Zuzanna Studnicka
Lawless M; Peter Neary J; Studnicka Z (2019) 'South-north trade in ireland: Gravity and firms from the good friday agreement to brexit'. Economic and Social Review 50 (4) :751-766.  

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Published Reports

Professor Ronald Davies
Buarque BS; Davies RB; Hynes RM; Kogler DF (2020)  OK Computer: The creation and integration of AI in Europe. :  Available Online  
Assoc Professor Orla Doyle
Clark AE; Doyle O; Stancanelli E (2020)  The Impact of Terrorism on Individual Well-Being: Evidence from the Boston Marathon Bombing. : Oxford University Press (OUP) Available Online  
Dr Benjamin Elsner
Biavaschi C; Burzyński M; Elsner B; Machado J (2020)  Taking the skill bias out of global migration. :  Available Online  
Professor David Madden
Madden D (2020)  BMI mobility and obesity transitions among children in Ireland. :  Available Online  
Madden D; Savage M (2020)  Which households matter most? Capturing equity considerations in tax reform via generalised social marginal welfare weights. :  Available Online  
Professor Karl Whelan
Whelan K (2019)  The euro at 20: Successes, problems, progress and threats. :  

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Other Publications

Assoc Professor Orla Doyle
Doyle O (2020)  COVID-19: Exacerbating Educational Inequalities?. PublicPolicy.ie  
Dr Margaret Samahita
Ek C; Samahita M (2019)  Pessimism and Overcommitment.   
Samahita M; Holm HJ (2020)  Mining for mood effect in the field.   

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