Economics: Recent submissions
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Childcare, Labor Supply, and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
(2025)We randomly offered a childcare subsidy, an equivalent cash grant, or both to mothers of three-to-five-year-old children. The childcare subsidy substantially increased the labor supply and earnings of single mothers, ... -
Essays in Macroeconomics and Wealth Inequality
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2025)This dissertation consists of three essays studying the dynamics of wealth inequality as it relates to different macroeconomic developments. In the three essays, I employ a range of different methods used in macroeconomics, ... -
Essays in Behavioral and Financial Economics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2025)This thesis consists of three essays on behavioral and financial economics. Each chapter provides insights into how consumers interact with various financial products, and offers policy recommendations related to consumer ... -
The Effect of Earnings-Related Benefits on Financial Work Incentives
(2024)In most European Union countries, there is a link between the level of payment provided to those who have lost their job and the level of earnings in that job, at least for an initial period. While this provides valuable ... -
Essays in the Economic History of Labour Market Institutions and Industry Location
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, School of Social Science, 2025)This thesis explores the role of institutions, labour relations, and economic geography in shaping long-term economic outcomes. It comprises three essays that empirically analyse how organisational structures respond to ... -
Essays in Empirical Macroeconomics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2025)This thesis is a collection of three independent essays. The objective of the research is to answer three major questions faced by Central Banks and policymakers in Europe that have arisen since the Global Financial ... -
Essays in International Macroeconomics and Economic Inequality
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2025)This thesis consists of four essays at the intersection of international macroeconomics and economic inequality. Each chapter tackles important questions aimed at understanding the relevant macroeconomic dynamics between ... -
The impact of international trade on informality and wages
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2016)This thesis examines the links between trade and two main outcomes: informality and wages. It contributes to a wide strand of literature examining the impacts of globalization, particularly trade. Our first chapter is ... -
Essays on synergies from the geographic clustering of literary artists
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2017)This thesis consists of five chapters on synergies from the geographic clustering of literary artists. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the thesis. Chapter 2 utilises a unique, purpose built panel dataset on prominent ... -
Essays on the transmission channels of macroeconomic policy
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2016)This thesis consists of three empirical essays, examining the channels through which macroeconomic policy variables can affect the domestic economy. The essays analyse monetary and fiscal policy, identifying dimensions ... -
Essays on bank development, income inequality and human capital inequality
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2016)The core of the thesis consists of three empirical papers. The first one is about the link between bank development, corruption and economic growth. The second and the third both talk about inequality and how it relates ... -
Essays in macroeconomics and finance
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Economics, 2017)This dissertation consists of three essays, which deal with issues relating to the financial sector. Although the three chapters are independent, a common underlying theme is financial crises. The first essay studies the ... -
Zombie International Currency: The Pound Sterling 1945-1971
(2024)This paper examines the international role of sterling during the Bretton Woods era and argues that it was not a competitor to the U.S. dollar. I construct a novel dataset to measure the reserve role of sterling in Europe ... -
Income inequality in Ireland, 1987-2019
(2024)Ireland has experienced rapid – if volatile – growth over the last three decades. While this performance looks less impressive when considered over a longer horizon and is better seen as belated convergence making up ... -
Essays in Urban and Housing Economics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2024)This dissertation consists of three essays at the intersection of urban economics and the economic effects of affordable housing policy. While they do not use common data or methods, they all tackle fundamental issues ... -
Essays in Development and Gender Economics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Economics, 2024)This thesis consists of three essays at the intersection of development and gender economics. Each chapter addresses significant questions that aim to understand the origins of harmful practices and norms that impact girls ... -
The coalition government's record on tax
(The Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2015)As part of its deficit reduction programme, the coalition government has made tax changes whose direct impact is to reduce borrowing by £16.4 billion in 2015---16: the net effect of £64.3 billion of tax rises and £48.0 ... -
Budget 2019: tax and welfare changes
(The Economic and Social Research Institute, 2018)In his budget delivered to the Dáil on 9 October, the Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform announced an increase in General Government expenditure for 2019 of €4.2 billion, an increase of 5.1 per cent from ... -
Housing Assistance Payment: Potential impacts on financial incentives to work
(The Economic and Social Research Institute, 2019)Since March 2017, a new income-related housing support for those with a long-term housing need called Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) has been available throughout the state. This paper examines the potential impact on ... -
Carbon taxes and compensation options
(The Economic and Social Research Institute, 2019)This paper examines the effects an increase in the Irish carbon tax would have on households’ incomes, and assesses potential options for compensating households. While a carbon tax rise would disproportionately affect ...
