Our faculty work on a wide range of topics in Empirical Microeconomics, including Health Economics, Labour Economics, Economics of Education, Development Economics, many with applications to public policy.
Core faculty: (opens in a new window)Kevin Denny, (opens in a new window)Paul Devereux, (opens in a new window)Orla Doyle, (opens in a new window)Benjamin Elsner, (opens in a new window)Enda Hargaden, (opens in a new window)Christopher Jepsen, (opens in a new window)Fabrice Kampfen, (opens in a new window)Kanika Kapur, (opens in a new window)David Madden, Eoghan O’Neill (coordinator), (opens in a new window)Lisa Ryan, (opens in a new window)Margaret Samahita, (opens in a new window)Zuzanna Studnicka, (opens in a new window)Marta Talevi, (opens in a new window)Frank Walsh (coordinator), (opens in a new window)Ciara Whelan, Alex Yarkin (coordinator)
Selected recent publications:
- Chevalier, A., Elsner, B., Lichter, A., & Pestel, N. (2024). Forced migration and local public policies: Evidence from post-war West Germany. Journal of the European Economic Association, 22(2), 915-962.
- Doyle, O. (2024). Can early intervention have a sustained effect on human capital?. Journal of Human Resources, 59(5), 1599-1636.
- Carruthers, C. K., Fox, W. F., & Jepsen, C. (2023). What Knox achieved: Estimated effects of tuition-free community college on attainment and earnings. Journal of Human Resources.
- Black, S. E., Devereux, P. J., Landaud, F., & Salvanes, K. G. (2023). Where does wealth come from? Measuring lifetime resources in Norway. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 37(4), 115-136.
- Badaoui, E., & Walsh, F. (2022). Productivity, non-compliance and the minimum wage. Journal of Development Economics, 155, 102778.