Economics Research Seminar Series Calendar

Seminars are held on Tuesdays in CA101, Cairnes Building from 1pm, unless otherwise indicated.

If you are interested in joining the seminar series, please email us at economics@universityofgalway.ie

Seminars in Semester 1 2023-24

Date

Speaker

Title

September 12th (Week 1)

Matthew Collins

The academic job market for economists - what is it and how does it work?

September 19th (Week 2)

Matthew Collins

Some advice and tips on how to give a well-structured academic seminar

September 26th (Week 3)

Akhil Sasidharan

Estimating the impact of Star Scientist moves on their research performance

October 3rd (Week 4) 

Féidhlim McGowan, Luke McGrath, Terry Hynes

Three examples of careers in economics outside of universities

October 10th (Week 5) 

No Seminar

 

October 17th (Week 6)

Aidan Kane

Data Visualisation

October 24th (Week 7)

Tom McDermott

The Academic Publication Process

October 31st (Week 8)

Felipe Javier Aguiar

Introduction to Latex

November 7th (Week 9)

Zaid Hattab

To explore heterogeneity in the cost-effectiveness of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy compared with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in children following extubation

November 14th (Week 10)

James Curtin

The organisation of government in Ireland 1900-1960: growth, efficiency, and specialisation

November 21st (Week 11)

Gillian Salerno

Preference Profiles and Sen Cycles

November 28th (Week 12)

Oyinlola Ogunpaimo

Farm-Level Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Understanding the effect of Interactions and Heterogeneity

Seminars in Semester 2 2023-24

Date

Speaker

Title

January 9th (Week 1)

Michael Lane

Aspects of the Economic Analysis of Early 19th Century Local Government Expenditure in Co. Limerick

January 16th (Week 2)

Geraldine Doolan

Estimating the recreational value of a blue carbon ecosystem

January 23rd (Week 3)

Jules Linden

Social Policy responses to environmental taxes - Are carbon prices and revenue recycling compatible with a just transition?

January 30th (Week 4)

Matthew Collins

Talking about your research

February 6th (Week 5)

Tuyen Tran

Heterogeneous consumption behaviors and monetary policy in a tank model of Vietnamese economy

February 13th (Week 6)

Garreth Gibney

Avoidance Behaviours and Adaptation Constraints: Temperature and Time-Allocation in the UK

February 20th (Week 7)

Terence Hynes

Self-sufficiency in the healthcare workforce: A system dynamics model of the domestic and foreign-educated nursing and midwifery workforce in Ireland

February 27th (Week 8)

Edward Henry

Parental Health Spillovers of Child Morbidity: A Dynamic Panel Analysis

March 5th (Week 9)

Alfred Afeku

A Systematic Review of Micro Whole Farm Systems Simulation Models for Pasture Based Agriculture

March 12th (Week 10) first-year presentations

Adetunji Adeleke, Simon Ngorok, Darragh Corcoran

Adetunji: Coexisting Forms of Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

Simon: Climate change impacts and adaptation: Modelling economic loss and damage from flood events in sub-Saharan Africa

Darragh: Developing Ecosystem Accounting for Ireland’s Marine and Coastal Ecosystems - Ecosystem Extent Mapping

March 19th (Week 11) first-year presentations

Jianmei Zhou, Preetha Joseph, Vamsi Krishna Boyangari

Jianmei: Homecare inequities for rural older dwellers in Ireland: A critical review of rural, care, and age-related policies

Preetha: Impact of interventions that build belonging for older people in diverse and changing places

Vamsi: Autonomous Living for People with Dementia: Resource Allocation and the Role of Design

March 26th (Week 12) first-year presentations

Adegoke Familola, Luke Roche, Ghassan Al-Mashbi

Adegoke: System analyses of innovation system in agriculture: A Systematic Review

Luke: A Systematic Review of Food-Environment Interactions in Catchment Models

Ghassan: Systematic Review of Microsimulation Models for Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability

April 9th 

Marie-Christin Lanser

Renewable Energy Development in Ireland: Evaluating Economic, Environmental, and Social Dimensions with Emphasis on Meaningful Community Engagement

April 10th

Felipe Javier Aguiar Noury

Determinants of farmers’ intentions to adopt climate change mitigation measures

April 16th

Anna Salomoni, Abrahem Albaluei

Anna: Voices of Diversity: Exploring Inclusion of Older Adults in Ageing in Place Policy Development and Urban Planning

Abrahem: The Impact of Social Infrastructure on Output per Worker (1990-2018): A Beta and Sigma Convergence

April 23rd

Irena Ruppo (Academic Writing Centre)

Academic Writing Workshop