How long commutes are impacting third-level students. Analysis by @beta1hat.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social & @dflan.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social of new research showing 42% of Irish students spend well over 2 hours travelling to and from college every day www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS: The 39th Annual Irish Economic Association conference will be hosted by @centralbank_ie. We’re delighted to open our call, closing 23 January 2026.
Conference details:
📆 7-8 May 2026
📍 Thurles, Co. Tipperary
👉🏻 More details - bit.ly/IEA2026
Looking forward to editing the special issue of the ESR below. Please share widely! @irisheconassoc.bsky.social @isweconomics.bsky.social @esri.ie @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @beta1hat.bsky.social @bthalpin.bsky.social @phonohan.bsky.social
@kevindenny.bsky.social @benelsner.bsky.social
New paper from ERC researchers Lorraine Gilleece and Aidan Clerkin, along with Darragh Flannery (UL) examines the impact of DEIS at post-primary level.
This is the first quasi-experimental evaluation of DEIS.
The paper is freely available here until 29/06: authors.elsevier.com/a/1l3-O,4Mg0...
Congratulations to the winners of our ISWE prizes at the IEA, Bhavya Shrivastava and Lilia Wasserka-Zhurakhovska, as well as Novartis Prize winner Doireann O'Brien and Young Economist Prize Winner Olivia Finan. Pictured with Keynote Speaker John List and Orla Doyle. All female winners! Well done!
Zero-sum thinking is a key mindset that shapes how we view the world. A little thread to highlight our work on its roots with @sahilchinoy.bsky.social,
@nathannunn.bsky.social, Sandra Sequeira.🧵1/23 scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantc...
New IZA discussion paper with and Elish Kelly and Eoin Kenny. We find that the number of years playing on a senior inter-county GAA panel reduces players’ mental health and increases their risk of depression.
www.iza.org/publications...
The Spring edition of the ESR is now available. This issue is based upon a special conference in honour of @phonohan.bsky.social. It features 3 papers relating to fiscal, growth and financial sector policy as well as articles in response from a panel of experts and...
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The Winter 2024 issue of the ESR is now available. It includes papers relating to self-employment, housing market dynamics, research policy and gender differences in media engagement...Happy Festive reading! #EconTwitter #soctwitter esr.ie/index.php/es...
A reminder that the ESR is inviting papers for a special issue on “Energy, Environment and Climate Change Economics” edited by Dr. Niall Farrell @esri.ie, Dr. Kelly de Bruin @esri.ie and Dr. Jason Harold (UniGalway). Details below, submission deadline of Feb 14th 2025
www.esr.ie/index.php/es...
