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Welcome to the Department of Economics in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Ranked 1st in Ireland QS Subject Ranking, 2024. Recognised internationally for our research expertise, particularly in applied economics, we are committed to delivering high quality teaching and providing world-class postgraduate programmes.
News
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Call for Papers: Women in Macro 2025We are pleased to announce the first Women in Macro Workshop on 25 April 2025, organised by IM-TCD, in partnership with the Irish Society for Women in Economics. Click here for more details.
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Research Insights: NovemberThis month, Tara Mitchell and Carol Newman took part in our Research Insights feature. They spoke about their joint paper "Group Incentives for the Public Good: A Field Experiment on Improving the Urban Environment". The paper was published in the World Bank Economic Review in November.
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Student Prize Ceremony 2024The annual Student Prize Ceremony for the School of Social Science and Philosophy took place on 2 December in the Synge Theatre, with over 100 students, faculty, and guests in attendance. The Department of Economics winners can be found here.
Recent Publications
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New Article by Professor Jian Cao published in Political Analysis"Dynamic Synthetic Controls: Accounting for Varying Speeds in Comparative Case Studies" is co-written by Thomas Chadefaux and published in Political Analysis. This paper examines synthetic controls and how they do not account for the different speeds at which units respond to change.
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New article by Professor Maylis Avaro published in The Journal of Economic HistoryProfessor Maylis Avaro has published "Zombie International Currency: The Pound Sterling 1945-1971" in Cambridge University Press The Journal of Economic History. The paper examines the international role of the sterling during the Bretton Woods era.