UCD School of Economics

Directions Website

UCD School of Economics Ireland’s leading economics department. Our staff publish in leading international journals and co

Ireland’s leading economics department: Our staff publish in leading international journals and contribute regularly to economic policy debates.

Join us for the 2026 Walsh-Neary Lecture (rescheduled for November 3rd) honouring Professors Peter Neary and Brendan Wal...
29/10/2026

Join us for the 2026 Walsh-Neary Lecture (rescheduled for November 3rd) honouring Professors Peter Neary and Brendan Walsh! 🎓📊
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Guido Tabellini (Università Bocconi) as our guest speaker.
We look forward to welcoming faculty, students, alumni, and friends across the economics community, as well as family and friends of Peter and Brendan.
Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walsh-neary-lecture-rescheduled-tickets-2002722101718?keep_tld=true
University College Dublin UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

The Economics of Free Bets🎾📈In this paper, Karl Whelan shows how hedging strategies can translate promotional bets into ...
27/10/2026

The Economics of Free Bets
🎾📈
In this paper, Karl Whelan shows how hedging strategies can translate promotional bets into guaranteed money and describes the strategy that produces the highest possible return.
https://www.ucd.ie/economics/t4media/WP2026_18.pdf
UCD College of Social Sciences and Law University College Dublin

Huge thanks to St Raphaela Secondary School for having us during our Discovering Economics outreach! It was great to mee...
22/10/2026

Huge thanks to St Raphaela Secondary School for having us during our Discovering Economics outreach! It was great to meet the prospective new generation of women in economics, and a massive shoutout to our Student Champions, Eddy Blanker, Kate Lincoln, Orla Fitzpatrick and Veronica Deliu, for making the session such a success!

Two great speakers taking the floor at UCD Economics this week! 🎓✨We’re hosting Rimjhim Saxena (GSEM, Univ. of Geneva) a...
19/10/2026

Two great speakers taking the floor at UCD Economics this week! 🎓✨

We’re hosting Rimjhim Saxena (GSEM, Univ. of Geneva) and Hans Degryse (KU Leuven).

We can’t wait for the research insights! 👋☕

University College Dublin UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Another busy seminar week at the UCD School of Economics! 🧠📊We’re thrilled to welcome two outstanding seminar speakers t...
12/10/2026

Another busy seminar week at the UCD School of Economics! 🧠📊
We’re thrilled to welcome two outstanding seminar speakers to our weekly series:

• Brian Higgins (IIES, Stockholm University)
• Sarah Duffy (Oxford / European Central Bank)

University College Dublin UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Tomorrow we’re hosting Mylene Lagarde (LSE), who will be sharing her experimental research from South Africa. 💹We look f...
06/10/2026

Tomorrow we’re hosting Mylene Lagarde (LSE), who will be sharing her experimental research from South Africa. 💹

We look forward to a great presentation and discussion!

University College Dublin UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Join us for the 2026 Walsh-Neary Lecture honoring Professors Peter Neary and Brendan Walsh! 🎓📊We are delighted to welcom...
01/10/2026

Join us for the 2026 Walsh-Neary Lecture honoring Professors Peter Neary and Brendan Walsh! 🎓📊

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Guido Tabellini (Università Bocconi) as our guest speaker.

We look forward to welcoming faculty, students, alumni, and friends across the economics community, as well as family and friends of Peter and Brendan.

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walsh-neary-lecture-tickets-2002722101718

University College Dublin UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

The UCD School of Economics is delighted to invite you to a public lecture by our esteemed colleague, Prof. Karl Whelan,...
18/09/2026

The UCD School of Economics is delighted to invite you to a public lecture by our esteemed colleague, Prof. Karl Whelan, based on his newly released book, Fine Margins: How Economics Explains Sports Betting.

Join us for a fascinating look at the intersection of economic theory, market efficiency, and sports strategy.

Learn more about the book: https://www.karlwhelan.com/sportsbetting/about/

Register to attend: https://forms.gle/EncJAJqrnej5gnKw9

We look forward to seeing you there!

University College Dublin UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Does FDI still deliver on its promise of positive spillovers? Yes; but with great heterogeneity in innovation spillovers...
16/09/2026

Does FDI still deliver on its promise of positive spillovers? Yes; but with great heterogeneity in innovation spillovers across manufacturing and service sector firms.

A new paper by Holger Görg and UCD PhD candidate Biniyam Gezahegn Worku.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.70106

University College Dublin UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

We estimate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) firms on the innovation likelihood of domestic firms in Ethiopia in the manufacturing and services industries. Our novel shift–share instrume...

A great lineup of seminar speakers at the UCD School of Economics this week! We’re delighted to welcome two brilliant vi...
15/09/2026

A great lineup of seminar speakers at the UCD School of Economics this week!

We’re delighted to welcome two brilliant visiting researchers— Subhrendu Pattanayak (Duke University) and Christopher Bollingerger (University of Kentucky)
UCD College of Social Sciences and Law University College Dublin

Address

Belfield, Stilorgan Road
Dublin
D04V1W8

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when UCD School of Economics posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share