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Working Papers

2024

1. Converging to Mediocrity: Trends in Firm-Level Markups in the United Kingdom 2008-2019
   Working Papers, The Productivity Institute
2. Estimating effects of staggered intervention with count and binary outcomes: a simulation study
   Research Technical Papers, Central Bank of Ireland

2023

3. Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Discovery: A Model of Prioritized Search
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Artificial intelligence and scientific discovery: a model of prioritized search, Research Policy, Elsevier (2024) View citations (6) (2024)
4. Recent Trends in Firm-Level Total Factor Productivity in the United Kingdom: New Measures, New Puzzles
   Working Papers, The Productivity Institute

2021

5. A Microsimulation Analysis of the Distributional Impact over the Three Waves of the COVID-19 Crisis in Ireland
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (1)
   Also in Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis Working Paper Series, Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2021)
   See also Journal Article A Microsimulation Analysis of the Distributional Impact over the Three Waves of the COVID-19 Crisis in Ireland, International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2020

6. Linking Sustainable Development Assessment in Ireland and the European Union with Economic Theory
   Working Papers, National University of Ireland, Galway, Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Linking Sustainable Development Assessment in Ireland and the European Union with Economic Theory, The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
7. Modelling the Distributional Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
   See also Journal Article Modelling the Distributional Impact of the COVID‐19 Crisis, Fiscal Studies, John Wiley & Sons (2020) View citations (27) (2020)
8. Modelling the distributional impact of the Covid-19 crisis in Ireland
   Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis Working Paper Series, Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis at the Institute for Social and Economic Research
9. Reassessing Ireland’s Economic Development through the Lens of Sustainable Development
   Working Papers, National University of Ireland, Galway, Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit
   See also Journal Article Reassessing Ireland’s economic development through the lens of sustainable development, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2022) (2022)

2019

10. Augmenting the World Bank’s estimates: Ireland’s Genuine Savings through boom and bust
    Working Papers, National University of Ireland, Galway, Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's genuine savings through boom and bust, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (7) (2019)

2018

11. Does Scientist Immigration Harm US Science? An Examination of Spillovers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
12. Finding Needles in Haystacks: Artificial Intelligence and Recombinant Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Chapter Finding Needles in Haystacks: Artificial Intelligence and Recombinant Growth, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2014

13. Why Stars Matter
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2013

14. Collaboration, Stars, and the Changing Organization of Science: Evidence from Evolutionary Biology
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Collaboration, Stars, and the Changing Organization of Science: Evidence from Evolutionary Biology, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2009

15. Optimal Design of an Immigration Points System
    Working Papers, National University of Ireland Galway, Department of Economics
16. Selecting Economic Immigrants: A Statistical Approach
    Working Papers, National University of Ireland Galway, Department of Economics
17. Selecting Economic Immigrants: An Actuarial Approach
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics

2008

18. Brain Drain or Brain Bank? The Impact of Skilled Emigration on Poor-Country Innovation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Brain drain or brain bank? The impact of skilled emigration on poor-country innovation, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (214) (2011)

2007

19. Birds of a Feather - Better Together? Exploring the Optimal Spatial Distribution of Ethnic Inventors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
20. International Migration as an Alternative to Development Assistance
    Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, Working Paper Series, Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, UC Santa Cruz View citations (1)

2006

21. Perspectives on Retirement Savings Policies in Ireland
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)

2003

22. Gone But Not Forgotten: Labor Flows, Knowledge Spillovers, and Enduring Social Capital
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)

1999

23. The Risk of Social Security Benefit Rule Changes: Some International Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Chapter The Risk of Social Security Benefit-Rule Changes: Some International Evidence, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (32) (2001)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Artificial intelligence and scientific discovery: a model of prioritized search
   Research Policy, 2024, 53, (5) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Discovery: A Model of Prioritized Search, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
2. Recent trends in firm‐level total factor productivity in the UK: new measures, new puzzles
   Economica, 2024, 91, (364), 1320-1348

2023

3. How does co-authoring with a star affect scientists' productivity? Evidence from small open economies
   Research Policy, 2023, 52, (1) View citations (2)
4. Stars as catalysts: an event-study analysis of the impact of star-scientist recruitment on local research performance in a small open economy
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2023, 23, (2), 343-369 View citations (2)
5. Superhuman science: How artificial intelligence may impact innovation
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2023, 33, (5), 1473-1517

2022

6. Reassessing Ireland’s economic development through the lens of sustainable development
   (Sustainability and the measurement of wealth)
   European Review of Economic History, 2022, 26, (3), 399-422
   See also Working Paper Reassessing Ireland’s Economic Development through the Lens of Sustainable Development, Working Papers (2020) (2020)
7. The Air we Breathe: Estimates of Air Pollution Extended Genuine Savings for Europe
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68, (1), 161-188 View citations (3)

2021

8. A Microsimulation Analysis of the Distributional Impact over the Three Waves of the COVID-19 Crisis in Ireland
   International Journal of Microsimulation, 2021, 14, (2), 81-105 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper A Microsimulation Analysis of the Distributional Impact over the Three Waves of the COVID-19 Crisis in Ireland, Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2020

9. Linking Sustainable Development Assessment in Ireland and the European Union with Economic Theory
   The Economic and Social Review, 2020, 51, (2), 327-355 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Linking Sustainable Development Assessment in Ireland and the European Union with Economic Theory, Working Papers (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
10. Modelling the Distributional Impact of the COVID‐19 Crisis
    Fiscal Studies, 2020, 41, (2), 321-336 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Modelling the Distributional Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (19) (2020)
11. Unemployment durations and local labour market conditions
    Applied Economics, 2020, 52, (19), 2109-2122

2019

12. Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's genuine savings through boom and bust
    Ecological Economics, 2019, 165, (C), - View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Augmenting the World Bank’s estimates: Ireland’s Genuine Savings through boom and bust, Working Papers (2019) View citations (6) (2019)
13. Does scientist immigration harm US science? An examination of the knowledge spillover channel
    Research Policy, 2019, 48, (5), 1248-1259 View citations (2)

2017

14. Does Brain Drain Lead to Institutional Gain?
    The World Economy, 2017, 40, (7), 1454-1472 View citations (6)
15. How stars matter: Recruiting and peer effects in evolutionary biology
    Research Policy, 2017, 46, (4), 853-867 View citations (39)

2012

16. An Overview of Developments in the Irish Economy over the Last Ten Years
    The World Economy, 2012, 35, (10), 1220-1238 View citations (2)

2011

17. Brain drain or brain bank? The impact of skilled emigration on poor-country innovation
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2011, 69, (1), 43-55 View citations (214)
    See also Working Paper Brain Drain or Brain Bank? The Impact of Skilled Emigration on Poor-Country Innovation, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (26) (2008)

2009

18. International migration and the world income distribution
    Journal of International Development, 2009, 21, (8), 1102-1110 View citations (11)
19. The fiscal impact of high-skilled emigration: Flows of Indians to the U.S
    Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 88, (1), 32-44 View citations (46)

2008

20. How do spatial and social proximity influence knowledge flows? Evidence from patent data
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 64, (2), 258-269 View citations (273)

2007

21. Give Us Your Best and Brightest: The Global Hunt for Talent and Its Impact on the Developing World ‐ by Devesh Kapur and John McHale
    The Developing Economies, 2007, 45, (4), 507-509
22. Global migration and the world economy: Two centuries of policy and performance
    Journal of International Economics, 2007, 73, (1), 215-219 View citations (2)

2004

23. Sharing the Spoils: Taxing International Human Capital Flows
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2004, 11, (5), 663-693 View citations (27)

2001

24. Eltérnek-e a nemzetközileg szokásostól a posztszocialista országok egészségügyi kiadásai?
    (Is the health spending of post-communist countries internationally unusual?)
    Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), 2001, XLVIII, (7), 555-580

2000

25. Is Post‐Communist Health Spending Unusual?
    The Economics of Transition, 2000, 8, (2), 369-399 View citations (5)
26. Options for Inflation Control
    Quarterly Economic Commentary: Special Articles, 2000, 2000, (3-September), 1-18 View citations (2)

Books

2005

1. Budget Perspectives 2006
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (30)

Chapters

2018

1. Finding Needles in Haystacks: Artificial Intelligence and Recombinant Growth
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda, 2018, pp 149-174 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Finding Needles in Haystacks: Artificial Intelligence and Recombinant Growth, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (17) (2018)

2014

2. Collaboration, Stars, and the Changing Organization of Science: Evidence from Evolutionary Biology
   A chapter in The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, 2014, pp 75-102 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Collaboration, Stars, and the Changing Organization of Science: Evidence from Evolutionary Biology, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2002

3. 6. Fiscal policy and the public finances: Creative approaches to pension funding
   A chapter in The Irish Economy in Transition: Successes, Problems, and Prospects, 2002, pp 107-141

2001

4. The Risk of Social Security Benefit-Rule Changes: Some International Evidence
   A chapter in Risk Aspects of Investment-Based Social Security Reform, 2001, pp 247-290 View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper The Risk of Social Security Benefit Rule Changes: Some International Evidence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (26) (1999)