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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.

To fix a life-saving organ shortage, you don't need a massive cultural shift—just a clear conversation with a doctor and...
25/08/2026

To fix a life-saving organ shortage, you don't need a massive cultural shift—just a clear conversation with a doctor and a survivor. 🫀 📘

A new paper evaluates a simple educational intervention in Tunisia that significantly boosted organ donor registrations. The key driver wasn't changing social expectations, but dismantling medical mistrust and clarifying religious alignment.
A new working paper by Christina Sarah Hauser and Maleke Fourati:
🔗https://www.ucd.ie/economics/t4media/WP2026_16.pdf
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📊 Tell me what I want to hear—unless you’re new here.A new paper shows that when a female researcher asks questions abou...
14/08/2026

📊 Tell me what I want to hear—unless you’re new here.
A new paper shows that when a female researcher asks questions about gender norms, Italian natives and second-generation immigrants suddenly become much more progressive. First-generation immigrants, however? They don't change their tune at all. It turns out that knowing how to play the social desirability game requires a deep read of the host country's cultural playbook.
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A new paper by Christina Sarah Hauser.

https://www.ucd.ie/economics/t4media/WP2026_15.pdf

❤️ Healthy habits spread. So does health.A new UCD School of Economics working paper by our own Fabrice Kämpfen, with Ow...
07/08/2026

❤️ Healthy habits spread. So does health.

A new UCD School of Economics working paper by our own Fabrice Kämpfen, with Owen O’Donnell and Xuezheng Qin, reveals that informing one family member about high blood pressure can improve the health of spouses and even the next generation.

The findings highlight how health screening can generate benefits far beyond the individual, strengthening the case for preventive healthcare.

📄 Family Health Spillovers: A Multidimensional Regression Discontinuity Design is now available as a UCD School of Economics Working Paper.
https://www.ucd.ie/economics/t4media/WP2026_14.pdf
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Caps off to the BDIC Class of 2026! 🎓✨Over 300 students graduated in Beijing this week, and we couldn’t be prouder! A sp...
02/07/2026

Caps off to the BDIC Class of 2026! 🎓✨
Over 300 students graduated in Beijing this week, and we couldn’t be prouder! A special shoutout to Fabrice Kampfen, Dan Xie, Paul Fanning, and Niamh Moore-Cherry for representing UCD at the ceremony and helping celebrate our amazing students as they received their diplomas. 🇨🇳🥂
Congratulations to everyone—the future looks bright! 🎉

🌱 Can agricultural innovation come at a hidden cost?New research by Dimitrios Argyros explores the unintended consequenc...
22/06/2026

🌱 Can agricultural innovation come at a hidden cost?

New research by Dimitrios Argyros explores the unintended consequences of Bt cotton adoption in North India, finding evidence that gains in agricultural productivity may have come with significant costs for child health.

The study highlights the importance of evaluating innovation not only by what it produces, but also by its impact on people.

📄 Cotton Boom, Childhood Burden is now available as a UCD School of Economics Working Paper.
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https://www.ucd.ie/economics/t4media/WP2026_13.pdf

Shaping the conversations that will shape Ireland 🇮🇪✨We were delighted to see our own Professor Orla Doyle chair this ye...
16/06/2026

Shaping the conversations that will shape Ireland 🇮🇪✨

We were delighted to see our own Professor Orla Doyle chair this year’s National Economic Dialogue, bringing together leaders from government, academia, industry and civil society to discuss the economic and social priorities that will define Ireland’s future.
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On June 8th, the Behavioural Science & Policy Group hosted the 3rd ReCLAIM workshop funded by UCD Research Culture ReCL...
11/06/2026

On June 8th, the Behavioural Science & Policy Group hosted the 3rd ReCLAIM workshop funded by UCD Research Culture ReCLAIM award.📘
International experts discussed everything from LLM pollution in online experiments to open research, RCT data measurement, and replications.
More details: https://bsp.ucd.ie/2nd-reclaim-workshop-on-research-culture/ University College Dublin UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Better data = better answers. 📉💡We were delighted to co-host a specialised workshop for researchers leveraging South Afr...
28/05/2026

Better data = better answers. 📉💡
We were delighted to co-host a specialised workshop for researchers leveraging South African administrative data.
This session dug deep into the data driving critical insights across:
💼 Labour market trends
🌍 Environmental policy
📈 Trade dynamics
🏦 Taxation
This workshop is a fantastic collaborative effort, jointly organized with and TCD Department of Economics and UCD School of Economics Nora Strecker and Ronald Davies.
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Congratulations to our colleague Marta Talevi, recipient of a 2026 UCD Global Engagement Regional Seed Fund award for th...
27/05/2026

Congratulations to our colleague Marta Talevi, recipient of a 2026 UCD Global Engagement Regional Seed Fund award for the project “GreenMove – Catalysing UCD–South Asia collaborations on sustainable mobility, energy transition, and climate policies.” 🌍

The initiative will support workshops and virtual seminars fostering international collaboration on climate policy, sustainable mobility and energy transition across South Asia and UCD.

A fantastic achievement and an exciting new collaboration initiative. Congratulations Marta! 👏

Read more:
https://www.ucd.ie/globalengagement/newsandevents/ucdofficeofglobalengagementannounces2026regionalseedfundawardees/

We are delighted to welcome two fantastic new faculty members to our department this fall! 🎉Please join us in giving a w...
26/05/2026

We are delighted to welcome two fantastic new faculty members to our department this fall! 🎉
Please join us in giving a warm welcome to:
👋 Bo-Yeon Jang – Learn more about their research and background here: https://boyeon-jang.com/
👋 Christina Sarah Hauser – Check out their work and upcoming projects here: https://sites.google.com/view/christinasarahhauser/home
We are incredibly excited for the fresh perspectives, expertise, and energy they will bring to our campus and community. Welcome to the team! 📚✨
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