Call for Papers: Economics Winter Workshop, Central Bank

  • Submission Deadline: 30th September 2023
  • Notification Date: 15th October 2023
  • Event Date: 21st December 2023, 08.30-17:00
  • Format: In person
  • Venue: Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin
  • Registration: Details TBC

Central Bank of Ireland will host the inaugural “Economics Winter Workshop” in Dublin on 21 December 2023. We aim to provide an annual forum for economists, both domestic and foreign-based, to connect and discuss current issues within our Research Agenda. This covers a wide range of topics, including many new as well as long-standing issues relevant to small open economies with complex financial systems. Such engagement enhances the quality of our policy decisions and advice, through the creation of networks that foster collaboration and facilitate challenge. 

We will select approximately five to eight papers, with a discussant for each to facilitate wider participation. Selection will balance seniority and topic, aiming for a diverse representation. While it is expected participants will cover their own costs, there is some funding available upon application. The event will also feature a keynote lecture by Kevin O’Rourke and a policy panel with Philip Lane, Martina Lawless, Niamh Moloney and Michael McMahon. 

We invite submissions before September 30 and will notify authors before October 15. The programme committee comprises of Daragh Clancy, Gillian Phelan, Martin O’Brien and Gerard O’Reilly. 

This event is in person. For submissions, and in case of any questions, please email researchexchange@centralbank.ie with “Economics Winter Workshop” in the subject line. 

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Philip Lane, Chief Economist, European Central Bank
  • Martina Lawless, Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute
  • Niamh Moloney, Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Michael McMahon, Professor of Economics, Oxford University
  • Kevin O’Rourke, Professor of Economics, NYU Abu Dhabi

Irish Economic Association Annual Conference 2023 (Updated)

The 36th Annual Irish Economic Association Conference will be organised by the Economic and Social Research Institute and held in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone on Thursday, May 4th and Friday, May 5th, 2023.

The IEA 2023 will have two presentation types: 1) Full paper presentation; and 2) Flash Talks.

Full conference presentations are 25 mins in length and require the submission of a full draft paper.

Flash Talks are a new initiative aimed at encouraging early stage researchers wishing to get exposure of their research to the wider economics community. This can be early work in progress. The talks will be 5/10 mins each with a maximum of 3 slides. Flash Talk submissions only require an extended abstract (2 pages approx).

The submissions deadline is 23:59 GMT on Friday 24 February 2023.   Submissions can be made via the conference website which is available at:

https://iea2023.exordo.com/

The Conference will feature two international plenary lectures – the Edgeworth Lecture and the ESR Lecture.  A number of prizes will be awarded including the Denis Conniffe prize for the best paper by a young economist, the Brendan Walsh prize for the best paper published in the Economic and Social Review, the Novartis prize for the best health economics paper, and the Irish Society for Women in Economics (ISWE) prize for the best paper presented by a women economist.

Online Event: Reconstructing the Economy of Ukraine

The J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics and the Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change at NUI Galway will host an online event on Reconstructing the Economy of Ukraine at 6.00 p.m. (Irish time) on April 26. The event is free but registration is required. To register for the event, please go to:

Webinar Registration – Zoom

The main speaker is Professor Tymofiy Mylovanov. Professor Mylovanov is the President of Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh. He served as Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture in Ukraine from 2019 to 2020.

Also speaking will be Professor Barry Eichengreen. Professor Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee & Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the International Monetary Fund.

The event will be chaired by Dr. Edel Doherty, Lecturer in Economics at NUI Galway.

Fiscal Council Webinar on Long-Run Public Finance Data

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council is launching some new research and a new database of the Irish public finances since the foundation of the State.

It is organising a webinar exploring some of the key tax and spending trends over the past century with Professor Patrick Honohan as a discussant.

The webinar takes place on Thursday 21st April at 10am and you can register by signing up at:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qga6g2ctRC-v2bgtqEe_uQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

CSO Seminar: Government Finance Statistics

The CSO will host an online Government Financial Statistics seminar on Wednesday 27th April 2022 from14.00-16.00 and registration is available at the following link:

Government Finance Statistics Seminar – CSO – Central Statistics Office

The seminar will look at the Classifications, Compilation and Outputs of the Government Accounts in CSO using quarterly government finance statistics (GFS) and annual excessive deficit procedure (EDP) data. It will expand on what the statistics tell us about the significance of the government sector in Ireland. The use of GFS and EDP data at the European Commission will be explored by speakers from DG ECFIN (European Commission Directorate‑General for Economic and Financial Affairs).

Through CSO presentations and user perspectives, this online seminar will help users to make the most of the wealth of detail in the accounts.

Speakers:
Jennifer Banim, Assistant Director General – Economic Statistics, Central Statistics Office
Stephen McDonagh, Central Statistics Office
Norita Murphy, Central Statistics Office
Tom Fitzgerald, Central Statistics Office
Derek Stynes, Central Statistics Office
Ingrid Toming, DG ECFIN
Antonino Barbera Mazzola, DG ECFIN