Policy Research

Published Policy Research Papers

    • "Macroprudential Policy and Irish Mortgage Lending: A Review of Recent Data" (with Enda Keenan, Yvonne McCarthy and Christina Kinghan), Economic Letters, Central Bank of Ireland, 2016.
    • "SME Investment in Economic Recovery" (with James Carroll and Paul Mooney). Quarterly Bulletin Articles, Central Bank of Ireland, 2016.
  • “The Use of Personal Guarantees in Irish SME Lending" (with James Carroll and Fergal McCann), Economic Letters, Central Bank of Ireland, 2015, 06/EL/15.
  • “Do First Time Buyers Default Less?" (with Robert Kelly and Terry O'Malley), Economic Letters, Central Bank of Ireland, 2014, 14/EL/14.
  • “The Importance of Banks for SME Financing: Ireland in a European Context" (with Martina Lawless and Fergal McCann), Economic Letters, Central Bank of Ireland, 2013, 05/EL/13.
  • “Debt and Interest Costs for Irish SMEs” (with P. Gerlach-Kristen and B. O’Connell), Research Notes, Economic and Social Research Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, 2013.
  • “Reviewing Recent Developments in Farm Investment” (with C. Newman and T. Hennessy),T-Research 6(2), Summer 2011.
  • “Trends in Consumption since the International Financial Crisis” (with B. O’Connell and N. Znuderl), Research Notes, Economic and Social Research Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, 2013.
  • “Measuring Credit Constraints for Irish SMEs” (with P. Gerlach-Kristen and B. O’Connell),Research Notes, Economic and Social Research Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, 2013.

Policy Reports

    • "Financing SMEs in Recovery: Evidence for Policy Options" (with Martina Lawless and Derek Lambert), Report Submitted to Department of Finance, September 2014.link here
    • "The Importance of Corporation Tax Policy in the Location Choices of Multinationals" (with Martina Lawless, Edgar Morgenroth and Daire McCoy), Report Submitted to Department of Finance, August 2014. .pdf
    • "Access to Finance and Firm Growth" (with Iulia Siedschalg, Gavin Murphy and Brian O'Connell), Report submitted to European Commission, DG Industry and Enterprise, September 2014, in European Competitiveness Report 2014.
    • "SMEs, Credit Constraints and Growth: A Cross Border Study", (with Martina Lawless and Derek Lambert), Report Submitted to InterTradeIreland, November 2014.link here