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I am a Lecturer Above the Bar (Assistant Professor) in Environmental Economics at the University of Galway and Programme Director for the MSc Global Environmental Economics.
My research interests lie in environmental-economic accoutning, the economics of sustainable development and regional development.
Dr Luke McGrath is an environmental economist working on sustainable development, environmental-economic accounting, and regional development.
His research has been published in Ecological Economics, the Journal of Environmental Management, the Review of Income & Wealth, and the European Review of Economic History.
Luke is a former Irish Research Council scholar and recipient of the Labhrás Ó Nualláin Prize and the title of University Scholar from the University of Galway. He was also a finalist for the Miriam Hederman O'Brien Prize, awarded by the Foundation for Fiscal Studies.
Before joining academia, Luke worked for over five years as an economist in the Irish civil and public service, with the Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service (IGEES) and the Western Development Commission (WDC).
My Research
Bridging Philosophical Divides in the Neoclassical-Ecological Sustainable Development Debate
Bridging Philosophical Divides in the Neoclassical-Ecological Sustainable Development Debate
Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's genuine savings through boom and bust.
Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's genuine savings through boom and bust.
Analysing the Interplay of Regional Economic Structures and COVID-19's Impact on Irish Regions
Analysing the Interplay of Regional Economic Structures and COVID-19's Impact on Irish Regions
The air we breathe: Estimates of air pollution extended genuine savings for Europe.
The air we breathe: Estimates of air pollution extended genuine savings for Europe.
Some Missing Links in Ireland’s Initial National Well-Being Framework
Some Missing Links in Ireland’s Initial National Well-Being Framework
Solo Authored
Finalist - 2022 Miriam Hederman O’Brien Prize (Awarded by the Foundation for Fiscal Studies)
The Economic & Social Review (link)
2023 Remote Working in Ireland Survey .
2023 Remote Working in Ireland Survey .
w Alma McCarthy, Maeve O'Sullivan, Eoin Whelan, Deirdre Frost & Alan Mulrooney
Report (link)
Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's genuine savings through boom and bust.
Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's genuine savings through boom and bust.
w/ Stephen Hynes & John McHale
Ecological Economics (link)
Contact Information
Contact Information
Email: luke.mcgrath@universityofgalway.ie
Postal address: Discipline of Economics, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
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