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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 interested in the economics of sustainable development, environmenal-economic accounting and regional development.
Luke has published his research in leading field journals across environmental economics (Ecological Economics), environmental science (journal of Environmental Management), development economics (Review of Income & Wealth), and economic history (European Review of Economic History).
Luke is a former Irish Research Council scholar, a finalist for the Miriam Hederman O'Brien prize awarded by the Foundation for Fiscal Studies and the recipient of the Labhrás ó Nualláin prize and the title of University Scholar from the University of Galway.
Prior to his academic career, Luke served as an economist for over five years in the civil and public service with the Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service (IGEES) and the Western Development Commission (WDC).
My Research
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
Regional Studies, Regional Science (link)
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.
w/ Stephen Hynes & John McHale
Review of Income & Wealth (link)
Some Missing Links in Ireland’s Initial National Well-Being Framework
Some Missing Links in Ireland’s Initial National Well-Being Framework
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)
Working Papers
Bridging Philosophical Divides in the Neoclassical-Ecological Sustainable Development Debate. R&R at Ethics, Policy & Environment (SJR = Q1).
Saving or Investing for the Future? Methodology Matters in Wealth Accounting w/ Eoin Mclaughlin and Nick Hanley.
Horses for Courses: Measuring Comprehensive National Wealth w/ Eoin Mclaughlin and Nick Hanley.
Enhancing Marine Ecosystem Accounting through High-Resolution Spatial Data and Detailed Typologies w/Darragh Corcoran and Stephen Hynes.
EU Regional Development Policy in Transition: Strengthening Cohesion or Deepening Centralisation.
A Regional Perspective on The Revised National Development Plan.
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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