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The Group includes 11 nationally and internationally recognised applied economists from within the economics discipline at NUIG as well as a number of associate researchers from other disciplines on campus and other universities and research institutes with whom we work. The group is led by Tom van Rensburg. About 30 graduate students are part of the group with about half of these pursuing a PhD.

Academic Staff

Name

Research

Contact

Thomas van Rensburg

Environmental and natural resource economics.

Telephone: 353 91 493858
Location: Room 211, First Floor, St. Anthony's

thomas.vanrensburgnuigalway.ie

Stephen Hynes

Applied environmental/natural resource economic research and econometric modelling.

Telephone: 353 91 493105
Location: Room 310, 2nd Floor, St. Anthony's-Cairnes Building

stephen.hynesnuigalway.ie

Hugh Kelley

International economics, experimental economics, environmental economics and cognitive psychology.

Telephone: 353 91 495087
Location: Room 230, 1st Floor, St. Anthony's-Cairnes Building

hugh.kelleynuigalway.ie

Breda Lally

Research has been in the areas of agricultural trade, international economics, agriculture and the environment and the analysis of agri-environment policy.

Telephone: 353 71 913 5659
Location: BA Department, St. Angela’s College, Sligo

breda.lallynuigalway.ie

Cathal O'Donoghue

An economist who is conducting research on micro-simulation modelling, carbon dioxide, energy taxes and household income.

Telephone: 353 91 493043
Location: Room 209, First Floor, St. Anthony's.

cathal.odonoghuenuigalway.ie

Postdoctoral Researchers

Name	Research	Contact
Peter Howley	Peter works on joint research under ENRE and the Rural Economy Research Centre (RERC), Teagasc. He is currently working with Thomas van Rensburg and Stephen Hynes on valuation of public preferences and recreation demand modelling as part of a Department of Agricultute and Fisheries and Food stimulus funded project.	Tel: +353 59 917 0200 peter.howleyteagasc.ie
Karyn Morissey	Karen works on a joint project between NUIG, Teagasc and the Marine Institute - the Beaufort Marine Socio-economic Research Project. Her research uses a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model to investigate the impact of marine sector on the local economy and employment. She also uses the RERC Simulation Model of the Irish Local Economy (SMILE), and GIS spatial microsimulation modelling to quantify marine policy impacts at the local community level.	Telephone: 353 91 493043 Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. karyn.morisseynuigalway.ie
Amaya Vega	Amaya is a post doctorate research fellow in the Irish Centre for Rural Transformation and Sustainability (ICERTS). Her research focuses on the assessment of conceptual issues critical to rural development such as rural employment clustering, accessibility and sustainability in rural areas. Her areas of research include rural development, spatial analysis, transport and sustainability.	Telephone: 353 91 492897 Location: Room 342, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. amaya.veganuigalway.ie
Lava Yadav	Lava Yadav joined the department of Economics in November of 2008 as a post-doctoral researcher in the valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. His areas in research focus on natural resource management with a focus on valuation.	Telephone: 353 91 493053 Location: Room 233, 1st Floor, St. Anthony's-Cairnes Building Lava.Yadavnuigalway.ie

Retired but Research Active Members

Name

Research

Contact

Professor Michael Cuddy

Rural and regional development, transition economies, globalisation.

Telephone: 353 91 492588
Location: Room 236, First floor, St. Anthony's

michael.cuddynuigalway.ie

Professor M.Keane

Spatial economics, regional and local development, tourism economics

Telephone: 353 91 492635
Location: Room 308, Second Floor, St. Anthony's
michael.keanenuigalway.ie

PhD Students

Name	Research	Contact
James Breen	James Breen's thesis deals with the application of portfolio theory to the regulation of the Irish Marine Sector. His supervisor is Dr. Stephen Hynes.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. b.breennuigalway.ie
Aksana Chzheuskaya	Aksana's thesis is on the economics of water pollution in Ireland. Her supervisors are Dr. Cathal O'Donoghue and Dr. Karyn Morissey.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. ksuha1999yahoo.com
Edel Duherty	Edel's thesis is on "The Use of Stated Preference Techniques to Evaluate the Economic Potential of Open-Air Outdoor Recreation Associated with Improved Access to Farmland for Walking in Ireland". Her supervisors are Dr. Thomas van Rensburg and Dr. Stephen Hynes.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School edel.dohertygmail.com
Niall Farrell	Niall's thesis focuses on the "Economic Evaluation of Marine-Based Energy Sources". Niall's supervisore are Dr. Cathal O'Donoghue and Dr Karyn Morissey.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway.
Naomi Foley	She is a member of inter-disciplinary team based in the Martin Ryan Institute and her research will undertake a bioeconomic evaluation of Marine Protected Areas as a tool to protect deep water coral in the North East Atlantic. The research will be carried out under the joint supervision of Dr. Tom van Rensburg and Dr. Claire Armstrong. Her main interest is fisheries economics	Location: Room 118 Martin Ryan Institute n.foley1nuigalway.ie
Santosh R.Joshi	His PhD thesis title is on "Improving Forecasts of the Effects of World Trade Talks on Irish Agriculture." Santosh's supervisors are Dr. Hugh Kelley and Eithne Murphy.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School santoshramjoshigmail.com
Sinead Keogh	Sineads research topic is on "Time Spent on the Farm: Socail, Community and Leisure Activities of Farmers and Farm Family Members in the West of Ireland." Her supervisor is Dr. Hugh Kelley.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. s.keogh4nuigalway.ie
Doris Laepple	Doris's doctoral research topic is "Modelling the Factors which Affect the Adaption of Organic Farming in Ireland: An Empirical Approach." Her supervisors are Dr. Thomas van Rensburg and Trevor Donnellan.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. Doris.Laeppleteagasc.ie
Silija Lupsik	Silija's research topic is on "The Distributive and Spatial Impact of Environmental Tax Reform in Estonia." Her supervisor is Dr. Cathal O'Donoghue.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. silijapendix.ee
Geraldine Murphy	Geraldine's research topic is on "An Environmental and Economic Analysis of the REPs Scheme." Her supervisors are Ms. Eithne Murphy and Dr. Stephen Hynes.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. g.murphy1nuigalway.ie
Stephen O'Neill	Stephen's thesis topis is on "Econometric Modelling of Irish Agricultural Land Markets." His supervisor are Dr. Trephen Hynes and John McHale.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School stepheno_neill_1999yahoo.com
Elias Mulugeta	Elias's research topic is on "Economic Value of Biodiversity Through Traceability." His supervisor is Dr. Thomas van Rensburg.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. E.woldesenbet1nuigalway.ie
Betty Nyambura	Betty's research topic is on "Social Capital and Natural Resource Use Governance." Her research supervisor is Dr. Thomas van Rensburg.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway b.nyambura1nuigalway.ie
Ahto Oja	Ahto's research topic is in "Modelling Organic Farming in Estonia." His research supervisor is Thomas van Rensburg.	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. Ahto.Ojaseit.ee
Herath Vidyaratne	His doctoral topic is "Valuation of Afforested Lands in Ireland." His supervisor is Dr. Srinivas Raghavendra..	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway. v.herathmudiyanselage1nuigalway.ie
Ronan Waters	Ronan's research topics are Micro-Economics of the Beef Sector, Choice Modelling. His research supervisors are Dr. Cathal O'Donoghue and Dr. Peter Howley (Teagasc).	Location: Dr. Joe Higgins Room, First Floor, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, NUI, Galway ronan.waters86yahoo.co.uk

Research Associates

Name

Research

Contact

Salvidore Di Falco

Salvatore Di Falco is a resource and environmental economist who specializes in multifunctionality in agriculture and the role of biodiversity and risk in agricultural systems.

Phone: +44 (0) 2078523778 Fax:+44 (0) 207955 7412

s.difalcoIse.ac.uk

Cathal Buckley

Cathal is based in the Rural Economy Research Centre (RERC), Teagasc. His research interests include agricultural, environmental and natural resource economics and he used non-market valuation techniques to estimate recreational demand for walking with Tom van Rensburg and Stephen Hynes. He continues this interest but also works on the economics of water under the Nitrates Directive and the economic impact of changing agricultural practices to comply with this directive.

Tel: +353 59 917 0200

Fax: +353 59 918 2097

Cathal.Buckleyteagasc.ie

ENRE
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