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Biography:
| Brendan Kennelly studied economics at University College, Cork and at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been a lecturer at NUI Galway since 1991. He was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania from August 2002 to December 2003 and from January 2010 to August 2011. Brendan Kennelly has published articles on welfare economics, public choice, the welfare state and health economics in journals such as Social Choice and Welfare, Public Choice, Social Science and Medicine, and Health Policy, and in several books. Much of his recent research has been in health economics, particularly in the area of mental health. He is currently working on a number of projects that evaluate different programmes for preventing suicide and is also working on various economic aspects of mental health problems such as the cost of mental illness and the cost effectiveness of different interventions for mental illnesses. |
Books
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (2008) The Economics of Mental Health Care in Ireland. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Steve Fountas) (1994) European Integration and Regional Policy. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (1992) 'Poverty, values and public policy. In B. Reynolds and S. Healy (eds.) New Frontiers. Dublin: Conference of Religious of Ireland' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Eilis Ward) (1993) 'The abortion referendums. In M. Gallagher and M. Laver (eds.) How Ireland Voted 1992. Dublin: Folens' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Steve Fountas) (1994) 'Introduction. In S. Fountas and B. Kennelly (eds.) European Integration and Regional Policy. Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Steve Fountas) (1994) 'Comment on Central-Local Fiscal Relations in Ireland. In S. Fountas and B. Kennelly (eds.) European Integration and Regional Policy. Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (1996) 'Progress, values and social welfare policy. In B. Reynolds and S. Health (eds.) Progress, Values and Public Policy. Dublin: Conference of Religious of Ireland' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (1998) 'The Welfare State in Ireland. A European Perspective. In B. Reynolds and S. Health (eds), Social Policy in Ireland: Principles, Practice and Problems. Dublin: Oak Tree Press' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (2001) 'Equity for older people: philosophical frameworks and principles for public policy. In Y. McGivern (ed.) Towards a Society for All Ages. Dublin: National Council on Ageing and Older People' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Michael Collins) (2001) 'Social exclusion and social partnership. In B. Reynolds and S. Healy (ed.), Social Partnership in a New Century. Dublin: Conference of Religious of Ireland' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (2002) 'The Welfare State in Ireland, 1994-99. In J. Pacolet (ed.), The State of the Welfare State in Europe Anno 1992 and Beyond. Toronto: APF Press' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (2002) 'The Welfare State in Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities. In G. Taylor (ed.) Issues in Irish Public Policy. Dublin: Irish Academic Press' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (2004) 'Why does poverty persist in a land of plenty? In S. Healy et al (eds.) Spirituality and Poverty in a Land of Plenty. Dublin: Conference of Religious of Ireland' In: [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. and McDaid, D. (2009) 'Suicide across the five continents: an economic perspective. In D. Wasserman and C. Wasserman (eds.) Suicide Across the Five Continents' In: Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with John Considine and Darragh Flannery) (2010) 'Technological Improvement in Assessing Economics: A Cautionary Welcome. In C. Griffin (ed.) Research-Teaching Linkages: Practice and Policy' In: Cork: National Academy for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Kennelly, B. (with John Considine and Darragh Flannery) (2011) 'Online Assignments in Economics: A Test of Their Effectiveness'. Journal of Economic Education, 42 (92):136-146. [DOI] [Details] |
| Kennelly, B., McDaid, D. (2009) 'Suicide across the five continents: an economic perspective'. Suicide Across The Five Continents, . [Details] |
| Kennelly, B., O'Shea, E., Gannon, B. (2008) 'Eliciting Preferences for Resource Allocation in Mental Health Care in Ireland'. Health Policy, :359-370. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B., Behan, C., O'Callaghan, E. (2008) 'The economic cost of schizophrenia in Ireland: A cost-of-illness study'. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 25 (3):80-87. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (2007) 'The economic cost of suicide in Ireland'. Crisis, 28 :89-94. [DOI] [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Reinhold Kilian, David McDaid, Thomas Becker) (2007) 'Gesundheitsokonomische Aspekte der Suizidpravention (Health economic aspects of suicide prevention)'. Suizidprophylaxe, 34 (4):220-225. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B., O'Shea, E., Garvey, E. (2003) 'Social capital, life expectancy and mortality: a cross-national examination'. Social Science and Medicine, 56 :2367-2377. [DOI] [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (1997) 'Les reticences Irlandais vis-à-vis de l'Union Européenne'. Economie et Religion, (5):10-19. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (1997) 'The economics of independent living: efficiency, equity and ethics'. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 19 :13-26. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea) (1997) 'Efficiency, Values and Social Welfare Policy'. Administration, 45 :3-20. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B., Murrell, P. (1991) 'Industry characteristics and interest group formation: An empirical study'. Public Choice, 70 :21-40. [Details] |
| Kennelly, B. (1988) 'Welfarism, IIA and Arrovian constitutional rules'. Social Choice and Welfare, 5 :307-311. [Details] |
Published Reports
| Kennelly, B. (with Eamon O'Shea and Jane Ennis) (2005) Economic Cost of Suicide and Deliberate Self-Harm. In Reach Out: National Strategy for Action of Suicide Prevention. Dublin: Health Services Executive. . [Details] |
Conference Paper
| Kennelly, B. (with David McDaid, Ingrid Zechmeister, Reinhold Kilian and Helena Mediros) (2008) Making the economic case for the promotion of mental well-being and the prevention of mental health problems.. MHEEN II Policy Briefing, PSSRU, London School of Economics. Conference Paper [Details] |