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Biography:
John McHale is Established Professor and Head of Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has served as Chairman of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council since July 2012. Before joining NUI Galway he held positions as Assistant Professor of Economics and Associate Professor of Economics at Harvard University, and as Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Toller Family Research Fellow at the Queen’s University, Ontario. He holds Ph.D and A.M degrees from Harvard, and first-class B.Comm. (1988) and M.Econ.Sc. (1990) degrees from the National University of Ireland. Professor McHale has been a consultant to the World Bank on various migration and development projects. He is currently an associate editor of the Economic and Social Review and a member of the National Economic and Social Council. |
Book Chapters
| McHale, J. (2011) 'Achieving Growth in a Regional Economy: Lessons from Irish Economic History. In Irish Business and Society: Governing, Participation and Transformation in the 21st Century, edited by John Hogan, Paul F. Donnelly and Brendan O'Rourke' In: Gill & Macmillan. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2009) 'Taxation and Skilled Indian Migration to the United States: Revisiting the Bhagwati Tax. In Skilled Migration Today: Prospects, Problems, and Policies, J. Bhagwati & G. Hanson (eds.)' In: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2007) 'Tales of Talent: The Impact Highly Skilled Indians and Chinese on a Regional Economy. In Movement of Global Talent: the Impact of High Skill Labor Flows from India and China, U. Tambar (ed.)' In: Princeton University: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with D. Kapur) (2005) 'Sojourns and Software: Internationally Mobile Human Capital and High Tech Industry Development in India, Ireland and Israel. In Underdogs to tigers: the Rise and Growth of the Software Industry in Some Emerging Economies, A. Arora & A. Gambardella (eds.)' In: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2005) 'Perspectives on Retirement Saving Policies in Ireland. In Budget Perspectives 2006, T. Callan & A. Doris (eds.)' In: Dublin: ESRI. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2003) 'Canadian Immigration Policy in Comparative Perspective. In Canadian Immigration Policy for the 21st Century, C. Beach, A. Green & J.G. Reitz (eds.)' In: JDI/McGill-Queen's University Press. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2002) 'Eastern Europe: Economics of Transition' In: International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioural Sciences, Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2002) 'Fiscal Policy and the Public Finances: Creative Approaches to Pensions Funding. The Irish Economy in Transition: Successes, Problems and Prospects, Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysos' In: Elsevier Science. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2001) 'The Risk of Social Security Benefit Reductions: Some International Evidence. In Risk Aspects of Investment-Based Social Security Reform, John Campbell and Martin Feldstein (eds.)' In: University of Chicago Press. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (1998) 'Privatization and the Second Fundamental Theorem. In Eastern Europe and the World Economy: Challenges of Transition and Globalization, Iliana Zloch-Christy (ed.)' In: Edward Elgar. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with Simon Commander) (1997) 'Unemployment and the Labor Market in Transition: A Review of Experience in East Europe and Russia. In Economic Transition in Russia and the New States of Eurasia, B. Kaminski (ed.)' In: New York: M.E. Sharpe. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with Simon Commander & Ruslan Yemstov) (1995) 'Russia: Country Study. In Unemployment, Restructuring and the Labor Market in Eastern Europe and Russia, S. Commander and F. Coricelli (eds.)' In: Washington DC: The World Bank). [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| McHale, J. 'An Overview of Developments in the Irish Economy over the Last Ten Years'. World Economy, . [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with Ajay Agrawal, Devesh Kapur and Alex Oetti) (2011) 'Brain Drain or Brain Bank: The Impact of Skilled Emigration on Poor-Country Innovation'. Journal of Urban Economics, 69 (1):43-55. [DOI] [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with D. Kapur) (2009) 'International Migration and the World Income Distribution'. Journal of International Development, 21 (8):1102-1110. [DOI] [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with M. Desai, D. Kapur & K. Rogers) (2009) 'The Fiscal Impact of Skilled Emigration: Flows of Indians to the US'. Journal of Development Studies, 88 (1):32-44. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with A. Agrawal & D. Kapur) (2008) 'How do Spatial and Social Proximity Affect Knowledge Flows: Evidence from Patent Data'. Journal of Urban Economics, 64 :258-269. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2007) 'What's Wrong with Plan B? International Migration as an Alternative to Development Assistance'. Brookings Trade Forum 2006, Global Labor Markets, :137-186. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with D. Kapur) (2006) 'Should a Cosmopolitan Worry About the Brain Drain'. Ethics and International Affairs, 20 (3):305-320. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with A. Agrawal & I. Cockburn) (2006) 'Gone But Not Forgotten: Knowledge Flows, Labor Mobility, and Enduring Social Relationships'. Journal of Economic Geography, 6 :571-591. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with M. Desai & D. Kapur) (2004) 'Sharing the Spoils: Taxing International Human Capital Flows'. International Taxation and Public Finance, 11 :663-639. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2001) 'Adding a Second Instrument to Social Partnership: A proposal for deferred compensation'. Quarterly Economic Commentary, . [Details] |
| McHale, J. (with Janos Kornai) (2000) 'Is Post-Communist Health Spending Unusual: A Comparison with Established Market Economies'. Economics of Transition, 8 (2):369-399. [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2000) 'Options for Inflation Control in the Irish Economy'. Quarterly Economic Commentary, :43-58. [Details] |
Conference Paper
| McHale, J. (2009) Emigrants and institutions. Washington DC: Second World Bank Conference on Migration and Development. Conference Paper [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2009) Designing a Points Based Selection System. Conference on Managing Labour Immigration During Economic Growth and Crisis: International Experiences with Points-Based Systems. London: International Conference hosted by the Migration Advisory Committee. Conference Paper [Details] |
Media
| McHale, J. (2009) Minimising the Pain. Irish Times. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2007) Immigrants, Emigrants, and Development. Queen's International Observer, special issue, International Development: A Necessary Enemy or Undesired Friend. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J., Kapur, D. (2005) Are we Losing the Global Race for Talent. Wall Street Journal. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2005) People Need to be Pushed-and Helped-To be Sure of a Pension. Irish Times. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J., Kapur, D. (2003) Migration’s New Payoff. Foreign Policy. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J., McCoy, D. (2001) Ireland’s Example to the East: Europe’s Transition Economies Should Welcome the Rejection of a “One-Size-Fits-All” model. Financial Times. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2001) Social Partnership Retains its Value. Irish Times. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2000) Time for Creative Policies on Pensions. Irish Times. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2000) eAngst: Europe in the New Economy. Harvard Focus Europe. Media [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2000) Pension Bonds Must Be Considered. Irish Times. Media [Details] |
Other Item
| McHale, J. (2010) Selecting Economic Immigrants: A Statistical Approach. Dublin: UCD. Other Item [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2010) State's Solvency Faces Rigorous Test on International Markets. Irish Times. Other Item [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2010) High Stakes Decision on Rescue of Bank Creditors. Irish Times. Other Item [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2010) Recovery Strategy Needs to Integrate Investment Focus. Irish Times. Other Item [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2009) Far Greater Cooperation May be the Cure for Our Crisis. Irish Times. Other Item [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2006) Comment on John Whalley, Liberalization in China's Key Service Sectors Following WTO Accession, in Service Industries and the Knowledge-Based Economy, Richard Lipsey and Alice Nakamua (eds.). University of Calagary Press for Industry Canada. Other Item [Details] |
| McHale, J. & Devesh Kapur (2005) Give Us Your Best and Brightest: The Global Hunt for Talent and its Impact on the Development World. Washington DC: Center for Global Development/Brookings Institution Press. Other Item [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2002) Comments on Jerzy Hausner, Poland: Security Through Diversity, Roberto Rocha and Dimitri Vittas, the Hungarian Pension Reform: A Preliminary Assessment of the First Years of Implementation, and Georges de Minil and Eytan Sheshinski, Romania's Pension System: From Crisis to Reform in Martin Feldstein and Horst Siebert (eds.) Social Security and Pensions Reform in Europe. University of Chicago Press. Other Item [Details] |
| McHale, J. (1998) Russian Unemployment and Enterprise Restructuring: Reviving Deal Souls by Guy Standing: Book Review. Asia Studies. Other Item [Details] |
Non Published Reports
| McHale, J. Team member for Global Economic Prospects 2006: Economic Implications of Migration and Remittances. The World Bank. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2009) The International Migration Architecture: A Survey with Lessons for the MENA Region. Report for the World Bank, Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| McHale, J., Agrawal, A. (2007) Valuation Study for Multi-Channel Subscription Radio Services: Rejoinder to Dr. Reitman. Submitted to the Copyright Board of Canada. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| McHale, J., Agrawal, A. (2007) An Economic Valuation of Music to Generate a Proposed Tariff for Multi-Channel Subscription Radio Services. Submitted to the Copyright Board of Canada. Non Published Reports [Details] |
McHale, J., Kapur, D. (2005) The Global Migration of Talent: What Does it Mean for Developing Countries. Center for Global Development Policy Policy Brief. Non Published Reports  [Details] |
| McHale, J., Pankov, A. (1999) Privatization and Wealth Distribution: What do we Know?. World Bank. Non Published Reports [Details] |
Reviews
| McHale, J. (2007) Global Migration and the World Economy: Two Centuries of Policy and Performance by Timothy Hatton and Jeffrey Williamson (The MIT Press). Reviews [Details] |
Workshops
| McHale, J. (2010) Recovering from a Crisis: Emigrants, Immigrants and the Building of Ireland's Smart Economy, Keynote address. International Workshop on Small Open Economies and the Economic Crisis: Causes, Impact and Solutions. Workshops [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2009) Selecting Economic Immigrants: A Statistical Approach. University of Victoria. University of Victoria: Workshops [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2009) Importing Taxpayers: Immigration and the Politics of Social Security Reform. Washington DC: American Economic Association Annual Meetings. Workshops [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2008) Selecting Economic Immigrants: An Actuarial Approach. NUI, Galway. National University of Ireland, Galway Galway, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2007) International Migration and the World Income Distribution. Santa Cruz, CA: Conference on Mapping Global Inequalities. Santa Cruz, CA, USA: Workshops [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2006) Birds of a Feather-Better Together? How Co-location and Co-ethnicity Influence Knowledge Flow Patterns. Kingston: Queen's University Faculty Research Forum. Queen's University Kingston, ON, Canada: Workshops [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2005) Give Us Your Best and Brightest: The Global Hunt for Talent and its Impact on the Development World. Washington DC: Book Launch and Seminar Center for Global Development. Washington D.C., USA: Workshops [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2002) Diasporas and High Tech Industry Development. Pittsburg: Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA: Workshops [Details] |
| McHale, J. (2002) The Fiscal Effects of the Brain Drain: The Case of Indian Emigration to the US. New Delhi: NBER/NCAER conference. New Delhi, India: Workshops [Details] |
Working Paper
| McHale, J., Desai, M., Kapur, D. The Fiscal Impact of Indian Emigration to the U.S.. Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Working Paper 03-01. Working Paper [Details] |
| McHale, J., Agrawal, A., Kapur, D. Birds of a Feather-Better Together? Exploring the Optimal Spatial Distribution of Ethnic Inventors. NBER Working Paper 12823. Working Paper [Details] |
| McHale, J. The Risk of Social Security Benefit Rule Changes: Some International Evidence. Also published in Risk Aspects of Investment-Based Social Security Reform, John Campbell and Martin Feldstein (eds.). NBER Working Paper w7031 & University of Chicago Press. Working Paper [Details] |
| McHale, J., Rogers, K. Selecting Economic Immigrants: An Actuarial Approach. Centre for Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) Working Paper 28. Working Paper [Details] |
| McHale, J., Agrawal, A., Cockburn, I. Gone But Not Forgotten: Labor Flows, Knowledge Spillovers, and Enduring Social Capital. NBER Working Paper w9950. Working Paper [Details] |
| McHale, J. Structural Incentives to Attract Foreign Students to Canada's Post-Secondary Educational System: A Comparative Analysis. HRSDC-IC-SSHRC Skills Research Initiative Working Paper D19. Working Paper [Details] |
| McHale, J., Rogers, K. Optimal Design of a Points System. Skills Resaerch Initiative, Industry Canada and SSHRC. Working Paper [Details] |
| McHale, J., Agrawal, A., Kapur, D. (2008) Brain Drain or Brain Bank: The Impact of Skilled Emigration on Poor-Country Innovation. NBER Working Paper 14592 and Economist. Working Paper [Details] |