Dr Damian Tobin

Biography

Dr Damian Tobin is a Lecturer in International Business at Cork University Business School. His research is on a number of areas including economic development (state-owned banks, currency internationalization and financial inclusion), business history, common pool resources (climate and public health) and techology diffusion. Damien's research has been published in such journals as Research Policy, Cambridge Journal of Economics, New Political Economy, Journal of International Development, Business History, World Development, and Corporate Governance: An International Review, as well as in broader media outlets. He has experience in providing economic policy briefings for international corporations, governments, social think-tanks, and advisory firms.

Damian is a graduate of the University of Limerick (MBS Economics & BA Public Administration) and has a Ph.D. in Finance and Management from the University of London. His thesis looked at corporate restructuring, governance reform, and the international listing of China's leading state-owned enterprises. Damian has been a visiting researcher at universities in Hong Kong and Italy.