Mr Seamus Coffey
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Economics
Economics
Aras Na Laoi
University College Cork
Cork
Biography
Seamus Coffey is a lecturer in the Department of Economics in University College Cork. His research and writing focuses on the performance of the Irish economy. He became a member of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council in 2016 and was made Chair of the Council in January 2017. In October 2016, he was appointed the independent expert by the Minister for Finance to undertake a review of Ireland's Corporation Tax code. He is also a member of the external advisory board to the Irish Governmental Economic Evaluation Service and of the council of the Irish Economic Association. He is a sometime contributor to print, broadcast and online media relating to the Irish economy including fiscal outcomes, corporation tax, household debt, national accounts and other economic issues. His teaching includes microeconomics, economic policy, advanced microeconomics and econometrics as well as adult and distance education courses.
Journal Activities
- Referee, The Economic And Social Review (-)
Employment
- Lecturer, University College Cork (/)
Teaching Interests
- EC2100 Microeconomics: Behaviour and Organisations - BA (Joint/Major Honours) 2
- EC2214 The Macroeconomic Environment in the Short Run - BSc Finance 2
- EC4209 Government and the Macroeconomy - BComm 4
- EC6600 Econometrics Theory and Applications 1 - MEconSc
- EC3120 Portfolio Theory and Asset Management - BA (Joint/Major Honours) 3
- EC4210 Government and Business - BComm 4
- EC6063 Applied Time Series Analysis - MSc Finance
- EC6010 Dissertation in Financial Economics - MSc Finance
- EC6667 Dissertation in Economics - MEconSc
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
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2004 |
Irish Sports Capital Funding: A Public Choice Perspective John Considine, Seamus Coffey and Daniel Kiely (2004) Irish Sports Capital Funding: A Public Choice Perspective. : European Sport Management Quarterly [Details] |
Newspaper Publications
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The Irish Times: Government stretching EU budget rules and we should be worried Seamus Coffey (2015) The Irish Times: Government stretching EU budget rules and we should be worried. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2015 |
TheJournal.ie: Just 10 companies have paid €2.3bn in tax this year – maybe Bono was right after all Seamus Coffey (2015) TheJournal.ie: Just 10 companies have paid €2.3bn in tax this year – maybe Bono was right after all. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
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Irish Independent: Key question is whether tax flood is just temporary or permanent Seamus Coffey (2015) Irish Independent: Key question is whether tax flood is just temporary or permanent. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2015 |
Sunday Business Post: Fintan is wrong on public spending Seamus Coffey (2015) Sunday Business Post: Fintan is wrong on public spending. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2015 |
Sunday Independent: Are pay rises a price worth paying? Seamus Coffey (2015) Sunday Independent: Are pay rises a price worth paying?. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2015 |
The Irish Times: Multinationals Bring Many Benefits Seamus Coffey (2015) The Irish Times: Multinationals Bring Many Benefits. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2015 |
Irish Examiner: ESB utility model works — replicate it for water Seamus Coffey (2015) Irish Examiner: ESB utility model works — replicate it for water. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2015 |
Inside the property repossession courts, where only one in five borrowers turn up Karl Deeter, Brendan Burgess and Seamus Coffey (2015) Inside the property repossession courts, where only one in five borrowers turn up. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2015 |
The Irish Times: Opinion - Repossessions needed if borrowers don’t pay mortgage Seamus Coffey (2015) The Irish Times: Opinion - Repossessions needed if borrowers don’t pay mortgage. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2015 |
Irish Examiner: The Greek Crisis Seamus Coffey (2015) Irish Examiner: The Greek Crisis. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2014 |
Evening Echo: Cake today so we pay tomorrow Seamus Coffey (2014) Evening Echo: Cake today so we pay tomorrow. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2014 |
Irish Examiner: Conservation grant a half-measure that muddies the waters Seamus Coffey (2014) Irish Examiner: Conservation grant a half-measure that muddies the waters. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2014 |
Sunday Business Post: Commission Probe Unlikely to Bear Fruit Seamus Coffey (2014) Sunday Business Post: Commission Probe Unlikely to Bear Fruit. [Details] |
2014 |
Irish Independent: Biting off more than they can chew: why the EU Commission is on a fishing expedition Seamus Coffey (2014) Irish Independent: Biting off more than they can chew: why the EU Commission is on a fishing expedition. : Newspaper Articles [Details] |
2014 |
Irish Independent: The Great Corporation Tax Debate Seamus Coffey (2014) Irish Independent: The Great Corporation Tax Debate. [Details] |
2014 |
Sunday Business Post: Should we fear an SME loan meltdown? Seamus Coffey (2014) Sunday Business Post: Should we fear an SME loan meltdown?. [Details] |
Book Chapters
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2012 |
Tell me a story we haven't heard yet: why Ireland won't default Seamus Coffey (2012) Tell me a story we haven't heard yet: why Ireland won't default. : Brian Lucey, Charles Larkin and Constantin Gurdgiev : Orpen Press [Details] |
Published Reports
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2012 |
Econometrics with Stata: User Manual Seamus Coffey (2012) Econometrics with Stata: User Manual. [Details] |
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Conference Contributions
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2015 |
Foreign Multinationals and Corporation Tax. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2015) Foreign Multinationals and Corporation Tax. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2015 |
Macroeconomic prospects and global developments. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2015) Macroeconomic prospects and global developments. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2015 |
Greece: What can we do for them?, what can they do for themselves. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2015) Greece: What can we do for them?, what can they do for themselves. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2014 |
The Eurozone – wobbling on a tightrope between growth and debt?. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2014) The Eurozone – wobbling on a tightrope between growth and debt?. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2014 |
The Continuing Constraints on Irish Fiscal Policy. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2014) The Continuing Constraints on Irish Fiscal Policy. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2014 |
Annual NERI Labour Market Conference NERI Labour Market Conference. [Chair Sessions at Symposia] Seamus Coffey (2014) Annual NERI Labour Market Conference NERI Labour Market Conference. [Chair Sessions at Symposia]. [Details] |
2014 |
Panel Discussion on Irish Fiscal Policy for the Long Haul with Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [Other] Seamus Coffey (2014) Panel Discussion on Irish Fiscal Policy for the Long Haul with Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [Other]. [Details] |
2014 |
What might the European Commission shake out of the Apple tree?. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2014) What might the European Commission shake out of the Apple tree?. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2014 |
Effective Rates of Corporation Tax in Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)] Seamus Coffey and Kate Levey (2014) Effective Rates of Corporation Tax in Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)]. [Details] |
2014 |
Economic policy conference for civil servants, academics, professional economists, politicians, and journalists. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson] Seamus Coffey (2014) Economic policy conference for civil servants, academics, professional economists, politicians, and journalists. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson]. [Details] |
2014 |
Austerity: Economic, Political, and Social Perspectives. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures] Seamus Coffey (2014) Austerity: Economic, Political, and Social Perspectives. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures]. [Details] |
2013 |
Understanding Mortgage Arrears Statistics: What Can They Really Tell Us?. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2013) Understanding Mortgage Arrears Statistics: What Can They Really Tell Us?. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2013 |
The Troika Bailout. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2013) The Troika Bailout. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2012 |
Ireland's Public Debt Crisis: Is Ireland's Public Debt Sustainable?. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2012) Ireland's Public Debt Crisis: Is Ireland's Public Debt Sustainable?. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2012 |
Current and Capital Expenditure: Getting the Balance Right,. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2012) Current and Capital Expenditure: Getting the Balance Right,. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2011 |
Incomes and Earnings in CSO Data,. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2011) Incomes and Earnings in CSO Data,. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |
2011 |
Blackboard Use and Exam Performance. [Oral Presentation] Seamus Coffey (2011) Blackboard Use and Exam Performance. [Oral Presentation]. [Details] |