Dr Noirin Mccarthy

Biography

Nóirín McCarthy is a lecturer in the Department of Economics in Cork University Business School and is a member of the award winning Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre (SRERC).  Since joining the Deparment, she has taught across a range of modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.  She is an undergraduate of University College Cork (B.Comm) and also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics and Evaluation Studies as well as a Masters Degree in Economics (M.Econ.Sc) also from University College Cork.  In 2016, Noirin completed her PhD at the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Prof. Peter Wright.  Her thesis is titled "Essays on the Irish Labour Market." She also holds a Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.  Her research interests include entrepreneurship, innovation, and the labour market.
 

Grants and Honours

• 30/09/2020 - University College Cork Research Team of the Year, University College Cork
• 30/09/2019 - College of Business & Law Research Team of the Year, University College Cork

Other Activities

• 18/01/2022 - Member of the local organising committee for the Young Economic Geographers Network Workshop 2022
• 03/01/2022 - Invited reviewer
• 31/05/2021 - Invited Reviewer
• 30/01/2020 - Invited Reviewer
• 29/08/2018 - Presented paper titled The Importance of Local, National and International Collaboration for Innovation at the 58th ERSA Conference, Cork
• 30/10/2017 - Member of the local organising committee for the 58th ERSA Conference held in Cork
• 01/01/2016 - An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Earnings in Ireland 2008-2013, Publicpolicy
• 01/01/2012 - Employment Earnings Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010, Publicpolicy

Publications