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Dr Luke McGrath

PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer Above The Bar
J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
University of Galway
E: luke.mcgrath@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Dr Luke McGrath is a Lecturer (Above the Bar) in the Discipline of Economics at the University of Galway.

You can view Luke's work at his website: https://sites.google.com/view/lukemcgrath-econ/home/

His main research interests lie in the economics of sustainable development and regional development policy. He has published his research on theoretically grounded measures of sustainable development in leading field journals across environmental economics (Ecological Economics), development economics (Review of Income & Wealth) and economic history (European Review of Economic History).

Luke is a former Irish Research Council scholar, the recipient of the Labhrás Ó Nualláin prize and the title of University scholar from the University of Galway and a finalist for the Miriam Hederman O'Brien prize awarded by the Foundation for Fiscal Studies.

Prior to his academic career, Luke served as an economist for over five years in the civil and public service with the Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service (IGEES) and the Western Development Commission (WDC). He has published policy reports and submissions in relation to the National Development Plan and the regional impacts of COVID-19.

Research Interests

Luke's main research interests lie in the economics of sustainable development and regional development policy. He has published his research on theoretically grounded measures of sustainable development in leading field journals across environmental economics (Ecological Economics), development economics (Review of Income & Wealth) and economic history (European Review of Economic History).

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'Advancing Testing of the Genuine Savings Hypothesis: The Use of Comprehensive Measures of Technical Change for Ireland' McGrath, L; Hynes, S; McHale, J (2024) 'Advancing Testing of the Genuine Savings Hypothesis: The Use of Comprehensive Measures of Technical Change for Ireland'. Journal Of Environmental Management, 352 (120072):1-13 [DOI] [Details]
	(2024)	'Analysing the Interplay of Regional Economic Structures and COVID-19's Impact on Irish Regions' McGrath, L (2024) 'Analysing the Interplay of Regional Economic Structures and COVID-19's Impact on Irish Regions'. Regional Studies, Regional Science, [Details]
	(2022)	'Reassessing Ireland's economic development through the lens of sustainable development' McGrath, L; Hynes, S; McHale J (2022) 'Reassessing Ireland's economic development through the lens of sustainable development'. European Review Of Economic History, 26 (3):399-422 [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'The air we breathe: Estimates of air pollution extended genuine savings for Europe' McGrath, L; Hynes, S; McHale, J (2022) 'The air we breathe: Estimates of air pollution extended genuine savings for Europe'. Review Of Income And Wealth, 68 (1):161-188 [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Some Missing Links in Ireland¿s Initial National Well-Being Framework' McGrath, L (2022) 'Some Missing Links in Ireland¿s Initial National Well-Being Framework'. Economic And Social Review, [Details]
	(2020)	'Linking sustainable development assessment in Ireland and the European Union with economic theory' McGrath, L; Hynes, S; McHale, J (2020) 'Linking sustainable development assessment in Ireland and the European Union with economic theory'. Economic And Social Review, [Details]
	(2020)	'Approaches to accounting for our natural capital: Applications across Ireland' McGrath, L; Hynes, S (2020) 'Approaches to accounting for our natural capital: Applications across Ireland'. Biology And Environment-Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy, [Details]
	(2019)	'Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's genuine savings through boom and bust' McGrath, L; Hynes, S; McHale, J (2019) 'Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's genuine savings through boom and bust'. Ecological Economics, [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	2023 Remote Working in Ireland Survey - Summary Findings Report. McCarthy, A., McGrath, L., Frost, D., O'Sullivan, M., Whelan, E., and Mulrooney, A (2023) 2023 Remote Working in Ireland Survey - Summary Findings Report. University of Galway & Western Development Commission, Galway, Ireland. [Details]

Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	'Regional impact of COVID-19: Western Region & Atlantic Economic Corridor' Lydon, R; McGrath, L (2020) 'Regional impact of COVID-19: Western Region & Atlantic Economic Corridor' Central Bank of Ireland Economic Letters, . [Details]

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2023	Miriam Hederman O'Brien Prize 2022 (Finalist)	Foundation for Fiscal Studies
2018	Irish Research Council - Doctoral Scholarship	Irish Research Council
2017	Hardiman PhD Scholarship	University of Galway
2015	Labhrás Ó Nualláin Prize	University of Galway
2015	Taught Masters Scholarship	University of Galway