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I was very proud to be recognised with a College-level Teaching & Learning Excellence Award in November 2024. Many thanks to the students who anonymously nominated me.

For a selection of student comments over the years, please click here.

Below please find information from courses I have previously taught.

ECON 30130

Econometrics

Undergraduate

Multivariate OLS theory and practice, inference, a detour on probit/logit, and an introduction to identification strategies (IV, RDD, DD).

UCD, 2023–2026

ECON 30190

Public Economics

Undergraduate

An introduction to the theory of the state: incidence, efficiency, public goods, externalities.

UCD, 2024-2026

ECON 472

Public Finance

Undergraduate

A gorgeous little course focusing on tax policy: deadweight loss, Pigou, Ramsey, Mirrlees, Saez.

Tennessee, 2019-2021

Elasticity of Taxable Income

ECON 672

Public Finance

Ph.D.

Graduate field course on tax theory. Offered every other year.

Tennessee, 2019 and 2021

ECON 381

Econometrics

Undergraduate

Undergraduate econometrics: OLS plus a smidgin on probit and IV.

Tennessee, 2016 and 2017

ECON 506

Econometrics

Graduate

Included MPPs, so training varied. Included an introduction to machine learning.

Galway, 2022

ECON 275

Statistics for Economics

Undergraduate

A half-semester course on Binomial, Poisson, etc.

Galway, 2023

Economics 143

Principles of Macroeconomics

Undergraduate

Introducing CORE Economy to Galway, this was introductory macroeconomics to large lecture theatre.

Galway, 2022–2023

Economics 101

Principles of Microeconomics

Undergraduate

Summer module delivered to 30 students, some of whom went on to play in the NFL.

Michigan, 2013