Keele Management School

I hold a PhD in Economics from Georgia State University USA, and a Master in Economics from University of Graz, Austria.  I joined Keele Management School as a lecturer in Economics in January 2011.

Previously, I worked as a Post-doctoral Researcher in the Irish Centre for Social Gerontoloty/Discipline of Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway.  Prior to this I had worked as a Graduate Assistant at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Department of Economics, Georgia State University.

I am particularly interested in the economics of ageing, public finance, labour economics, applied microeconomics, and applied econometrics.  My current research themes include the retirement decision, financial incentives in pension plans, risk aspects in public, occupational and private pensions, and well-being of the elderly.

JEL Codes:  C23, C25, D31, D63, G23, H55, I32, I38, J22, J26

"Financial incentives in the Austrian PAYG-pension system:  Micro-estimation," Empirica, forthcoming

"Public pensions and retirement in Ireland" (with B Gannon) Irish Social Sciences Platform Conference 2009 Proceedings, forthcoming

"Pensions in Ireland" (with B Gannon) Irish Centre for Social Gerontology-Economics of Ageing Bulletin 2009-01

"Pension reform and retirement incentives:  Evidence from Austria," Bridges.  The OST's Publication on S & T Policy 19:2008

Selected Working Papers

"In need of reform:  Irish retirement income provision revisited," (with E. O'Shea) Working Paper-Irish Centre for Social Gerontology no 2010-05.  National University of Ireland Galway

"Income security programmes and retirement behaviour in Ireland," (with B Gannon) Department of Economics Workin Paper Series no 2010 - 0157, 2010.  Department of Economics, National University of Ireland Galway

"Time for reform?  Contrasting social security design in Austria and Ireland," (with B Gannon) Working Paper - Irish Centre for Social Gerontology no 2009-18.  National University of Ireland Galway

"State pensions and retirement behaviour in Ireland," (with B Gannon) Working Paper - Irish Centre for Social Gerontoloty no 2009-08.  National University of Ireland Galway

"Financial Incentives in the Austrian PAYG-pension system:  Micro-estimation," International Studies Program Working Paper Series no 2009-02.  Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

• Corporate Finance
• Financial Markets
• Economics of Ageing
• Microeconomics
• Statistics
• Data Management