John Cullinan

I am Professor in Economics in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, Vice-Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Business, Public Policy and Law, and Director of the Centre for Economic Research on Inclusivity and Sustainability (CERIS) at University of Galway. I am also currently Vice-President and President-Elect of the Irish Economic Association. I hold a primary degree in Actuarial and Financial Studies and an MA in Economics from University College Dublin, an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from London School of Economics, and a PhD in Economics from University of Galway. I was a Visiting Scholar at University of California, Berkeley in 2008, a Visiting Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015, and Honorary Visiting Professor at University of Wollongong in 2023.

My research focuses on the causes and consequences of socioeconomic and geographic inequalities in the areas of health, disability, and education. It generally involves the application of econometric and spatial modelling techniques.

Courses Taught

• Advanced Econometrics (Postgraduate)
• Applied Econometrics (Postgraduate)
• Applied Health Econometrics (Postgraduate)
• Econometrics (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
• Economics for Business (Postgraduate)
• Economics of European Integration (Undergraduate)
• Health Economics (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
• International Economics (Undergraduate)
• Intermediate Macroeconomics (Undergraduate)
• Mathematics for Economists (Postgraduate)
• Principles of Macroeconomics (Undergraduate)
• Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate)
• Public and Social Policy (Undergraduate)
• Statistics for Economics (Undergraduate)

PhD Students (Current)

• David Horan: Inequalities in International Student Mobility, commenced January 2022.
• Garreth Gibney (Hardiman and IRC Scholar): Climate Change, Health Outcomes and Adaptation, commenced September 2022.
• Terence Hynes: Applying Simulation Modelling and Econometric Methods for Strategic Workforce Planning in the Irish Healthcare System, commenced September 2022.

PhD Students (Completed)

• Edward Henry (Hardiman and IRC Scholar): Incorporating Health Spillovers into Economic Evaluation: Theory, Estimation, and Practice. Completed August 2024.
• Paula Byrne (HRB SPHeRE Scholar): Medicalization in Ireland: A Mixed Methods Analysis using the Case of Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Completed April 2019.
• Siobhan Masterson (HRB Scholar): A Geographic Model for Improving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival in Ireland . Completed October 2018.
• Jason Harold (IRC Scholar): An Empirical Analysis of Household Energy Demand in Ireland. Completed October 2017.
• Sharon Walsh (Hardiman Scholar): The Economics of Higher Education Participation in Ireland: Essays on Geographic Accessibility and Student Preferences. Completed June 2017.
• Sinead Keogh (ISSP Scholar): The Allocation of Time to Off-Farm Non-Market Activities by Farm Household Members in the West of Ireland. Completed April 2014.