John McHale is Established Professor and Head of Economics at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, University of Galway. He previously served as Executive Dean of the College of Business, Public - No restriction Policy and Law and also as Director of the Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change. Prior to joining the University of Galway, John held positions as Assistant Professor of Economics and Associate Professor of Economics at Harvard University, and as Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Toller Family Research Fellow at the Queens University, Ontario. He holds Ph.D and A.M degrees from Harvard University, and first-class B.Comm. and M.Econ.Sc. degrees from the National University of Ireland. His published work has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, the Journal of Urban Economics, the Journal of Economic Geography and Research Policy .Professor McHale was Chairof the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council from its inception in 2011 to 2016 andhe has beenan independent member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and the Pensions Board. Heserved asPresidentof the Irish Economic Association from 2016 to 2018.

Macroeconomics; Economics of Innovation; Economics of Science; Economics of AI; Economics of Migration

Macroeconomics; International Finance