Stephen is a Professor in the Discipline of Economics at the University of Galway. He is also the director of the Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit. He has a PhD in Environmental Economics from Stirling University, Scotland. He is currently the Principle Investigator on a number of large multi-disciplinary projects including the Marine Institute funded Valuing and understanding the dynamics of Irelands Ocean Economy, MASTS and UISCE Tourism projects. He is also a partner on an number of EU funded projects includingthe EU Horizon Europe funded REDRESS project, theEuropean Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture funded WIN-BIGproject and the EUfunded MPA Ireland LIFE project.Stephen has a strong background in applied environmentalnatural resource economic research and extensive work experience in econometric modelling. He has previously worked as an environmental economist in the Rural Economy Research Centre, Teagasc. Stephens main research interest is in microeconomic behaviour analysis, related to marineagriculture and rural development policy and his work has been published by a number of the top-ranked journals in the fields of marine, environmental and natural resource economics.Selected Recent Public - No restrictionations:Hynes, S., Cawley, M., Deely, J. and Norton, D. (2024). Alternative approaches to measuring the value of tourism in marine and coastal areas in ocean economy accounting. Marine Policy 168, 106299. Gillespie, T. Lyons, R. and Hynes, S. (2024). The Value of a Sea View: Hedonic estimates using 3D Simulation and Natural Language Processing. Land Economics, 100 (2), 278-295. McGrath, L., Hynes, S. and 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. Sandström, C., Ring, I., Olschewski, R., Simoncini, R., Albert, C., Acar, S., Adeishvili, M., Allard, C., Anker, Y., Arlettaz, R., Bela, G., Coscieme, L., Fischer, A., Fürst, C., Galil, B., Hynes, S., Kasymov, U., Marta-Pedroso, C., Mendes, A., Molau, U. and Pergl, J. (2023). Mainstreaming biodiversity and natures contributions to people in Europe and Central Asia: insights from IPBES for the CBD Post-2020 agenda. Ecosystems and People 19:1, DOI: 10.108026395916.2022.2138553. Hynes, S., Burger, R., Tudella, J., Norton, D. and Chen, W. (2022). Estimating the costs and benefits of protecting a coastal amenity from climate change-related hazards: Nature based solutions via oyster reef restoration versus grey infrastructure. Ecological Economics, 194, 107349For full list of Public - No restrictionations see a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:www.universityofgalway.ieour-researchpeoplebusiness-and-economicsstephenhynesindex.htmlhttps:www.universityofgalway.ieour-researchpeoplebusiness-and-economicsstephenhynesindex.html

Stephens main research interest is in applied natural resource economics and in particular in microeconomic behaviour analysis, related to marine and agricultural policy change. These areas of research lie at the intersection of economics and the natural sciences. Stephen has developed a number of very successful research projects that embrace this interdisciplinary ethos.Stephen is also the Director of the Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) in the School of Business and Economicsat the University of Galway. Currently there are 5Post Doctoral researchersemployed within the school in this research unit. Other permanent members of staff from across the college are also involved in the work of the unit.The main research focus of the unit is on the economic importance of coastal and off-shore marine environments. This involves examining the economic utility of the marine environment (e.g. transportation, recreation) and ecological value (e.g. fisheries, aquaculture) derived from the productivity of associated ecosystems. The coastal and contiguous marine environment surrounding Ireland and the EU in general provides the geographical focus for the research of the unit. Consideration of the human dimension in the management of marine ecosystems is also a critical component of all research projects within the unit. The most recent activity and outputs of the unit can be seen ata target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.nuigalway.iesemruhttp:www.nuigalway.iesemru .

In the current academic year I am responsible for teaching, coordinating and examining the following modules:Econometrics (EC3105, Third ArtsCommerce)· Marine Economics (EC429, Third ArtsCommerce) ·Ireland in the Global Economy(EC423, Third ArtsCommerce) · Econometrics (EC3105, Third ArtsCommerce) M. Global Environmental Economics)Global Issues in Agriculture, Marine and Renewable Energy Economics (EC5116, M. Global Environmental Economics)In addition,I currently supervise 5 PhD students and organize a field trip each year for the M. Global Environmental Economicsstudents on the national research vessel the RV Tom Crean. I also supervise the dissertations of a number of M. Global Environmental Economicsstudents. These are taught Masters Students who complete a minor thesis.I have also, in the past, been responsible for teaching, coordinating and examining the following modules:·Public - No restriction Sector Economics (EC526, M.Econ.Sc (Natural Resource Economics and Policy and Health Economics)·Marine Economic and Policy (EC5101, M.Econ.Sc (Natural Resource Economics and Policy)·Agricultural Economics and Policy (EC5100, M.Econ.Sc (Natural Resource Economics and Policy)· Statistics (EC275,Second Arts) Intermediate Macroeconomics (EC268, Second CommerceArts)· Irish Economy (Third Arts)· Environmental Economics (Third ArtsCommerce)· Managerial Economics (Second ArtsCommerce)· Introduction to Mathematical Economics (Second ArtsCommerce)· Macroeconomics (Masters in Business Administration· Economics (Higher Diploma in Business Studies)· Environmental Economics (Component of Masters in Rural Development · Economics (First year Commerce in the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, both Macroeconomics and microeconomics, over two semesters)