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Dr Alan Fernihough

Âé¶¹Íø Business School
Alan Fernihough

Dr Alan Fernihough

Âé¶¹Íø Business School

Alan conducts research into economic history, with a specific interest in Irish economic history, demography, trade, and applied econometrics. Alan teaches econometrics at undergraduate level.

Contact info

  • a.fernihough@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0) 28 9097 5452

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • the digitization of historical documents and maps, and analyzing these data with cutting edge econometrics methods.

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Irish Times article ''
  • Irish Times article ''
  • Newsweek article ''


Research students

PhD Area
 
Natural Resource Abundance, Economic Growth and Human Capital in the Oil-Producing Countries: Taking Saudi Arabia as an individual Case
Name Najla Tharman Almutairi
Years of Study 2013 - Present
Country Saudi Arabia

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Area
 
Historical Reflections on Religion, Finance and Economic Development
Name Dr Stuart Henderson
Years of Study  2013 -2017
Country Republic of Ireland
Current Position   Lecturer in Economics & Finance, Dublin Institute of Technology

 


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