Prof
Edgar
Morgenroth
Primary Department
Business School
Role
Professor of Economics
5252
Campus
Glasnevin Campus
Room Number
Q153
Academic biography
Professor Edgar Morgenroth is full Professor of Economics in DCU Business School, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. He is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Regional Studies Association having served as its vice chairman and treasurer. He has held positions at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) for almost twenty years, and has worked at Keele University and the Strategic Investment Board (SIB).Professor Morgenroth holds a PhD in Economics from Keele University in the UK, and Bachelor’s (Economics and Geography) and Masters (Economics and Finance) degrees from Maynooth University. He is also an alumnus of Boston College, having been awarded a Diploma in Urban Economic Development in Boston (MA).
His research interests include economic policy, regional development, public economics and trade. Among his recent work are studies on the possible impact of Brexit, estimates of tax revenue elasticities, the impact of infrastructure on firm location and the effect of privatisation of enterprise efficiency. His work is widely published including papers in eminent Journals such as the Journal of International Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, Regional Studies, the Journal of Regional Science and Papers in Regional Science.