Business School
DCU Business School - Tony Foley
DCU Business School
Anthony Foley
| Academic and Professional Qualifications: |
BA Economics and Politics MA Economics |
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| Biography: |
Mr Foley has written extensively on different aspects of Irelands industrial development including two edited books on multinationals and the impact of the single European market , numerous book chapters and articles of indigenous industrial performance. He has undertaken overseas assignments in economics for the world bank and the EU in Africa and Asia. He has been an advisor to Forfas, IDA and Enterprise Ireland. He is currently an economic advisor and research advisor to the Drinks industry Group which includes Diageo, Bulmers and Irish Distillers and is economic advisor to the Irish Hotels Federation.
Tony's current research activity is based around indigenous export performance, enterprise development and service export performance. He is visiting lecturer at the Institute of Public Administration and is a contributor to various training courses in DCU and elsewhere. He previous employment experience includes ESRI, IDA, Dept of Economic Planning and Development and NESC. Between 1983 and 1987 he was economic advisor to the leader of the opposition/Taoiseach. At various times he has been director of the MBA, Local Government MBA and other DCU degree programmes. |
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| Research Interests: | Manufacturing and Service Export Behaviour, Multinationals, Economics of the Drinks Industry, Economics of the Hotel Industry, Enterprise Development, Irish Economic Performance, Indigenous Industry |
| Selected Publications: |
2008 Economic Contribution of the Drinks Industry (commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland). DIGI.
2008 Ireland's Service Export Performance. Business and Finance May 2008 Revised Estimates of Ireland's Alcohol Consumption, Licensing World July 2007 co author Chapter 4 The Single Market “Constantly Evolving and Adapting” in Foundations of an Ever Closer Union. Institute of Public Administration 2007 Analysis of the Labour Market for Chefs (Commissioned by Irish Hotels Federation, Irish Restaurants Association and Failte Ireland). Failte Ireland |