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Niall Farrell
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Energy and Environmental Economist, @esri.ie. Adjunct: TCD.

Member: Young Academy Ireland.

Podcast: "At the Margin".

Music fan. Personal account - views and bad jokes are my own.
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I spoke to @irishtimes.com, @freyamcc.bsky.social recently about electricity prices

@esri.ie

www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...
North-South electricity price comparisons face scrutiny amid claims of Republic ‘price gouging’
Cross-Border cost differences far from clear but questions are being asked of State’s regulator
www.irishtimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
49c coffee at Mr French off Pearse St. Fair play for effective marketing, it's a hidden cafe that is surely on the radar for many students now. I wonder how that translates into regular custom. If their coffee is better I can imagine some may go out of their way in future.
September 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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yai.ie
Last chance to register for YAI Membership Application Webinar 2025.
Join us to learn more about YAI and how to apply for membership in 2025.
Registration closes on Monday 18 Aug at 10 am.
Link to register: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
#YoungAcademyIreland #YAI #EarlyCareerResearchers
August 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
Bringing a guitar with me through airport security and they think I must be famous and want to get a photo with me. "Are you a famous musician?" "Not yet" 😂
June 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
This is such a beautiful piece of music. From the new Yann Tiersen album

music.youtube.com/watch?v=axe1...
Rathlin from a Distance
YouTube video by Yann Tiersen - Topic
music.youtube.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
Looking forward to speaking at this climate lecture on the future of European climate policy from an Irish perspective.

@yai.ie @esri.ie
yai.ie Young Academy Ireland @yai.ie · Apr 29
Attend the 11th ClimateLecture
Date: 27 May 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:30 UTC
Location: Zoom

@niallfarrell.bsky.social will join other experts to discuss the future of European climate policy @jungeakademie.bsky.social

🔗 Learn more and register www.diejungeakademie.de/en/events/kl...

#Sustainability
a Young Academy Ireland Blue and navy graphic showing two leaves joined by a rainbow. It symbolises sustainability
April 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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bardharstad.bsky.social
After being an editor for 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA), I have accumulated a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary rejections.
April 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
It pays to shop around and switch energy supplier.

My contract had lapsed by a few months with my current supplier. I switched to a competitor for a better rate. I received a counter offer from my old supplier, a lower rate back dated to the end of my contract and cashback
February 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
The ESRI summer internship programme is now open for applications. Always a great learning opportunity for recent grads and an enjoyable few months. There is one project in energy, with scope to apply some interesting quasi-experimental techniques.

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
ESRI Summer Internship Programme 2025 – Economics (4 positions)
The Institute The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), founded in 1960, is located in Dublin’s South Docklands area. Our mission is to produce high qu
candidate.hr-manager.net
February 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
A really striking visualisation, even though this isn't a pretty picture in terms of content.
lepettre.bsky.social Jan Petter @lepettre.bsky.social · Jan 22
"The last decade is a story of young people retreating from the pursuits that bring them the most fulfilment, and replacing them — consciously or otherwise — with pale imitations" www.ft.com/content/2305...
January 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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kevinrinz.bsky.social
The @bencasselman.bsky.social article about economists’ influence is good and you should read it. Some thoughts inspired by it and reactions I’ve seen (potentially interrupted by meetings)… www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/b...
Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence? (Gift Article)
Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
Some risky investment advice in squid game
January 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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costasamaras.com
Congestion Pricing Verdict: Case Coased
costasamaras.com Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Jun 9
It’s easily more than $3. Here’s our chart from a while ago and our more recent paper. For climate alone, every $100/tonne GHG adds $1/gal. Whether driving costs us all an extra $3 per gal or $6/gal, it’s not zero, which is what we pay now. www.rand.org/content/dam/... & pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Figure 2.1 An Estimate of the Per-Mile Externalities Associated with Driving an Automobile Oil imports (0.8¢) Air pollution (1.9 ¢) Accidents (2.4¢) Climate change (2.3¢) Congestion (5.6¢) Noise (0.1¢) NOTE: Estimates are in 2010$ and based on NHTSA (2012a) values. GHG emissions use the central value from the U.S. Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Carbon (2013). Emissions factors are well-to-wheel for a 24.8-mpg vehicle using data from Argonne National Laboratory (2012). RAND RR443-2.1 -RULE EL oclence & lecmoroou 2. External Costs of Vehicle Travel <Q= Jump Tov There is a rich literature discussing personal vehicle travel externalities. The U.S. government uses monetized external cost damages in regulatory impact assessments and policy decision-making about fuel economy standards. (11) Studies generally use these and other monetized external cost damages to estimate the social costs of travel, estimating values from congestion, crashes, air pollutant and GHG emissions, and noise totaling 2.6-36.1 cents per passenger-km traveled, on average (12) (in 2019 USD). We make a contribution to the literature by conducting a systematic estimation of the external costs of shifting to TNC travel. For traffic externalities, including congestion, crashes, and noise, we conducted an extensive literature review (described in detail in the Supporting Information) and identified the most relevant estimates and ranges of marginal externalities for our U.S. urban TNC scope: 4.1-7.1 § per km for congestion, (6,50-52) 0.8-6.6 ¢ per km for crashes (6,12,53,54); and 0-1.9 ¢ per km for noise. (55) From the literature on the social cost of carbon, we adopt a range of $15 to $149 per metric ton of COz equivalent. We use these ranges to specify distributions for the Monte Carlo analysis.
January 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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@virginmediatv.bsky.social stretching the Die Hard Christmas movie debate by showing us #DieHard 3. 😅

#DieHardIsAChristmasMovie
December 24, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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karinadoorley.bsky.social
We're hiring a Research Analyst on a fixed-term three year contract. If you are proficient in #microsimulation, interested in tax and welfare policy and want to work at @esri.ie Dublin, this could be the job for you!

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Research Analyst - Taxation, Welfare & Pensions
The ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) is seeking to recruit a Research Analyst on a three-year, fixed-term basis to join its Taxation, Welfare and P
candidate.hr-manager.net
December 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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econsocrev.bsky.social
A reminder that the ESR is inviting papers for a special issue on “Energy, Environment and Climate Change Economics” edited by Dr. Niall Farrell @esri.ie, Dr. Kelly de Bruin @esri.ie and Dr. Jason Harold (UniGalway). Details below, submission deadline of Feb 14th 2025
www.esr.ie/index.php/es...
December 10, 2024 at 10:24 AM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
I am editing a special issue of the Economic and Social Review on “Energy, Environment and Climate Change Economics”

Dr. Kelly de Bruin and Dr. Jason Harold are fellow guest editors.

Please share (and submit)!

Details: esr.ie/index.php/esr/…
The Economic and Social Review
The Economic and Social Review is inviting papers for a special issue on “Energy, Environment and Climate Change Economics” edited by Dr. Niall Farrell (Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland) Dr. Kelly de Bruin (Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland) and Dr. Jason Harold (University of Galway, Ireland). This special issue seeks to highlight research which develops our understanding of economic questions relating to climate change, the environment and energy. We are particularly interested in papers with immediate policy relevance and welcome papers from all economic disciplines addressing topics relating to climate change, the environment or energy.
https://esr.ie/index.php/esr/…
December 10, 2024 at 11:10 AM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
Surely "stalled" is misrepresenting the situation. Later in the article, it reads: "Last year, about 77pc attended college, but this year the figure has slipped to about 76pc."
December 10, 2024 at 8:51 AM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
Just walking out the door of the office and, dropped on the floor in front of me, I saw a sign that the Christmas season was well and truly upon us
December 9, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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businesspost.bsky.social
CBI warns of Ireland’s wide-ranging economic exposure to geopolitical developments
CBI warns of Ireland’s wide-ranging economic exposure to geopolitical developments
“The data I have seen recently only reinforces, prudence and caution remains the right approach,” Gabriel Makhlouf, governor of the CBI, said. Photo: Bloomberg
www.businesspost.ie
December 4, 2024 at 3:47 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
In Galway on Wednesday for the Young Academy Ireland town hall. Join us!

www.ria.ie/events/young...
Young Academy Ireland's First Public Town Hall - Royal Irish Academy
An engaging, interactive 90-minute session open to early career researchers and innovators (ECRIs), their mentors, and supervisors. Young Academy Ireland (YAI) is a vibrant network of early career res...
www.ria.ie
December 2, 2024 at 11:02 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
There is some top economics research taking place in Galway lately, and a lovely bunch of people there! This is a great position.
collinsmatthew.bsky.social Matthew Collins @collinsmatthew.bsky.social · Nov 28
We are hiring! The University of Galway is on the market for an Assistant Professor in economics.

The position is open to any field and is a permanent, tenured position.
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November 28, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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karinadoorley.bsky.social
For any Galway-based early-career researchers, there are still tickets available for Young Academy Ireland’s first public town hall. Tickets available 👇🏻

www.ria.ie/events/young...
Young Academy Ireland's First Public Town Hall - Royal Irish Academy
An engaging, interactive 90-minute session open to early career researchers and innovators (ECRIs), their mentors, and supervisors. Young Academy Ireland (YAI) is a vibrant network of early career res...
www.ria.ie
November 27, 2024 at 4:53 PM
niallfarrell.bsky.social
The "starter pack" idea is a stroke of genius. It really accelerates network formation and the establishment of blue sky as the platform of choice
November 27, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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econsocrev.bsky.social
The Economic and Social Review is Ireland's leading journal for economics and applied social science and is now on Bluesky. Please follow and share folks! @orladoyle.bsky.social
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November 27, 2024 at 3:37 PM