Kevin Denny
@kevindenny.bsky.social
Economist at University College Dublin, Former Head of School. I’m just paying my rent everyday in the tower of Econ. Eclectic interests: labour, education, health, voting and handedness.
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This is a great book
March 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is a great book
With my colleagues on the Education Ireland tour of Indian universities at Dayananda Sagar University, Bengalaru.
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
With my colleagues on the Education Ireland tour of Indian universities at Dayananda Sagar University, Bengalaru.
I visited St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi with TUS and NUIG colleagues to discuss higher education opportunities in Ireland. Thanks to Anam Hamid, Education Ireland, for organising this visit.
January 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I visited St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi with TUS and NUIG colleagues to discuss higher education opportunities in Ireland. Thanks to Anam Hamid, Education Ireland, for organising this visit.
With colleagues from TUShannon (Louise Murray)and NUIG (Aaron Potito) I visited the TERI School of Advanced Studies, Delhi to discuss cooperation between TERI and our universities
January 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
With colleagues from TUShannon (Louise Murray)and NUIG (Aaron Potito) I visited the TERI School of Advanced Studies, Delhi to discuss cooperation between TERI and our universities
Ireland 🇮🇪 has unilaterally renamed the North Atlantic Ocean 😒
January 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Ireland 🇮🇪 has unilaterally renamed the North Atlantic Ocean 😒
Journey of the Magi
January 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Journey of the Magi
Employment in Agriculture in Ireland has almost halved since 1991. Similar trend to other small European countries. Will this trend continue ?
January 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Employment in Agriculture in Ireland has almost halved since 1991. Similar trend to other small European countries. Will this trend continue ?
I asked Grok what the defining characteristic of sport was and whether physicality was necessary. I thought its response was reasonable.
December 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I asked Grok what the defining characteristic of sport was and whether physicality was necessary. I thought its response was reasonable.
Christmas isn’t a great time for everyone. If you’re in Ireland and need help:
December 23, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Christmas isn’t a great time for everyone. If you’re in Ireland and need help:
Interesting study from the Institute Pasteur 🇫🇷 on excess mortality, controlling for age, in the first wave of Covid. UK, Spain doing pretty bad. Ireland is about average.
December 9, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Interesting study from the Institute Pasteur 🇫🇷 on excess mortality, controlling for age, in the first wave of Covid. UK, Spain doing pretty bad. Ireland is about average.
In the run-up to the election it can be interesting to know who turns out to vote. Using ESS data for Ireland, we can see that older, more educated and rural voters are more likely to vote as are married people. Those struggling money-wise or healthy-wise are less likely to vote.
November 27, 2024 at 1:23 PM
In the run-up to the election it can be interesting to know who turns out to vote. Using ESS data for Ireland, we can see that older, more educated and rural voters are more likely to vote as are married people. Those struggling money-wise or healthy-wise are less likely to vote.
One reason I’m here
November 21, 2024 at 10:35 PM
One reason I’m here
This is for under 5s. The US noticeably worse.
November 21, 2024 at 9:27 PM
This is for under 5s. The US noticeably worse.
I’m curious that the mortality rate is so high in Germany. Pleased it’s so low in Ireland.
November 21, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I’m curious that the mortality rate is so high in Germany. Pleased it’s so low in Ireland.
GDP is the standard measure of how a macroeconomy is doing.There is one country where it is a useless measure: Ireland,especially since 2015. It’s because of the effect of a small number of large firms and their IP- mostly. We have a pretty good measure though Modified GNI or GNI*.
November 12, 2024 at 5:39 PM
GDP is the standard measure of how a macroeconomy is doing.There is one country where it is a useless measure: Ireland,especially since 2015. It’s because of the effect of a small number of large firms and their IP- mostly. We have a pretty good measure though Modified GNI or GNI*.
I’m really looking forward to this
September 30, 2024 at 9:55 PM
I’m really looking forward to this
