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Particulars
Office Location: Riddel Hall Block 3, Room 02-010
Research Interests
Primary fields: Economic History, Economic Growth, Demography
Secondary fields: Applied Econometrics, Trade, Macroeconomics
Research Statement
Alan Fernihough is a lecturer in Economics at Queen's University Management School, and a Research Associate at Queen's University Centre for Economic History. He is an economic historian with research interests in demography, economic growth, and trade.
Achievements
Alan Fernihough holds a MA and PhD in Economics from University College Dublin. Alan won the Denis Conniffe prize for best paper presented by a graduate student at the 2011 Irish Economics Association Annual Conference.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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R1663MAE: The Causes and Consequences of the Great Irish Famine
19/09/2016 → 30/09/2018
Project: Research
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R1615MAE: Representation of the People: Franchise Extension and The 'Sinn Fein Election' in Ireland, 1918
de Bromhead, A. & Fernihough, A.
04/04/2016 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
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175 Years of Mismeasuring Ireland?: Some Traps Set by Historical Data
de Bromhead, A., Fernihough, A. & Ó Gráda, C., 01 Jan 2023, In: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. p. 128-155 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Population and poverty in Ireland on the eve of the Great Famine
Fernihough, A. & Ó Gráda, C., 01 Oct 2022, In: Demography. 59, 5, p. 1607-1630 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Four great Asian trade collapses
de Bromhead, A., Fernihough, A., Lampe, M. & O'Rourke, K. H., 01 Jul 2021, In: Australian Economic History Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Great Irish Famine: What are the lessons for policy-makers today?
Colvin, C. L., Doran, A. & Fernihough, A., 26 Apr 2021, The Economics Observatory.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Coal and the European Industrial Revolution
Fernihough, A. & O'Rourke, K. H., 04 Nov 2020, (Early online date) In: The Economic Journal. 2020, ueaa117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Sir Timothy Coghlan Prize - Distinguished Runner up
de Bromhead, Alan (Recipient) & Fernihough, Alan (Recipient), 01 Aug 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Mind Your Language: The Decline of the Irish Language in the 19th Century
Alan Fernihough (Invited speaker)
03 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Was The Great Irish Famine an Ecological Disaster: Lessons for Policy Makers today?
Alan Fernihough (Invited speaker)
23 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Mind Your Language: The Decline of Irish in the 19th Century
Alan Fernihough (Speaker)
22 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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PhD Seminar - How to publish from your PhD
Thomas Hastings (Participant), William Quinn (Participant) & Alan Fernihough (Participant)
21 Nov 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Northern Ireland Science Festival
Alan Fernihough (Invited speaker)
20 Feb 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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When Britain turned inward
Alan de Bromhead, Alan Fernihough, Kevin Hjortshøj O'Rourke & Markus Lampe
18/12/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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‘No evidence’ women were key in Sinn Féin’s 1918 election win
Alan de Bromhead, Alan Fernihough & Enda Hargaden
05/12/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Study: Rising and threat of conscription key to Sinn Féin success
Alan de Bromhead, Alan Fernihough & Enda Hargaden
05/12/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Sinn Féin’s sudden rise to power in 1918 was long seen as a ‘youthquake’ – now there’s a different explanation
Alan de Bromhead & Alan Fernihough
05/12/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research