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Personal profile
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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R1663MAE: The Causes and Consequences of the Great Irish Famine
Fernihough, A. (PI)
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. (PI) & Fernihough, A. (CoI)
04/04/2016 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
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Across the sea to Ireland: return Atlantic migration before the First World War
Fernihough, A. & Ó Gráda, C., 11 Nov 2024, (Early online date) In: European Review of Economic History. 19 p., heae017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mind your language: explaining the retreat of the Irish language frontier
Fernihough, A., Colvin, C. L. & McLaughlin, E., 31 Jul 2024, Queen's University Belfast, 47 p. (QUCEH Working Paper Series; no. 24-07).Research output: Working paper
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175 years of mismeasuring Ireland?: some traps set by historical data
de Bromhead, A., Fernihough, A. & Ó Gráda, C., 2023, In: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. 51, p. 128-155 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 61, 2, p. 159-185 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile24 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Sir Timothy Coghlan Prize - Distinguished Runner up
de Bromhead, A. (Recipient) & Fernihough, A. (Recipient), 01 Aug 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Your vote matters? Elections in the past, present and future
Dorman, A. (Host), Fernihough, A. (Speaker), Colvin, C. (Speaker) & Yaremko, V. (Speaker)
07 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Economic History Seminar, University of Antwerp
Colvin, C. (Invited speaker), Fernihough, A. (Advisor) & McLaughlin, E. (Advisor)
21 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Trinity College Dublin
Fernihough, A. (Visiting researcher)
21 May 2024 → 23 May 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Irish Economics Association Annual Conference
Fernihough, A. (Organiser)
09 May 2024 → 10 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The Irish Economy in the Twentieth Century
Fernihough, A. (Invited speaker)
24 Apr 2024 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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When Britain turned inward
de Bromhead, A., Fernihough, A., Hjortshøj O'Rourke, K. & Lampe, M.
18/12/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Study: Rising and threat of conscription key to Sinn Féin success
de Bromhead, A., Fernihough, A. & Hargaden, E.
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
de Bromhead, A. & Fernihough, A.
05/12/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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‘No evidence’ women were key in Sinn Féin’s 1918 election win
de Bromhead, A., Fernihough, A. & Hargaden, E.
05/12/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research