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Personal profile
Particulars
Office Location: QBS Student Hub, 02.027
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 an MA and PhD in Economics from University College Dublin. In 2023, he was awarded the prestigious Barrington Medal by the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. His research has appeared in leading academic journals, including the American Economic Review and The Economic Journal. Previously, in 2011, he received the Denis Conniffe Prize for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the 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
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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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Protestantism and human capital: evidence from early 20th century Ireland
Fernihough, A. & Henderson, S., Jan 2025, In: Explorations in Economic History. 95, 18 p., 101647.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Economic geography and the Irish border: a market access approach
Fernihough, A., 01 Dec 2024, In: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. 53, p. 61-76 16 p.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
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)197 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Irish Civil Parishes: 1841 and 1851 Digitized and Mapped, 1821-1851
Fernihough, A. (Creator), UK Data Service, 23 Jan 2023
Dataset
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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Economic History Society Annual Conference 2025
Fernihough, A. (Presenter) & Henderson, S. (Contributor)
05 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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CEPR Applied Micro-Economic History Workshop
Fernihough, A. (Speaker) & Henderson, S. (Contributor)
07 Feb 2025 → 08 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Ireland: A New Economic History - 30 Years On
Fernihough, A. (Invited speaker) & Colvin, C. (Invited speaker)
16 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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3rd CEPH Irish Research Initiative Workshop
Fernihough, A. (Presenter) & Henderson, S. (Contributor)
10 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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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
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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‘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
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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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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