Dr Alan Fernihough
Lecturer
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Particulars
Office Location: Riddel Hall Block 3, Room 0G-019
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 and Distinctions
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.
Willingness to take PhD students
Yes
PhD projects
I believe that research in economic history can be advanced with better data and methods. In particular, I see a lot of opportunities in the digitization of historical documents and maps, and analyzing these data with cutting edge econometrics methods.
- Published
When Britain Turned Inward: The Impact of Interwar British Protection
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
- Early online date
The anatomy of a trade collapse: the UK, 1929-1933
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
- Published
Representation of the People: Franchise Extension and The ‘Sinn Féin Election’ in Ireland, 1918
Research output: Working paper
Frequent Journals
Demography
ISSNs: 0070-3370
Additional searchable ISSN (Electronic): 1533-7790
Springer New York
Scopus rating (2017): CiteScore 3.11 SJR 2.345 SNIP 2.072
Journal
Journal of Population Economics
ISSNs: 0933-1433
Additional searchable ISSN (Electronic): 1432-1475
Springer New York
Scopus rating (2017): CiteScore 1.8 SJR 1.574 SNIP 1.716
Journal
Economics and Human Biology
ISSNs: 1570-677X
Additional searchable ISSN (Electronic): 1873-6130
Elsevier
Scopus rating (2017): CiteScore 2.94 SJR 2.123 SNIP 1.583
Journal
Explorations in Economic History
ISSNs: 0014-4983
Additional searchable ISSN (Electronic): 1090-2457
Academic Press Inc.
Scopus rating (2017): CiteScore 1.36 SJR 1.187 SNIP 1.344
Journal
European Review of Economic History
ISSNs: 1361-4916
Additional searchable ISSN (Electronic): 1474-0044
Cambridge University Press
Scopus rating (2017): CiteScore 1.05 SJR 0.702 SNIP 1.186
Journal
The Causes and Consequences of the Great Irish Famine
Project: Research
Northern Ireland Science Festival
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
Queen's University Centre for Economic History Seminar
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Irish Quantitative History Group Annual Conference
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Contribution to conference papers, events and activities
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