Michael Curran, PhD
The Diana and Thomas Klein '84 Associate Professor of Economics | Villanova School of Business Villanova University
- Villanova PA
Michael Curran, PhD, is an expert in computational international financial macroeconomics.
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Areas of Expertise
Biography
Education
Trinity College Dublin
PhD
Northwestern University
MA
Cambridge University
MPhil
Trinity College Dublin
BA
Select Accomplishments
Honors Program Thesis Mentor Award, Villanova University
2017
Honorable Mention, Research Excellence Award, Villanova University
2017
Lily Teaching Conference Travel Fellowship
2016
Denis Conniffe Prize, Irish Economic Association
2015
Awarded to the best paper by a young economist.
Young Scientist at Lindau Nobel Meetings (Economics)
2014
One of 450, from 20,000 nationally and internationally, selected.
Affiliations
- American Economic Association
- European Economic Association
- Royal Economic Society
- Econometric Society
- Society for Computational Economics
- Western Economic Association International
Select Media Appearances
Republic Stands to Win Big on Brexit Uncertainty
The Irish Echo
2017-07-03
"Brexit has created unprecedented market uncertainty and potential trade tariffs have corporations in the UK looking for an exit strategy. For many, that exit has come closer than expected—just on the other side of the Irish Sea in the Republic of Ireland."
Farmers in Northern Ireland Plan for Financial Issues Following Brexit Ruling
World Newsstand
2016-08-08
"In terms of agriculture, the Republic of Ireland itself accounts for about 33% of Northern Ireland's goods exports, and most heavily in terms of agriculture," said Professor Michael Curran, an American economist at Villanova University. "About 82% of farm income in Northern Ireland comes directly from the EU; from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) grants." Curran states that as soon as Brexit is implemented, the grants will go away and all that income could be lost.
Northern Farmers "Hardest Hit" by Brexit Fallout
Irish Examiner
2016-07-27
Professor Michael Curran, an economist at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, said that while the UK's decision to leave the EU was "unambiguously bad" for Ireland and the UK as a whole, Northern Ireland would be hardest hit. In particular, Northern Irish farmers who count on the EU for more than 80% of their income would feel the brunt of the fallout, he said.
Research Grants
Villanova Match Research Program
Villanova University
2018
Select Academic Articles
The CAPM, National Stock Market Betas and Macroeconomic Covariates: A Global Analysis
Trinity Economic Papers, Trinity College DublinMichael Curran, Adnan Velic
2018
Interest Rate Volatility and Macroeconomic Dynamics: A Cross-Country Analysis
Villanova School of Business Economics Working Paper SeriesMichael Curran, Adnan Velic
2017
Real Exchange Rate Persistence and Country Characteristics
Trinity Economics Papers, Trinity College DublinMichael Curran, Adnan Velic
2017
