Biography
Dr. Catherine Kavanagh is a Lecturer in Economics at UCC and received her PhD from the University of Aberdeen. Her research areas include: the distribution of income, measures of economic and social progress, labour market policies, and the skills and qualifications of workers. Dr. Kavanagh is the Programme Director of the MSc in Business Economics in the School of Economics. She was formerly Manager of the Government appointed group, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs and is a former member of the Council of the National Centre for Performance and Partnership. She is currently a member of the Academic Council of Social Justice Ireland.
Research Interests
- Labour Market Policies
- Labour Market Compensation
- The Economics of Skills and Human Capital
- Skills, Education, and Training Policies
- Measures of Economic Progress
- Income Distribution and Inequality
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Capital and Productivity in the Irish Context | Forfas | 01-AUG-06 | 31-DEC-17 | €12,522.00 |
Publications
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Measuring Progress: Economy, Society and Environment in Ireland. Charles M.A. Clark, Catherine Kavanagh, Niamh Lenihan (2018) Measuring Progress: Economy, Society and Environment in Ireland. Dublin: Social Justice ireland. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2015) | 'Social Progress in Ireland' Clark, Charles and Kavanagh, Catherine (2015) 'Social Progress in Ireland' In: Measuring Up? Ireland's Progres: Past, Present and Future. Dublin: Social Justice Ireland. [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'Growth and Productivity: The Role of Human Capital' Kavanagh C, Doyle E.; (2007) 'Growth and Productivity: The Role of Human Capital' In: Perspectives on Irish Productivity. Dublin: Forfas. [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'The Changing Patterns of Income Distribution and Inequality in Ireland, 1973-2004' Kavanagh C, Collins M.L.; (2006) 'The Changing Patterns of Income Distribution and Inequality in Ireland, 1973-2004' In: Healy S, Reynolds B, Collins M.L (eds). Social Policy in Ireland, Principles, Practice and Problems (2nd edition). Dublin, Liffey Press: [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'Economic Policy, The Labour Market and Reward' Kavanagh C, Elliot R.; (2000) 'Economic Policy, The Labour Market and Reward' In: Richard Thorpe and Gill Homan (eds). Strategic Reward Systems. Pearson Education Ltd, London: [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'For Richer, For Poorer: The Changing Distribution of Household Income in Ireland, 1973 to 1994' Kavanagh C, Collins M.L.; (1998) 'For Richer, For Poorer: The Changing Distribution of Household Income in Ireland, 1973 to 1994' In: S. Healy and B. Reynolds (eds). Social Policy In Ireland. Oak Tree Press, Dublin: [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'Some Alternative Explanations of Irish Unemployment' Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.A.; (1998) 'Some Alternative Explanations of Irish Unemployment' In: Jonathan Michie and Angelo Reati (eds). Employment, Technology and Economic Needs. Ch. XVII, Edward Elgar, London: [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'How Are We Doing?: An Analysis of Recent Attempts at Alternative Measures of Economic and Social Well-Being' Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.A.; (1998) 'How Are We Doing?: An Analysis of Recent Attempts at Alternative Measures of Economic and Social Well-Being' In: Sarah Fayazmanesh and Marc Tool (eds). Institutionalist Theory and Applications: Essays in Honour of Paul Dale Bush. Edward Elgar, Aldershot: [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'The Political Economy of EMU in Ireland' Kavanagh E., J. Considine, E. Doyle, L. Gallagher, C. Kavanagh and E. O'Leary; (1998) 'The Political Economy of EMU in Ireland' In: Joining Europe's Monetary Club: The Challenge for Smaller Memer States. [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'Review of the Role of Active Labour Market Policies in Ireland' Kavanagh C.; (1998) 'Review of the Role of Active Labour Market Policies in Ireland' In: Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.A (eds). Unemployment in Ireland: Alternative Perspectives. Avebury, Hampshire: [Details] | |
| (1998) | 'The political economy of EMU in Ireland' Kavanagh, E.,Considine, J., Doyle, E., Gallagher, L., Kavanagh, C. and O';Leary, E.,; (1998) 'The political economy of EMU in Ireland' In: Joining Europe¿s Monetary Club. New York: St. Martin¿s Press. [Details] | |
| (1995) | 'Basic Income and the Irish Worker' Charles Clark and Catherine Kavanagh (1995) 'Basic Income and the Irish Worker' In: An Adequate Income Guarantee for All: Desirability, Viability, Impact. Dublin: CORI Justice Commission. [Details] | |
| (1996) | 'Progress, Values and Economic Indicators' Charles Clark and Catherine Kavanagh (1996) 'Progress, Values and Economic Indicators' In: Progress, Values and Public Policy. Dublin: CORI Justice Comm. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1998) | Some Alternative Explanations of Irish Unemployment Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.A (Ed.). (1998) Some Alternative Explanations of Irish Unemployment Some Alternative Explanations of Irish Unemployment. Avebury, Hampshire: Ashgate. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | 'Strategies for Success: How a Small Business Competes in the Motorhome Industry in Ireland' Niamh Lenihan and Catherine Kavanagh (2018) 'Strategies for Success: How a Small Business Competes in the Motorhome Industry in Ireland'. Irish Business Journal, Volume 11 (No. 1) [Details] | |
| (1997) | 'Public Capital and Private Sector Productivity in Ireland, 1958-1990' Kavanagh C.; (1997) 'Public Capital and Private Sector Productivity in Ireland, 1958-1990'. Journal of Economic Studies, 24 (1) [Details] | |
| (1996) | 'Basic Income, Inequality and Unemployment: Rethinking the Linkage Between Work and Welfare' Kavanagh C.; (1996) 'Basic Income, Inequality and Unemployment: Rethinking the Linkage Between Work and Welfare'. Journal of Economic Issues, 30 (1) [Details] | |
| (1997) | 'Measuring a Country¿s Well-Being: Standard and Alternative Economic and Social Indicators' Kavanagh C.; (1997) 'Measuring a Country¿s Well-Being: Standard and Alternative Economic and Social Indicators'. Economia, [Details] | |
| (1997) | 'Costs in Providing Facilities for Treatment of Handicapped Patients under General Anaesthesia' Holland TJ, Lucey S, Kavanagh C, O'Mullane DM ; (1997) 'Costs in Providing Facilities for Treatment of Handicapped Patients under General Anaesthesia'. Irish Dental Association Journal, 43 (3):72-75 [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1998) | CORI Justice Commission Conference Kavanagh C, Collins M.L.; (1998) For Richer, For Poorer: The Changing Distribution of Household Income in Ireland, 1973-1994 CORI Justice Commission Conference Dublin, [Details] | |
| (1996) | JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ISSUES Clark, CMA;Kavanagh, C (1996) Basic income, inequality, and unemployment: Rethinking the linkage between work and welfare JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ISSUES , pp.399-406 [Details] | |
| (1998) | BIEN Annual Conference Kavanagh C, Clark CM.K.; (1998) Basic Income: Potential Benefits and Problems BIEN Annual Conference Amsterdam, [Details] | |
| (1996) | Cork Second Annual Economic Policy Symposium: Unemployment - Diagnoses and Prescriptions Kavanagh C.; (1996) A Review of the Role of Active Labour Market Policies in Ireland Cork Second Annual Economic Policy Symposium: Unemployment - Diagnoses and Prescriptions University College Cork, [Details] | |
| (1996) | European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy Conference Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.K.; (1996) Some Alternative Explanations of Irish Unemployment European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy Conference Antwerp, [Details] | |
| (1996) | CORI Justice Commission Conference Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.K.; (1996) Progress, Values and Economic Indicators CORI Justice Commission Conference Dublin, [Details] | |
| (1996) | Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) conference Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.K.; (1996) Basic Income, Inequality and Unemployment: Rethinking the Linkage Between Work and Welfare Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) conference San Francisco, [Details] | |
| (1996) | 11th European Conference on Economics Education Kavanagh C.; (1996) Measuring Ireland's Well-Being: Standard and Alternative Economic Indicators 11th European Conference on Economics Education University College Cork, [Details] | |
| (1996) | Social Justice Group Conference Kavanagh C.; (1996) Basic Income and its Implications for the Irish Labour Market Social Justice Group Conference Waterford, [Details] | |
| (1995) | Cork First Annual Economic Policy Symposium Kavanagh C.; (1995) Economic Questions Raised by Basic Income Schemes Cork First Annual Economic Policy Symposium University College Cork, [Details] | |
| (1995) | International Association for Dental Research Conference Kavanagh C, Holland T, Lucey S, O'Mullane D.; (1995) Costs in Providing Facilities for Treatment of Handicapped Patients under General Anaesthesia International Association for Dental Research Conference Queens University Belfast, [Details] | |
| (1995) | CORI Justice Commission Conference Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.A; (1995) Basic Income and the Irish Worker CORI Justice Commission Conference Dublin, [Details] | |
| (1996) | Progress, Values and Public Policy, CORI Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.A.; (1996) Progress, Values and Economic Indicators Progress, Values and Public Policy, CORI Dublin, [Details] | |
| (1995) | Basic Income and the Irish Worker Kavanagh C, Clark C.M.A.; (1995) Basic Income and the Irish Worker [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Ireland vs EU28: Monitoring Ireland’s Performance towards Achieving the SDGs. Charles M.A. Clark, Catherine Kavanagh, Niamh Lenihan (2018) Ireland vs EU28: Monitoring Ireland’s Performance towards Achieving the SDGs. Social Justice Ireland, Dublin. [Details] | |
| (2017) | The Sustainable Progress Index 2017. Charles M.A. Clark and Catherine Kavanagh (2017) The Sustainable Progress Index 2017. Social Justice Ireland, Dublin. [Details] | |
| (2013) | An Assessment of the Expectations of Potential Attendees of the InBusiness InCork Showcase 2013. Catherine Kavanagh and Niamh Lenihan (2013) An Assessment of the Expectations of Potential Attendees of the InBusiness InCork Showcase 2013. Cork Innovates, Cork. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Economic Impact Estimates - Cork Science and Innovation Park. David Butler, Eleanor Doyle and Catherine Kavanagh (2012) Economic Impact Estimates - Cork Science and Innovation Park. The Implementation Sub-Group for the Cork Science and Innovation Park, Cork. [Details] | |
| (2014) | An Assessment of the Views of Attendees and Exhibitors at the the InBusiness InCork Showcase 2013. Catherine Kavanagh and Niamh Lenihan (2014) An Assessment of the Views of Attendees and Exhibitors at the the InBusiness InCork Showcase 2013. Cork Innovates, Cork. [Details] |
Abstract
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1996) | Costs in providing dental treatment for severely handicapped patients. Holland, T,Lucy, S,Fleming, E,Kavanagh, C,OMullane, D,Fanning, C (1996) Costs in providing dental treatment for severely handicapped patients. Abstract [Details] |
Other
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1996) | Basic income, inequality, and unemployment: Rethinking the linkage between work and welfare. Clark, M.A., Kavanagh, C (1996) Basic income, inequality, and unemployment: Rethinking the linkage between work and welfare. Other [Details] |
Professional Activities
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Irish Academy of Management 2018 Conference, Zhengguang Tang, Catherine Kavanagh, and Eleanor Doyle (2018) Population Quality and Growth: Development Considerations from Three Chinese Cities. [Oral Presentation], Irish Academy of Management 2018 Conference, Cork , 03-SEP-18 - 05-SEP-18. [Details] | |
| (2018) | European Regional Science Association (ERSA) 58th Conference Cork: Places for People - Innovative, Inclusive and Livable Regions, Zhengguang Tang, Catherine Kavanagh, and Eleanor Doyle (2018) How Important is Population Quality to Economic Growth? An Analysis of Three Cities in China. [Oral Presentation], European Regional Science Association (ERSA) 58th Conference Cork: Places for People - Innovative, Inclusive and Livable Regions, Cork , 28-AUG-18 - 31-AUG-18. [Details] | |
| (2018) | Measuring Progress: Economy, Society and Environment in Ireland, Charles M.A Clark, Catherine Kavanagh, Niamh Lenihan (2018) The Sustainable Development Index 2018. [Oral Presentation], Measuring Progress: Economy, Society and Environment in Ireland, Dublin . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Global Business Research Symposium: The Quest for Stability, Catherine Kavanagh (2017) Is Fairness a Universal Concept: A Response. [Invited Oral Presentation], Global Business Research Symposium: The Quest for Stability, Cork . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Global Business Research Symposium: The Quest for Stability, Charles M.A. Clark and Catherine Kavanagh (2017) How is Ireland Really Doing: A Comparative Analysis. This paper examines how Ireland performs on different measures of progress. We find that alternative measures of progress paint a different picture of Ireland’s development in the past compared to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). [Oral Presentation], Global Business Research Symposium: The Quest for Stability, University College Cork . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Global Business Research Symposium: The Quest for Stability, Zhengguang, Tang, Catherine Kavanagh, Eleanor Doyle (2017) The Impact of Population on GDP Growth in China: Evidence from 29 Provinces from 1985-2013. [Oral Presentation], Global Business Research Symposium: The Quest for Stability, University College Cork . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Global Justice Day Seminar: What is Ireland's Progress on the Global Goals?, Charles M.A. Clark and Catherine Kavanagh (2017) The Sustainable Development Index 2017. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Global Justice Day Seminar: What is Ireland's Progress on the Global Goals?, Dublin . [Details] | |
| (2015) | Measuring Up? Ireland's Progress: Past, Present and Future, Charles M.A Clark and Catherine Kavanagh (2015) Beyond GDP: Measuring Progress in the 21st Century. [Oral Presentation], Measuring Up? Ireland's Progress: Past, Present and Future, Dublin . [Details] | |
| (1996) | Centre for European Policy Studies Economic Policy Group, Kavanagh C, Considine J, Doyle E, Gallagher L, Kavanagh E, O'Leary E.; (1996) The Political Economy of European Monetary Union in Ireland. Centre for European Policy Studies Economic Policy Group, Lisbon , 13-SEP-96 - 13-SEP-96. [Details] | |
| (1995) | International Association for Dental Research (Irish Division) , Lucey S., Holland T., Kavanagh C. and O'Mullane D.; (1995) Costs in Providing Facilities for Treatment of Handicapped Patients under General Anesthesia. [Oral Presentation], International Association for Dental Research (Irish Division) , Queen’s University, Belfast , 02-JUN-95 - 03-JUN-95. [Details] |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council of National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP) | Academic Advice | 2006 / 2009 | |
| Accreditation Board for MA in Social Justice & Public Policy | Member | / | |
| Social Justice Academic Council | Member | / | |
| BComm Board of Studies | Member | / |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expert Skills Group for Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) | Manager | 01-JAN-01 / 31-OCT-04 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | University of Aberdeen | PHD | Economics | |
| 1994 | UCC | M.A. | Economics |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
DBA Internal Examiner for 6 doctoral theses(Economics) in School of Economics UCC |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate Teaching- Principles of Economics
- Business Cycles nd the Macroeconomy
- The Macroeconomic Environment
- Economics of Human Resources
- Economics of the Labour Market
- Organisational Economics
- MSc Business Economics: Economics of Business Strategy
- MSc Business Economics: Professional Business Skills
- MBA: Economics of Organisation and Information
Modules Taught
| Term (ID)) | Title | Link | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Business Economics Report (the BER) | EC6618 | Business Economics Report (the BER) | |
| 2020 | Economics of Human Resources | EC4212 | Economics of Human Resources | |
| 2020 | Professional Business Skills | EC6617 | Professional Business Skills |