Lisa teaches a broad variety of modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, including data analysis, quantitative methods, research methods, business economics and macroeconomics.
Lisa is currently undertaking research into the effects of agglomeration economies on firm productivity in Ireland and is also involved in a product space analysis of Ireland. This research has been presented at national and international conferences.
Lisa is programme director for the BSc(Hons) Financial Economics programme and co-director of the BSc(Hons) Business and Financial Economics Programme.
The Product Space - Along with colleagues, Lisa is analysing the country and sectoral level product space for Ireland. This research has been presented at international conferences.
Biography
Lisa is a lecturer in the School of Economics in UCC and is a member of the Institute for Business Development and Competitiveness. Lisa holds a BA (Hons) in Economics and Irish, an MA(Economics) and a PhD (Economics) from UCC. Her Phd research was based on the effects of agglomeration economies on the productivity of Irish local units.Lisa teaches a broad variety of modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, including data analysis, quantitative methods, research methods, business economics and macroeconomics.
Lisa is currently undertaking research into the effects of agglomeration economies on firm productivity in Ireland and is also involved in a product space analysis of Ireland. This research has been presented at national and international conferences.
Lisa is programme director for the BSc(Hons) Financial Economics programme and co-director of the BSc(Hons) Business and Financial Economics Programme.
Research Interests
Productivty - Lisa has undertaken research into the determinants or regional labour productivity in the UK and is currently undertaking research into the effects of agglomeration economies on firm productivity in Ireland.The Product Space - Along with colleagues, Lisa is analysing the country and sectoral level product space for Ireland. This research has been presented at international conferences.
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2013) | 'Trade Sophistication Indicators: Balancing Diversity and Specialization' Brady, G; Doyle,E; Noonan, L (2013) 'Trade Sophistication Indicators: Balancing Diversity and Specialization'. International advances in Economic Research, 19 (4):425-438 [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2012) | European Trade Study Group 14th Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium Brady,G; Doyle,E & Noonan,L (2012) Trade Sophistication Indicators of Development Paths European Trade Study Group 14th Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium [Details] |
Invited papers
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2012) | West Cork: Surviving or Thriving? Innovation, Resilience & Community Spirit in Challenging Times. Doran, J. and L. Noonan (2012) West Cork: Surviving or Thriving? Innovation, Resilience & Community Spirit in Challenging Times. Invited papers [Details] |
Working Paper
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2012) | Regional Labour Productivity in the United Kingdom 1980-2008: The Impact of Capital and Innovation. Noonan, L (2012) Regional Labour Productivity in the United Kingdom 1980-2008: The Impact of Capital and Innovation. Working Paper [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Presentation by an Early Career Researcher | Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2017) | RSAIBIS 46th Annual Conference, Noonan, L; O'Leary, E; Doran,J (2017) The Effects of Spurious and Real Agglomeration Economies on the Productivity of Foreign-Owned Manufacturing in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], RSAIBIS 46th Annual Conference, Harrogate , 22-AUG-17 - 24-AUG-17. [Details] | |
| (2017) | Rethinking Irish Economic Development, Noonan, L & O'Leary, E (2017) The role of agglomeration economies and demonstration effects for Irish foreign - owned manufacturing productivity: lessons for policy. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Rethinking Irish Economic Development, Cork , 03-NOV-17. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 44th Annual Conference, Noonan, L (2015) The Effects of Agglomeration Economies on the Productivity of Indigenous Local Units: Evidence from Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 44th Annual Conference, Dublin , 17-AUG-15 - 18-AUG-15. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 4th Annual Doctoral Colloquium, Noonan, L (2014) The Effects of Agglomeration Economies on the Productivity of Manufacturing Businesses in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 4th Annual Doctoral Colloquium, Aberystwyth , 19-AUG-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 43rd Annual Conference, Noonan, L & O'Leary, E (2014) The Effects of Agglomeration Economies and Related Variety on Productivity: Evidence from Manufacturing Businesses in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 43rd Annual Conference, Aberystwyth , 20-AUG-14 - 21-AUG-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | ISNE 2014, Noonan, L & O'Leary, E (2014) The Effects of Agglomeration Economies and Related Variety on Productivity: Evidence from Manufacturing Businesses in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], ISNE 2014, Galway , 04-SEP-14 - 05-SEP-14. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Irish Society of New Economists, Noonan, L; O'Leary, E (2013) The Effects of Agglomeration Economies on Firm Productivity in Ireland: Evidence from the Census of Industrial Production 2009. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists, Maynooth , 06-SEP-13 - 06-SEP-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Regional Science Association International: 3rd Annual Doctoral Colloquium, Noonan, L. (2013) The Effects of Location on Irish Business Performance. [Oral Presentation], Regional Science Association International: 3rd Annual Doctoral Colloquium, Cambridge, UK , 20-AUG-13 - 20-AUG-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 42nd Annual Conference, Noonan, L. & O'Leary, E. (2013) The Effects of Agglomeration Economies on firm Productivity in Ireland: Evidence from the Census of Industrial Production 2009. [Oral Presentation], Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 42nd Annual Conference, Cambridge, UK , 21-AUG-13 - 22-AUG-13. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 2nd Bilateral Workshop between School of Economics, University College Cork and Department of Economic Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Noonan, L. & O'Leary, E. (2013) The Effects of Agglomeration Economies on Firm Productivity in Ireland: Evidence from the Census of Industrial Production 2009. [Oral Presentation], 2nd Bilateral Workshop between School of Economics, University College Cork and Department of Economic Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands , 12-APR-13 - 12-APR-13. [Details] | |
| (2012) | The 15th Annual TCI International Conference, Brady,G., Doyle, E. & Noonan, L. (2012) Trade Sophistication Indicators of Development Paths. [Oral Presentation], The 15th Annual TCI International Conference, Basque Country, Spain , 18-OCT-12 - 18-OCT-12. [Details] | |
| (2012) | ISNE 2012, Noonan, L and O'Leary, E (2012) Agglomeration Economies in Ireland: Implications for Firm Productivity. [Oral Presentation], ISNE 2012, Cork , 23-AUG-12 - 23-AUG-12. [Details] | |
| (2012) | 14th ETSG Conference, Brady, G., Doyle, E. & Noonan, L. (2012) Trade Sophistication Indicators of Development Paths. [Oral Presentation], 14th ETSG Conference, Leuven, Belgium , 13-SEP-12 - 15-SEP-12. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Bilateral Workshop between School of Economics, University College Cork and Department of Economic Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Noonan, L (2012) Regional Labour Productivity in the United Kingdom 1980-2008: The Impact of Capital and Innovation. [Oral Presentation], Bilateral Workshop between School of Economics, University College Cork and Department of Economic Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Cork , 13-APR-12 - 13-APR-12. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Regional Science Association: British and Irish Section: 41st Annual Conference, Noonan, L and O'Leary, E (2012) Agglomeration Economies in Ireland: Implications for Firm Productivity. [Oral Presentation], Regional Science Association: British and Irish Section: 41st Annual Conference, Galway , 29-AUG-12 - 29-AUG-12. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section; 2nd Annual Doctoral Colloquim, Noonan,L and O'Leary, E (2012) The Effects of Agglomeration Economies on Firm Productivity: Evidence from Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section; 2nd Annual Doctoral Colloquim, Galway , 28-AUG-12 - 28-AUG-12. [Details] |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Economics Teaching Allocation Committee | Member | 2017 / | |
| School of Economics E-Information Committee | Member | 2012 / |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Programme Director BSc (Hons) Financial Economics |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Modules taught in 2015-2016
- EC1203 Business Economics 2
- EC1209 Understanding and Interpreting Data
- EC1210 Skills for Analysing Economic Data
- EC2117 Reasoning and Critical Thinking in Economics
- EC6053 Research Methods
- EC6059 Economic Data Analysis for Research
- EC6044 Quantitative Techniques and Analysis Part 2
- EC1204: Economic Data Collection and Analysis
- EC3902: The Business Organization
- EC6000: Quantitative Techniques and Analysis
- EC3900 The Market for Labour
- EC3909 The Business Organisation