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Biography

Mari O' Connor is a lecturer in the Department of Economics and a research associate in the Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre (SRERC).  Mari completed her PhD at Queen's University Belfast and is a graduate of UCC (Bcomm; MBS Business Economics).  ‍

Research Interests

Innovation
Inventors 
Patents  
Regional Economics 
Entrepreneurial opportunities
Entrepreneurship

Research Grants

	Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
	Employment Earnings Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010	Publicpolicy			€14,760.00

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Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	'The Role of Entrepreneurship in Stimulating Economic Growth in Developed and Developing Countries' Doran, Justin; McCarthy, Noirin; O'Connor, Marie (2018) 'The Role of Entrepreneurship in Stimulating Economic Growth in Developed and Developing Countries'. Cogent Economics and Finance, 6 (1):1-14 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2018)	'Analysing National Innovation Capacity and its Importance for Competitiveness and Growth' Doran, J., N. McCarthy and M. O'Connor (2018) 'Analysing National Innovation Capacity and its Importance for Competitiveness and Growth'. International Journal of Competitiveness, 1 (3):257-278 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2017)	'The employment-population nexus and implications for sustainable economic development: insights from Irish regions using a partial adjustment model' Doran, J;McCarthy, N;O'Connor, M (2017) 'The employment-population nexus and implications for sustainable economic development: insights from Irish regions using a partial adjustment model'. International Review of Applied Economics, 31 (4):508-526 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2016)	'Entrepreneurship and Employment Growth Across European Regions' Doran, J., McCarthy, N., and O'Connor, M. (2016) 'Entrepreneurship and Employment Growth Across European Regions'. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 3 (1):121-128 [Full Text] [Details]
	(2008)	'Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 1999-2007: Natural Experiments on Political Influence' Considine, J., Crowley, F., Foley, S. and O’Connor, M. (2008) 'Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 1999-2007: Natural Experiments on Political Influence'. Economic Affairs, 28 (3):38-44 [Details]

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2009)	'Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 2003-2007' Considine, J., Crowley, F., Foley, S., O'Connor, M. & Ryan, G.; (2009) 'Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 2003-2007' In: Issues in Public Economics, Public Goods, Public Policy and Taxation. Berlin: LIT. [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	European Regional Science Association 58th Annual Congress McCarthy, N., J. Doran, and M. O'Connor (2018) The Importance of Local, National and International Collaboration for Innovation European Regional Science Association 58th Annual Congress [Details]
	(2015)	RSA-Irish Branch Annual Conference Doran, J., N. McCarthy and M. O'Connor (2015) Entrepreneurship and employment growth: A regional perspective RSA-Irish Branch Annual Conference [Details]
	(2012)	13th European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM) O Connor, M. and Hewitt-Dundas, N. (2012) Exploring complexity in the relationship between entrepreneurial knowledge exploration and exploitation: Individual assigned patents in Ireland, 1976-2009 13th European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM) Cartagena, Spain, , 05-SEP-12 - 07-SEP-12 [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Earnings in Ireland 2008-2013. Doran, J., N. McCarthy and M. O'Connor (2016) An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Earnings in Ireland 2008-2013. PublicPolicy.ie, Dublin. [Details]
	(2012)	Employment Earnings Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010. McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M., Sherman, M. and Jordan, D. (2012) Employment Earnings Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010. Publicpolicy.ie, Dublin. [Details]

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Newspaper Articles

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Sunday Independent - New study raises fresh questions about public pay. Doran, J., N. McCarthy and M. O'Connor Interview given to Dan O'Brien (2016) Sunday Independent - New study raises fresh questions about public pay. Newspaper Articles   [Details]
	(2012)	Economy is destroying jobs faster than they are being created. McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M. and Sherman, M. (2012) Economy is destroying jobs faster than they are being created. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2008)	Sports budget puts horses and dogs ahead of children. John Considine, Frank Crowley, Marie O Connor, Sinead Foley (2008) Sports budget puts horses and dogs ahead of children. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2007)	Minister, it's about resources, not cash. John Considine, Frank Crowley, Marie O Connor, Sinead Foley (2007) Minister, it's about resources, not cash. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2007)	Sports funding looks a lot like notes for votes. John Considine, Frank Crowley, Marie O Connor, Sinead Foley (2007) Sports funding looks a lot like notes for votes. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2007)	Hello Lolly. John Considine, Frank Crowley, Marie O Connor, Sinead Foley (2007) Hello Lolly. Newspaper Articles [Details]

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Radio Presentation

	Year	Publication
	(2007)	The distribution of national lottery sports grants. O'Connor, Marie; (2007) The distribution of national lottery sports grants. Radio Presentation [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	High Technology Small Firms Conference, O' Connor, M. and Hewitt-Dundas, N. (2017) Paths to Commercialisation: A Comparison of Corporate, Independent and Public Sector Inventors. [Oral Presentation], High Technology Small Firms Conference, Amsterdam . [Details]
	(2015)	RSA-Irish Branch Annual Conference, Doran, J., N. McCarthy and M. O'Connor (2015) Entrepreneurship and employment growth: A regional perspective. [Oral Presentation], RSA-Irish Branch Annual Conference, Cork . [Details]
	(2014)	Irish Society of New Economists, O' Connor, M. & Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (2014) Entrepreneurial Opportunities: the role of individual, organisational and institutional factors in. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists, Galway . [Details]
	(2013)	Employment Earning Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010, Jordan, Declan; McCarthy, Noirin; O’Connor, Marie and Sherman, Meadhbh (2013) NERI Labour Market Conference 2013. [Oral Presentation], Employment Earning Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010, Dublin, Ireland , 01-MAY-13 - 01-MAY-13. [Details]
	(2013)	DRUID Academy Conference 2013, O' Connor, Marie & Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (2013) From Exploration to Exploitation: A Pilot Investigation of Independent Inventors in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], DRUID Academy Conference 2013, Aalborg, Denmark , 16-JAN-13 - 18-JAN-13. [Details]
	(2013)	NERI Labour Market Conference, Jordan, Declan; McCarthy, Noirin; O’Connor, Marie and Sherman, Meadhbh (2013) Employment Earning Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010. [Oral Presentation], NERI Labour Market Conference, Dublin, Ireland . [Details]
	(2013)	Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), McCarthy, N., Jordan, D., O' Connor, M., and Sherman, M. (2013) Employment Earning Inequality in Ireland 2006-2010. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), NUI Maynooth , 05-SEP-13 - 06-SEP-13. [Details]
	(2012)	European Conference on Knowledge Management, O' Connor, M. & Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (2012) Exploring Complexity in the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Knowledge Exploration and Exploitation: Individual Assigned Patents in Ireland, 1976-2009. [Oral Presentation], European Conference on Knowledge Management, Spain . [Details]
	(2012)	Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, O' Connor, M. and Hewitt-Dundas, N. (2012) Exploring complexity in the relationship between entrepreneurial knowledge exploration and exploitation: Individual assigned patents in Ireland, 1976-2009. [Oral Presentation], Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Dublin, Ireland , 07-NOV-12 - 07-NOV-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section, O' Connor, M. and Hewitt-Dundas, N. (2012) Exploring complexity in the relationship between entrepreneurial knowledge exploration and exploitation: Individual assigned patents in Ireland, 1976-2009. [Oral Presentation], Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section, Galway, Ireland , 28-AUG-12 - 30-AUG-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Irish Society of New Economists, O' Connor, M. and Hewitt-Dundas, N. (2012) Exploring complexity in the relationship between entrepreneurial knowledge exploration and exploitation: Individual assigned patents in Ireland, 1976-2009. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists, University College Cork , 23-AUG-12 - 24-AUG-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M. and Sherman, M. (2012) Job Creation and Job Destruction in Ireland 2006-2010. [Oral Presentation], Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE), University College Cork , 23-AUG-12 - 24-AUG-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Public Policy Employment Earnings Inequality, McCarthy, N., O' Connor, M., Sherman, M. & Jordan, D. (2012) Employment Earnings Inequality in Ireland 2006 -2010. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Public Policy Employment Earnings Inequality, Dublin, Ireland . [Details]
	(2012)	1st Bilateral Workshop between Economics, University College Cork and School of Economic Geography Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University Groningen, University College Cork, O' Connor, M. and Hewitt-Dundas, N. (2012) Exploring complexity in the relationship between entrepreneurial knowledge exploration and exploitation: Individual assigned patents in Ireland, 1976-2009. [Oral Presentation], 1st Bilateral Workshop between Economics, University College Cork and School of Economic Geography Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University Groningen, University College Cork, University College Cork , 13-APR-12 - 13-APR-12. [Details]
	(2007)	INFER Conference on Public Goods, Considine, J., Crowley, F., Foley, S. and O' Connor, M. (2007) Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 2003-7: Further Evidence of Political Influence. [Oral Presentation], INFER Conference on Public Goods, Galway, Ireland , 12-APR-07 - 12-APR-07. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Electronic Information Committee		/

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	University College Cork	Lecturer	/

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2017	Queen's University Belfast	PHD	Economics
	2006	University College Cork	MBS	Business Economics
	2005	University College Cork	Postgraduate Diploma	Business Economics
	2004	University College Cork	BComm	Commerce

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	Technovation	Referee	-
	Working Paper Series, Department Of Economics	Referee	-

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Marie teaches undergraduate students on the BSc Finance programme and also teaches postgraduate courses on the Postgraduate Diploma Economics of Business Practice and MSc Business Economics.‍

Modules Taught

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2020	The Economics of Corporate Strategy 1	EC3100	The Economics of Corporate Strategy 1
	2020	Fieldwork Methods for Business	EC6627	Fieldwork Methods for Business

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Research Information

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Internal Collaborators

	Name	Institute	Country
	Declan Jordan	University College Cork	IRELAND
	Noirin McCarthy	University College Cork	IRELAND
	Justin Doran	University College Cork	IRELAND
	Meadhbh Sherman	University College Cork	IRELAND

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External Collaborators

	Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
	Professor Nola Hewitt-Dundas	Queen's University Belfast	NORTHERN IRELAND