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Dr Damian Tobin is a Lecturer in International Business at Cork University Business School. His research is on a number of areas including economic development (state-owned banks, currency internationalization and financial inclusion), business history, common pool resources (climate and public health) and techology diffusion. Damien's research has been published in such journals as Research Policy, Cambridge Journal of Economics, New Political Economy, Journal of International Development, Business History, World Development, and Corporate Governance: An International Review, as well as in broader media outlets. He has experience in providing economic policy briefings for international corporations, governments, social think-tanks, and advisory firms.
Damian is a graduate of the University of Limerick (MBS Economics & BA Public Administration) and has a Ph.D. in Finance and Management from the University of London. His thesis looked at corporate restructuring, governance reform, and the international listing of China's leading state-owned enterprises. Damian has been a visiting researcher at universities in Hong Kong and Italy.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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How do multinational enterprises respond to geopolitics? A review and research agenda: A review and research agenda
Moura, S. T. G., Lawton, T. C. & Tobin, D., 17 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Management Reviews. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Captive markets and climate change: revisiting Edith Penrose's analysis of the international oil firms in the era of climate change
Tobin, D., 3 Mar 2024, In: International Review of Applied Economics. 38, 1-2, p. 104-128 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geopolitics of the Digital Economy: Implications for States and Firms
Lawton, T. C., Moura, S. T. G., Tobin, D. & Silva-Rêgo, B., 27 Jan 2023, In: AIB Insights.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Joan Robinson: early endogenous growth theorist
Oughton, C. & Tobin, D., 3 Nov 2023, In: Cambridge Journal of Economics. 47, 5, p. 943-964 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resolving the patents paradox in the era of COVID-19 and climate change: Towards a patents taxonomy
Bustamante, J., Oughton, C., Pesque-Cela, V. & Tobin, D., Nov 2023, In: Research Policy. 52, 9, 17 p., 104850.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nato leaders pledge increased defence spending – is this really the price for peace and prosperity?
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Researcher at SOAS University of London Has Published New Data on Economics (Joan Robinson: early endogenous growth theorist)
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