Marta Zieba


Contact Details

Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Kemmy Business School
University of Limerick
Limerick
T: +353-61-202213
E: marta.zieba@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

Dr. Marta Zieba is an Associate Professor in economics at University of Limerick. She received her PhD in Economics from Trinity College Dublin (2008) and her Master's degree in Economics and Business Administration (Diplom-Kauffrau) from European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder) in Germany (2003). 

Before joining University of Limerick, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin from 2008 until 2012, where she worked in the area of cultural economics, developing economics and economics of international migration. Her PhD work was related to the estimation of production and demand functions for German, Austrian and Swiss non-profit theatres. 

Her main research interest is in the applied microeconomics and microeconometrics. She is interested in studying cultural economics, in particular the efficiency and productivity factors for the performing arts institutions. Her other recent research areas of interest are in the cultural tourism, health systems and economics of well-being.  

Since 2016, she has been leading the Economic Efficiency & Productivity Analysis research cluster based in the Kemmy Business School, UL. The group publishes and disseminates applied research in the measurement, analysis, and drivers of economic efficiency, and productivity in a number of areas of economics, such as the health and long-term care sectors, cultural and education sectors. The research cluster is well-positioned to collaborate in generating high quality publications in top ranked international journals, including Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Health Care Management Science and Small Business Economics. The group has published and finalised further articles in the specified area and its research was presented at numerous international conferences.

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2024 'Is it worth subsidising the cultural sector? New insights from Italian theatre companies'
Castiglione C.;Infante D.;Zieba M. (2024) 'Is it worth subsidising the cultural sector? New insights from Italian theatre companies'. Journal Of Policy Modeling, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Public support for performing arts. Efficiency and productivity gains in eleven European countries'
Castiglione C.;Infante D.;Zieba M. (2023) 'Public support for performing arts. Efficiency and productivity gains in eleven European countries'. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Theatre'
Zieba M. (2020) 'Theatre'. Handbook Of Cultural Economics, Third Edition, :503-513 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Well-being and unemployment during the Great Recession: an empirical analysis across UK local authority districts'
Mulligan K.;Zieba M. (2020) 'Well-being and unemployment during the Great Recession: an empirical analysis across UK local authority districts'. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 7 (1):267-287 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Technical efficiency in the Italian performing arts companies'
Castiglione, C;Infante, D;Zieba, M (2018) 'Technical efficiency in the Italian performing arts companies'. Small Business Economics, 51 :609-638 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Technical and scale efficiency in public and private Irish nursing homes - a bootstrap DEA approach'
Ni Luasa, S;Dineen, D;Zieba, M (2018) 'Technical and scale efficiency in public and private Irish nursing homes - a bootstrap DEA approach'. Health Care Management Science, 21 :326-347 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Cultural participation of tourists - Evidence from travel habits of Austrian residents'
Zieba, M (2017) 'Cultural participation of tourists - Evidence from travel habits of Austrian residents'. Tourism Economics, 23 :295-315 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Tourism flows and the demand for regional and city theatres in Austria'
Zieba, M (2016) 'Tourism flows and the demand for regional and city theatres in Austria'. Journal Of Cultural Economics, 40 (2):191-221 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2013 'Demand for Live Orchestral Music - The Case of German Kulturorchester'
Zieba, M., O'Hagan, J. (2013) 'Demand for Live Orchestral Music - The Case of German Kulturorchester'. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 233 (2):225-245 [DOI] [Details]
2009 'Full-income and price elasticities of demand for German public theatre'
Zieba, M. (2009) 'Full-income and price elasticities of demand for German public theatre'. Journal Of Cultural Economics, 33 (2):85-108 [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2020 'Theatre'
Zieba, M. (2020) 'Theatre' In: T. Navarrete and R. Towse (eds). Handbook of Cultural Economics. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
2019 'Global trade in cultural tourism services'
Zieba, M (2019) 'Global trade in cultural tourism services' In: Cameron, S (eds). RESEARCH AGENDA FOR CULTURAL ECONOMICS. CHELTENHAM: EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
2013 'Organisational Structure and Managerial Efficiency: A quasi-experimental analysis of German public theatres'
Zieba, M.; Newman, C. (2013) 'Organisational Structure and Managerial Efficiency: A quasi-experimental analysis of German public theatres' Homo Oeconomicus, 29 (4) :497-534. [Details]
2011 'An Analysis of Technical Efficiency and Efficiency Factors for Austrian and Swiss Non-Profit Theatres'
Zieba, M. (2011) 'An Analysis of Technical Efficiency and Efficiency Factors for Austrian and Swiss Non-Profit Theatres' Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 147 (2) :233-274. [DOI] [Details]
2011 'Determinants of Demand for Theatre Tickets in Austria and Switzerland'
Zieba, M. (2011) 'Determinants of Demand for Theatre Tickets in Austria and Switzerland' Austrian Journal of Statistics, 40 (3) :209-219. [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Output Characteristics and Other Determinants of Theatre Attendance: An Econometric Analysis of German Data'
O'Hagan, J., Zieba, M. (2010) 'Output Characteristics and Other Determinants of Theatre Attendance: An Econometric Analysis of German Data' Applied Economics Quarterly, 56 (2) :147-174. [Details]

Electronic Publication

  Year Publication
2020 Determinants of demand and participation in cultural events.
Zieba, M. (2020) Determinants of demand and participation in cultural events. https://www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk: Electronic Publication [Details]

Working Paper

  Year Publication
2007 Understanding Production in the Performing Arts: A Production Function for German Public Theatres.
Zieba, M., Newman, C. (2007) Understanding Production in the Performing Arts: A Production Function for German Public Theatres. Working Paper [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2017 The 15th European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, London
Zieba, M; Dineen, D; Ni Luasa S (2017) Technical efficiency in the Irish nursing home sector – A comparison of non-parametric and parametric methods The 15th European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, London [Details]
2017 The 15th European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, London
Castiglione, C., Infante, D., Zieba, M. (2017) The impact of public funds on firms’ technical efficiency of the Italian performing arts sector The 15th European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, London [Details]
2016 2nd ATHEA - Conference for Health Economics Efficiency and equality in health systems
Dineen, D; Ni Luasa, S; Zieba, M (2016) The Determinants of Efficiency in Nursing Home Care Provision in Ireland – A Double Bootstrap DEA Approach 2nd ATHEA - Conference for Health Economics Efficiency and equality in health systems Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, , 26-FEB-16 [Details]
2016 European Health Economics Association (EuHEA) Conference
Zieba, M; Dineen, D; Ni Luasa S (2016) Technical Efficiency in the Nursing Home Sector in Ireland – A Stochastic Frontier Input Distance Function Approach European Health Economics Association (EuHEA) Conference University of Hamburg, Hamburg, , 13-JUL-16 - 16-JUL-16 [Details]
2015 The 14th European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis (EWEPA)
Ni Luasa, S; Dineen, D; Zieba, M (2015) An Evaluation of Technical Efficiency of the Nursing Home Sector in Ireland The 14th European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis (EWEPA) Helsinki, Finland, , 15-JUN-15 - 18-JUN-15 [Details]
2012 SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL, “Evaluación de la Eficiencia de las Instituciones Culturales”
Zieba, M. (2012) Evaluation of efficiency of performing arts institutions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland using the parametric methods SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL, “Evaluación de la Eficiencia de las Instituciones Culturales” , pp.83-112 [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2021 Best Paper Award in Regional Studies, Regional Science (with K. Mulligan) Regional Studies Association
2019 Kemmy Business School Faculty SEED Funding Kemmy Business School
2016 Kemmy Business School Faculty SEED Funding Kemmy Business School
2008 ACEI Presidents' Prize for the best graduate student paper at the 15th Conference of Association for Cultural Economics International in Boston. Association for Cultural Economics International
2005 PhD Fellowship Trinity College Dublin

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin Teaching Assistant 01-OCT-05 / 30-SEP-08
Trinity College Dublin Postdoctoral Researcher in Economics 01-OCT-08 / 31-DEC-11

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2000 Viadrina European University, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany BA Economics and Business Administration
2003 Viadrina European University, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany MA Economics and Business Administration
2008 Trinity College Dublin PhD Economics

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
German Fluent Fluent Fluent
Polish Fluent Fluent Fluent
English Fluent Fluent Fluent

Reviews

  Journal Role
European Economic Review Reviewer
Journal Of Cultural Economics Reviewer

Teaching Interests

Macroeconomics (undergraduate) and microeconomics, data management, applied econometrics, efficiency and productivity analysis, contemporary issues in the global economy.

Recent Postgraduates

  Graduation Student Name University Degree Thesis
2019 Niall Devitt University of Limerick Current PhD student Evaluation of efficiency of Irish acute public hospitals using monthly panel data
2020 Shiovan Ni Luasa University of Limerick PhD An Evaluation of Technical Efficiency in Irish Nursing Homes

Modules Taught

  Term (ID)) Title Link Subject
2012 - present Microeconomic Theory EC6011MSc. in Economic Analysis
2018- Applied Data Analysis for Economics EC6061Msc. in Economics and Policy Analysis
2018- Preliminary Mathematics and Statistics for Economics EC6071MSc. in Economics and Policy Analysis
2015 - present Data Management for Policy Analysis and Evaluation EC6041MSc. in Economic Analysis
2013 - present Contemporary Issues in the Global Economy EC4108Undergraduate