Stephen Kinsella


 
researcher

Biography

I am Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick, Head of the Department of Economics, and Research Associate at the Rhodes Centre for International Finance at Brown University. I co-direct the Immersive Software Engineering programme.

I lead the +CityxChangeINCASE and SMARTLAB research projects for UL and am very interested in smart cities, new regional collaborations, economic networks, and in bringing thinking around natural capital into mainstream economic thinking. 

My research is archived at Orcid and citations, etc., at Google Scholar. My academic CV is here.
I am Chief Economics Writer for The Currency.news, and was for 4 years a columnist with the Sunday Business Post. I have written for the Guardian, the New York Times, and the Irish Independent. I have twice won Economic Commentator of the Year for my columns.

Research Interests

Macroeconomics, Smart Cities, Innovation. 

Books

  Year Publication
2011 Computable Economics.
Velupillai, K. V.; Zambelli, S.; Kinsella, S. (2011) Computable Economics. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
2011 Quick Win Economics.
Kinsella, S. (2011) Quick Win Economics. Cork: Oaktree Press. [Details]
2010 Understanding Ireland's Economic Crisis: Prospects for Recovery.
Kinsella, S; Leddin, A. (2010) Understanding Ireland's Economic Crisis: Prospects for Recovery. Dublin: Blackhall Press. [Details]
2009 Ireland in 2050: How we will be Living.
Kinsella, S (2009) Ireland in 2050: How we will be Living. Dublin: Liberties Press. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2022 'Limerick City Stories: The European Capital of Culture Bid Process and Narratives of Place'
Niamh NicGhabhann, Stephen Kinsella, Annmarie Ryan (2022) 'Limerick City Stories: The European Capital of Culture Bid Process and Narratives of Place' In: Smith, A., Osborn, G. and Quinn, B (eds). Festivals and the City: The Contested Geographies of Urban Events. Westminster: University of Westminster Press. [Details]
2016 'Economic and Fiscal Policy'
Stephen Kinsella (2016) 'Economic and Fiscal Policy' In: Austerity and Recovery in Ireland: Europe's Poster Child and the Great Recession. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
2014 'Young and Unlimited, Realising Talent: Kemmy Business School’s programmes with local schools'
Hynes, B., Kinsella, S. and Killian, S (2014) 'Young and Unlimited, Realising Talent: Kemmy Business School’s programmes with local schools' In: Inspirational Guide for the Implementation of PRME (UK and Ireland). London: Greenleaf. [Details]
2012 'Debt-deflation Traps Within Small Open Economies: A Stock-flow Consistent Perspective'
Kinsella, S.; Khalil, S. (2012) 'Debt-deflation Traps Within Small Open Economies: A Stock-flow Consistent Perspective' In: Contributions in Stock-flow Consistent Modeling: Essays in Honor of Wynne Godley. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan. [Details]
2012 'A very Irish default'
Kinsella, S. (2012) 'A very Irish default' In: What if Ireland Defaults?. Dublin: Orpen Press. [Details]
2011 'A return to managing the Irish Economy'
Kinsella, S. ; Lyons, R. (2011) 'A return to managing the Irish Economy' In: Next Generation Ireland. Dublin: Blackhall Press. [Details]
2009 'Financial Fragility and Corporate Governance in Ireland'
Kinsella, S (2009) 'Financial Fragility and Corporate Governance in Ireland' In: Corporate Governance and Regulation. Dublin: Roundhall Press. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2022 'The role of relatedness and strategic linkages between domestic and MNE sectors in regional branching and resilience'
Landman M.;Ojanperä S.;Kinsella S.;O¿Clery N. (2022) 'The role of relatedness and strategic linkages between domestic and MNE sectors in regional branching and resilience'. Journal Of Technology Transfer, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Applying ecosystem accounting to develop a risk register for peatlands and inform restoration targets at catchment scale: a case study from the European region'
Farrell C.A.;Coleman L.;Norton D.;Kelly-Quinn M.;Kinsella S.;Obst C.;Eigenraam M.;O'Donoghue C.;Sheehy I.;Smith F.;Stout J.C. (2022) 'Applying ecosystem accounting to develop a risk register for peatlands and inform restoration targets at catchment scale: a case study from the European region'. Restoration Ecology, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Modular structure in labour networks reveals skill basins'
O'Clery N.;Kinsella S. (2022) 'Modular structure in labour networks reveals skill basins'. Research Policy, 51 (5) [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Developing peatland ecosystem accounts to guide targets for restoration'
Farrell C.A.;Coleman L.;Norton D.;Kelly-Quinn M.;Obst C.;Eigenraam M.;O'donoghue C.;Kinsella S.;Smith F.;Sheehy I.;Stout J.C. (2021) 'Developing peatland ecosystem accounts to guide targets for restoration'. One Ecosystem, 6 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Applying the system of environmental economic accounting-ecosystem accounting (Seea-ea) framework at catchment scale to develop ecosystem extent and condition accounts'
Farrell C.A.;Coleman L.;Kelly-Quinn M.;Obst C.G.;Eigenraam M.;Norton D.;O'donoghue C.;Kinsella S.;Delargy O.;Stout J.C. (2021) 'Applying the system of environmental economic accounting-ecosystem accounting (Seea-ea) framework at catchment scale to develop ecosystem extent and condition accounts'. One Ecosystem, 6 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy in Ireland'
Kinsella S.;Regan A. (2021) 'The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy in Ireland'. The Oxford Handbook Of Irish Politics, :445-460 [Details]
2017 'Designing policy: collaborative policy development within the context of the European capital of culture bid process'
Kinsella, Stephen, Niamh NicGhabhann, and Annmarie Ryan (2017) 'Designing policy: collaborative policy development within the context of the European capital of culture bid process'. Cultural Trends, 26 (3):233-248 [Details]
2017 'Exploring the link between household debt and income inequality: an asymmetric approach'
Fasianos, A,Raza, H,Kinsella, S (2017) 'Exploring the link between household debt and income inequality: an asymmetric approach'. Applied Economics Letters, 24 :404-409 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'Redistribution in the age of austerity: evidence from Europe 2006-2013'
Schneider, MPA,Kinsella, S,Godin, A (2017) 'Redistribution in the age of austerity: evidence from Europe 2006-2013'. Applied Economics Letters, 24 :672-676 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Designing policy: collaborative policy development within the context of the European capital of culture bid process'
Stephen Kinsella, Niamh NicGhabhann, Annmarie Ryan (2017) 'Designing policy: collaborative policy development within the context of the European capital of culture bid process'. Cultural Trends, [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Self-enforcing agreement in cooperative teams: an agent-based modeling approach'
Xiong, H,Kinsella, S,Payne, D (2016) 'Self-enforcing agreement in cooperative teams: an agent-based modeling approach'. Complex Adaptive Systems Modeling, 4 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Changes in the profile of inequality across Europe since 2005: austerity and redistribution'
Schneider, MPA,Kinsella, S,Godin, A (2016) 'Changes in the profile of inequality across Europe since 2005: austerity and redistribution'. European Journal Of Economics And Economic Policies-Intervention, 13 :354-374 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'The roles of Financial Threat, social support, Work stress, and Mental Distress in Dairy Farmers' expectations of injury'
Furey, EM,O'Hora, D,McNamara, J,Kinsella, S,Noone, C (2016) 'The roles of Financial Threat, social support, Work stress, and Mental Distress in Dairy Farmers' expectations of injury'. Frontiers In Public Health, 4 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Two thorns of experience: financialisation in Iceland and Ireland'
Raza, H,Gudmundsson, B,Zoega, G,Kinsella, S (2016) 'Two thorns of experience: financialisation in Iceland and Ireland'. International Review Of Applied Economics, 30 :771-789 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Peer effects in the diffusion of innovations: Theory and simulation'
Xiong, H,Payne, D,Kinsella, S (2016) 'Peer effects in the diffusion of innovations: Theory and simulation'. Journal Of Behavioral And Experimental Economics, 63 :1-13 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Agent based-stock flow consistent macroeconomics: Towards a benchmark model'
Caiani, A,Godin, A,Caverzasi, E,Gallegati, M,Kinsella, S,Stiglitz, JE (2016) 'Agent based-stock flow consistent macroeconomics: Towards a benchmark model'. Journal Of Economic Dynamics & Control, 69 :375-408 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Is It Possible to Visualise Any Stock Flow Consistent Model as a Directed Acyclic Graph?'
Fennell, PG,O'Sullivan, DJP,Godin, A,Kinsella, S (2016) 'Is It Possible to Visualise Any Stock Flow Consistent Model as a Directed Acyclic Graph?'. Computational Economics, 48 :307-316 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2015 'Bad banks choking good banks: simulating balance sheet contagion'
Khalil, S,Kinsella, S (2015) 'Bad banks choking good banks: simulating balance sheet contagion'. European Journal Of Economics And Economic Policies-Intervention, 12 :51-72 [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Legal protection of investors, corporate governance, and investable premia in emerging markets'
O'Connor, T,Kinsella, S,O'Sullivan, V (2014) 'Legal protection of investors, corporate governance, and investable premia in emerging markets'. International Review Of Economics & Finance, 29 :426-439 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'A descriptive cost analysis study of cases of right iliac fossa pain'
Healy DA, Aziz A, Wong M, Clarke Moloney M, Coffey JC, Grace PA, Kinsella S, Walsh SR. (2013) 'A descriptive cost analysis study of cases of right iliac fossa pain'. International Journal Of Surgery, [DOI] [Details]
2013 'A descriptive cost analysis study of cases of right iliac fossa pain'
Healy, DA,Aziz, A,Wong, M,Moloney, MC,Coffey, JC,Grace, PA,Kinsella, S,Walsh, SR (2013) 'A descriptive cost analysis study of cases of right iliac fossa pain'. International journal of surgery (London, England), 11 :524-528 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Accounting for Intangibles, the Knowledge Economy and the Issue of Memory: Some Insights from the Philosophy of Bergson'
Mullins, M, O’REGAN, P, Kinsella, S, and Regan, K, . (2013) 'Accounting for Intangibles, the Knowledge Economy and the Issue of Memory: Some Insights from the Philosophy of Bergson'. Philosophy of Management, 12 (3):49-64 [Details]
2013 'Modeling Moments of Crisis: The Case of Ireland'
Kinsella, S,Aliti, GTT (2013) 'Modeling Moments of Crisis: The Case of Ireland'. Journal Of Economic Issues, 47 :561-566 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'A descriptive cost analysis study of cases of right iliac fossa pain'
Healy DA, Aziz A, Wong M, Clarke Moloney M, Coffey JC, Grace PA, Kinsella S, Walsh SR (2013) 'A descriptive cost analysis study of cases of right iliac fossa pain'. International journal of surgery (London, England), 11 (7):524-528 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Financial and Regulatory Failure: The Case of Ireland'
Kinsella, S. and O'Sullivan, KPV (2013) 'Financial and Regulatory Failure: The Case of Ireland'. Journal Of Banking Regulation, 14 (1):1-15 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Is Ireland really the role model for austerity?'
Kinsella, S (2012) 'Is Ireland really the role model for austerity?'. Cambridge Journal Of Economics, 36 :223-235 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Debt-deflation Traps Within Small Open Economies: A Stock-flow Consistent Perspective'
Kinsella, S,Khalil, S,Papadimitriou, DB,Zezza, G (2012) 'Debt-deflation Traps Within Small Open Economies: A Stock-flow Consistent Perspective'. Contributions In Stock-Flow Modeling: Essays In Honor Of Wynne Godley, :235-265 [Details]
2012 'Blueprint for an algorithmic economics'
Kinsella, S (2012) 'Blueprint for an algorithmic economics'. New Mathematics and Natural Computation, 8 (1):101-111 [DOI] [Details]
2011 'An institutional architecture for meta-risk reg- ulation in Irish banking. Lessons from Anglo Irish Bank’s Minsky moment'
O'Sullivan, K.P.V.; Kinsella, S. (2011) 'An institutional architecture for meta-risk reg- ulation in Irish banking. Lessons from Anglo Irish Bank’s Minsky moment'. Journal Of Banking Regulation, 12 (1):342-355 [DOI] [Details]
2011 'An experimental Analysis of Irish Electricity Auctions'
O'Donovan, C. and Kinsella, S. (2011) 'An experimental Analysis of Irish Electricity Auctions'. The Electricity Journal, 24 (9):96-105 [DOI] [Details]
2011 'Income distribution in a stock-flow consistent model with education and technological change'
Kinsella S., Greiff M., Nell E.J. (2011) 'Income distribution in a stock-flow consistent model with education and technological change'. Eastern Economic Journal, 37 (1):134-149 [DOI] [Details]
2011 'Acute medical Assessment Units: An efficient alternative to in-hospital acute medical care'
Watts M., Powys L., Hora C.O., Kinsella S., Saunders J., Reid L., Finucane P. (2011) 'Acute medical Assessment Units: An efficient alternative to in-hospital acute medical care'. Irish Medical Journal, 104 (2) [ULIR Link] [Details]
2010 'ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ADDITIONAL RADIOGRAPHIC STUDIES AFTER REGISTERED DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHER (RDMS)-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN-PERFORMED IDENTIFICATION OF CHOLECYSTITIS BY ULTRASOUND'
Young, N; Kinsella, S; Raio, CC; Nelson, M; Chiricolo, G; Johnson, A; Malcolm, G; Drumheller, BC; Ward, MF; Sama, A (2010) 'ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ADDITIONAL RADIOGRAPHIC STUDIES AFTER REGISTERED DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHER (RDMS)-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN-PERFORMED IDENTIFICATION OF CHOLECYSTITIS BY ULTRASOUND'. JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 38 (5):645-651 [DOI] [Details]
2009 'Preference Falsification in Teaching'
Kinsella, S (2009) 'Preference Falsification in Teaching'. Econ Journal Watch, 6 :352-358 [Details]
2009 'Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement as Compared with Standard Landmark Technique: Some Unpleasant Arithmetic for the Economics of Medical Innovation'
Kinsella, S; Young, N (2009) 'Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement as Compared with Standard Landmark Technique: Some Unpleasant Arithmetic for the Economics of Medical Innovation'. VALUE IN HEALTH, 12 (1):98-100 [DOI] [Details]
2009 'Many to One: Using the Mobile Phone to Interact with Large Classes'
Kinsella, S (2009) 'Many to One: Using the Mobile Phone to Interact with Large Classes'. British Journal Of Educational Technology, 40 (5):959-963 [DOI] [Details]
2008 'Reconciling Newtonian and Simonian Concepts of Space'
Kinsella, S (2008) 'Reconciling Newtonian and Simonian Concepts of Space'. *, Journal of Cybernetics and Human Knowing, Vol. 12 (2):69-74 [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2000 Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the European Society of Biomechanics
Kinsella S.M., G.M. Lyons, A.J. Harrison, A. Hannigan, J. Burridge, A. Dunkerley, G. Mann, Swain, P. Taylor, D. Wood (2000) The orthotic effect of functional electrical stimulation: Does it change over time ? . In: * eds. Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the European Society of Biomechanics , 01-AUG-00 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.344-* [Details]
2004 XII International Conference on Computing
Kinsella, Stephen, and Gomez, J, and Bussler, C. and Fensel, D (2004) Subgame perfection in Semantic Web Services . In: Nazuno, J. F. and Gelbukh, A. F and Marquez, C.Y. and Nieto, O. C eds. XII International Conference on Computing , 13-OCT-04 - 15-OCT-04 , pp.315-327 [Details]
2006 New Ideas: Has Economics failed the challenge of development?
Kinsella, S (2006) Introduction to the conference New Ideas: Has Economics failed the challenge of development? , 20-APR-06 - 20-APR-06 [Details]
2006 Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference
Kinsella, S and Nell, E (2006) Tuning Inequality . In: Lesser, M eds. Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference , 22-FEB-06 - 25-FEB-06 , pp.16-17 [Details]
2006 International Association for Economic Method (INEM) bi-annual conference
Kinsella, S. (2006) The Methodology of a Computable Economist International Association for Economic Method (INEM) bi-annual conference , 22-JUN-06 - 23-JUN-06 [Details]
2006 Irish Pediatric Association Meeting
Kinsella, S. and McElligott, F. and Philip, R. (2006) Microcosting of an extremely low birth weight infant Irish Pediatric Association Meeting , 18-NOV-06 - 18-NOV-06 [Details]
2007 Kemmy Business School Resaerch Conference
Kinsella, S. and McElligott, F. and Philip, R. (2007) The Margins of Viability Kemmy Business School Resaerch Conference , 16-MAY-07 - 16-MAY-07 [Details]
2007 Health Systems Inaugural Conference
Kinsella, S. and McElligott, F. and Philip, R. (2007) The Margins of Viability Health Systems Inaugural Conference , 12-DEC-07 - 12-DEC-07 [Details]
2007 12th Italian Health Economics Association Conference
Kinsella, S. and McElligott, F. and Philip, R. (2007) The Margins of Viability 12th Italian Health Economics Association Conference , 18-OCT-07 - 19-OCT-07 [Details]
2007 UCD Teaching Colloquium
Kinsella, S. (2007) Teaching Heterodox Economics using Problem Based Learning and Weblogs UCD Teaching Colloquium , 07-DEC-07 - 07-DEC-07 [Details]
2007 Irish Pediatric Association Meeting
Kinsella, S. and McElligott, F. (2007) The Economic Implications of RSV Bronchiolitis in the Midwest Region of Ireland Irish Pediatric Association Meeting , 16-NOV-07 - 16-NOV-07 [Details]
2008 Ireland¿s Knowledge Economy in the 21st Century: Educational Perspectives
Kinsella, S. (2008) Redistributive Taxation policies in funding the Irish Educational system Ireland¿s Knowledge Economy in the 21st Century: Educational Perspectives , 08-OCT-08 - 08-OCT-08 [Details]
2008 International Mathematica Symposium
Kinsella, S. (2008) Using Mathematica to Explore the Mathematics of Modern Growth Theory International Mathematica Symposium , 15-SEP-08 - 15-SEP-08 [Details]
2008 Probabilistic Political Economy in the 21st Century
Kinsella, S. (2008) Characterising the Complexity of Ecommerce Markets Probabilistic Political Economy in the 21st Century , 13-JUN-08 - 16-JUN-08 [Details]
2008 UL Teaching Enhanced Learning Workshop
Kinsella, S. (2008) Many to one: teaching large groups using mobile phones UL Teaching Enhanced Learning Workshop , 17-JUN-08 - 18-JUN-08 [Details]
2008 2nd PBL Summer School
Kinsella, S (2008) Introduction 2nd PBL Summer School , 23-JUN-08 - 27-JUN-08 [Details]
2008 Irish Society for New Economists Annual Conference
Kinsella, S. and Trepel, D. (2008) Cost of Dementia Care in Ireland: Time for a change? Irish Society for New Economists Annual Conference , 03-OCT-08 - 03-OCT-08 [Details]
2008 CIFREM Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling and Finance
Kinsella, S. (2008) Theories of Approximate Equilibria Formation in Agent Based Economics CIFREM Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling and Finance , 19-MAY-08 - 22-MAY-08 [Details]
2008 Economic and Social Research Institute Seminar Series
Kinsella, S. and McElligott, F. (2008) Microcosting in Health Economics: Two Examples from the Literature Economic and Social Research Institute Seminar Series , 15-MAY-08 - 15-MAY-08 [Details]
2008 Pluralism in economics: rethinking the teaching of economics
Kinsella, S. (2008) Pedagogical Approaches to Theories of Endogenous versus Exogenous Money Pluralism in economics: rethinking the teaching of economics , 18-OCT-08 - 18-OCT-08 [Details]
2008 Irish Economic Association Annual Conference
Kinsella, S. and Ramsey, D. (2008) The Optimal Incidence of Taxation in Coupled Markets Irish Economic Association Annual Conference , 25-APR-08 - 27-APR-08 [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication

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Published Reports

  Year Publication
2016 Health workforce planning models, tools and processes in five countries.
Stephen Kinsella and Rachel Kiersey (2016) Health workforce planning models, tools and processes in five countries. Health Research Board, Ireland. [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
2009 The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.
Kinsella, S (2009) The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Book Review [DOI] [Details]

Editorial

  Year Publication
2009 Many to one: Using the mobile phone to interact with large classes.
Kinsella, S (2009) Many to one: Using the mobile phone to interact with large classes. Editorial [DOI] [Details]

Magazine Article

  Year Publication
2010 THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF RSV BRONCHIOLITIS ON THE MID-WEST.
McElligott, F; Mirza, A; Kinsella, S; Philip, RK (2010) THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF RSV BRONCHIOLITIS ON THE MID-WEST. Meeting Abstract [Details]
2013 First Laparoscopy or Active Observation in Acute Non-Specific Abdominal Pain 'The FLO Trial'.
Healy, D,Moloney, MC,Saunders, J,Grace, P,Kavanagh, E,Burke, P,Kinsella, S,Walsh, S (2013) First Laparoscopy or Active Observation in Acute Non-Specific Abdominal Pain 'The FLO Trial'. Meeting Abstract [Details]

Other Items Published

  Year Publication
2009 Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Stable Paretian Distributions applied to Index and Option Data.
O'Brien, F; Kinsella, S (2009) Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Stable Paretian Distributions applied to Index and Option Data. Other Items Published [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2015 Excellence in Research Award: Early Career Award University of Limerick
2016 Smurfit Business Journalist of the Year Smurfit Business School
2018 Economic Commentator of the Year Smurfit

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Irish Economic Association Council Member 01-JAN-07 / 01-MAR-17
American Economic Association Ordinary Member 01-FEB-13 / 01-MAR-19

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2003 NUI, Galway MEconSc
2002 Trinity College Dublin BA (Mod)
2006 New School for Social Research MPhil
2010 New School for Social Research PhD Economics
2007 NUI, Galway PhD Economics

Teaching Interests

Macroeconomics, Economics for Business, Financial Economics