Dr. Eleanor Denny
Associate Professor
Economics
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
I am an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland. I am also the Director of Trinity Research in Social Science (TRiSS). I have been awarded over €2.85 million in research funding as principal investigator. I was a visiting scholar at the Harvard Environmental Economics Programme (HEEP) and the Harvard Graduate School of Eduation for the academic year 2014/2015. I have supervised 8 PhDs to graduation. I was the inaugural recipient of the European award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities in 2012 (awarded by the Central European University in Budapest) and was awarded a Provost teaching award in Trinity College Dublin in 2010. ​ I am married to Eoin Dorgan and we have three fantastic boys: Nicholas, who is 5, Ross who is 3, and Barra who’s 1 year old.
Research Interest
Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Education Economics
Publications
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Infrastructure, Energy and Environment in, editor(s)J. O Hagan and C. Newman , The Economy of Ireland: National and Sectoral Policy Issues, Gill and MacMillan, 2011
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Denny, E., Keane, A., A Smart Integrated Network for an Offshore Island, in IEEE proceedings, 101, (4), 2012
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Nyamdash, B., Denny, E., The impact of electricity storage on wholesale electricity prices, Energy Policy, 58, 2012, p6 - 16
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O Mahoney, A., Thorne, F., Denny E., A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Generating Electricity from Biomass, Energy Policy, 57, 2013, p347 - 354,
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O Mahoney, A., Denny E., Electricity Prices and Generator Behaviour in Gross Pool Electricity Marketsity from Biomass, Energy Policy, 63, 2013, p628 - 637
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Denny, E., Recreating the Economics Textbook: a student assignment, International Review of Economics Education, 2014, p100 - 110
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Denny, E., Factors Influencing the Performance of Non-Economics Majors in an Introductory Economics Course, International Review of Economics Education, 17, 2014, 1-16 ,
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Carroll, J., Lyons, S., Denny, E., Reducing Electricity Demand through Smart Metering: The Role of Improved Household Knowledge, Energy Economics, 45, 2014, p234 - 243
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Energy Sector and Environmental Issues in, editor(s)O Hagan, J. and Newman, C. , The Economy of Ireland: National and Sectoral Policy Issues, 12th edition, Dublin, Gill and MacMillan, 2014,
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Denny, E & Weiss, J, Hurry or wait - the pros and cons of going fast or slow on climate change, The Economists Voice, 12, (1), 2015, p19 - 24
