Catherine Kavanagh
Lecturer
Economics
University College Cork
Ireland
Biography
Dr. Catherine Kavanagh is a Lecturer in Economics at UCC and received her PhD from the University of Aberdeen. Her research areas include compensation in the workplace, labour market policies, the skills and qualifications of workers, income distribution and measures of progress.Dr. Kavanagh is the Programme Director of the MSc in Business Economics in the School of Economics. She was formerly Manager of the Government appointed group, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs and is a former member of the Council of the National Centre for Performance and Partnership. She is currently a member of the Academic Council of Social Justice Ireland.
Research Interest
Labour Market Policies Labour Market Compensation The Economics of Skills and Human Capital Skills, Education, and Training Policies Incentives and Contracts Measures of Economic Progress Income Distribution and Inequality
Publications
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Holland TJ, Lucey S, Kavanagh C, O'Mullane DM (1997) Costs in Providing Facilities for Treatment of Handicapped Patients under General Anaesthesia. : Irish Dental Association Journal
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Kavanagh C (1997) Measuring a Country¿s Well-Being: Standard and Alternative Economic and Social Indicators. : Economia
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Kavanagh C (1997) Public Capital and Private Sector Productivity in Ireland, 1958-1990. : Journal of Economic Studies
