Dr Don Walshe

Biography

Don Walshe joined the Department of Economics, NUI Cork, in October 2007. Prior to returning to academia, he worked as investment manager in Setanta Asset Management (Canada Life) with responsibility for global asset allocation, interest rate, and foreign exchange strategy. In addition, he managed Setanta's global energy fund, a concentrated equity portfolio. Since joining Goodbody Stockbrokers as Senior Economist in 1998, Don has gained broad and practical experience of international financial markets from both the sell-side and as a fund manager. He remains a registered stockbroker and has a strong research interest in international capital markets, in particular, the measurement of international risk premia. He graduated from NUI, Cork in 1996 with a MA. Economics and lectured Economics in the University of Limerick until 1998.

Research Interest

His research interests lie in the areas of macro-finance, financial regulation and financial crises. Specifically, he is interested in all aspects of the relationship between financial markets and the real economy. This research area has significant policy applications in the areas of financial regulation and systemic risk management. The current global financial crisis has generated renewed interest in this important area of research. His research collaborations extend to both the public and private sector. He continued to collaborate with the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (CBFSAI) in conducting empirical analysis on newly collated financial data series. This work also involves colaberation with analysts from the European Central Bank (ECB).