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Eoin Drea
Senior Research Officer
Eoin Drea is a specialist in economic and social policy. He is a regular media contributor and his opinion pieces have appeared in The Guardian, Politico, Euronews and The Irish Times among others. He is currently focusing on issues relating to Ireland, UK-EU relations, the Euro and the social-economic realities facing working- and middle-class families. Eoin holds a PhD in economic history from University College Cork, Ireland on the development of the Anglo-Irish banking system.
Prior to undertaking his PhD, Eoin gained over six years’ experience as a private sector economist. He interned under Professor Lars Jonung in the Economic Research Unit of the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) in the European Commission in Brussels. He is a Research Fellow at the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin. Eoin’s academic focus is inter-war (1918-39) economic and banking history.
Posts by Eoin Drea
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Doesn’t an independent Northern Ireland deserve a chance?
Blog
07 Oct 2020
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Online Event ‘The Return of the King: What does Brexit mean for Britain?’
Live-streams - Multimedia
29 Sep 2020
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Hogan affair displays Irish exceptionalism at its worst
In the Media
31 Aug 2020
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Only its ‘big babies’ can save Italy now
Blog
20 Jul 2020
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Recovery fund won’t fix EU’s crisis
In the Media
05 Jun 2020
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Perils for the US in a slow and faltering economic recovery
Blog
19 May 2020
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Online Event ‘Is it the Politics, not the Pandemic, that threatens the Eurozone?’
Live-streams - Multimedia
02 Apr 2020
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Like the coronavirus, the euro zone must adapt or die
In the Media
23 Mar 2020
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Could Coronavirus save Italy and the Eurozone?
Blog
20 Mar 2020
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Much ado about nothing? What Sinn Féin in power will mean for Ireland in the EU
Blog
11 Feb 2020
Publications written or edited by Eoin Drea
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IN BRIEF
The Chinese Nightmare: Debt Risks Along the Silk Road
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IN BRIEF
A Marathon, not a Sprint: A Six Point Plan to Build Confidence, Create Jobs and Repair Public Finances
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IN BRIEF
For a More Robust Approach Towards China in European Trade and Investment Policy
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IN BRIEF
The Constitutional Basis for Sweden’s Exceptional COVID-19 Policy
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IN BRIEF
Whatever it takes, for as long as is needed: Mapping a new European Recovery Programme
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IN BRIEF
“Flexibility without Limits”. The Political Economy Implications of the Coronavirus
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IN BRIEF
A Geopolitical, 5G Europe? Brussels needs to go big, or go home
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Other
Recommendations for the new European Commission President
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IN BRIEF
Why Italy should spell the end of Europe’s fiscal rules
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Research Papers
The Empire Strikes Back: Brexit, History and the Decline of Global Britain
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IN BRIEF
Keeping it Real: Building a Realistic and Inclusive Eurozone
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IN FOCUS
The Middle Class: Priorities for the 2019 Elections and Beyond
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IN FOCUS
Financial Market Instability: A Four Point Plan to Avoid Economic Catastrophe in Europe
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