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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.

More by Eoin Drea

  • Ulster Bank: The crash did what the IRA never could

    In the Media

    19 Feb 2021

  • Our place in the new Europe is now clear

    In the Media

    05 Feb 2021

  • Ireland is About to Get a Whole Lot More British

    Blog

    20 Jan 2021

  • American Dreams now risk Ireland’s European Future

    Blog

    15 Dec 2020

  • newstalk

    The day we left the punt and entered the euro

    In the Media

    11 Dec 2020

  • Europe’s overreach with the Recovery Fund may spell the end of the euro

    In the Media

    01 Dec 2020

  • Doesn’t an independent Northern Ireland deserve a chance?

    Blog

    07 Oct 2020

  • Online Event ‘The Return of the King: What does Brexit mean for Britain?’

    Live-streams - Multimedia

    29 Sep 2020

  • Watch : The latest on Ireland’s would be EU commissioners

    In the Media

    02 Sep 2020

  • Hogan affair displays Irish exceptionalism at its worst

    In the Media

    31 Aug 2020


Publications written or edited by Eoin Drea

  • Building a Gender Equality Legacy From the von der Leyen Commission

    Policy Briefs

    Building a Gender Equality Legacy From the von der Leyen Commission

  • The Chinese Nightmare: Debt Risks Along the Silk Road

    IN BRIEF

    The Chinese Nightmare: Debt Risks Along the Silk Road

  • IN BRIEF

    A Marathon, not a Sprint: A Six Point Plan to Build Confidence, Create Jobs and Repair Public Finances

  • IN BRIEF

    For a More Robust Approach Towards China in European Trade and Investment Policy

  • Whatever it takes, for as long as is needed: Mapping a new European Recovery Programme

    IN BRIEF

    Whatever it takes, for as long as is needed: Mapping a new European Recovery Programme

  • IN BRIEF

    “Flexibility without Limits”. The Political Economy Implications of the Coronavirus

  • IN BRIEF

    A Geopolitical, 5G Europe? Brussels needs to go big, or go home

  • Other

    Recommendations for the new European Commission President

  • IN BRIEF

    Why Italy should spell the end of Europe’s fiscal rules

  • Research Papers

    The Empire Strikes Back: Brexit, History and the Decline of Global Britain

  • IN BRIEF

    Keeping it Real: Building a Realistic and Inclusive Eurozone

  • The Middle Class: Priorities for the 2019 Elections and Beyond

    IN FOCUS

    The Middle Class: Priorities for the 2019 Elections and Beyond

  • IN FOCUS

    Financial Market Instability: A Four Point Plan to Avoid Economic Catastrophe in Europe

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