Alan Ahearne

Alan Ahearne lectures in economics at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

He also holds an appointment as a Fellow at Bruegel, the influential Brussels-based economics think tank, and is a Research Associate at the Institute for International Integration Studies at Trinity College Dublin. He is an invited member of the Financial Times Economists' Forum, the EMU Monitor group of monetary experts, and the RGE Europe EconoMonitor. He is Associate Editor of The Economic and Social Review.

Alan joined NUI Galway in 2005. Prior to coming to Galway, he was a Senior Economist in the International Finance Division of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC. During his seven years at the Federal Reserve Board, his duties included preparing notes for and presenting briefings to Chairman Alan Greenspan and other Board members. He was also the principal economist at the Board covering the Japanese and Chinese economies.

Alan has taught economics at Carnegie Mellon University, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, and the University of Limerick. He began his professional career with Coopers & Lybrand and also worked for the Bank of Ireland Group Treasury.

Alan's areas of expertise are macroeconomics and international finance. His research includes studies on property markets; global current account imbalances and exchange rates; services sector growth; and the economic performance of the euro area.

His research has featured in The Economist, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Irish Times, and Sunday Business Post. He also writes a weekly column on property for the Sunday Independent. He is a regular contributor on economic issues on the BBC, CNBC, RTE, Newstalk, and Today FM.