Colm Kearney
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Professor Colm Kearney is a professor
of international business
at Trinity College
, Dublin.
(UCD), where he graduated with a BA in Economics and Politics. Kearney went on to complete Masters degrees in Economics from UCD, the University of Essex
, and The University of Western Ontario. In 1985 he completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor Marcus Miller at the University of Warwick
. His doctoral thesis was entitled “Monetary Policy and Asset Prices”.
in the late 1970s, after which he worked as a research associate in the Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick
while completing his doctoral research. He served as Lecturer in Monetary Economics at Loughborough University
before joining the Economics Department at the University of New South Wales
, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1988. Kearney held his first Professorial Chair
in 1990 in the Department of Economics and Finance at University of Western Sydney
. After serving as an economic advisor to the Australian government he took up the position of Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Technology, Sydney
, and continued with his research supported by a number of Australian Research Council
awards. Kearney returned to Ireland in 1998 as a Research Professor of Economics at the Economic and Social Research Institute
, and in 1999 he moved to Dublin City University
to become Professor of Finance.
Since 2001, Kearney has served as Professor of International Business
at Trinity College
. He was elected Dean of the Faculty of Business Economic and Social Studies in 2004. In 2005, Kearney was appointed by the Provost
to serve as Senior Lecturer (now Chief Academic Officer) of the College. In this role, Kearney had direct responsibility for implementing restructuring policies for the university, which were agreed by Council and Board in July 2008. A significant achievement in this role, Kearney gained College-wide agreement to synchronise Trinity College Dublin's academic semesters and programme offerings in line with the Bologna system of modularisation
.
(Ministers for Finance) John Kerin
and Federal Finance Minister Ralph Willis
in the early 1990s. His role involved attending Cabinet meetings and parliamentary sessions, advising the Treasurer as well as other cabinet ministers on all aspects of macroeconomic and financial policy.
Since returning to Ireland in 1998 he has also engaged in economic consultancy for a variety of commercial and state organizations. A keen runner, Colm has competed a number of marathons and other sporting events, often in aid of Trinity Takes to the Streets, a TCD based charity.
Kearney is married to Elaine Hutson, who lectures in Finance at University College Dublin. He has two children, Conor and Kara, both university students.
Kearney is best known for his work in open economy macroeconomics, international finance, as well as the causes and transmission of volatility in financial markets. He has considerable international experience, having studied and worked in ten universities in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the UK He has won competitive research awards in both Australia and Ireland including an IRCHSS Senior Research Fellowship. Kearney has jointly led a successful bid to Enterprise Ireland
under its High Performance Start-Up programme for a campus company. He has also successfully attracted significant philanthropic funds for College.
Batten, J.A. and C. Kearney (eds) (2006) Emerging European Financial Markets: Independence and Integration Post-Enlargement, International Finance Review Volume 6, Elsevier, 524 pages, ISBN 0762312645.
Dornbusch, R., S. Fischer and C. Kearney (1995) Macroeconomics, McGraw Hill, Sydney. Reprinted 1996, 339 pages, ISBN 0074700350.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (eds) (1991) Developments in Australian Monetary Economics, Longman Cheshire Press, Melbourne. 251 pages, ISBN 0582712637.
Carroll, R. and C. Kearney (2009) ‘GARCH modelling of equity market volatility’, in G. Gregariou (ed), Stock Market Volatility, Chapman Hall/Taylor and Francis, London.
Batten, J.A. and C. Kearney (2006) ‘Interdependence and Integration in Emerging European Equity Markets’, Chapter 1 in Batten, J.A. and C. Kearney (eds) Emerging European Financial Markets: Independence and Integration Post-Enlargement, International Finance Review, Volume 6, 1-10, Elsevier.
Kearney, C. and C. Muckley (2005) ‘The Role of the Japanese Yen in Asian Exchange Rate Determination’, in T.A. Fetherston and J.A. Batten (eds), Asia Pacific Financial Markets in Comparative Perspective: Issues and Implications for the 21st Century, Contemporary Studies in Economics and Financial Analysis, Volume 86, 29-51, Elsevier.
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (2001) ‘The IMF and the New International Financial Architecture’, in A. Chowdhury (ed), Beyond the East Asian Crisis, Edward Elgar.
Batten, J. and C. Kearney (1999) ‘A Brave New World? - Financial Deregulation in Australia’, Chaper 8 in M. Carmen and I. Rogers (eds), Out of the Rut: Making Labor a Genuine Alternative, Allen and Unwin, 209-236.
Kearney, C. (1997) ‘International Finance and Exchange Rate Policy’, Chapter 5 in P. Kriesler (ed), The Australian Economy, Allen and Unwin, 75-95.
Kearney, C. (1996) ‘Volatility and Risk in Integrated Financial Systems: Definition, Measurement and Policy Implications’, Chapter 6 in F. Bruni, D. Fair and R. O’Brien (eds), Risk Management in Volatile Financial Markets, Kluwer Academic Press.
Kearney, C. (1995) ‘The Balance of Payments and Australia's External Constraint’, Chapter 5 in P. Kriesler (ed), The Australian Economy, Allen and Unwin.
Kearney, C, K. Chowdhury and L. Fallick. (1994) ‘Public Infrastructure and Private Investment in Australia’, Chapter 8 in M. Johnson, P. Kriesler and T. Owen (eds), Current Issues in Australian Economics, Allen and Unwin.
Kearney, C. (1993) ‘Australia's External Constraint’, Chapter 2 in G. Mahony (ed), The Australian Economy under Labor, Allen and Unwin.
Kearney, C. (1993) ‘Parity Conditions and Asset Market Models of Exchange Rate Determination’, Chapter 4 in J. Batten (ed), Finance Theory and Policy, Butterworth Press.
Kearney, C, and K. Daly (1993) ‘Water in Australia: Capital Structure and Financing Strategies’, Chapter 4 in M. Johnson and S. Rix (eds), Water in Australia, Pluto Press.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1991) ‘The Efficiency of the Australian Foreign Exchange Market: A Five Currency Test Using Daily Data’, in C. Kearney and R. MacDonald (eds), Developments in Australian Monetary Economics, Longman Cheshire Press.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1991) ‘The Success and Failure of Australian Financial Futures Markets’, in C. Kearney and R. MacDonald (eds), Developments in Australian Monetary Economics, Longman Cheshire Press.
Kearney, C. (1991) ‘Financing Electricity Infrastructure’, Chapter 4 in M. Johnson and S. Rix (eds), Powering the Future, Pluto Press.
Kearney, C. (1990) ‘Stabilisation Policy with Flexible Exchange Rates’, Chapter 5 in D. T. Llewellyn and C.R. Milner (eds), Current Issues in International Monetary Economics, Macmillan Press.
Kearney, C. (1985) ‘Money and Monetary Control’, Chapter 3 in B. Atkinson (ed), Developments in Economics, Causeway Press.
Berril, J. and C. Kearney (2010), ‘International diversification and the home bias puzzle’, Journal of Economics and Business, 62(4): 235-256.
Hutson, E., C. Kearney and M. Lynch (2008), ‘Volume and skewness in international equity markets, Journal of Banking and Finance, 32(7), 1255-1268.
Kearney, C. and V. Poti (2007) ‘Have European Stocks Become More Volatile? An Empirical Investigation of Idiosyncratic and Market Risk in the Euro Area’, European Financial Management 14 (3), 419-444.
Kearney, C. and C. Muckley (2007) ‘Is North and Southeast Asia becoming a Yen Block?’, International Journal of Finance and Economics 12:3, 337 - 351.
Kearney, C. and C. Muckley (2007) ‘Reassessing the Evidence of an Emerging Yen Block in Southeast Asia’, International Review of Economics and Finance 16, 255-271.
Kearney, C. and C. Muckley (2007) ‘Can the traditional Asian US dollar peg exchange rate regime be extended to include the Japanese yen?, International Review of Financial Analysis, 16, 1 – 16.
Kearney, C. and M. Lynch (2007) ‘Are International Equity Markets Really Asymmetric?’, Applied Financial Economics 17(5), 399-411.
Barry, F. and C. Kearney (2006) ‘MNEs and Industrial Structure in Host Countries: A Portfolio Analysis of Irish Manufacturing’, Journal of International Business Studies 37(3), 392-406.
Kearney, C. and V. Poti (2006) ‘Correlation Dynamics in European Equity Markets’, Research in International Business and Finance 20(3), 305-321.
Brady, M. and C. Kearney (eds) (2005) Proceedings of the 2004 IAM Conference, Irish Journal of Management, Special Issue, 26(1).
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (2005) ‘Merger Arbitrage and the Interaction between Target and Bidder Stocks during Takeover Bids’, Research in International Business and Finance 19, 1-26.
Kearney, C. and B. Lucey (eds) (2004) ‘International Equity Market Integration’, Special Issue, International Review of Financial Analysis 13(5).
Kearney, C. and B. Lucey (2004) ‘Equity Market Integration - An Overview’, International Review of Financial Analysis 13(5), 571-583.
Barry, F., A. Hannan, E. Hutson and C. Kearney (2003) ‘Competitiveness Implications for Ireland of EU Enlargement’, Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland 32, 70-97.
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (2001) ‘Volatility in Stocks subject to Takeover Bids: Australian Evidence using Daily Data’, Journal of Empirical Finance 8, 273-296.
Kearney, C. and A. Patton (2000) ‘Multivariate GARCH Modelling of Exchange Rate Volatility Transmission in the EMS’, The Financial Review 41, 29-48.
Kearney, C. (2000), ‘The Determination and International Transmission of Stock Market Volatility’, Global Finance Journal 11, 1-22.
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (2000) ‘The Asian Financial Crisis and the Balance of Payments’, in P. Kriesler (ed), The Australian Economy, Allen and Unwin.
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (1999) ‘The Asian Financial Crisis and the IMF: A Survey’, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 4, 393-412.
Kearney, C. (1999) ‘The Asian Financial Crisis’, Quarterly Economic Commentary, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, February 29-56.
Kearney, C. (1999) ‘The Dangers of Deflation’, The Sydney Papers, 11(3), 104-111.
Kearney, C. (1998) ‘The Causes of Volatility in a Small Internationally Integrated Stock Market: Ireland July 1975 - June 1994’, The Journal of Financial Research 21, 85-104.
Kearney, C. and K. Daly (1998) ‘The Causes of Stock Market Volatility in Australia’, Applied Financial Economics 8, 597-605.
Daly, K. and C. Kearney (1998) ‘Fiscal Financing Decisions and the Exchange Rate’, Journal of Economic Studies 24(4), 309-327.
Batten, J. and C. Kearney (1998) ‘Legislating Financial Reform: The Australian Experience’, Australian Journal of Corporate Law 8, 300-320.
Kearney, C. and I. Saleh (1998) ‘Project Evaluation by Australian Government Agencies and Business Enterprises’, Journal of Accounting, Accountability and Performance 4(1), 101-117.
Kearney, C. and K. Daly (1997) ‘Monetary Volatility and the Volatility of Money Output: An Empirical Model of the Transmission Mechanism; Australia, January 1973 - July 1994’, International Review of Financial Analysis 6(2), 77-95.
Chowdhury, K., C. Kearney and S. Paul (1997) ‘The Relationship between Inflation and Economic Growth: A Multi-Country Empirical Analysis’, Applied Economics 29, 1387-1401.
Kearney, C. and M. Sadeghi (1997) ‘The Short Term Price Performance of Initial Public Offerings of Common Stock: Australia 1991-1994’, International Journal of Business Studies (5), 1-10.
Clyman, D. and C. Kearney (1997) ‘Volume and Liquidity in Financial Futures Markets: The FINEX Experience in Dublin’s IFSC’, Irish Banking Review, Winter, 41-55.
Kearney, C. (1997) ‘The Wallis Inquiry and the Australian Financial Deregulatory Experience’, Economic and Labour Relations Review 8, 308-317.
Kearney, C. (1996) ‘International Financial Integration: Definition, Measurement and Policy Implications’, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 1, 347-364.
Kearney, C. (1996) ‘Wage Bargaining and the Efficiency Dividend in Public Enterprises’, Economic and Labour Relations Review 7, 213-223.
Kearney, C. (1996) ‘Volatility and Seasonality in the Irish Stock Market’, Irish Banking Review, June, 27-44.
Favotto, I, P. Kriesler, C. Kearney and T. Stegman (1994) ‘Network Pricing versus Location Specific Pricing of Aeronautical Services in the Australian Aviation Industry’, Economic Papers 13, 38-52.
F. Favotto and C. Kearney (1994) ‘Regulating Natural Monopoly: Are Price Caps an Alternative to Rate of Return Targets?’, Economic and Labour Relations Review 5, 1-20.
Kearney, C., K. Daly and F. Evangilistas (1993) ‘Exporting Manufactures from Western Sydney’, Economic Papers 12, 3-20.
Kearney, C. and M. Monadjemi (1991) ‘The Interest Rate Neutrality of Fiscal Deficits: Testing for Ricardian Equivalence and Capital Inflow’, Journal of International Money and Finance 10, 541-551.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1991) ‘Efficiency, News and Risk in the Forward Foreign Exchange Market: Weekly Tests of the Australian/US Dollar Exchange Rate, January 1984 - March 1987’, Economic Record 67, 237-243.
Kearney, C. and M. Monadjemi (1990) ‘Fiscal Policy and Current Account Performance: International Evidence on the Twin Deficits’, Journal of Macroeconomics 12, 197-219.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1990) ‘Consumption, Co integration and Rational Expectations: Some Australian Evidence’, Australian Economic Papers, June, 40-52.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1990) ‘Rational Expectations and the Monetary Approach to Exchange Rate Determination: A Monthly Model of the Australian/US Dollar Exchange Rate’, Australian Economic Papers, June, 1-20.
Kearney, C. and M. Monadjemi (1990) ‘Deregulation and Monetary Policy’, Economic and Labour Relations Review 1, 18-33.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1989) ‘The Efficiency of the Market for Bank Accepted Bills’, Economic Record 65, 225-233.
Kearney, C. and Y. Tong (1989) ‘Chinese Foreign Trade: A Descriptive and Econometric Analysis’, Economic Papers 8, 58-66.
Bewley, R. and C. Kearney (1989) ‘A Systems Approach to Modelling the EMS Exchange Rate Mechanism’, Economic and Social Review (special issue on the European Monetary System) 20, 111-120.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1988) ‘Asset Markets, the Current Account and Exchange Rate Determination: An Empirical Analysis of the Sterling/Dollar Exchange Rate 1973-1983’, Australian Economic Papers, December, 213-232.
Kearney, C. (1988) ‘Exchange Rate Dynamics and the Term Structure of Interest Rates’, Economic and Social Review 19, 48-62.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1987) ‘The Specification of Granger Causality Tests using the Co integration Methodology’, Economics Letters 25, 149-153.
Kearney, C. (1987) ‘Fiscal Policy and the Balance of Payments: A Review’, Journal of Australian Political Economy 22, 27-38.
Kearney, C. and L. Fallick (1987) ‘Macroeconomic Policy and the Balance of Payments in Australia’, Economic Analysis and Policy 17, 131-148.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1986) ‘Intervention and Sterilisation under Floating Exchange Rates: The UK 1973-83’, European Economic Review 30, 345-364.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1986) ‘A Structural Portfolio Balance Model of the Sterling-Dollar Exchange Rate’, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv 122, 478-496.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1985) ‘Public Sector Borrowing, the Money Supply and Interest Rates’, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 47, 249-273.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1985) ‘Asset Markets and the Exchange Rate: A Structural Model of the Sterling-Dollar Rate 1972-1982’, Journal of Economic Studies 12, 3-10.
Kearney, C. (1985) ‘The Demand for Money and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: Ireland 1971-81’, Economic and Social Review 16, 157-166.
Kearney, C. and D.T. Llewellyn (1984) ‘The British Monetarist Experiment: A Preliminary Assessment’, Economics 20, 15-22.
Kearney, C. (1983) ‘Money and Monetarism: the British Experience’, Irish Banking Review, December, 27-35.
Kearney, C. (1991) ‘Performance Measurement in the Australian Public Service’. In J. Niland, W. Brown and B. Hughes (eds), Breaking New Ground: Enterprise Bargaining and Agency Agreements for the Australian Public Service, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Kearney, C. (1991) ‘International Capital Flows and Macroeconomic Equilibrium with Flexible Exchange Rates’, in Economic Planning Advisory Council (ed), International Capital Flows, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Kearney, C. (1991) ‘Australia's Economic Problem: Too Few Exports’, Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia's Trading Situation, Submissions and Incorporated Documents, Vol 8, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Evatt Research Centre (1988) The Capital Funding of Public Enterprise in Australia, (joint authored), Evatt Foundation, Sydney.
Kearney, C. (1984) ‘The British Anti-Inflation Strategy: Implementing Monetarism or Turning to Radcliffe?’, Societe Universitaire Europenne de Recherches Financieres, SUERF Series 44A.
Professor
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of international business
International Business
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at Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, Dublin.
Background
Born and raised in North County Dublin, Kearney attended University College DublinUniversity College Dublin
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(UCD), where he graduated with a BA in Economics and Politics. Kearney went on to complete Masters degrees in Economics from UCD, the University of Essex
University of Essex
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, and The University of Western Ontario. In 1985 he completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor Marcus Miller at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
. His doctoral thesis was entitled “Monetary Policy and Asset Prices”.
Academic Career and Interests
Kearney’s lecturing career began at the University of EssexUniversity of Essex
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in the late 1970s, after which he worked as a research associate in the Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
while completing his doctoral research. He served as Lecturer in Monetary Economics at Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
before joining the Economics Department at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1988. Kearney held his first Professorial Chair
Professor
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in 1990 in the Department of Economics and Finance at University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. After serving as an economic advisor to the Australian government he took up the position of Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Technology, Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
, and continued with his research supported by a number of Australian Research Council
Australian Research Council
The Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
awards. Kearney returned to Ireland in 1998 as a Research Professor of Economics at the Economic and Social Research Institute
Economic and Social Research Institute
The Economic and Social Research Institute is a think tank in Dublin, Ireland. Its research focuses on Ireland's economic and social development in order to inform policy-making and societal understanding....
, and in 1999 he moved to Dublin City University
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
to become Professor of Finance.
Since 2001, Kearney has served as Professor of International Business
International Business
International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more regions, countries and nations beyond their political boundary...
at Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. He was elected Dean of the Faculty of Business Economic and Social Studies in 2004. In 2005, Kearney was appointed by the Provost
Provost (education)
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to serve as Senior Lecturer (now Chief Academic Officer) of the College. In this role, Kearney had direct responsibility for implementing restructuring policies for the university, which were agreed by Council and Board in July 2008. A significant achievement in this role, Kearney gained College-wide agreement to synchronise Trinity College Dublin's academic semesters and programme offerings in line with the Bologna system of modularisation
Bologna process
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.
Personal
Kearney has broad policy and consulting experience, serving as Senior Economic Advisor to Australian Federal TreasurerTreasurer of Australia
The Treasurer of Australia is the minister in the Government of Australia responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising. He is the head of the Department of the Treasury. The Treasurer plays a key role in the economic policy of the government...
(Ministers for Finance) John Kerin
John Kerin
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and Federal Finance Minister Ralph Willis
Ralph Willis
Ralph Willis AO , Australian politician, was Treasurer for the final years of the Keating Labor Government.-Career:Willis was born in Melbourne to Stan and Doris Willis and educated at Footscray Central School, University High School and Melbourne University, gaining a Bachelor of Commerce degree...
in the early 1990s. His role involved attending Cabinet meetings and parliamentary sessions, advising the Treasurer as well as other cabinet ministers on all aspects of macroeconomic and financial policy.
Since returning to Ireland in 1998 he has also engaged in economic consultancy for a variety of commercial and state organizations. A keen runner, Colm has competed a number of marathons and other sporting events, often in aid of Trinity Takes to the Streets, a TCD based charity.
Kearney is married to Elaine Hutson, who lectures in Finance at University College Dublin. He has two children, Conor and Kara, both university students.
Research
Kearney is an academic teacher-researcher with wide international experience in the disciplines of economics, finance and international business. He has published almost 60 academic papers in peer-reviewed international academic journals, co-authored or edited several books, and written 20 book chapters.Kearney is best known for his work in open economy macroeconomics, international finance, as well as the causes and transmission of volatility in financial markets. He has considerable international experience, having studied and worked in ten universities in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the UK He has won competitive research awards in both Australia and Ireland including an IRCHSS Senior Research Fellowship. Kearney has jointly led a successful bid to Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland is the Irish leading state economic development agency focused on helping Irish-owned business deliver new export sales. The core mission of Enterprise Ireland is to accelerate the development of Irish enterprises capable of achieving strong positions in global markets resulting...
under its High Performance Start-Up programme for a campus company. He has also successfully attracted significant philanthropic funds for College.
Books
Gurdgiev, C., S. Jackson and C. Kearney (eds) (2008) Perspectives on International Debt, Liffey Press, Dublin, 197 pages, ISBN 978-1-905785-24-7.Batten, J.A. and C. Kearney (eds) (2006) Emerging European Financial Markets: Independence and Integration Post-Enlargement, International Finance Review Volume 6, Elsevier, 524 pages, ISBN 0762312645.
Dornbusch, R., S. Fischer and C. Kearney (1995) Macroeconomics, McGraw Hill, Sydney. Reprinted 1996, 339 pages, ISBN 0074700350.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (eds) (1991) Developments in Australian Monetary Economics, Longman Cheshire Press, Melbourne. 251 pages, ISBN 0582712637.
Book Chapters
Berrill, J. and C. Kearney (2010). Investing in emerging and developing markets. In H. Kent Baker and Leigh A. Riddick (editors), Survey of International Finance, Oxford University Press, (forthcoming).Carroll, R. and C. Kearney (2009) ‘GARCH modelling of equity market volatility’, in G. Gregariou (ed), Stock Market Volatility, Chapman Hall/Taylor and Francis, London.
Batten, J.A. and C. Kearney (2006) ‘Interdependence and Integration in Emerging European Equity Markets’, Chapter 1 in Batten, J.A. and C. Kearney (eds) Emerging European Financial Markets: Independence and Integration Post-Enlargement, International Finance Review, Volume 6, 1-10, Elsevier.
Kearney, C. and C. Muckley (2005) ‘The Role of the Japanese Yen in Asian Exchange Rate Determination’, in T.A. Fetherston and J.A. Batten (eds), Asia Pacific Financial Markets in Comparative Perspective: Issues and Implications for the 21st Century, Contemporary Studies in Economics and Financial Analysis, Volume 86, 29-51, Elsevier.
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (2001) ‘The IMF and the New International Financial Architecture’, in A. Chowdhury (ed), Beyond the East Asian Crisis, Edward Elgar.
Batten, J. and C. Kearney (1999) ‘A Brave New World? - Financial Deregulation in Australia’, Chaper 8 in M. Carmen and I. Rogers (eds), Out of the Rut: Making Labor a Genuine Alternative, Allen and Unwin, 209-236.
Kearney, C. (1997) ‘International Finance and Exchange Rate Policy’, Chapter 5 in P. Kriesler (ed), The Australian Economy, Allen and Unwin, 75-95.
Kearney, C. (1996) ‘Volatility and Risk in Integrated Financial Systems: Definition, Measurement and Policy Implications’, Chapter 6 in F. Bruni, D. Fair and R. O’Brien (eds), Risk Management in Volatile Financial Markets, Kluwer Academic Press.
Kearney, C. (1995) ‘The Balance of Payments and Australia's External Constraint’, Chapter 5 in P. Kriesler (ed), The Australian Economy, Allen and Unwin.
Kearney, C, K. Chowdhury and L. Fallick. (1994) ‘Public Infrastructure and Private Investment in Australia’, Chapter 8 in M. Johnson, P. Kriesler and T. Owen (eds), Current Issues in Australian Economics, Allen and Unwin.
Kearney, C. (1993) ‘Australia's External Constraint’, Chapter 2 in G. Mahony (ed), The Australian Economy under Labor, Allen and Unwin.
Kearney, C. (1993) ‘Parity Conditions and Asset Market Models of Exchange Rate Determination’, Chapter 4 in J. Batten (ed), Finance Theory and Policy, Butterworth Press.
Kearney, C, and K. Daly (1993) ‘Water in Australia: Capital Structure and Financing Strategies’, Chapter 4 in M. Johnson and S. Rix (eds), Water in Australia, Pluto Press.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1991) ‘The Efficiency of the Australian Foreign Exchange Market: A Five Currency Test Using Daily Data’, in C. Kearney and R. MacDonald (eds), Developments in Australian Monetary Economics, Longman Cheshire Press.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1991) ‘The Success and Failure of Australian Financial Futures Markets’, in C. Kearney and R. MacDonald (eds), Developments in Australian Monetary Economics, Longman Cheshire Press.
Kearney, C. (1991) ‘Financing Electricity Infrastructure’, Chapter 4 in M. Johnson and S. Rix (eds), Powering the Future, Pluto Press.
Kearney, C. (1990) ‘Stabilisation Policy with Flexible Exchange Rates’, Chapter 5 in D. T. Llewellyn and C.R. Milner (eds), Current Issues in International Monetary Economics, Macmillan Press.
Kearney, C. (1985) ‘Money and Monetary Control’, Chapter 3 in B. Atkinson (ed), Developments in Economics, Causeway Press.
Journal Articles
Aggarwal, R., J. Berrill, E. Hutson and C. Kearney (2011), ‘What is a multinational corporation? Classifying the degree of firm-level multinationality’, in International Business Review, (forthcoming).Berril, J. and C. Kearney (2010), ‘International diversification and the home bias puzzle’, Journal of Economics and Business, 62(4): 235-256.
Hutson, E., C. Kearney and M. Lynch (2008), ‘Volume and skewness in international equity markets, Journal of Banking and Finance, 32(7), 1255-1268.
Kearney, C. and V. Poti (2007) ‘Have European Stocks Become More Volatile? An Empirical Investigation of Idiosyncratic and Market Risk in the Euro Area’, European Financial Management 14 (3), 419-444.
Kearney, C. and C. Muckley (2007) ‘Is North and Southeast Asia becoming a Yen Block?’, International Journal of Finance and Economics 12:3, 337 - 351.
Kearney, C. and C. Muckley (2007) ‘Reassessing the Evidence of an Emerging Yen Block in Southeast Asia’, International Review of Economics and Finance 16, 255-271.
Kearney, C. and C. Muckley (2007) ‘Can the traditional Asian US dollar peg exchange rate regime be extended to include the Japanese yen?, International Review of Financial Analysis, 16, 1 – 16.
Kearney, C. and M. Lynch (2007) ‘Are International Equity Markets Really Asymmetric?’, Applied Financial Economics 17(5), 399-411.
Barry, F. and C. Kearney (2006) ‘MNEs and Industrial Structure in Host Countries: A Portfolio Analysis of Irish Manufacturing’, Journal of International Business Studies 37(3), 392-406.
Kearney, C. and V. Poti (2006) ‘Correlation Dynamics in European Equity Markets’, Research in International Business and Finance 20(3), 305-321.
Brady, M. and C. Kearney (eds) (2005) Proceedings of the 2004 IAM Conference, Irish Journal of Management, Special Issue, 26(1).
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (2005) ‘Merger Arbitrage and the Interaction between Target and Bidder Stocks during Takeover Bids’, Research in International Business and Finance 19, 1-26.
Kearney, C. and B. Lucey (eds) (2004) ‘International Equity Market Integration’, Special Issue, International Review of Financial Analysis 13(5).
Kearney, C. and B. Lucey (2004) ‘Equity Market Integration - An Overview’, International Review of Financial Analysis 13(5), 571-583.
Barry, F., A. Hannan, E. Hutson and C. Kearney (2003) ‘Competitiveness Implications for Ireland of EU Enlargement’, Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland 32, 70-97.
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (2001) ‘Volatility in Stocks subject to Takeover Bids: Australian Evidence using Daily Data’, Journal of Empirical Finance 8, 273-296.
Kearney, C. and A. Patton (2000) ‘Multivariate GARCH Modelling of Exchange Rate Volatility Transmission in the EMS’, The Financial Review 41, 29-48.
Kearney, C. (2000), ‘The Determination and International Transmission of Stock Market Volatility’, Global Finance Journal 11, 1-22.
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (2000) ‘The Asian Financial Crisis and the Balance of Payments’, in P. Kriesler (ed), The Australian Economy, Allen and Unwin.
Hutson, E. and C. Kearney (1999) ‘The Asian Financial Crisis and the IMF: A Survey’, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 4, 393-412.
Kearney, C. (1999) ‘The Asian Financial Crisis’, Quarterly Economic Commentary, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, February 29-56.
Kearney, C. (1999) ‘The Dangers of Deflation’, The Sydney Papers, 11(3), 104-111.
Kearney, C. (1998) ‘The Causes of Volatility in a Small Internationally Integrated Stock Market: Ireland July 1975 - June 1994’, The Journal of Financial Research 21, 85-104.
Kearney, C. and K. Daly (1998) ‘The Causes of Stock Market Volatility in Australia’, Applied Financial Economics 8, 597-605.
Daly, K. and C. Kearney (1998) ‘Fiscal Financing Decisions and the Exchange Rate’, Journal of Economic Studies 24(4), 309-327.
Batten, J. and C. Kearney (1998) ‘Legislating Financial Reform: The Australian Experience’, Australian Journal of Corporate Law 8, 300-320.
Kearney, C. and I. Saleh (1998) ‘Project Evaluation by Australian Government Agencies and Business Enterprises’, Journal of Accounting, Accountability and Performance 4(1), 101-117.
Kearney, C. and K. Daly (1997) ‘Monetary Volatility and the Volatility of Money Output: An Empirical Model of the Transmission Mechanism; Australia, January 1973 - July 1994’, International Review of Financial Analysis 6(2), 77-95.
Chowdhury, K., C. Kearney and S. Paul (1997) ‘The Relationship between Inflation and Economic Growth: A Multi-Country Empirical Analysis’, Applied Economics 29, 1387-1401.
Kearney, C. and M. Sadeghi (1997) ‘The Short Term Price Performance of Initial Public Offerings of Common Stock: Australia 1991-1994’, International Journal of Business Studies (5), 1-10.
Clyman, D. and C. Kearney (1997) ‘Volume and Liquidity in Financial Futures Markets: The FINEX Experience in Dublin’s IFSC’, Irish Banking Review, Winter, 41-55.
Kearney, C. (1997) ‘The Wallis Inquiry and the Australian Financial Deregulatory Experience’, Economic and Labour Relations Review 8, 308-317.
Kearney, C. (1996) ‘International Financial Integration: Definition, Measurement and Policy Implications’, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 1, 347-364.
Kearney, C. (1996) ‘Wage Bargaining and the Efficiency Dividend in Public Enterprises’, Economic and Labour Relations Review 7, 213-223.
Kearney, C. (1996) ‘Volatility and Seasonality in the Irish Stock Market’, Irish Banking Review, June, 27-44.
Favotto, I, P. Kriesler, C. Kearney and T. Stegman (1994) ‘Network Pricing versus Location Specific Pricing of Aeronautical Services in the Australian Aviation Industry’, Economic Papers 13, 38-52.
F. Favotto and C. Kearney (1994) ‘Regulating Natural Monopoly: Are Price Caps an Alternative to Rate of Return Targets?’, Economic and Labour Relations Review 5, 1-20.
Kearney, C., K. Daly and F. Evangilistas (1993) ‘Exporting Manufactures from Western Sydney’, Economic Papers 12, 3-20.
Kearney, C. and M. Monadjemi (1991) ‘The Interest Rate Neutrality of Fiscal Deficits: Testing for Ricardian Equivalence and Capital Inflow’, Journal of International Money and Finance 10, 541-551.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1991) ‘Efficiency, News and Risk in the Forward Foreign Exchange Market: Weekly Tests of the Australian/US Dollar Exchange Rate, January 1984 - March 1987’, Economic Record 67, 237-243.
Kearney, C. and M. Monadjemi (1990) ‘Fiscal Policy and Current Account Performance: International Evidence on the Twin Deficits’, Journal of Macroeconomics 12, 197-219.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1990) ‘Consumption, Co integration and Rational Expectations: Some Australian Evidence’, Australian Economic Papers, June, 40-52.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1990) ‘Rational Expectations and the Monetary Approach to Exchange Rate Determination: A Monthly Model of the Australian/US Dollar Exchange Rate’, Australian Economic Papers, June, 1-20.
Kearney, C. and M. Monadjemi (1990) ‘Deregulation and Monetary Policy’, Economic and Labour Relations Review 1, 18-33.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1989) ‘The Efficiency of the Market for Bank Accepted Bills’, Economic Record 65, 225-233.
Kearney, C. and Y. Tong (1989) ‘Chinese Foreign Trade: A Descriptive and Econometric Analysis’, Economic Papers 8, 58-66.
Bewley, R. and C. Kearney (1989) ‘A Systems Approach to Modelling the EMS Exchange Rate Mechanism’, Economic and Social Review (special issue on the European Monetary System) 20, 111-120.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1988) ‘Asset Markets, the Current Account and Exchange Rate Determination: An Empirical Analysis of the Sterling/Dollar Exchange Rate 1973-1983’, Australian Economic Papers, December, 213-232.
Kearney, C. (1988) ‘Exchange Rate Dynamics and the Term Structure of Interest Rates’, Economic and Social Review 19, 48-62.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1987) ‘The Specification of Granger Causality Tests using the Co integration Methodology’, Economics Letters 25, 149-153.
Kearney, C. (1987) ‘Fiscal Policy and the Balance of Payments: A Review’, Journal of Australian Political Economy 22, 27-38.
Kearney, C. and L. Fallick (1987) ‘Macroeconomic Policy and the Balance of Payments in Australia’, Economic Analysis and Policy 17, 131-148.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1986) ‘Intervention and Sterilisation under Floating Exchange Rates: The UK 1973-83’, European Economic Review 30, 345-364.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1986) ‘A Structural Portfolio Balance Model of the Sterling-Dollar Exchange Rate’, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv 122, 478-496.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1985) ‘Public Sector Borrowing, the Money Supply and Interest Rates’, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 47, 249-273.
Kearney, C. and R. MacDonald (1985) ‘Asset Markets and the Exchange Rate: A Structural Model of the Sterling-Dollar Rate 1972-1982’, Journal of Economic Studies 12, 3-10.
Kearney, C. (1985) ‘The Demand for Money and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: Ireland 1971-81’, Economic and Social Review 16, 157-166.
Kearney, C. and D.T. Llewellyn (1984) ‘The British Monetarist Experiment: A Preliminary Assessment’, Economics 20, 15-22.
Kearney, C. (1983) ‘Money and Monetarism: the British Experience’, Irish Banking Review, December, 27-35.
Other Publications
Kearney, C. (ed.) (1999), Budget Perspectives, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin. 82 pages. ISBN 0707001838.Kearney, C. (1991) ‘Performance Measurement in the Australian Public Service’. In J. Niland, W. Brown and B. Hughes (eds), Breaking New Ground: Enterprise Bargaining and Agency Agreements for the Australian Public Service, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Kearney, C. (1991) ‘International Capital Flows and Macroeconomic Equilibrium with Flexible Exchange Rates’, in Economic Planning Advisory Council (ed), International Capital Flows, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Kearney, C. (1991) ‘Australia's Economic Problem: Too Few Exports’, Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia's Trading Situation, Submissions and Incorporated Documents, Vol 8, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Evatt Research Centre (1988) The Capital Funding of Public Enterprise in Australia, (joint authored), Evatt Foundation, Sydney.
Kearney, C. (1984) ‘The British Anti-Inflation Strategy: Implementing Monetarism or Turning to Radcliffe?’, Societe Universitaire Europenne de Recherches Financieres, SUERF Series 44A.