Dr. Donal Palcic
Biography
Donal Palcic is a Senior Lecturer in Economics. His primary area of research is in public sector economics with a particular focus on infrastructure policy, public enterprises, privatisation and public-private partnerships. Donal has co-authored a book on the Irish privatisation experience and has also published a considerable number of refereed journal articles on the topics of privatisation, public-private partnerships and state-owned enterprises. He is a member of the Privatisation and PPPs Research Group (P4) research group based in UL and has discussed privatisation and infrastructure policy-related issues both in the press and on national radio on numerous occasions. In 2016, Donal spent five months as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Cornell Program for Infrastructure Policy in the Department of Policy Analysis & Management, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University (USA).Donal has over fifteen years lecturing experience and currently teaches economics on a range of programmes in UL. He also has considerable international teaching experience where he has been a Visiting Professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management (France), Audencia Business School (Nantes, France) and Ecole de Management Strasbourg (France).
In June 2016 Donal was appointed as Assistant Dean International for the Kemmy Business School with responsibility for the development of international partnerships and various other internationalisation activities.
Research Interests
Public Sector Reform; Privatisation and Public Private Partnerships; Infrastructure Policy; Policy Analysis; Productivity AnalysisPeer Reviewed Journals
Study abroad programme participation and subsequent academic performance: evidence from administrative data
Cullinan, J; Flannery, D; Palcic, D (2022) Study abroad programme participation and subsequent academic performance: evidence from administrative data. Education Economics :251-269
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The disconnected: COVID-19 and disparities in access to quality broadband for higher education students
Cullinan J.;Flannery D.;Harold J.;Lyons S.;Palcic D. (2021) The disconnected: COVID-19 and disparities in access to quality broadband for higher education students. International Journal Of Educational Technology In Higher Education
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Lifting the Lid: the Private Financing of Motorway PPPs in Ireland
Palcic, D;Reeves, E;Stafford, A (2018) Lifting the Lid: the Private Financing of Motorway PPPs in Ireland. DUBLIN 2 Economic And Social Review :217-239
Read moreThe impact of broadband and other infrastructure on the location of new business establishments
McCoy, D.; Lyons, S.; Morgenroth, E.; Palcic, D.; Allen, L. (2018) The impact of broadband and other infrastructure on the location of new business establishments. Journal Of Regional Science :509-534
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The impact of large-scale employee share ownership plans on labour productivity: the case of Eircom
McCarthy, D., Palcic, D. (2012) The impact of large-scale employee share ownership plans on labour productivity: the case of Eircom. International Journal Of Human Resource Management :3710-3724
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Costly Business: Privatisation and Exchequer Finances in Ireland
Palcic, D., Reeves, E. (2010) Costly Business: Privatisation and Exchequer Finances in Ireland. Administration :29-53
Read moreAn Economic Analysis of Privatisation in Ireland 1991-2003
Palcic, D; Reeves, E (2005) An Economic Analysis of Privatisation in Ireland 1991-2003. J. Statistical And Social Inquiry Soc. Ireland :1-27
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Book Chapters
High speed, high cost: the problematic procurement of Irelands National Broadband Plan
Palcic, D; Reeves, E (2022) High speed, high cost: the problematic procurement of Irelands National Broadband Plan. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar A Research Agenda for Public–Private Partnerships and the Governance of Infrastructure :327-346
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From the hypothetical to reality: an analysis of ex-ante and ex-post VfM in Irish PPP schools
O'Shea, C.; Palcic, D.; Reeves,E. (2022) From the hypothetical to reality: an analysis of ex-ante and ex-post VfM in Irish PPP schools. London : Edward Elgar The performance advantage of public-private partnerships: does it exist or not? :51-74
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Balancing Commercial and Wider Economic Objectives: The Case of the Dublin Airport Authority
Cahill, C., Palcic, D., Reeves, E. (2015) Balancing Commercial and Wider Economic Objectives: The Case of the Dublin Airport Authority. Brussels : Peter Lang Public Enterprises Today: Missions, Performance and Governance :279-300
Read morePrivatisation in Ireland: The Impact on Productivity and Performance
Palcic, D., Reeves, E. (2007) Privatisation in Ireland: The Impact on Productivity and Performance. Dublin : Forfas Perspectives on Irish Productivity :193-208
Read morePrivatisation of the SOE Sector in Ireland; An Economic Analysis of the Experience to Date
Palcic, D., Reeves, E. (2002) Privatisation of the SOE Sector in Ireland; An Economic Analysis of the Experience to Date. Sheffield : Sheffield Hallam University Press Montanheiro, L. Berger, S. and Skomsoy, G., Public and Private Sector Partnerships: Exploring Co-operation :381-398
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