C.Comm., M.Sc. PhD
Contact Details
Lecturer Above The Bar
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
NUI GALWAY
E: THOMAS.MCDERMOTT@nuigalway.ie
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
NUI GALWAY
E: THOMAS.MCDERMOTT@nuigalway.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2020) | 'The urbanising force of global warming: the role of climate change in the spatial distribution of population'
Castells-Quintana, David; Krause, Melanie; McDermott, Thomas K.J. (2020) 'The urbanising force of global warming: the role of climate change in the spatial distribution of population'. Journal Of Economic Geography, [Details] |
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(2020) | 'Flooded Cities'
Adriana Kocornik-Mina, Thomas K.J. McDermott, Guy Michaels, Ferdinand Rauch (2020) 'Flooded Cities'. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 12 (2):35-66 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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(2019) | 'The impact of flooding disruption on the spatial distribution of commuter's income'
Kilgarriff, P;McDermott, TKJ;Vega, A;Morrissey, K;O'Donoghue, C (2019) 'The impact of flooding disruption on the spatial distribution of commuter's income'. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 8 :48-64 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2018) | 'Adaptation to climate change: A review through a development economics lens'
Castells-Quintana, D;Lopez-Uribe, MD;McDermott, TKJ (2018) 'Adaptation to climate change: A review through a development economics lens'. World Development, 104 :183-196 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2018) | 'How normative interpretations of climate risk assessment affect local decision-making: an exploratory study at the city scale in Cork, Ireland'
McDermott, TKJ;Surminski, S (2018) 'How normative interpretations of climate risk assessment affect local decision-making: an exploratory study at the city scale in Cork, Ireland'. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences, 376 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Why is gold a safe haven?'
Baur, Dirk G, McDermott, Thomas K.J. (2016) 'Why is gold a safe haven?'. The Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 10 :63-71 [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Model confirmation in climate economics'
Millner A,McDermott TKJ, (2016) 'Model confirmation in climate economics'. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 113 (31) [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Geography, institutions and development: A review of the long-run impacts of climate change'
Castells-Quintana, David, Lopez-Uribe, Maria, McDermott, Thomas K.J. (2016) 'Geography, institutions and development: A review of the long-run impacts of climate change'. Climate and Development, [Details] |
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(2014) | 'Understanding the adaptation deficit: Why are poor countries more vulnerable to climate events than rich countries?'
Fankhauser, Samuel, McDermott, Thomas K.J. (2014) 'Understanding the adaptation deficit: Why are poor countries more vulnerable to climate events than rich countries?'. Global Environmental Change, 27 :9-18 [Details] |
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(2014) | 'Disasters and Development: Natural Disasters, Credit Constraints and Economic Growth'
McDermott, Thomas K.J., Barry, Frank, Tol, Richard S.J. (2014) 'Disasters and Development: Natural Disasters, Credit Constraints and Economic Growth'. Oxford Economic Papers, 66 (3):750-773 [Details] |
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(2010) | 'Is Gold a safe haven: International evidence'
Baur, Dirk G., McDermott, Thomas K.J. (2010) 'Is Gold a safe haven: International evidence'. Journal of Banking and Finance, 34 (8):1886-1898 [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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(2016) | 'Coping with climate risk: The options'
Thomas K.J. McDermott, Maria del Pilar Lopez-Uribe, David Castells-Quintana (2016) 'Coping with climate risk: The options' In: The Economics of Climate Resilient Development. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Climate Resilient Development: An Introduction'
Fankhauser, S.; McDermott, T. (2016) 'Climate Resilient Development: An Introduction' In: The Economics of Climate Resilient Development. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Investing in Disaster Risk Management in an Uncertain Climate'
McDermott, TKJ (2016) 'Investing in Disaster Risk Management in an Uncertain Climate' In: Realising the Triple Resilience Dividend: A New Business Case for Disaster Risk Management. London: Springer. [Details] |
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(2016) | 'The role of climate in development'
Thomas K.J. McDermott, Maria del Pilar Lopez-Uribe, David Castells-Quintana (2016) 'The role of climate in development' In: The Economics of Climate Resilient Development. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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(2019) | Adaptive Responses to Climate Impacts (ARC): Costing the Impacts of Climate Change on the Irish Economy and Assessing the Options for Adaptation.
McDermott, T.; Doran, J.; Kilgarriff, P.; Surminski, S.; Perez-Alaniz, M. (2019) Adaptive Responses to Climate Impacts (ARC): Costing the Impacts of Climate Change on the Irish Economy and Assessing the Options for Adaptation. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle. [Details] |
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(2019) | EU-ETS and Competitiveness of Irish Industry.
McInerney, C.; O'Connor, E.; Power, B.; Deane, P.; McDermott, T. (2019) EU-ETS and Competitiveness of Irish Industry. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle. [Details] |
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(2019) | Strengthening Disaster Resilience.
McDermott, T.; Ferrarini, B.; Noy, I. (2019) Strengthening Disaster Resilience. Asian Development Bank, Manila. [Details] |
Edited Book
Year | Publication | |
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(2016) | The Economics of Climate Resilient Development.
(2016) The Economics of Climate Resilient Development. Cheltenham, UK: Edited Book [Details] |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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Economics Exams Committee | Member | / | |
Athena Swan Self Assessment Team | Member of Group E (staff comms and culture survey) | / |
Modules Taught
Term/Year | Module Title | Module Code | Subject / Desc | |
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Semester 1, 2020/21 | Climate Change Economics | EC5118 | ||
Semester 2, 2020/21 | Environmental Economic Modelling | EC5115 | ||
Semester 1, 2020/21 | Ireland in the Global Economy | EC423 |