Campus Closure
The main UCC campus will be closed to the public from Wed, 1 - Fri, 3 July 2026 inclusive, reopening on Sat, 4 July 2026. The library at the Brookfield Health Science Complex remains open to students and staff throughout this period
Tue, 30 Jun 2026
Research
The member of the Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre have published over 60 peer reviewed academic journal articles. Research focuses on three main themes.
[1] Spatial economic analysis
[2] Spatial analysis of Innovation and Firm Growth
[3] City and Regional Economics
Recent Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
Selected recent publications in peer reviewed journal by members of the Centre are listed below. For a full list of publications please see each members CUBS profile linked in the People section of this site.
Mulligan, K., Lenihan, H., Doran, J., & Roper, S. (2022). Harnessing the science base: Results from a national programme using publicly-funded research centres to reshape firms’ R&D. Research Policy, 51(4), 104468.
Crowley, F., Doran, J., & McCann, P. (2021). The vulnerability of European regional labour markets to job automation: the role of agglomeration externalities. Regional Studies, 55(10-11), 1711-1723.
Crowley, F., Daly, H., Doran, J., Ryan, G., & Caulfield, B. (2021). The impact of labour market disruptions and transport choice on the environment during COVID-19. Transport Policy, 106, 185-195.
Garrido-Prada, P., Lenihan, H., Doran, J., Rammer, C., & Perez-Alaniz, M. (2021). Driving the circular economy through public environmental and energy R&D: Evidence from SMEs in the European Union. Ecological Economics, 182, 106884.
Crowley, F., & Jordan, D. (2021). Do local start-ups and knowledge spillovers matter for firm-level R&D investment?. Urban Studies, 0042098021995105.
Crowley, F., & Doran, J. (2020). COVID‐19, occupational social distancing and remote working potential: An occupation, sector and regional perspective. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 12(6), 1211-1234.