Dr Irene Mosca

    Economics

    Lecturer
    Assistant Professor

    Rhetoric House
    Room 55
    (01 474 7139)

    Biography

    Irene Mosca holds a Ph.D in Economics from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK).  From 2010-2018, she worked with The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), in Trinity College Dublin, coordinating the economics domain and chairing the socioeconomic research group. 

    Irene has established a strong record of research and published articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including Demography, Oxford Economics Papers, the Journal of Population Economics, Labour Economics, Economics Letters, the Journal of Economic Psychology, Economics and Human Biology, the International Journal of Public Health. Irene’s research has covered a wide range of topics, including: (return) migration and mental health; obesity and employment; retirement and cognition; personality and wealth accumulation; socioeconomic gradients in health; and the long-term effects of the Irish Marriage Bar. 

    Research Interests

    My research interests are in the fields of population economics, labour economics and health economics

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2022 'Economics of Marriage Bars'
    Mosca, I. and R.E. Wright (2022) 'Economics of Marriage Bars' In: K. Zimmermann (eds). Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Switzerland: Springer Nature. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2022 'Does retirement affect voluntary work provision? Evidence from Europe and the U.S'
    Eibich P.;Lorenti A.;Mosca I. (2022) 'Does retirement affect voluntary work provision? Evidence from Europe and the U.S'. Labour Economics, 76 [DOI] [Details]
    2020 'The Educational Attainment of the Children of Stay-at-home Mothers: Evidence from the Irish Marriage Bar'
    Mosca I., V. O'Sullivan and R.E. Wright (2020) 'The Educational Attainment of the Children of Stay-at-home Mothers: Evidence from the Irish Marriage Bar'. OXFORD ECONOMIC PAPERS, Forthcoming [Details]
    2020 'The Long-term Consequences of the Irish Marriage Bar'
    Mosca I. and R.E. Wright (2020) 'The Long-term Consequences of the Irish Marriage Bar'. THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REVIEW, 51 (1):1-34 [Details]
    2018 'The Effect of Retirement on Cognition: Evidence from the Irish Marriage Bar'
    Mosca, I. and R.E. Wright (2018) 'The Effect of Retirement on Cognition: Evidence from the Irish Marriage Bar'. Demography, 55 (4):1317-1341 [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'Personality and Wealth Accumulation Among Older Couples: Do Dispositional Characteristics Pay Dividends?'
    Mosca, I. & McCrory C. (2016) 'Personality and Wealth Accumulation Among Older Couples: Do Dispositional Characteristics Pay Dividends?'. Journal of Economic Psychology, 56 :1-19 [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'Height and Cognition at Older Ages: Irish Evidence'
    Mosca, I. and R.E. Wright (2016) 'Height and Cognition at Older Ages: Irish Evidence'. Economics Letters, 149 :98-101 [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'The Impact of Voluntary and Involuntary Retirement on Mental Health: Evidence from Older Irish Adults'
    Mosca, I. and A. Barrett (2016) 'The Impact of Voluntary and Involuntary Retirement on Mental Health: Evidence from Older Irish Adults'. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 19 (1):33-44 [full-text] [Details]
    2016 'The Impact of Adult Child Emigration on the Mental Health of Older Parents'
    Mosca, I. and A. Barrett (2016) 'The Impact of Adult Child Emigration on the Mental Health of Older Parents'. Journal of Population Economics, 29 (3):687-719 [full-text] [Details]
    2015 'How Well-Informed are Pension Scheme Members on Their Future Pension Benefits? Evidence from Ireland'
    Barrett, A., I. Mosca and B. Whelan (2015) 'How Well-Informed are Pension Scheme Members on Their Future Pension Benefits? Evidence from Ireland'. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2015 'A Formal Investigation of Inequalities in Health Behaviours after Age 50 on the Island of Ireland'
    Hudson, E., D. Madden and I. Mosca (2015) 'A Formal Investigation of Inequalities in Health Behaviours after Age 50 on the Island of Ireland'. Economic And Social Review, 46 (2):253-265 [full-text] [Details]
    2014 'Investigating Cross-nationals Differences in Prevalence of Diagnosed, Measured and Undiagnosed Hypertension: the Case of Ireland and the US'
    Mosca, I. and R.A. Kenny (2014) 'Investigating Cross-nationals Differences in Prevalence of Diagnosed, Measured and Undiagnosed Hypertension: the Case of Ireland and the US'. International Journal of Public Health, 59 (5):759-767 [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'The Psychic Costs of Migration: Evidence from Irish Return Migrants'
    Mosca I and A. Barrett (2013) 'The Psychic Costs of Migration: Evidence from Irish Return Migrants'. Journal of Population Economics, 26 (2):483-506 [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Employment: Evidence from Older Irish Adults'
    Mosca I (2013) 'Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Employment: Evidence from Older Irish Adults'. ECONOMICS AND HUMAN BIOLOGY, 11 (4):522-533 [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'Explaining Significant Differences in Subjective and Objective Measures of Cardiovascular Health: Evidence for the Socioeconomic Gradient in a Population-based Study'
    Mosca, I., Ní Bhuachalla, B. & Kenny, R.A. (2013) 'Explaining Significant Differences in Subjective and Objective Measures of Cardiovascular Health: Evidence for the Socioeconomic Gradient in a Population-based Study'. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 13 (64) [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'Increasing the State Pension Age, the Recession and Expected Retirement Ages'
    Mosca, I. and A. Barrett (2013) 'Increasing the State Pension Age, the Recession and Expected Retirement Ages'. Economic And Social Review, 44 (4):447-472 [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'Early-life Causes and Later-life Consequences of Migration: Evidence from older Irish Adults'
    Mosca, I. and A. Barrett (2013) 'Early-life Causes and Later-life Consequences of Migration: Evidence from older Irish Adults'. Journal of Population Ageing, 6 (1):29-45 [full-text] [Details]
    2013 'Social Isolation, Loneliness and Return Migration: Evidence from Older Irish Adults'
    Mosca, I. and A. Barrett (2013) 'Social Isolation, Loneliness and Return Migration: Evidence from Older Irish Adults'. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 39 (10):1659-1677 [full-text] [Details]
    2009 'Impact of Population Ageing on Earnings and Employment in Italy'
    Mosca I (2009) 'Impact of Population Ageing on Earnings and Employment in Italy'. LABOUR: REVIEW OF LABOUR ECONOMICS AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, 23 (2):371-395 [Details]
    2008 'Ireland and Scotland: Converging or Diverging Demography?'
    Lisenkova, K., Mosca, I. & Wright, R.E (2008) 'Ireland and Scotland: Converging or Diverging Demography?'. SCOTTISH AFFAIRS, 68 :18-36 [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2021 Economics of Marriage Bars.
    Mosca, I. (2021) Economics of Marriage Bars. [Oral Presentation], 37th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany [Details]

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2011 Retirement and Labour Market Participation. In Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011: First Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
    Mosca, I. and A. Barrett (2011) Retirement and Labour Market Participation. In Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011: First Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin. [Details]
    2014 The Economic Well-Being of Over 50s and their Children. In The Over 50s in a Changing Ireland: Economic Circumstances, Health and Well-Being.
    Hudson, E., I. Mosca and V. O'Sullivan (2014) The Economic Well-Being of Over 50s and their Children. In The Over 50s in a Changing Ireland: Economic Circumstances, Health and Well-Being. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin. [Details]
    2016 A New Look at the Recession and Ireland’s Older People: The Emigration of Adult Children and the Mental Health of their Parents.
    Mosca, I. and A. Barrett (2016) A New Look at the Recession and Ireland’s Older People: The Emigration of Adult Children and the Mental Health of their Parents. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin. [Details]
    2016 Income Adequacy and Quality of Life in Older Age: Evidence from the First Three Waves of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
    Mosca, I. and Nivakoski, S. (2016) Income Adequacy and Quality of Life in Older Age: Evidence from the First Three Waves of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin. [Details]
    2018 Volunteering and Social Participation. In Wellbeing and Health in Ireland’s over 50s 2009-2016.
    Ward, M., I. Mosca and S. Gibney (2018) Volunteering and Social Participation. In Wellbeing and Health in Ireland’s over 50s 2009-2016. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin. [Details]

    Article

      Year Publication
    2021 How Ireland dealt with 1951's deadly flu epidemic.
    Mosca, I. (2021) How Ireland dealt with 1951's deadly flu epidemic. Article [Details]

    Invited Seminars

      Year Publication
    2022 The long-term effects of rubella exposure in utero.
    Mosca I. (2022) The long-term effects of rubella exposure in utero. Invited Seminars [Details]
    2021 The Long-Term Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Rubella.
    Mosca, I. (2021) The Long-Term Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Rubella. Invited Seminars [Details]

    Working Paper

      Year Publication
    2022 The Long-Term Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Rubella.
    Mosca, I. and A. Nolan (2022) The Long-Term Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Rubella. Working Paper [Details]
    2021 Economics of Marriage Bars.
    Mosca, I. and R.E. Wright (2021) Economics of Marriage Bars. Working Paper [Details]

    Honours and Awards

      Year Title Awarding Body
    2022 Novartis Prize for Best Health Economics Paper at the 2022 Irish Economics Association Conference Irish Economics Association
    2017 Excellence in Mental Health Policy and Economics Research Award Editorial Board of The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics
    2017 Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Economics and Human Biology (academic journal)
    2014 Health Research Board (HRB) Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement Award Health Research Board

    Professional Associations

      Association Function From / To
    Economic and Social Research Institute Research Affiliate /
    Global Labor Organization (GLO) Affiliate /
    Trinity College Dublin Visiting Research Fellow /
    IZA Institute of Labor Economics Research Affiliate /

    Committees

      Committee Function From / To
    Social Research Ethics Sub-Committee Member/Reviewer 2019 / 2021
    Irish Society for Women in Economics (ISWE) Executive Committee Member 2022 /

    Employment

      Employer Position From / To
    Trinity College Dublin Post-doctoral researcher / research fellow 01-JUL-10 / 02-OCT-18
    University of Strathlyde, UK Research Assistant 30-SEP-09 / 24-FEB-10
    DTZ Pieda Consulting, UK Economic Assistant 01-OCT-04 / 30-SEP-06

    Education

      Year Institution Qualification Subject
    2010 University of Strathclyde, UK PhD Economics
    2004 University of Strathclyde, UK MSc Economic Management and Policy
    2003 University of Ferrara, Italy BA in Economics Economics

    Languages

      Language Reading Writing Speaking
    English Fluent Fluent Fluent
    Italian Fluent Fluent Fluent

    Reviews

      Journal Role
    Economics And Human Biology Reviewer
    Bmc Public Health Reviewer
    Demography Reviewer
    Journal Of Population Economics Reviewer
    International Journal Of Social Welfare Reviewer
    Social Science And Medicine Reviewer
    Labour: Review Of Labour Economics And Industrial Relations Reviewer
    Journal Of Economic Psychology Reviewer
    European Journal Of Health Economics Reviewer
    Journal Of Consumer Affairs Reviewer
    Iza Journal Of European Labor Studies Reviewer
    International Review Of Economics And Finance Reviewer