@abenetrix

Associate Professor in Economics, Trinity College Dublin

 Dublin
agustinbenetrix.org
Joined July 2011
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Free @JIntlEcon download link for The elusive link between FDI and economic growth: Sectoral heterogeneity and global value chains with @abenetrix & @hayley_econ sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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We are excited to share the program for the IM-TCD virtual seminar series 2026-27! Would you like to join? Sign up here: lnkd.in/eZ5mipki
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The elusive link between FDI and economic growth: Sectoral heterogeneity and global value chains Happy to this paper with @abenetrix & @hayley_econ out in the @JIntlEcon I checked my files, we ran the first regressions in August 2016. So, ten years of love!
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FDI and growth in the age of global value chains New @voxeu piece with @abenetrix & @hayley_econ @cepr_org cepr.org/voxeu/columns/fdi-a…

FDI and growth in the age of global value chains

Existing evidence indicates that foreign direct investment promotes growth only when host economies have the human capital and deep financial markets to absorb spillovers. This column documents how...

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The Department of Economics is looking for two Assistant Professors to join us in 2026! Closing date for applications is 12 January 2026. Job details jobs.tcd.ie #jobfairy #econjobs #economics #EconTwitter  @TCD_SSP @imtcd @Trinity_TIME @TRiSSTCD
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Congratulations to all our winners at the @tcd_school_ssp Student Prize Ceremony! The Department presented 8 prizes to its undergraduate and postgraduate students. 👏 Read about the winners here: tinyurl.com/fx3cbktp
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Dr Martina Kirchberger will be presenting at the first Economic Policy: Papers on Euopean and Global Issues conference today. 🧐 Check out the programme here: economic-policy.org/highligh… @cepr_org @TCD_AHSS @tcd_school_ssp
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Congratulations to @DavideRomelli on joining the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Political Economy! This is a well-deserved recognition of his impactful research and we are honoured to have an @imtcd member take on this role. #EJPE #PoliticalEconomy #AcademicPublishing
Davide Romelli@DavideRomelli4 Dec 2025
📖I’m honoured to join the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Political Economy. This journal played a key role in shaping my research path, and I’m excited to give back.
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New Research 🧐 Dr @martyna_marczak has published a new paper with @T_Beissinger and Joël Hellier in Comparative Economic Studies. 👏 Read the paper: tinyurl.com/4ymhe7rr
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Congratulations to Prof @DavideRomelli on his recent appointment as Co-Editor of the European Journal of Political Economy (@ElsevierConnect) 🥳 Read more about the journal here: sciencedirect.com/journal/eu… Best of luck to Prof Romelli in his new role!
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Our PhD programme is now taken applications for its Sept 2026 intake! 🚨 The deadline for funding consideration is 15th January 2026 🚨 Past students have found their first appointment in institutions like @PSEinfo, @ESRIDublin, @centralbank_ie and many more!
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Our MSc in Economics is now taking applications for its September 2026 intake. 👏 🚨Deadline is 31 July 2026. 🚨 Check out one of our 2025 graduates talk about their experience studying at @tcddublin 👇 @tcd_school_ssp @TCD_AHSS @imtcd @tcdalumni
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Welcome to Research Snapshots! This month, we spoke to second-year PhD student Keith Keogh about his research into the effects of ageing and demographics on tax and Government balances. 🧐 📎Read more: tinyurl.com/mr453e4y @tcd_school_ssp @imtcd @TCD_AHSS
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Welcome to our new Assistant Professor @tsenguunjav! Dr Byambasuren has a PhD in Applied Economics and Management from @Cornell. His research interests are in labour and development economics. Welcome Tsenguunjav! 🥳 @imtcd @TRiSSTCD @tcd_school_ssp @TCD_AHSS
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📢 New paper published in Open Economies Review! (with @abenetrix @calder_tara @DavideRomelli) 👉 Check it out: doi.org/10.1007/s11079-025-0… A short summary thread 👇🧵 1/5
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✍️New Research ✍️ Congratulations to @abenetrix and @DavideRomelli on the publication of their paper in Open Economies Review (@SpringerNature) 🧐 Read the paper: tinyurl.com/5bumn883 @imtcd @TRiSSTCD @TrinityResearch
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Agustín Bénétrix retweeted
Vitaliia Yaremko 🇺🇦@YaremkoV17 Sep 2025
📢 Thrilled to be organizing IM-TCD Virtual Seminar Series this year! 🕒 As usual, join us on Thursdays from 3-4:15 pm (Dublin time). 🔗 Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/hYhCPCZ2L…
International Macroeconomics (IM-TCD)@imtcd17 Sep 2025
📣 We are excited to share the program for the IM-TCD virtual seminar series 2025-26! Would you like to join? Sign up here 👇: forms.office.com/e/hYhCPCZ2L… We are now on BlueSky — follow us: @imtcd.bsky.social @tcdeconomics, #EconTwitter, #MacroSeminar
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Agustín Bénétrix retweeted
Martyna Marczak@martyna_marczak17 Sep 2025
Looking forward to the next fantastic series of macro seminars! If you are interested in joining, see details below.
International Macroeconomics (IM-TCD)@imtcd17 Sep 2025
📣 We are excited to share the program for the IM-TCD virtual seminar series 2025-26! Would you like to join? Sign up here 👇: forms.office.com/e/hYhCPCZ2L… We are now on BlueSky — follow us: @imtcd.bsky.social @tcdeconomics, #EconTwitter, #MacroSeminar
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Congratulations to @MarvinSuesse for receiving the Peter Lindert-Jeffrey Williamson Prize (Economic History Association) for his book The Nationalist Dilemma (@CambPressAssess).📚 📎Read more: tinyurl.com/2kuv3xmv
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🧐New Research 🧐 Professor @DavideRomelli published a new article in Explorations in Economic History (@ElsevierConnect). 👏 Read the paper: tinyurl.com/39k79ret Read the @voxeu column: tinyurl.com/2mp2aax7 @sciencedirect
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