Economics Staff Listing

Mr Cian Twomey

B.COMM., M.ECON

Biography

Before joining the University of Galway, Cian worked in the Department of Economics at University College, Cork and previously in fund management with Bank of Ireland Asset Management, Dublin. Cian is currently a lecturer in economics within the JE Cairnes School of Business & Economics where he delivers a wide range of modules across the discipline of financial economics.

For the past three years, Cian has also been Chairperson of St. Columba's Credit Union in Galway.

Research Interests

Cian’s primary research interests are in applied financial economics.

In particular, his research applies recent advances in quantitative finance to a series of research questions in the area of cross-market interdependencies among international capital markets, stock market volatility, and innovative financial instruments.

In addition, he is currently exploring the application of behavioural finance to financial literacy and financial wellbeing. As Chairperson of a local credit union, he is also working on working with the Irish League of Credit Unions on a range of issues, from the role of Directors to the application of ESG.

His other research interests are in the related areas of international finance, monetary economics, banking, financial derivatives, and the interplay between financial and industrial economics. These correspond well with the courses he teaches in financial markets, investments, banking, financial econometrics, statistics, portfolio modelling, and financial derivatives.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	'The economic impact of aquaculture expansion: An input-output approach' Grealis, E,Hynes, S,O'Donoghue, C,Vega, A,Van Osch, S,Twomey, C (2018) 'The economic impact of aquaculture expansion: An input-output approach'. Marine Policy, 81 :29-36 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'How Have Contracts for Difference Affected Irish Equity Market Volatility?' Corbet, S,Twomey, C (2016) 'How Have Contracts for Difference Affected Irish Equity Market Volatility?'. Economic And Social Review, 45 :559-577 [Details]
	(1998)	'Identifying the Source of Mean and Volatility Spillovers in Irish Equities: A Multivariate GARCH Analysis' Twomey, C. (1998) 'Identifying the Source of Mean and Volatility Spillovers in Irish Equities: A Multivariate GARCH Analysis'. Economic and Social Review, 29 (4) [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2002)	'The Irish Residential Property Market. In Eleanor Doyle (ed.) Begg: Economics, Irish Cases' Twomey, C. (2002) 'The Irish Residential Property Market. In Eleanor Doyle (ed.) Begg: Economics, Irish Cases' In: London: McGraw-Hill. [Details]
	(2002)	'Home and Away: Diversification and the Irish Equity Market. In Eleanor Doyle (ed.) Begg: Economics, Irish Cases' Twomey, C. (2002) 'Home and Away: Diversification and the Irish Equity Market. In Eleanor Doyle (ed.) Begg: Economics, Irish Cases' In: London: McGraw-Hill. [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	Role of Directors in Credit Unions (CUAC report). Twomey, C. et al (2023) Role of Directors in Credit Unions (CUAC report). Irish League of Credit Unions, Ireland. [Details]
	(2018)	Quantifying Financial Literacy in Galway. Twomey, C. (2018) Quantifying Financial Literacy in Galway. SCCU, Galway. [Details]

Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	'An index of financial market stress for the United Kingdom' Corbet, S. and Twomey, C (2017) 'An index of financial market stress for the United Kingdom' Economics and Business Letters, . [Details]
	(2022)	'Quantifying Interactions among European Equity Markets with Time-Varying Conditional Skewness' Twomey, C. (2022) 'Quantifying Interactions among European Equity Markets with Time-Varying Conditional Skewness' Archives of Business Research, . [Details]
	(2018)	'European Equity Market Contagion: An Empirical Application to Ireland's Sovereign Debt Crisis' Corbet, Shaen; Twomey, Cian (2018) 'European Equity Market Contagion: An Empirical Application to Ireland's Sovereign Debt Crisis' European Financial and Accounting Journal, . [Details]
	(2016)	'Quantifying the effects of the inclusion and segregation of Contracts for Difference in Australian equity markets' Twomey, C. and Corbet, S. (2016) 'Quantifying the effects of the inclusion and segregation of Contracts for Difference in Australian equity markets' International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 4 (2) . [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2014)	'Have Exchange Traded Funds influenced commodity market volatility?' Twomey, C. and Corbet, S. (2014) 'Have Exchange Traded Funds influenced commodity market volatility?' International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 4 . [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2015)	'The Eurozone: Saved by the Bell' Twomey, C. (2015) 'The Eurozone: Saved by the Bell' Banking Ireland (Journal of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland), 116 (1) . [ARAN Link] [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	ICEP 2018, Twomey, C., Loughnane, R., Loughnane, A. (2018) Conference on Engaging Pedagogy. [Invited Lecture], ICEP 2018, Dublin , 15-DEC-18. [Details]

ANET/COS

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	Alpha vs Beta - A Review. Cian Twomey (2022) Alpha vs Beta - A Review. ANET/COS [Details]

Article

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	The Future of Cash. Twomey, C (2018) The Future of Cash. Article [Details]

Conference Paper

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	Conditional Skewness Modelling in Financial Markets. Warsaw: EFA Risk Conference. Twomey, C. (2017) Conditional Skewness Modelling in Financial Markets. Warsaw: EFA Risk Conference. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	An index of financial market stress for the United Kingdom. Corbet, C. Twomey, C. (2016) An index of financial market stress for the United Kingdom. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2016)	DCC-GARCH Models across Financial Markets. London: EFA Risk Conference. Twomey, C. (2016) DCC-GARCH Models across Financial Markets. London: EFA Risk Conference. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2008)	Volatility Linkages in Assets Markets. Milan: EFA Risk Conference. Twomey, C. (2008) Volatility Linkages in Assets Markets. Milan: EFA Risk Conference. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2015)	Modelling Linkages among European Equity Markets Incorporating Time-Varying Conditional Skewness. Madrid, Spain: IAEA Conference. Twomey, C. (2015) Modelling Linkages among European Equity Markets Incorporating Time-Varying Conditional Skewness. Madrid, Spain: IAEA Conference. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2006)	DCC-GARCH International Models. Wexford: Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Twomey, C. (2006) DCC-GARCH International Models. Wexford: Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2005)	Using DCC-GARCH to Model International Bond and Equity Market Interactions. Copenhagen: International Conference in Finance. Twomey, C. (2005) Using DCC-GARCH to Model International Bond and Equity Market Interactions. Copenhagen: International Conference in Finance. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2002)	Conditional Skewness in Equity Markets.. Limerick: Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Twomey, C. (2002) Conditional Skewness in Equity Markets.. Limerick: Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Conference Paper [Details]
	(2000)	Volume and Volatility Interactions Among Major European Stock Markets. London: Money, Macro and Finance Conference. Twomey, C. (2000) Volume and Volatility Interactions Among Major European Stock Markets. London: Money, Macro and Finance Conference. Conference Paper [Details]

Newspaper Articles

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	Happiness economics, ‘hygge’ and the world of work. C. Twomey (2018) Happiness economics, ‘hygge’ and the world of work. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2014)	Why a fall in airfares is unlikely. Twomey, C. (2014) Why a fall in airfares is unlikely. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2015)	Economic lessons from a club sandwich. Twomey, C. (2015) Economic lessons from a club sandwich. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2015)	The surprising economics of Easter eggs. Twomey, C. (2015) The surprising economics of Easter eggs. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2015)	The economic benefits of our Irish weather. Twomey, C. (2015) The economic benefits of our Irish weather. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2015)	How the ECB is Q(uickly) E(roding) the euro’s value. Twomey, C. (2015) How the ECB is Q(uickly) E(roding) the euro’s value. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2015)	An economic perspective on the marriage referendum. Twomey, C. (2015) An economic perspective on the marriage referendum. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2015)	Can further stock market gains beat the ‘January Blues’?. Twomey, C. (2015) Can further stock market gains beat the ‘January Blues’?. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	Brain Training for Investors: Part I. Twomey, C. (2011) Brain Training for Investors: Part I. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	Brain Training for Investors: Part II. Twomey, C. (2011) Brain Training for Investors: Part II. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	VAT: Not as easy as ABC. Twomey, C. (2011) VAT: Not as easy as ABC. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	Heads or Tails on Global Inflation?. Twomey, C. (2011) Heads or Tails on Global Inflation?. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	How much for a Partridge in a Pear Tree?. Twomey, C. (2011) How much for a Partridge in a Pear Tree?. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	ECB: Is it Time to Start the Printing Presses?. Twomey, C. (2011) ECB: Is it Time to Start the Printing Presses?. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	A Trillion Euro: A Price Worth Paying to Save the Euro?. Twomey, C. (2011) A Trillion Euro: A Price Worth Paying to Save the Euro?. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	Smartphone Wars: Attack of the Clones. Twomey, C. (2011) Smartphone Wars: Attack of the Clones. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	Fake Apples and Rip-Off Chanel Handbags. Twomey, C. (2011) Fake Apples and Rip-Off Chanel Handbags. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2011)	Financial Amnesia: Why our Memories are Not to be Trusted. Twomey, C. (2011) Financial Amnesia: Why our Memories are Not to be Trusted. Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	Can Making Babies Rescue the Global Economy?. Twomey, C. (2012) Can Making Babies Rescue the Global Economy?. Galway: Galway Independent Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	Gosset and the Perfect Pint of Guinness. Twomey, C. (2012) Gosset and the Perfect Pint of Guinness. Galway: Galway Independent Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	Financial Literacy. Twomey, C. (2012) Financial Literacy. Galway: Galway Independent Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	Social Investing and the Herd Effect. Twomey, C. (2012) Social Investing and the Herd Effect. Galway: Galway Independent Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	Does Weather affect the Stock Market?. Twomey, C. (2012) Does Weather affect the Stock Market?. Galway: Galway Independent Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	If you Fancy a Little Light Reading. Twomey, C. (2012) If you Fancy a Little Light Reading. Galway: Galway Independent Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	‘Going for Gold’: Predicting an Irish Gold Medal in the Olympics. Twomey, C. (2012) ‘Going for Gold’: Predicting an Irish Gold Medal in the Olympics. Galway: Galway Independent Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	Volvo Ocean Race & its Economic Impact for Galway?. Twomey, C. (2012) Volvo Ocean Race & its Economic Impact for Galway?. Galway: Galway Independent Newspaper Articles [Details]

Other Item

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	Video Games: Economies of the Future?. Twomey, C (2012) Video Games: Economies of the Future?. Galway: Galway Independent Other Item [Details]
	(2012)	Why are there so many Spam emails?. Twomey, C. (2012) Why are there so many Spam emails?. Galway: Galway Independent Other Item [Details]
	(2012)	Hallowe’en Indicator 2012: Trick or Treat?. Twomey, C. (2012) Hallowe’en Indicator 2012: Trick or Treat?. Galway: Galway Independent Other Item [Details]

Report

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	Employment Effects of Proposed Aquaculture Project in Galway Bay. Grealis, E., Hynes, S. and Twomey, C. (2015) Employment Effects of Proposed Aquaculture Project in Galway Bay. Report [Details]

Workshops

	Year	Publication
	(2008)	Volatility Linkages. London: MMC Risk Seminar. Twomey, C. (2008) Volatility Linkages. London: MMC Risk Seminar. Workshops [Details]

Working Paper

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	Quantifying the effects of the inclusion and segregation of Contracts for Difference in Australian equity markets. Corbet, Shaen; Twomey, Cian (2013) Quantifying the effects of the inclusion and segregation of Contracts for Difference in Australian equity markets. NUI Galway: Working Paper [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2014)	How have Contracts for Difference affected Irish equity market volatility?. Corbet, Shaen; Twomey, Cian (2014) How have Contracts for Difference affected Irish equity market volatility?. NUI Galway: Working Paper [ARAN Link] [Details]

Teaching Interests

Cian has developed and taught courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels across a wide range of topics, including:
- Behavioural Finance
-         Investments
-         Derivatives & Risk Management
-         Economics of Financial Markets
-         Financial Markets with Excel
- Financial Technology and Economics
-         Portfolio Management
-         Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
-         Money & Banking