Frances P. Ruane: Difference between revisions

| birth_date = 22{{birth Januarydate and age|1951|01|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Tuam]], [[Galway]], Ireland.<ref name="Independent 26Jun2010"/>

| spouse = [[J. Peter Neary]] (1972-901972–90), <br/>James Slevin (1999-1999–)

She is a native of [[Tuam]], Co.County Galway.<ref name="Independent 26Jun2010">{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/buck-stops-here-2235919.html |title=Buck Stops Here |date=26 June 2010 |accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref> She entered [[University College Dublin]] in 1968 and graduated in 1971 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[Economics]], Politics & Statistics, and in 1973 with an [[Master of Arts (OxbridgeOxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)|M.A.]] in Econometrics and Statistics.

Between 1971 and 1974, she worked as a Planning Officer at the [[IDA Ireland|Industrial Development Authority]], which spawned her interest in FDI{{What?|date=October 2022}}, and subsequently as a Research Economist at the [[Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland|Central Bank of Ireland]]. Between 1974 and 1979, she undertook a [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] and then a [[Doctor of Philosophy|DPhil]] in Economics, at [[Nuffield College]] in [[University of Oxford|Oxford]]. It was in Oxford that she got her first lecturing experience, teaching at [[Balliol College]] between 1975 and 1977.

=== Career in Higherhigher Educationeducation===

In 1977, after her MPhil, and while still studying for her DPhil, she took up a teaching post at [[Trinity College, Dublin]], becoming a Fellow in 1985 and promoted to Associate Professor in 1991.<ref name="Independent 26Jun2010"/>. She was Bursar of Trinity College between 1991 and 1995 and Head of the Economics Department 1997-2000, the first female to have the role since the foundation of the Department. She was Editor of the [[Economic and Social Review]] between 1981 and 1984 and was Research Director of the Foundation for Fiscal Studies between 1989 and 1996. Between 1998 and 2004, she served as Vice-President (1998-2000), President (2000-2002) and Vice-President (2002-2004) of the [[Irish Economics Association]]. In 2001, she ran unsuccessfully, as a candidate for [[Provost (education)|Provost]] of Trinity College, an event later described by Prof [[Jane Ohlmeyer]] as important for encouraging women to take on leadership roles in the Irish public service, creating "a crack in the glass ceiling".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ria.ie/ga/node/98164 | title=Prof Jane Ohlmeyer Women in Leadership Masterclass | date=4 June 2019 | accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref> In 2003, she was made a member of the [[Royal Irish Academy]].

In 2002, together with other economists, she warned against "Benchmarking" pay increases proposed for Ireland's public sector.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/benchmark-cost-10000-jobs-plus-3-tax-hike-26244681.html | title=Benchmark cost: 10,000 jobs plus 3% tax hike |publisherwork=[[Irish Independent]] | date = 13 October 2002 | accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref> This prediction of significant economic costs was largely borne out following the end of Ireland's Celtic Tiger bubble, as the government was faced with a very large current spending deficit, following its permanent spending commitments on the back of temporary taxation revenues. Her interest in public policy led to the publication of "Governance and Policy Making in Ireland", co-edited with Donal de Buitléir, in 2003 and "Using Evidence to Inform Policy", co-edited with Pete Lunn, in 2013.

Her principal academic research interests relate to [[Foreign Direct Investment|FDI]]. Through her research, Ruane has contributed to the understanding of [[international economics]], [[industryIndustrialization|industrial development]], structural change, and firm heterogeneity. For her academic research and public service, she was recognised with an Honorary Fellowship by Trinity College Dublin in 2010 and was invited to give the 21st Leonard Abrahamson Memorial Lecture by the [[Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcd.ie/Secretary/FellowsScholars/2010/index.php | title=Trinity Monday 2010 -– Fellows and Scholars | accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rcsi.com/-/media/feature/media/download-document/inc/rcsi-annual-report-2010-2011.pdf | title=RCSI Annual Report | accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref> She served as a member of the Council of the Royal Irish Academy between 2012 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ria.ie/news/masterclass-series-women-leadership-opinion-series/frances-ruane-mria-masterclass | title=Frances Ruane MRIA Masterclass | date=28 March 2018 | accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref>

She succeeded [[Brendan Whelan]] as director of the ESRI on 1 December 2006 and retired in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esri.ie/person/?userid=121 |title=Person: Frances Ruane |publisher=[[Economic and Social Research Institute]] (ESRI) |accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>. During her tenure as ESRI Director and since, Ruane has appeared regularly in the media.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1029/onetoone.html | title=One to One | publisher=RTE | date=29 October 2006 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315163317/http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1029/onetoone.html |archivedate=2008-03-15 }}</ref>

She has served on many committees and boards, including the [[Higher Education Authority]], the Health Research Board, the [[Council of Economic Advisers (Scotland)]], the National Statistics Board, the European Advisory Committee on Statistical Information in the Economic and Social Spheres, the National Board for Science and Technology, and the boards of the [[IDA Ireland|Industrial Development Authority]], [[Forfás]], and [[Bord Gáis]].

From 2016 to 2019, she served as Chair of the [[Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland]], one of Ireland's oldest learned societies;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssisi.ie/meeting.php | title=Statistical & Social Inquiry Society of Ireland -– Meeting Schedule | accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref> she was only the second female Chair in the Society's 170-year existence, after [[Thekla Beere]]. In 2017, she was named chair of the board at the [[Abbey Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/frances-ruane-appointed-chair-of-abbey-theatre-board-1.3078286?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/frances-ruane-appointed-chair-of-abbey-theatre-board-1.3078286|title=Frances Ruane appointed chair of Abbey Theatre board|worknewspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2017-12-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Since 2019, she has been Chair of Ireland's [[National Competitiveness Council]].

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