Brian O'Connell

Brian O'Connell worked as a Research Assistant with the ESRI between 2012 and 2014. His main area of research during that period was access to finance for SMEs in Ireland and Europe and its effect on firm performance. He has an undergraduate degree in economics from Trinity College Dublin and a master's degree from the London School of Economics and is currently working as an Economic Consultant.

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Do all firms have equal access to external financing?

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