Micheál Collins

Mr. Micheál Collins is Senior Economist at Nevin Economic Research Institute.
He is on the Board of Directors at The National Competitiveness Council.
His research interests and publications are in the areas of income distribution, taxation, economic evaluation and public policy.
He is an Adjunct Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
Prior to joining NERI Mr. Collins was Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
He is Chairman of the Irish Social Policy Association (ISPA) and a former chairman of the Regional Studies Association (RSA) of Ireland.
He was a member of the Republic of Ireland’s Commission on Taxation (2008-2009) and the Government’s Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare (2011-2014).
During 2014 he was a member of the technical group that developed the living wage for Ireland.
He is a graduate of NUI Galway, UCC and the University of Dublin, Trinity College.
He is a fellow of the Regional Studies Association (FeRSA).