Eoin Drea
Senior Research Officer
Dr. Eoin Drea is Senior Researcher in the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies specialising in macroeconomic and social policy. He is an expert in the political economy of the European Union focusing on the future of the Eurozone, EU-UK and EU-US relations (the Anglosphere), property economics, crypto assets and the socio-economic challenges facing middle class families. Dr. Drea is a former Irish Research Council postdoctoral fellow in the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin and holds a PhD in economic history from University College Cork.
He is a regular media contributor and his opinion pieces have appeared in Foreign Policy, Politico, The Guardian, The Times of London and The Irish Times among others.
Prior to undertaking his PhD, Dr. Drea gained over six years’ experience as a private sector economist. He has also served on the Board of Fine Gael’s Policy Lab (2020-22), the innovative policymaking initiative within Ireland’s largest centre right political party.
More by Eoin Drea
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The Big Impact Farmer Protests Could Have on Europe’s Elections This Year
In the Media - Interviews and Expert Quotes
07 Mar 2024
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Video Op-Eds | Ep. 5: What EU Politicians Need to Understand About Childcare
Multimedia - Video Op-Eds
28 Feb 2024
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John Bruton. An Appreciation.
Blog
08 Feb 2024
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Video Op-Eds | Ep. 4: Why the European Single Market is Vital for the EU
Multimedia - Video Op-Eds
16 Jan 2024
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Joint borrowing is dividing Europe from within
Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media
12 Jan 2024
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Make no mistake, this will be a more eastern, more Balkan EU. What will that mean for Ireland?
Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media
18 Dec 2023
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20 Years of Neglect and Regret: Why Competitiveness Will Haunt Europe in the 2024 Elections
Blog
13 Dec 2023
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Europe’s Unions Have Gone Quiet. Why Strikes Suddenly Stopped.
In the Media - Interviews and Expert Quotes
10 Nov 2023
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Poland’s Election Had a Surprise Winner: The EU
In the Media - Interviews and Expert Quotes
17 Oct 2023
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Video Op-Eds | Ep. 3 – Three Ways to Fix Young European’s Property Nightmare
Multimedia - Video Op-Eds
30 Sep 2023
Publications written or edited by Eoin Drea
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Policy Briefs
Brexit: Navigating the Politics of Discord
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IN FOCUS
Rural Europe: Our Contract with Rural Europe - A Five-Point Plan for Europe’s Heartlands
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Research Papers
Why Price Stability Matters
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Policy Briefs
Reforming Economic and Monetary Union: Balancing Spending and Public Debt Sustainability
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IN BRIEF
Mistaking the Wood for the Trees: Five Ways the EU can Deliver a more Competitive Industrial Policy
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Ukraine
The Long View: A Centre Right Response to the Economic Fallout of War in Ukraine
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Policy Briefs
Regulating the Digital Future: A Centre–Right Approach to Crypto Assets and Digital Currencies
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Collaborative
Beyond resentment: A Journey through the Italian Middle Class from Postwar to Pandemics
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Collaborative
The Call for More Europe: Ambitions and Realities
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Policy Briefs
Getting Back to Basics: Four Centre Right Steps to Economic Recovery
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IN BRIEF
A Marathon, not a Sprint: A Six Point Plan to Build Confidence, Create Jobs and Repair Public Finances
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IN BRIEF
Whatever it takes, for as long as is needed: Mapping a new European Recovery Programme
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IN BRIEF
“Flexibility without Limits”. The Political Economy Implications of the Coronavirus
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