Dr Eddie Casey is Chief Economist and Head of Secretariat at the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. He joined the Council in 2014. He was previously an Economist in the NTMA and a Research Assistant in the ESRI and Central Bank of Ireland. His research has primarily focused on macroeconomic analysis/forecasting. Eddie is also an Adjunct Lecturer/Assistant Professor at University College Dublin (UCD) and holds a PhD in Macroeconomics from UCD.