Professor Frances Ruane | |
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| Born | 22 January 1951 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Citizenship | Irish |
| Spouse(s) | J. Peter Neary (1972–90), James Slevin (1999–) |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Industrial economics |
| Institution | Trinity College Dublin, ESRI |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin[1] |
| Awards | Honorary Fellowship, TCD |
Frances P. Ruane, MRIA, is an Irish academic economist and former director of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Dublin, Ireland 2006−2015. She is recognised for her research on FDI [clarification needed] and its effect on host economies. She has also been a regular appointee to State and public policy boards and committees, including most recently acting as Chair of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland (2016-2019) and the National Competitiveness Council (since 2019).