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Biography

 

Name:

• David Bell

 

 Nationality:

• British

 

Recent Positions:

• Professor of Economics, University of Stirling
• Co-Director, Scottish Economic Policy Network

 

Areas and Length of Expertise:

 

Recent research, development, consultancies and organisations:

• 2007 FutureSkills Scotland: The Dynamics of the Scottish Labour Market: Using the Longitudinal Component of the Labour Force Survey
• 2006 Perth and Kinross Council: Economic Development in Perth and Kinross
• 2005 Welsh Assembly Government: The Costs of Free Domiciliary Care in Wales
• 2005 Scottish Executive: Establishing the Evidence Base for an Evaluation of Free Personal Care
• 2005 Department of Health: Regional Variation in the Salaries of Health Care Professionals
• 2005 Economic and Social Research Council: Scotland's Ageing Population: Microsimulation of the Baby Boomers
• 2005 PPP Healthcare: Costing Long-Term Care in Falkirk and West-Lothian
• 2004 Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Financing Long-Term Care in Scotland and the UK

 

Qualifications, Recognitions, Positions and Memberships:

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Member of the ESRC Training and Development Board
• Fellow of the World Demographic Association

 

 

Selected Publications:

• Bell, D.N.F. and Blanchflower, D.(2007) The Scots May be Brave: But They’re Neither Healthy nor Happy, Scottish Journal of Political Economy (forthcoming March 2007)
• Bell, D.N.F, Elliott, R., Ma, A. and Scott, A. “The Pattern of Geographical Wage Differences in the Public and Private Sector in Great Britain”, Manchester School (forthcoming 2007)
• Bell, D.N.F, Elliott, R., Ma, A., Roberts, E. and Scott, A. “Geographically Differentiated Pay in the Labour Market for Nurses”, Journal of Health Economics (forthcoming 2007)
• Bell, D.N.F., Bowes, A. and Dawson A. “Financial care models in Scotland and the UK – research extension”, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (forthcoming 2007)
• Bell,D.N.F. and Sarajevs, V. Scottish Education: Spending more – earning less? Scotecon Discussion Paper, Revise and resubmit with Economics of Education
• Bell, D.N.F. “The Costs of Social Care in West Lothian” in “Smart Technology and Community Care for Older People: Innovation in West Lothian Scotland”, Bowes, A. and McColgan, G. Age Conern, Scotland, ISBN 1-874399-99-9
• Bell, D.N.F and King, D. (2006) “Modelling The Effects Of Tax Options”, Research Report for the Local Government Finance Review , Scotland
• Bell, D.N.F. and Bowes, A. (2006) “Establishing the evidence base for an evaluation of the implementation, operation and impact of free personal care in Scotland”, Scottish Executive,  ISBN 0 7559 6119 6
• Bell, D.N.F. (2006) “Estimating the cost of free home care for disabled people in Wales”, Welsh Assembly Government, February
• Bell, D.N.F., Bowes, A. and Dawson A. “Financial care models in Scotland and the UK – research extension”, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (forthcoming 2007)
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History

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