David Bell
University of Stirling
Telephone Number: 01786 467486
Email Address: david.ball@scotecon.net
or dnfb1@stir.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.economics.stir.ac.uk/staff/dnfb1/
Department Telephone Number: 01786 467470
Department Fax Number: 01786 7469
David Bell is a Professor of Economics, Head of Economics Department of the University of Stirling and Co-Director of ScotEcon
Research Interests
Economics of social care, economics of subjective well-being, the scottish economy, economics of education.
Recent Publications
2004 With Vadim Sarajev, “Scottish Education: Spending more – earning less?” Scotecon Discussion Paper
2004 With Robert F. Elliott, Ada Ma, Anthony Scott and Elizabeth Roberts, "Geographically differentiated pay in the labour market for nurses"
2004 With David Blanchlflower, “The Scots May be Brave: But They’re Neither Healthy nor Happy” , Scotecon discussion paper
2004 With Robert F Elliott , Anthony Scott, “The Earnings Consequences of Moving Between the Private and Public Sectors in Great Britain .”, Discussion paper
2004 Care for the Elderly: A Fiscal Timebomb? scotecon conference volume
2003 "The Definition, Classifiication and Measurement of Working Time Arrangements", International Labor Organisation, Conditions of Work and Employment Series, No 4 with Peter Elias
2003 "Annualised Hours Contracts: The way forward in labour market flexibility?", National Institute Economic Review, with Bob Hart
2003 "Wages, hours, and overtime premia: evidence from the British labor market" Industrial and Labor Relations Review 56, 3, 470 with Bob Hart
2002 “A New Fiscal Settlement for Scotland”, Scottish Affairs, 41, 121-140 with Alex Christie
2002 “Worklessness and Polarisation in Scottish Households”, Scotecon Discussion Paper with Gregor Jack
2002 “Valuing the benefits of coastal water quality improvements using contingent and real behaviour, Environmental and Research Economics, 24, 3, 273-285 with Nick Hanley and Begona A-F,
2002 “Unobserved Ability and Compensating Differentials for Workplace Risks of Death”, under submission with Bob Elliott and Bob Sandy
2002 Substitution between Informal and Formal Care: The Impact on Personal Care, with Gary Gillespie, Rannia Leontaridi and Sally Stearns