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Health Economics Research at Nottingham (HER@N)

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David Paton

Professor of Industrial Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Research Summary

Economics of advertising; betting market efficiency; taxation of betting; taxation of gambling; economics of teenage fertility: pregnancy, abortion etc.;population growth and development

Recent Publications

  • DESAI, M, LOCKETT, A and PATON, D, 2017. Information Asymmetries in the Hiring Process and the Risk of New Leader Dismissal: insights from English Premier League Soccer Organizations British Journal of Management. (In Press.)
  • PATON. D and WRIGHT. L, 2017. The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy Journal of Health Economics. 54, pp. 135-146
  • DESAI, M, LOCKETT, A and PATON, D, 2016. Human Resource Management (USA). 55(6), pp. 967-984
  • GIRMA, S and PATON, D, 2015. Social Science & Medicine. 131(c), pp. 1-9
  • DESAI, M, LOCKETT, A and PATON, D, 2017. Information Asymmetries in the Hiring Process and the Risk of New Leader Dismissal: insights from English Premier League Soccer Organizations British Journal of Management. (In Press.)
  • PATON. D and WRIGHT. L, 2017. The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy Journal of Health Economics. 54, pp. 135-146
  • DESAI, M, LOCKETT, A and PATON, D, 2016. Human Resource Management (USA). 55(6), pp. 967-984
  • GIRMA, S and PATON, D, 2015. Social Science & Medicine. 131(c), pp. 1-9
  • PATON, D and VAUGHAN, W, 2015. Journal of Forecasting. 34, pp. 391-404
  • PATON, D and JONES, D, 2015. How does legalization of physician assisted suicide affect rates of suicide? Southern Medical Journal. 10, pp. 599-604
  • SACHETI, A, GREGORY-SMITH, I and PATON, D, 2015. Economic Record. 92(296), 121-136
  • SACHETI, A, GREGORY-SMITH, I and PATON, D, 2014. Uncertainty of outcome or strengths of teams: An economic analysis of attendance demand for international cricket Applied Economcis. 46(17), pp. 2034-46
  • SACHETI, A, GREGORY-SMITH, I and PATON, D, 2014. Journal of sports economics.
  • SACHETI, A, GREGORY-SMITH, I and PATON, D, 2014. Journal of the royal statistical society series A (Statistics in Society). 179(3), pp. 741-755
  • PATON, D. and WILLIAMS, L.V., 2013. Regional Studies. 47(6), 963-973
  • GIRMA, S. and PATON, D., 2013. Demography. n/a(n/a), n/a
  • PATON, D, 2012. Underage conceptions and abortions in England and Wales 1969-2009: the role of public policy Education and Health. 30(2), pp. 22-24
  • PATON, D and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L, 2012. The Taxation of Gambling Machines: a theoretical perspective. In: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L and SIEGAL, D, eds., The Handbook of the Economics of Gambling Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • GIRMA, S. and PATON, D., 2011. Journal of Health Economics. 30(2), 373-380
  • PATON, D and COOKE, A, 2011. The changing demands on leisure time: the emergence of twenty 20 cricket. In: Handbook of The Economics of Leisure 18. London: Edward & Elgar. pp. 302-39
  • PATON, D, 2011. Teenage Pregnancy, STIs and Asbtinence Strategies. In: WATT, H, ed., Fertility and Gender: issues in reproductive and sexual ethics 6. Oxford: Anscombe Bioethics Centre. pp. 99-109
  • SIEGEL, D, WILLIAMS, L.V and PATON, D, 2010. Southern Economic Journal. 76(4 April), pp. 953-75
  • SIEGEL, D, WILLIAMS, L.V and PATON, D, 2010. Gambling, Prediction Markets and Public Policy Southern Economic Journal. 74(4 April), pp. 878-883
  • PATON, D., SIEGEL, D. and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L., 2009. Economica. 76(302 April), pp. 219-224
  • SMITH, M.A., PATON, D. and WILLIAMS, L.V., 2009. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 71(2), 539-549
  • PATON, D, DAWSON, P, MORLEY, B and THOMAS, D, 2009. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 60(12 Dec), pp. 1786-1793
  • FENN, P., PATON, D. and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L., 2009. Public Choice. 141(3-4), 335-349
  • HASSELDINE, J, GRAHAM S and PATON, P, 2009. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 43, pp. 457-463
  • ELSAYED, K and PATON, D, 2009. Business Strategy and the Environment. 18(6), pp. 397-413
  • PATON, D, 2009. Does access to contraception raise teenage pregnancy rates? Nursing Times.
  • PATON, D, 2009. Exploring the evidence on strategies to reduce teenage pregnancy rates Nursing Times. 105(42), pp. 22-25
  • KAHANE, L.H., PATON, D. and SIMMONS, R., 2008. The abortion-crime link: evidence from England and Wales Economica. 75(297), 1-21
  • PATON, D, 2008. Advertising as an Entry Deterrent: Evidence from UK Firms Journal of the Economics of Business. 15(1), pp. 63-83
  • LOCKETT, A, WRIGHT, M, BURROWS, A, SCHOLES, L and PATON, D, 2008. Small Business Economics. 31, pp. 39-58
  • SMITH, M.A., PATON, D. and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L., 2006. Economica. 73(292), 673-689
  • GIRMA,S.N. and PATON,D.N., 2006. Health Economics. 15(10), 1021-1032
  • PATON, D., 2006. Sex Education. 6(3), 281-308
  • PATON, D. and WILLIAMS, L.V., 2005. Journal of Forecasting. 24(2), 139-154
  • PATON, D. and SIEGEL, D. S., 2005. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. VOL 16(NUMBER 3), 309-312
  • ELSAYED, K. and PATON, D., 2005. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. VOL 16(NUMBER 3), 395-412
  • PATON,D., LINK,A. and SIEGEL,D., 2005. Managerial and Decision Economics. 26(2), 149-158
  • HARRISON, B. and PATON, D., 2005. ECONOMIC CHANGE AND RESTRUCTURING. VOL 37(NUMBER 3-4), 203-223
  • PATON, D. and COOKE, A., 2005. Journal of Sports Economics. VOL 6(NUMB 1), 24-45
  • PATON, D., SMITH, M. and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L., 2005. An Assessment of Quasi-Arbitrage Opportunities in Two Fixed Odds Horse Race Betting Markets. In: Information Efficiency in Financial and Betting Markets Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
  • PATON, D., SIEGEL, D. S. and WILLIAMS, L. V., 2004. Taxation and the demand for gambling: new evidence from the United Kingdom National Tax Journal. 57(4), 847-862
  • LOCKETT, A., WRIGHT, M., SCHOLES, L., BURROWS, A. and PATON, D., 2004. When Do Venture Capitalists Make a Difference? The Export Intensity of Venture Capital Backed Companies In: Babson Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
  • PATON, D., 2004. Does Pharmacy Provision of Emergency Birth Control Reduce Teenage Pregnancy? An Analysis of Quarterly Data from England In: British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference.
  • ELSAYED, K. and PATON, D., 2004. Does Endogeneity Matter in the Relationship between Environmental Performance and Financial Performance In: Corporate Social Responsibility Management Conference.
  • PATON, D., 2004. Advertising as an Entry Deterrent: Evidence from UK Firms In: European Association for Research in Industrial Economics Conference.
  • SMITH, M., PATON, D. and WILLIAMS, L.V., 2004. Market Efficiency in New Gaming Markets: The Case of Person-to-Person Betting in the UK In: Western Economic Association Annual Conference.
  • PATON, D., 2004. Random Behaviour or Rational Choice? Family Planning, Teenage Pregnancy and STIs In: Royal Economic Society Conference.
  • PATON, D., VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L. and SIEGEL, D., 2003. The Demand for Gambling: A Review. In: The Economics of Gambling, Chapter 18 Routledge, London and New York. 247-263
  • FRASER, S. and PATON, D., 2003. Applied Economics. VOL 35(PART 11), 1357-1368
  • PATON, D., SIEGEL, D. and WILLIAMS, L.V., 2003. Measuring the Productivity of Gambling Establishments: Theory and Plant Level Evidence In: Research of Income and Wealth and International Conference on Index Number Theory and the Measurement of Prices and Productivity.
  • ELSAYED, K. and PATON, D., 2003. Corporate Environmental Performance: Does Firm Life Cycle Matter? In: Business Strategy and the Environment Conference.
  • ELSAYED, K. and PATON, D., 2003. The Relationship between Firm Environmental Performance and Financial Performance: Static and Dynamic Panel Data Evidence In: Special Issue Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility.
  • ELSAYED, K. and PATON, D., 2003. Corporate Environmental Performance: Does Firm Life Cycle Matter? In: Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility.
  • PATON, D., 2003. Teenage Conceptions, STI’s and Family Planning: Evidence from England, 1998-2001 In: British Society for Population Studies Conference.
  • PATON, D., SIEGEL, D.S. and WILLIAMS, L.V., 2002. The Economic Journal. 112(480), F296-F314
  • PATON, D., 2002. Journal of Health Economics. 21(2), 207-225
  • IBRAHIM, G., COOKE, A. and PATON, D., 2002. Journal of Development Studies. 39(1), 165-180
  • LINK,A.N., PATON,D. and SIEGEL,D.S., 2002. Research Policy. 31(8-9), 1459-1466
  • PATON, D. and CONANT, N., 2002. Journal of Strategic Marketing. VOL 10(PART 2), 115-134
  • PATON, D. and WILLIAMS, L. V., 2002. Applied Financial Economics. VOL 12(PART 9), 633-638
  • PATON, D., 2002. Applied Economics. VOL 34(PART 4), 431-438
  • PATON, D., 2002. Spread Betting, Quarbs and Market Efficiency In: Royal Economic Society Conference.
  • CHAPPLE, W., COOKE, A., GALT, V. and PATON, D., 2001. Managerial and Decision Economics. 22(8), 453-463
  • CHAPPLE, W., COOKE, A., GALT, V. and PATON, D., 2001. Business Strategy and the Environment. 10(4), 238-244
  • PATON,D. and CONANT,N., 2001. Journal of Industrial Economics. 49(1), 111
  • PATON, D., SIEGEL, D. S. and WILLIAMS, L. V., 2001. Gambling Taxation: A Comment This comment demonstrates that the application of the GST to gambling represents a shift from a commodity tax to an ad valorem tax. Theory and evidence suggest the move is likely to be welfare enhancing Australian Economic Review. VOL 34(PART 4), 437-440
  • HEASELL, S. and PATON, D., 2001. Health Services Management Research. VOL 14(NUMB 1), 62-63
  • PATON, D. and WILLIAMS, L. V., 2001. Review of Industrial Organization. VOL 19(PART 3), 265-278
  • PATON, D. and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L., 2001. Risk Return and Adverse Selection. In: Financial Markets: Imperfect Information and Risk Management Palgrave Publishing Co. Ltd, The, Weybridge, Surrey, UK. 63-81
  • PATON, D., SIEGEL, D. and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L., 2001. A Time Series Analysis of the Demand for Gambling In: 11th ICAEW - Sponsored Tax Research Network Conference.
  • PATON, D. and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L., 2001. Betting the Book: ‘Quarbs’ and Market Efficiency in Index Investment and Risk In: 3rd International Conference of Money Investment and Risk.
  • PATON, D., WILLIAMS, L. V. and FRASER, S., 1999. Bulletin of Economic Research. VOL 51(NUMBER 3), 237-242
  • PATON,D., 1998. International Journal of the Economics of Business. 5((1)), 57-75
  • WILLIAMS, L. V. and PATON, D., 1998. Applied Economics. VOL 30(NUMBER 11), 1505-1510
  • VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, L. and PATON, D., 1997. Economic Journal. ISSUE 440, 150-158
  • WILLIAMS, L. V. and PATON, D., 1997. Does information efficiency require a perception of information inefficiency? APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS. VOL 4(NUMBER 10), 615-618
  • PATON, D. and HARRISON, B., Do Fat Tails Matter in GARCH Estimation? Testing Market Efficiency in two Transition Economies Economic Issues. (In Press.)

Health Economics Research at Nottingham (HER@N)

School of Medicine
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