News

• 2003-09-03
  BHPS data set online
  The data is now accessible using STATA in a format that allows users to easily select variables and generate balanced or unbalanced panels and other cross section sub data sets. The procedures are clearly documented and there is a library of read-only DO files which users can copy to their own PC and edit for further research
• 2007-04-26
  PhD Studentship in Economics
  Department of Economics, Business School, College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Aberdeen As part of the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) www.econ.ed.ac.uk/sire, initiative the Business School at the University of Aberdeen is offering a PhD studentship in Economics. The Studentship consists of an award of £15,000 per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory progress) to cover tuition fees and maintenance. It may be awarded in any field of economics where we can offer supervision. The start date for the studentship is September or October 2007. Candidates should normally have attained (or be expected to attain soon) an MSc in Economics or equivalent. In order to apply for the award students must have either received an offer to study for a PhD at the University of Aberdeen or have submitted an application to study for a PhD at the University. The closing date for applications is 31st May, 2007. All applicants will also be considered for the postgraduate awards offered by the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS). To apply, candidates must use the general application form and application procedure for PhD scholarships offered by the College of Arts and Social Sciences. Further information on the application procedure and the PhD application form can be obtained at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/funding/apply.php Informal inquiries may be made to Professor Euan Phimister (e.phimister@abdn.ac.uk) or Professor Ioannis Theodossiou, Department of Economics, Business School.
• 2007-05-04
  Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference - Friday 29th of June 2007.
  This one-day conference coincides with the launch of the 'Work and Wellbeing' stream of the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) initiative which aspires to bring together researchers from across seven Scottish universities who work on these issues. It aims at kick-starting the research network by bringing together researchers from those SIRE affiliated universities who work on these issues. It is intended that this event will provide the opportunity for researchers to get to know and discuss each others research plans and work relating to wellbeing at work. Thus it provides an initial opportunity to establish synergies between researchers which will have lasting benefits in terms of collaborative research, a key objective of the SIRE initiative. Moreover, it gives the opportunity to present current work, to establish research networks, collect ideas, and establish possible collaborations. The conference is being held at the King’s College Conference Centre at the University of Aberdeen. Call for papers. The organisers invite related papers from colleagues from Scottish Universities affiliated with SIRE. Please send PDF copies to Professor I Theodossiou at the address below. The conference will see a range of papers on health and wellbeing at work. The first keynote speaker is M Harvey Brenner (University of North Texas Health Science Centre) who will be speaking on health at work. The second keynote speaker will be Richard Freeman (NBER, LSE) who will be speaking on job satisfaction. The third keynote speaker will be Bernard van Praag (University of Amsterdam) who will be speaking on the methodology of wellbeing research. To register, please contact: Professor I Theodossiou, University of Aberdeen Business School, Edward Wright Building, Dunbar Street, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3QY. Telephone: +44 1224 272183. Email: theod@abdn.ac.uk For full details see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/upload_docs/Work_and_Wellbeing_Conference.pdf
• 2007-07-10
  Aberdeen hosts Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference
  This one-day conference coincided with the launch of the 'Work and Wellbeing' stream of the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) initiative which aspires to bring together researchers from across seven Scottish universities who work on these issues. It aims at kick-starting the research network by bringing together researchers from those SIRE affiliated universities who work on these issues. The first keynote speaker was M Harvey Brenner (University of North Texas Health Science Centre) who spoke on health at work. The second keynote speaker was Richard Freeman (NBER, LSE) who spoke on job satisfaction. The third keynote speaker was Bernard van Praag (University of Amsterdam) who spoke on the methodology of wellbeing research. For full papers see:

  1.Bell et al: Free Personal Care

  2.Bender Theodossiou: Your Job or Your_Life

  3.Brenner: Impact of Unemployment on Health

  4.Freeman: Your Job Love it or Hate it

  5.Ma et al: NHS Recruitment

  6.Panos Theodossiou: Aspirations and Job Satisfaction

  7.van Praag: Perspectives from the happiness literature

  8.Beath and FitzRoy: Status, Happiness, and Relative Income

• 2009-02-06
  Aberdeen economists lead €1M European health and safety study
  Aberdeen economists will lead a major new Europe-wide study into the economic impact of health and safety practices in the workplace.
  
  The European Commission has funded the €1.05 million project, which is partly aimed at addressing rising levels of stress amongst EU workers.Nineteen research institutions from across Europe, led by a team from the University of Aberdeen, are involved in the study. Professor Ioannis Theodossiou, Director of the University’s Centre for European Labour Market Research (CELMR) is co-ordinating the project, which ultimately aims to improve the health and safety conditions of the EU workforce. The other members of the Aberdeen research team are Professor Tim Barmby, Dr David McCausland, Dr Alexandros Zangelidis and Dr K. Pouliakas. Professor Theodossiou said: “In 2000, the European Union laid out its plans to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustained growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. “The health and well-being of people of working age is of fundamental importance to this process and so a coherent and effective policy on health and safety in the workplace is therefore crucial.” He said that one of the key issues which health and safety policy-makers face is the increasing incidence of social illnesses such as stress, depression and anxiety at work. “These are issues, along with the rise of other occupational injuries and illnesses that need to be faced,” said Professor Theodossiou. “This new study will evaluate the cost and benefit of investing in health and safety at work and provide policy recommendations aimed at ensuring the continuing competitiveness of Europe’s changing labour markets.” He said that there was a need for policy makers to target practical problems arising within the workplace, and design new procedures to be implemented by firms, especially to SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). “Gathering information on the status of health and safety at work in the European Union member states is vital in order for policymakers to implement EU directives and to anticipate new and emerging risks,” added Professor Theodossiou. The first meeting of the HEALTHatWORK group will take place on October 18 at the University of Aberdeen.
  
  The 19 partners involved in the study are: University of Aberdeen, Université de Bourgogne, Baltic International Centre for Economic and Policy Studies, Aarhus University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, The Institute for Economic Analysis, University of Athens, University of Amsterdam, Welsh Economy and Labour Market Evaluation Research Centre, Ghent University, Centro de Desarrollo Tecnológico, Central Institute for Labour Protection– National Research Institute, University of Birmingham, Center for Public Affairs Studies Foundation, Hungary, Università Cattolica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, Berlin Scholl of Economics and HYDRAULIS, Greece).

Events

• The Origins of Self-Employment
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-01-18
• Principals, Agents, ... and Others?
  S52, Edward Wright
  13:00
  2007-03-15
• Renting vs Owning, the Role of Income Risk
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-04-27
• Compensating Wage Differentials with Unemployment
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-05-03
• Fish Auctions
  S52, Edward Wright
  11:30
  2007-05-17
• Property Rights, Cooperative Surplus and Inheritance in Farm Households
  S52. Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-05-24
• Asymmetric First-Price Auctions
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-06-01
• Can subsidy competition between regions for a multinational increase the host country’s welfare?
  S52, Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2007-06-07
• Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference
  King’s College Conference Centre
  10:00
  2007-06-29

News & Events

CELMR · University of Aberdeen Business School
Edward Wright Building · Dunbar Street · Aberdeen · AB24 3QY
· University of Aberdeen Business School Web Co-ordinator : d.mccausland@abdn.ac.uk