Professor Robert Elliott

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Chair in Economics

Professor Robert Elliott

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Email: r.elliott@abdn.ac.uk
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Biography

Bob joined HERU as Director in December 2001. He is also Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Aberdeen. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 2007 was appointed as a Commissioner at the Low Pay Commission which sets the UK minimum wage. He has held visiting positions at several universities in the USA, Europe and Australia and acted as consultant and adviser to the Police Federation, HM Treasury, European Commission and the OECD. He chaired a Review of the Area Cost Adjustment in 1996 and was a member of the Committee of Inquiry into Professional Conditions for Teachers in Scotland (McCrone Committee) (2000). He is a member of the Technical Advisory Group on Resource Allocation established by the Scottish Government Health Directorates. He has directed a large number of research projects and published widely in the field of labour economics. His most recent research has focused on health service labour markets and resource allocation within the health services of Scotland, England and Wales.

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)


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Publications

Working Papers and Discussion Papers

Working Papers

  • Elliott, RF. (2009). 'Distributing public funding to the NHS in England: taking account of differences in local labour market conditions on NHS recruitment and retention'. HERU Briefing Paper, University of Aberdeen.
    [Online] AURA: Briefing_paper_30_2009_Jan.pdf

Contributions to Journals

Articles

  • Morris, S., Goudie, R., Sutton, M., Gravelle, H., Elliott, RF., Hole, AR., Ma, AHY., Sibbald, B. & Skatun, D. (2011). 'Determinants of general practitioners' wages in England'. Health Economics, vol 20, no. 2, pp. 147–160.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1002/hec.1573
  • Caskey, FJ., Kramer, A., Elliott, RF., Stel, VS., Covic, A., Cusumano, A., Geue, C., Macleod, AM., Zwinderman, AH., Stengel, B. & Jager, KJ. (2011). 'Global variation in renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease'. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq781
  • Elliott, RF., Ma, AHY., Scott, A., Bell, D., Roberts, E. & Teckle, P. (2007). 'Geographically differentiated pay in the labout market for nurses'. Journal of Health Economics, vol 26, no. 1, pp. 190-212.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1016/J.JHEALECO.2006.05.002
  • Bell, D., Elliott, RF., Ma, AHY., Scott, A. & Roberts, E. (2007). 'The pattern and evolution of geographical wage differentials in the public and private sectors in Great Britain'. The Manchester School, vol 75, no. 4, pp. 386-421.
  • Skatun, D., Antonazzo, E., Scott, A. & Elliott, RF. (2005). 'The supply of qualified nurses: a classical model of labour supply'. Applied Economics, vol 37, no. 1, pp. 57-65.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000291272
  • Sandy, R. & Elliott, RF. (2005). 'Long-term Illness and Wages: The Impact of the Risk of Occupationally Related Long-term Illness on Earnings'. Journal of Human Resources, vol 40, no. 3, pp. 744-768.
  • Elliott, RF., Bell, D., Scott, A., Ma, AHY. & Roberts, E. (2005). 'Devolved government and public sector pay reform: considerations of equity and efficiency'. Regional Studies, vol 39, no. 4, pp. 519-539.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1080/00343400500128655

Editorials

  • Elliott, RF., Mavromaras, KG. & Meurs, D. (2007). 'Special issue on public sector pay structures and regional competitiveness: Editors' introduction'. The Manchester School, vol 75, no. 4, pp. 373-385.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2007.01022.x

Books and Reports

Commissioned Reports

  • Elliott, RF. & Phimister, E. (2005). 'The Impact of the Minimum Wage in Scotland'. Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
  • Elliott, RF. (2003). 'The Further Reform of Decentralised Pay and Grading Systems in the UK'. The Statistical Office of The European Community.
  • Elliott, RF. (2003). 'Public Sector Pay Setting in Greece: The Implications for the Method of Setting the Salaries of European Commission Employees'. The Implications for the Method of Setting the Salaries of European Commission Employees.
  • Elliott, RF. (2002). 'London Weighting: Report of the London Weighting Advisory Panel (with committee members)'. Greater London Authority, London.
  • Elliott, RF. (2002). 'Public Sector Pay Setting in Portugal: The Implications for the Method of Setting the Salaries of European Commission Employees'. The Statistical Office of The European Community.
  • Elliott, RF. (2002). 'Public Sector Pay Setting in Spain: The Implications for the Method of Setting the Salaries of European Commission Employees'. The Statistical Office of The European Community.

Other Reports

  • Elliott, RF., Bell, D. & Scott, A. (2005). 'Competition and Reform: Devolved government and public sector pay setting'. ESRC, Swindon, United Kingdom.

Contributions to Specialist Publications

Articles

  • Caskey, FJ., Stel, VS., Elliott, RF., Jager, KJ., Covic, A., Cusumano, A., Geue, C., Kramer, A., Stengel, B. & Macleod, A. (2010). 'The EVEREST Study: an international collaboration'. pp. 28-36, NDT Plus.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp146

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