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- Email Address
- v.watson@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437179
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Verity leads the Preference and Value research theme. Verity's research focuses on the provision of public and publicly-provided private goods. In particular, the organisation and supply of health care, and patient's choices and shared decision making. Verity's research spans health economics, environmental economics, behavioural and experimental economics, health policy, labour economics, and poverty measurement.
Qualifications
- PhD Economics2003 - University of Aberdeen
- MSc Economics1998 - Glasgow University
- MA (hons) Economic Science1997 - University of Aberdeen
External Memberships
Health Improvement, Protection and Services Panel, Chief Scientist Office of Scottish Government (2016 - 2023)
Latest Publications
Teleworking and housing demand
Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 101, 103915Contributions to Journals: ArticlesResearch Project Briefing: Enhancing recruitment and retention of doctors in rural Scotland
Chief Scientist Office (Document).Other Contributions: Other ContributionsThe perception of women in rural and remote Scotland about intrapartum care: A qualitative study
The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, vol. 16, pp. 117-125Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-022-00608-5
Public contributors' preferences for the organisation of remote public involvement meetings in health and social care: a discrete choice experiment study
Health Expectations, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 146-159Contributions to Journals: Articles‘Moving to the countryside and staying’? Exploring doctors migration choices to remote and rural areas
Journal of Rural StudiesContributions to Journals: Articles
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Economics, Applied Health Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Economic Policy
- Economics
- Applied Economics
- Health Policy
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
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Is relational continuity of care as important to people as policy makers think?: Preferences for continuity of care in primary care
Family Practice, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 569-575Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmab010
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The Value of Preventative Dental Care: A Discrete-Choice Experiment
Journal of Dental Research, vol. 100, no. 7, pp. 723-730Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034521989943
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16739/1/Boyers_etal_JDR_The_Value_Of_VoR.pdf
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Metastatic prostate cancer patients’ Attitudes towards Treatment of the local Tumour and metastasis Evaluative Research (IP5-MATTER): A multicentre, discrete choice experiment trial-in-progress
EAU21 Virtual Congress, pp. S1217-S1218Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01243-4
- [ONLINE] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01243-4
The burden of dengue in children by calculating spatial temperature: A methodological approach using remote sensing techniques
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 8, 4230Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a representative working-age population in France: a survey experiment based on vaccine characteristics
The Lancet Public Health, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. e210-e221Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRadical Treatment Without Cure: Decision-making in Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer
European Urology, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 558-560Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2021.01.029
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Understanding public preferences and trade-offs for government responses during a pandemic: a protocol for a discrete choice experiment in the UK
BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 11, e043477Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEvaluating the Trade-offs Men with Localized Prostate Cancer Make between the Risks and Benefits of Treatments: the COMPARE study
Journal of Urology, vol. 204, no. 2, pp. 273-280Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000000754
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How are debriefing questions used in health discrete choice experiments? An online survey
Value in Health, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 289-293Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCase study: A realistic contaminated site remediation and different scenarios of intervention
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Health Interventions. Elsevier, pp. 229-256, 28 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812885-5.00011-1
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