Personal Chair
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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: ArticlesThe 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: ArticlesResearch Project Briefing: Enhancing recruitment and retention of doctors in rural Scotland
Chief Scientist Office (Scientific Study Report).Other Contributions: Other ContributionsPrescribing antibiotics: factors driving decision-making in general practice. A discrete choice experiment
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 305, 115033Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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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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More Than Meets The Eye: Has the Eye Care Policy in Scotland Had Wider Health Benefits?
Working Papers: Discussion PapersWhat do UK medical students value most in their careers?: A discrete choice experiment
Medical Education, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 839-851Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPatients’ preferences for anti-osteoporosis drug treatment: a cross-European discrete-choice experiment
Rheumatology, vol. 56, no. 7, pp. 1167-1176Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPatient satisfaction in community pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 298, no. 7899, pp. 169Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Patients want to learn about their condition and medicines
Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 298, no. 7899Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1211/PJ.2016.20202043
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Men’s preferences for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a discrete choice experiment
Patient preference and adherence, vol. 2016, no. 10, pp. 2407-2417Contributions to Journals: ArticlesManaging Minor Ailments: The Public’s Preferences for Attributes of Community Pharmacies. A Discrete Choice Experiment
PloS ONE, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 1-15Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhat do UK doctors in training value in a post?: A discrete choice experiment
Medical Education, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 189-202Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.12896
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13272/2/Cleland_et_al_AAM.pdf
“Doctor my eyes”: A natural experiment on the demand for eye care services
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 150, pp. 117-127Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe impact of information, value-deliberation and group-based decision-making on values for ecosystem services: integrating deliberative monetary valuation and storytelling
Ecosystem Services, vol. 21, no. Part B, pp. 270-290Contributions to Journals: Articles
