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Contact Details ·
Email: r.e.wright@strath.ac.uk ·
Phone: +44 (0)141 548 3861 ·
Fax: +44 (0)141 548 4445 ·
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Personal Statement Robert E. Wright,
PhD, joined the University
of Strathclyde in September 2005 as Professor of Economics in the Department
of Economics in the Strathclyde Business School. From 1995 to
2005, he was Professor and University Chair in Economics in the Department of
Economics at the University
of Stirling and Vice-Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Management.
From 1991 to 1994, he was Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, in the Department
of Political Economy at the University of Glasgow. Before moving to
Scotland, he held positions in the Department of Economics at Birkbeck College
in London and at the Institute
for Research in Public Policy in Ottawa. He
is a founding member of the Centre for Population Change. He is the Research Co-ordinator
of the Demography and Social Justice Programme at the Scottish Economic
Policy Network; a Senior Associate of Fraser of Allander Institute, Glasgow;
a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labour, Bonn; a Senior
External Demographic Expert at the Office of National Statistics, London; a
member of the Office of National Statistics National Population Projections Expert Advisory Panel; a member of the
Expert Group of the Board of Actuarial Standards; a member of the Advisory
Network of the Social Justice Foundation; a Fellow of the World Demographic
Association, St. Gallen, Switzerland; a member of the Advisory Network,
Social Justice Foundation; and a member of the International Advisory Board
of Centre for Microfinance and Development, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He
is a member of Methods and Infrastructure Committee, Economic and
Social Research Council. He
is an external examiner at the University of Galway, the University
of Birmingham and Glasgow Caledonian University. He is a member of
Advisory Board of the Higher Education Academy’s Economics Network. For five
years he was the Executive Director of the Scottish Graduate Programme in
Economics. He
was born in Trenton, Ontario,
Canada
in 1958. He studied at the University of Western Ontario,
the University of Michigan,
the University of Stockholm
and the National Institute of Demographic Research in
Paris. He
has been a Visiting Professor at DELTA in Paris and at the Universities of Amsterdam
and Stockholm.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts; a Member of the Higher Education
Academy; and an Academician, Council Member and Editorial Board Member of the Academy of
the Learned Societies for the Social Sciences. He is a Past
President of the European
Society for Population Economics and President of the Scottish Economic
Society. Hobbies Hill walking, Munros, trekking, mountaineering, tobogganing and cycling |
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Main Appointments ·
Professor, Department
of Economics, University of Strathclyde, Sept. 2005- ·
Professor, and
University Chair in Economics, Department of Economics, University of
Stirling, 1995-2005 ·
Senior Lecturer, Department
of Political Economy, University of Glasgow, 1993-1995 ·
Lecturer, Department
of Political Economy, University of Glasgow, 1991-1993 ·
Research Associate,
Institute for Research on Public Policy, Ottawa, 1990-1991 ·
Research Fellow,
Department of Economics, Birkbeck College, University of London, 1987-1990 |
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Teaching
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Research Interests Current and Recent ESRC Research Grants “Higher
Education, Over-education and Migration”, Economic and Social Research Council 2009,
£24,591 “Centre
for Population Change: Understanding Population Change in the 21st Century”, Research
Centres Competitions, Economic and
Social Research Council (with the
Universities of Southampton, Dundee, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Stirling),
2009, £6.2 million “Scottish Model of Housing
Affordability, Scottish Government (with K. Gibb and others,
University of Glasgow, 2007, £115,000 “The Overall Impact of Higher Education
Institutions on Regional Economies in the UK”, Economic and Social
Research Council (with P.
McGregor and K. Swales, University of Strathclyde, and others), 2007,
£496,000 “Social Survey Research Network”, Economic and Social Research Council (with V. Gayle, University of Stirling and
others ), 2006, £53,000 “Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics
PhD Training Sequence”, Economic and Social Research Council, 2006, £107,914 “The Impact of Higher Education Institutions on
Regional Economies”, Economic
and Social Research Council (with P. McGregor and K. Swales, University of
Strathclyde and others), 2006, £19,867 “Longitudinal Data Analysis for Social Science
Researchers”, Economic
and Social Research Council
(with V. Gayle, University of Stirling and others), 2005, £99,304 “Macroeconomic Impacts of
Demographic Change in Scotland”, Economic and Social Research Council (with P. McGregor and K.
Swales, University of Strathclyde), 2005, £50,662. “Demographic Change and Scottish Labour Market”, Commissioned Report, Economic and Social Research Council, 2004, £3,000 "Longitudinal Data
Analysis in the Social Sciences", Economic and Social Research Council (with V.
Gayle, University of Stirling and others ), 2004, £60,000. Presentations “Scotland Future Demographic Prospects”, Invited Presentation, ESRC Festival of Social
Science, University of Dundee, March 18, 2010 “Exporting and Importing Graduates”, Invited Presentation, ESRC Festival of Social
Sciences, Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, Sheffield, March 12,
2010 “Devolved
Immigration Policy: Will it Work for
Scotland?
Evidence from Canada”, Migration and Citizenship lecture, University of
Edinburgh, March 1, 2010 “Chasing Graduate Jobs”, Higher Education Institutions Impact Workshop, Fraser of Allander
Institute, University of Strathclyde, January 12, 2010 “Migration and the Pursuit of
Graduate Jobs”, Invited Presentation, Making an Impact:
Universities and the Regional Economy, Woburn House, London, November 4, 2009 “Population Policy: Lessons from
Canada,” Keynote Address, Canadianaich
Ann An Alba Conference, Eden Centre, Inverness October 24, 2009 “Devolved Immigration Policy: Will
It Work in Scotland? Evidence from Canada”,
Seminar, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde, October 22,
2009 “Scotland’s Demographic Prospects”, Keynote Address, ISA International Housing Conference, Mitchell
Library, Glasgow, September 2, 2009 “Demographic Change and Macroeconomic
Performance: Evidence from Scotland”,
Demography Lecture, Office of National Statistics, Titchfield, July 6, 2009
and Seminar, Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton, July
6, 2009 “Demographic Changes: The Scottish
Experience in the Wider UK and EU Context, Invited
speaker, The Employability of Older Workers, Edinburgh Napier University, July 1,
2009 “Graduate Migration Flows in
Scotland”, Invited speaker, Scotland’s Universities and the
Economy: Impact. Value and Challenges, University of Strathclyde Glasgow, June 30, 2009 “Graduate Migration Flows”, Meeting of
the European Society of Population Economics, Seville, Spain, June 11-13, 2009 “Importing and Exporting Human
Capital”, Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference,
April 27-29, 2009 “Demographic Change and
Macroeconomic Performance: Scottish Evidence from a CGE Model”, Invited lecture, University of Pablo De Olavide, Seville,
Spain, March 9, 2009 “Economics in Scotland”, Keynote Address, Scottish Government Economist Away Day, Edinburgh,
February 27, 2009 “Graduate Migration Flows: Importing
and Exporting Human Capital”, Invited
Speaker, Higher Education—Making a Difference to Economies and Communities,
Belfast Castle, Belfast, January 27, 2009 “Growing the Labour Force?”, Invited Speaker, Convention of Scottish
Local Authorities (COSLA) Conference: Managing Migration: A Public
Sector Dialogue on Migration to Scotland, Glasgow, November 14, 2008 “Demographic Change and Macroeconomics
Performance”, Keynote Address, Irish Society of New Economists Annual
Conference, National University Ireland-Galway,
October 3, 2008 “Regional Migration Flows in
Scotland: Are
Graduates the Leading Edge?”, Scottish
Economic Society Annual Conference, April 21-23, 2008 and Meeting of
the European Society of Population Economics, UCL, London, June 19-21, 2008 The Macroeconomic Impacts of
Demographic Change in Scotland: Evidence from a Computable general
Equilibrium Model”, Invited
Speaker, Economic Consequences of Low Fertility, World Demographic
Association, St. Galen, Switzerland, April 11-12, 2008 “The Economics of New
Immigration to Scotland”, Hume Lecture, David Hume Institute, Royal Society of Edinburgh, April
1, 2008 “The Macroeconomic Impacts of Demographic Change
in Scotland: Evidence from a Computable General Equilibrium Model”, RSAI World Congress, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, March
16-19, 2008 “Changes to the Labour Force: Retaining Our
Entrepreneurs”, Invited Speaker, Enterprising Scotland,
Holyrood Conference, Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, February 25, 2008 “Combining Population Projections with Economic
Forecasting”, Invited presentation, Scotland’s Demography
Research Programme Public Policy Seminar, Scottish Government and
Economic and Social Research Programme, Edinburgh, December 7, 2007 “The Macroeconomic Impacts
of Demographic Decline”, Departmental seminar, Department of Economics,
University of Birmingham, December 5, 2007 “The Macroeconomic Impacts of Demographic Change
in Scotland: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis”, Annual Conference of British Society for Population Studies, University of St. Andrews, September 13, 2007 “Ireland and Scotland:
Converging or Diverging Demography?”, Invited presentation, Regional Studies Association
Meeting (Irish and Scottish Sections), Glasgow, September 19-20, 2007 “Europe’s Demographic Decline”, Invited Lecture, Institute of Public Economics, Helmut Schmidt
University, Hamburg, Germany, June 20, 2007 “The Economic Challenges of Demographic Change”, Keynote Address, A Legacy of Learning: Sharing Global Experiences
of Learning in Later Life, International Conference on Learning in Later
Life, Glasgow, May 9-11, 2007 “Researching Scotland’s Demography”, Invited Lecture, Scottish Social Survey Network ,
University of Stirling, May 3, 2007 “Paying for Population Ageing”, Invited Speaker, Cross Party Group on Scotland’s Financial Future,
Scottish Parliament, March 6, 2007 “Scotland’s Demographic Decline: What the Government
Should be Doing and Why”, Faculty
Lecture, Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, November 30, 2006 “Devolved Immigration Policy: Will It Work for
Scotland?”, Invited speaker, Demographic Change in
Scotland, Scottish Policy Innovation Forum, Edinburgh, November 24, 2006 “Immigration Policy”, Invited Roundtable Participant, Good Practice-Lessons Learned
from Regional Migration Policy in Scotland, Scottish Parliament, November
3, 2006 “The Macroeconomic Effects of Population
Change”, Invited speaker, Meeting on: Decentralised Migration Policy
in Europe, IMISCOE Network of Excellence and the Migration and
Citizenship Research Group, University of Edinburgh, November 2, 2006 “Scotland’s Changing Demography”, Meeting
of Kaliningrad Project, Centre for Public Policy in the Regions and
the Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Glasgow, October 25, 200 “Macroeconomic Impacts of Demographic Change in
Scotland", Meeting of the European Society for
Population Economics, Verona, Italy, June 22-25, 2006 “Demographic Change and the Housing Market,
Keynote Address, Launch of the Scottish Housing Economics and Finance
Research Network Department of Urban Studies and Glasgow Solicitors
Property Centre, University of Glasgow, June 15, 2006 "Demographic Diversity in the United
Kingdom”, Invited Roundtable Participant, Managing
Demographic Change in the EU: Regional, National and EU-wide Approaches,
Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Brussels, June 1, 2006 “Demographic Change and the Labour Market", Scott Policy Lecture, Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland,
Belfast, May 17, 2006 "Economics,
Demography and Geography”, Invited Speaker, Scotland’s
New Geographic Inequalities meeting, Economic Development Association
(Scotland), Dundee, March 27, 2006 “Graduate Labour
Market Issues”, Invited Speaker, Centre for Public Policy for
the Regions’, ESRC Network on the Overall Impact of HEIs on Regional
Economies, Inaugural Seminar, Glasgow, March 23, 2006 “Demographic Change
and the Housing Market”, Staff Seminar,
Department of Economics, University of Madeira, Madeira, Portugal, March 1,
2006 “Demographic Change
and the Labour Market”, Keynote Speaker, Scottish
Food and Drink Association Members Forum, Dundee, February 14, 2006 “Devolved Immigration
Policy”, Panel Member, Sunday Times Forum: More Powers
for Holyrood, Edinburgh, November 29, 2005 “Attracting Talent:
How Does Scotland Compete in a Global Market?”, Keynote Speaker, Scottish Networks International Conference: Globalising
Scotland: Capitalising on International Talent, Aberfoyle, 20-21 October
2005 “Constructive
Scenarios for a Shifting Population”, Panel
Discussant, Scottish Council Foundation/British Telecom Experts Meeting,
September 28, 2005 “Expert Witness, Oral Evidence”, European and External Relations Inquiry into the Scottish Executive's Fresh Talent
Initiative, Scottish Parliament, May 10, 2005 “Scottish Demographic
Change in an European Perspective”, Policy
Forum presentation, Scottish Economic Society Annual Meeting, Perth,
March 29-31, 2005 “Effective Doctoral
Training: Diversity and Collaboration”, Invited
Speaker, The Future of Postgraduate Education, London, March 17, 2005 “Scotland’s
Demographic Challenge”, Address to Stirling Council, Stirling, March 4,
2005 “Formulating a
Scottish-specific Immigration Policy”,
Invited Speaker, Scottish Council Foundation and the Institute for Public
Policy Research Meeting, Fresh Talent, Fresh Thinking, Edinburgh
December 9, 2004 “Population
Decline and Population Ageing”, Invited Speaker, Economic Development
Association Scotland Event Conference, People—Performance-Prosperity:
Towards Scotland's Future, Edinburgh, November 24, 2004 “Demographics and the
Scottish Economy: Migration, Immigration and the Fresh Talent Initiative”, Invited Speaker, Scottish Health Pensions 2040: Can We Live
Healthier, Wealthier and Longer? Conference organized by MacKay Hannah
Consultants, Edinburgh, November 22, 2004 “Allowing Workers to
be Parents”, Keynote Speaker, Conference organised by One
Plus, Building a Secure Future for Lone Parents and their Children,
Glasgow, November 19, 2004 “Are Scottish Degrees
Better?”, Invited Lecture, Enterprise, Transport and
Lifelong Learning Department, Scottish Executive, Glasgow, November 19, 2004 “Moray’s
Demographic Challenge”, Address to Moray Council, Elgin, November 17,
2004 “Developing a
Population Strategy for Scotland”, Invited
Speaker, Annual National Conference of the Scottish
National Party, Inverness, September 23, 2004 “Scotland's Declining
Population—What's The Answer?”, Invited
Lecture, Positive Action in Housing, Glasgow, June 22, 2004 "Why Scotland
Needs Its Own Immigration Policy", Invited
Speaker, Economic Development Association Scotland Event: Scotland in
Crisis! Population Decline, Edinburgh, May 27, 2004 “Demographic Change
and the Scottish Labour Market”, Invited
Speaker, Economic and Social Research Council and Scottish Executive Seminar:
Demographic Change in Scotland, Edinburgh, May 17, 2004 “Are Scottish Degrees
Better?”, Scottish Economic Society Annual Meeting, Perth, March 30-April 1, 2004; Royal Economics Society
Annual Meeting, University of Swansea, Swansea, Wales, April 5-7; 2004 “Demographic Change
and the Highlands”, Address to the Renewing Democracy and
Community Planning Select Committee, Highland Council, Inverness, March
10, 2004 “Ageing and Fertility
in Scotland”, Invited Speaker, The Long View: Longitudinal
Studies in Scotland, ESRC-sponsored conference, University of St.
Andrews, St. Andrews, February 26-27, 2004 “Understanding
Demographic Projections”, Invited Lecture, ‘Big
Event’ Seminar Series, Scottish Executive, St. Andrews House, Edinburgh,
January 27, 2004 “Starting Life in
Scotland in the New Century: Population Replacement and the Reproduction of
Disadvantage”, Allander Lecture Series: Scotland’s Economic
Future, Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, January 13, 2004 (with H. Joshi, Institute
of Education, University of London); and Board, Scottish Power, Glasgow. Articles Lisenkova, K., R. McQuaid and
R.E. Wright (2010), “Demographic Change and Labour Markets”, 21St Century Society: Journal
of the Academy of Social Sciences (in press)
Mosca, I. and R.E. Wright, (2009), “Deveolved Immigration Policy: Will It Work in Scotland?”,
Fraser of Allander Economic Quarterly,
vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 55-60
Faggian, A., Q.C. Li and R.E. Wright
(2009), ”Graduate Migration Flows in Scotland”, Fraser of Allander Economic Quarterly vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 55-60
Lisenkova, K., P. McGregor, RE. Wright and
others, (2009), “Scotland the Grey: A Linked
Demographic-CGE Analysis of the Impact of Population Ageing and Decline”, Regional Studies (in press)
Levin, E.J., A. Montagnoli and
R.E. Wright, (2009), “Demographic Change and the Housing Market: Evidence
from a Comparison of Scotland and England”, Urban Studies, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 27-43
Lisenkova, K., I. Mosca and R.E.
Wright (2008), “Ireland and Scotland: Converging or Diverging Demography?”, Scottish Affairs, vol. 64, pp. 18-36 Bergmann, A., N.
Hanley and R.E. Wright, (2006), “Valuing the Attributes of
Renewable Energy Investments”, Energy Policy, vol. 34, no. 9,
pp. 1004-1014 Christie, M., N.
Hanley, J. Warren and R.E. Wright, (2006), “Valuing the Diversity of
Biodiversity”, Ecological Economics, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 304-317 Levin, E.J. and R.E.
Wright, (2006), “Downwards Sloping Demand Curves for Stock”, Studies in Economics and Finance, vol.
23, no. 1, pp. 51-7 Hanley, N., R.E.
Wright and B. Alvarez-Farizo, (2006), “Estimating the Value of Improvements
in River Ecology”, Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 78, pp.
183-193 Adamowicz, V., N.
Hanley, and R.E. Wright (2005), “Price Vector Effects in Choice Experiments”,
Resource and Energy Economics, vol. 27, pp. 227-234 Lisankova, K. and R.E.
Wright, (2005), “Demographic Change and the European Union Labour Market”, National
Institute Economic Review, no. 194, pp. 4-11 Reprinted Articles Hanley, N., R.E. Wright and
V. Adamowicz, (2007), “Using Choice Experiments to Value the
Environment—Design Issues, Current Experience and Future Prospects”. In: R.T.
Carson, (ed.), The Stated Preference Approach to Environmental Valuation:
Conceptual and Emprical Issues, Volume 2, Aldershot, Ashgate Hanley, N., S. Mourato
and R.E. Wright, (2003), “Choice Modelling Approaches: A Superior Alternative
for Environmental Valuation?” In: N. Hanley and C. Roberts, (eds.), Issues
in Environmental Economics”, Oxford, Basil Blackwell Edited Books Ermisch, J.F. and R.E.
Wright, (2005), Changing Scotland: Evidence from the British Household
Panel Survey, Bristol, Policy Press. Book Chapters Wright, R.E. and K. Lisiankova, (2007), “Lack of
People of Working Age”. In: B. Lomborg, (ed.), Solutions for the World's
Biggest Problems: Costs and Benefits, Cambridge, Cambridge University
Press, pp.345-357 Christie, M., N. Hanley, J.
Warren, T. Hyde, K. Murphy and R.E. Wright, (2007), Valuing
Ecological and Anthropocentric Concepts of Biodiversity: A Choice Experiments
Application.” In: A. Kontoleon, U. Pascaul and
T. Swanson, (eds.), Handbook of Biodiversity Economics, Cambridge,
Cambridge University Press, pp. 343-368 Hanley, N. and R.E. Wright, (forthcoming),
“Designing Choice Experiments”. In: M. Christie and P. Midmore, (eds.), Choice
Experiments: A New Approach to Environmental Evaluation, Cheltenham,
Edward Elgar, in press Christie, M., N. Hanley, J. Warren, T. Hyde, K.
Murphy and R.E. Wright (2006), “Developing Measures for Valuing Changes in
Biodiversity”. In: D. Pearce, C. Pearce and C. Palmer, (eds.), Valuing the
Environment in Developed Countries: Case Studies, Cheltenham, Edward
Elgar, pp. 50-76 Hanley, H., R.E. Wright and B. Alvarez-Farizo,
(2006), “Testing for Benefit Transfer Over Water Quality Benefits”. In: J.
Rolfe and J. Bennett, (eds.), Choice Modelling Approaches and the Transfer
of Environmental Values, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp. 97-111 Ermisch, J.F. and R.E. Wright, (2005),
“Devolution, Policy and Evidence.” In: J.F. Ermisch and R.E. Wright (eds.), Changing
Scotland: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey, Bristol,
Policy Press, pp. 1-12 Bourque, L.N., V. Gayle and R.E. Wright, (2005),
“The Decline of Religion.” In: J.F. Ermisch and R.E. Wright (eds.), Changing
Scotland: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey, Bristol,
Policy Press, pp. 261-275 Gayle, V., G. Jack and R.E. Wright, (2005),
“Trends in Absolute Poverty.” In: J.F. Ermisch and R.E. Wright (eds.), Changing
Scotland: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey, Bristol, Policy
Press, pp. 113-122 Joshi, H.E. and R.E. Wright, (2005), “Starting
Life in Scotland”. In: D. Coyle, W. Alexander and B. Ashcroft, (eds.), New
Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland’s Economic Prospects, Princeton,
Princeton University Press, pp. 166-185 Wright, R.E. (2004), “Scotland’s Future
Demographic Prospects.” In: R.E. Wright (ed.), Scotland’s Demographic
Challenge, Stirling/Glasgow, Scottish Economic Policy Network,
Universities of Stirling/Strathclyde, pp. 8-33 Hanley, N. and R.E. Wright, (2003), “Valuing
Recreational Resources using Choice Experiments: Mountaineering in Scotland”.
In: N. Hanley, D. Shaw and R.E. Wright, (eds.), The New Economics of
Outdoor Recreation, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp. 59-73 Levin, E.J. and R.E. Wright, (2001), “An Optimal
Internet Location Strategy for Markets with Different Tax Rates”. In: T.
Wichmann, (ed.), Economics and the Internet, Berlin, BERLECON, pp. 5-9 Wright, R.E., (2001), “Economic Demography”. In:
J. Michie, (ed.), Reader’s Guide to the Social Sciences (Volume 1),
London, Fitzroy Dearborn, pp. 367-368 Book Reviews Ypeij, A, Producing Against Poverty,
Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, Journal of Income Distribution, 2007, vol. 16, no. 1, 2007, pp. 154-156 (with N. Bourque) Wise, D. (ed.), Perspectives on the Economics
of Aging, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Population
Studies, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 118-119, 2005 Fleischhhacker, J., H. de Gans and T.K. Burch,
(eds.), Populations, Projections, and Politics, Rozenberg Publishers,
Rozengracht, Population Studies, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 367-368, 2004 |
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