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Profiles
Dr Steven Brand
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Economics
Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
Biography
Biography
Qualifications
University of Sheffield, BA (Econ), 1992
University of Plymouth PhD, A Reassessment of the Hybrid Approach to the Estimation of Regional Input-Output Models, 1998 (external Prof Moss Madden, Univ of Liverpool)
Roles on external bodies
Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Stakeholder Group (2011- )
Served on Regional Science Association International (British & Irish Section) 1995-2001
ONS, Regional Accounts Advisory Group Member
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Econometrics (Stage II, III)
The Economics of BettingResearch
Research
Research interests
Economics of Betting & Betting Markets
Economics of Sports
Regional Economics & regional economic modelling
Foreign Direct Investment
Grants & contracts
I have a significant record of client-based research and consultancy. Grants and contracts since 2001 are in excess of £1.5m
Clients include:
South West Regional Development Agency
Plymouth City Council
South West Museums Galleries & Archives Council
Trade Partners UK
South West Water
ITV & HTV
BBC
Publications
Publications
Brand S with Newton et al (2021) Does agricultural intensification cause tipping points in ecosystem services? Landscape Ecology, 36 (12), 3473-3491.
Brand S with Newton et al (2021) Ecological restoration of agricultural land can improve its contribution to economic development, PLoS ONE, 16
Brand S and Wang P, (2015) A new approach to estimating value-income ratios with income growth and time-varying yields, European Journal of Operational Research,
Bishop P, Brand S, (2015) Regional economic impacts: input-output models and spatial econometrics, Chartered Association of Business Schools, REF Impact Study
Brand S and Bishop P (2014) Measuring the Low Carbon Economy at a Local Level: A Hybrid Approach, Local Economy,
Brand S and Bishop P (2014) Human capital, diversity and new firm formation in services, Service Industries Journal,
This paper received an award as one of the best 4 papers of 2014 in SIJ http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/bes/fsij-best-paper-award
Brand S, with Bishop, P, Gripaios P (2010) A lottery within a lottery? An examination of the distribution of lottery funds in England, Applied Economics, Volume 42, Number 1, January 2010 , pp. 63-71(9)
Bishop P, Brand S (2003) The Efficiency of Museums: a Stochastic Frontier Production Function Approach, Applied Economics, 35, 1853-1858
Brand S., McVittie E, Tucker J (2002) Gauging Financial Performance in a Public Sector Services Industry: An Analysis of the Museums and Galleries Industry in the South West, Journal of Finance & Management in Public Services, 2, No. 1, pp.51-66
Brand S., Hill S., Munday M. (2000) Assessing the Impact of Foreign Manufacturing on Regional Economies: The Cases of Wales, Scotland and the West Midlands, Regional Studies, 34, pp343-355
Bishop P, Brand S, McVittie E (2000) The Use of Input-Output Models in Local Impact Analysis, Local Economy, pp238-250
Brand S. (1998) A Reassessment of the Hybrid Approach to the Construction of Regional Input-Output Tables, PhD thesis, University of Plymouth
Brand S. (1998) Supply Chains, Material Linkage and Regional Development: A Comment, Urban Studies, 35, pp769-773
Brand S., Hill S., Munday M., Roberts A., (1998) Why isn’t Wales Richer? Differences in Welsh and UK GDP per Head, Local Economy, 13, pp219-234
Brand S., Hill S., Roberts A., (1998) Welsh Input-Output Tables for 1995, University of Wales Press, Cardiff
Brand S. (1997) On the Appropriate Use of Location Quotients in Generating Regional Input-Output Tables: A Comment, Regional Studies, 31, pp791-794
Brand S. (1996) Heterogeneity in Regional Input-Output Tables and the Need for a New Approach, Local Economy Quarterly, 4
Personal
Personal
Other academic activities
Peer review for leading international journals in regional economics including Journal of Regional Science and Regional Studies