Professor Helen Simpson
B.Sc.(Bristol), M.Phil.(Oxon.), D.Phil (Oxon)
Current positions
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation)
Social Sciences and Law Faculty OfficeProfessor of Economics
School of Economics
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Research interests
Urban economics, productivity, and innovation.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Cities, Productivity and Levelling Up
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EconomicsDates
01/11/2021 to 31/10/2022
Legacy Centre Status for the CMPO
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of EconomicsDates
01/10/2019 to 30/09/2024
Helen Simpson - What Works Centre bid
Principal Investigator
Dates
02/09/2013 to 02/09/2016
BUSINESS, TAXATION AND WELFARE
Principal Investigator
Dates
01/10/2008 to 01/10/2012
Publications
Recent publications
01/03/2018Agglomeration economies, taxable rents and government capture
Journal of Economic Geography
Political donations and political risk in the UK
Journal of Banking and Finance
Place-based policies
The Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
Productivity, investment and profits during the Great Recession: evidence from UK firms and workers
Fiscal Studies
How do firms' outward FDI strategies relate to their activity at home? Empirical evidence for the UK
World Economy
