Dr Luke Wilson
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Research Associate
Health Economists Study Group ECR Subcommittee Member
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
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Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I joined ScHARR (HEDS) as a Research Associate in July 2018, working within the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group.
Current Projects:
I currently work on Syntax project: Integrated evidence synthesis for joint appraisal of tobacco and alcohol tax interventions for harm reduction in the UK. The aim is to investigate how tobacco and alcohol taxation can be changed to improve health for all.
SPARC - Social Practice in Alcohol Research Collaboration. Understanding stability and change in British drinking using 16 years of market research data. An ERSC funded project.
CRUK Tobacco Tax Pass-through - Analysis of tax pass-through of tobacco in small and local retailers.
- Qualifications
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Health Economics PhD Lancaster University
Economics MSc Lancaster University
Economics BSc Lancaster University
- Research interests
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- The economics and modelling of alcohol consumption and alcohol taxation.
- Microeconomics and public policy – research in labour, education, health and personnel economics.
- Applied Microeconometrics and behavioural economics.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Trends in alcohol expenditure among risky drinkers: a population study in England, 2014–2023. International Journal of Drug Policy, 133. View this article in WRRO
- Does cutting down on your food consumption lead to a net improvement in nutritional intake? A panel data approach using data from the UK Biobank. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 2274.
- Estimation of integrated price elasticities for alcohol and tobacco in the
United Kingdom using the living costs and food survey 2006–2017. Drug and Alcohol Review. - Mapping alcohol and tobacco tax policy interventions to inform health and economic impact analyses: A United Kingdom based qualitative framework analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 122, 104247-104247.
- Beauty, underage drinking, and adolescent risky behaviours. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 215, 153-166.
- Simulating the impact of a fee scheme to regulate tobacco sales on retailers profits: a case study from Scotland. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 9(Supplement), 57-57. View this article in WRRO
- The impact of increasing the United Kingdom national minimum wage on self‐reported health. Health Economics, 31(6), 1167-1183.
- Do dual purchasers behave differently? An analysis of purchasing data for households that buy both alcohol and tobacco in the United Kingdom. Addiction.
- The effect of alcohol tax changes on retail prices: how do on-trade alcohol retailers pass through tax changes to consumers?. The European Journal of Health Economics.
- Estimating the effect of transitioning to a strength-based alcohol tax system on alcohol consumption and health outcomes: a modelling study of tax reform in England. The Lancet Public Health.
- Solitary drinkers in Great Britain: How do their sociodemographic characteristics, consumption patterns, and drinking occasions differ from those who drink with others?. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
- How did the ‘whistle-to-whistle’ ban affect gambling advertising on TV? A live football matching study. Addiction Research & Theory, 1-9.
- Geographical differences in the financial impacts of different forms of tobacco licence fees on small retailers in Scotland. Tobacco Control.
- Quantile regression of tobacco tax pass-through in the UK 2013–2019. How have manufacturers passed through tax changes for different tobacco products?. Tobacco Control.
Conference proceedings papers
- OP55 The effect of television advertising on gambling behaviour: Evidence from the 2022 Qatar world cup. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
Preprints
- Research group
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Sheffield Alcohol Research Group
- Teaching interests
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Economics, Health Economics, Statistics
- Teaching activities
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HAR6522 Confronting Public Health Problems