Department of Economics and Related Studies
Dr. Martin Forster
BA(Sheffield), MSc(York), DPhil (York); LecturerResearch Interests
Dynamic economic models and survival analysis, with application to science in society, the demand for health and historical topics. Inequalities in health and income.
Selected Papers
and Smith S. "Surviving Slavery. Mortality at Mesopotamia, a Jamaican sugar estate, 1762 - 1832", Department of Economics and Related Studies Discussion Paper No. 2009/03.
and Walsh M and Bowden S. "The 'Weight of Evidence' Concerning Tobacco Harm: Beliefs in Mid-Twentieth Century America", Department of Economics and Related Studies Discussion Paper No. 2006/23, 2006, University of York.
and Jones A. "The role of tobacco taxes in starting and quitting smoking: duration analysis of British data", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A , 164, 2001, 517-547.
and Contoyannis P. "Our Healthier Nation?", Health Economics, 8, 1999, 289-296.
and Contoyannis P. "The Distribution of Health and Income: A Theoretical Framework", Journal of Health Economics, 18, 1999, 605-622.
Departmental Responsibilities
Director, PGCert and PGDip in Health Economics for Health Care Professionals