Personal profile
Biography
Amrish Patel is an Associate Professor in Economics specialising in Behavioural Economics. He has a PhD from the University of Kent and was previously an Assistant Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Amrish's research focuses on Behavioural Health Economics and Behavioural Game Theory.
PhD Supervision Interests
Behavioural Health Economics, particularly vaccination behaviour. Behavioural Game Theory, particularly psychological game theory - modelling belief-dependent motivations like anger, reciprocity, guilt, status-seeking and social norms.
Areas of Expertise
Behavioural Economics; Behaviour Change; Behavioural Science; Game Theory; Health Systems; Social Care; Impact Evaluation; Vaccinations.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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CIVICare: Covid and Influenza Integrated Vaccination In Care homes
Patel, A. (Principal Investigator), Sims, E. (Co-Investigator), Anyiam-Osigwe, A. (Researcher) & Sims, E. (Research Fellow)
NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board
1/06/25 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Better Targeting Behaviour Change Interventions Using Decision-Making Characteristics
Patel, A. (Principal Investigator), Borcan, O. (Co-Investigator) & Turocy, T. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/22 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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FluCare: Evaluating a Complex Intervention to Increase Care Home Staff Influenza Vaccination Rates
Patel, A. (Principal Investigator), Birt, L. (Co-Investigator), Clark, A. (Co-Investigator), Jones, A. (Co-Investigator), Wright, D. (Co-Investigator), Goodall, K. (CTU Role), Hammond, M. (CTU Role), Katangwe-Chigamba, T. (CTU Role), Stirling, S. (CTU Role), Wagner, A. (CTU Role), Wright, A. (CTU Role), Blacklock, J. (Researcher), Blyth, A. (Researcher) & Sims, E. (Researcher)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/09/21 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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Emotions and Economic Theory - Summer school and Workshop
Patel, A. (Principal Investigator)
International Association of Research in Economic Psychology
23/07/18 → 27/07/18
Project: Other
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Emotions and Economic Theory - Summer School and Workshop
Patel, A. (Principal Investigator)
Society for the Advancement of Behavourial Economics
23/07/18 → 27/07/18
Project: Other
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Development of a behaviour change intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination uptake
Patel, A., Scott, S., Wyn Griffiths, A. & Wright, D., Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. 9, 100387.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Wright, D., Blacklock, J., Bion, V., Birt, L., Clark, A., Griffiths, A. W., Guillard, C., Stirling, S., Jones, A., Holland, R., Jones, L., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Seeley, C., Pitcher, J., Risebro, H., Scott, S., Wagner, A., Sims, E., Ahmed, S. & Cook, L. & 1 others, , Jun 2025, In: Journal of Public Health. 47, 2, p. 246–257 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Process evaluation of the flucare cluster randomised controlled trial: Assessing the implementation of a behaviour change intervention to increase influenza vaccination uptake among care home staff in England
Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Alsaif, F., Anyiam-Osigwe, A., Bion, V., Clark, A., Garrett, H., Wyn Griffiths, A., Guillard, C., Hammond, A., Holland, R., Jones, L., Patel, A., Pitcher, J., Risebro, H., Scott, S., Seeley, C., Sims, E., Stirling, S., Wagner, A. & Wright, D. & 1 others, , 21 Aug 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rating rules in the helping game: An axiomatic approach
Marietta Leina, A., Patel, A., Sugden, R. & Turocy, T. L., Aug 2025, In: Economics Letters. 254, 112437.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A psychosocial critique of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK care home staff attitudes to the flu vaccination: A qualitative longitudinal study
Anyiam-Osigwe, A. (Lead Author), Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Scott, S., Seeley, C., Patel, A., Sims, E. J., Holland, R., Bion, V., Clark, A. B., Wyn Griffiths, A., Jones, L., Wagner, A. P., Wright, D. J. & Birt, L., 20 Dec 2024, In: Vaccines. 12, 12, 1437.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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