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Peter Dawson is an Associate Professor in Economics and is currently the School's Placement Director.  He holds a PhD from the University of Hull, is an Associate of the Economics Network and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.   Peter has extensive experience of the UK higher education sector having previously worked at the University of Bath and undertaken external examining positions at Imperial College London, Loughborough University, University of Sussex and University of Liverpool.  His research is largely in the area of applied microeconometrics and he has developed applications in labour economics, education economics and, most notably, sport and leisure. Work in this latter area has focussed on the behaviour of agents (referees, managers and players) in sporting contests. Peter has also undertaken research into the impact of major sporting events, which has included the impact of the London 2012 Olympics on health, happiness and participation in sport. He has undertaken consultancy work for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Grant Thornton, Cambridge Econometrics, Sport England and Norwich City Football Club amongst others.  

PhD Supervision Interests

Peters' area of interest is in applied microeconomics, with particular interests in education, labour economics and, most notably, the economics of sport and leisure.  Work he has conducted in this latter area include: demand for professional team sports, decision-making of referees, club and managerial performance, and the impact of major sporting events including legacy effects.

Research Interests

Applied Microeconomics
Economics of Sport and Leisure
Measurement of Efficiency and Productivity Analysis

Book Chapters, Reports and Proceedings

Participation and Demonstration Effects: “Couch Potatoes to Runner Beans”? In Sage Handbook of Sports Economics (ed. P.Downward et al.) 2019.

Refereeing and Infringement of the Rules, In Goddard, J and Sloane, P, Handbook of the Economics of Football, Edward Elgar 2014.

Economics of the Olympics, In Kahane, L. and Shmanske, S. (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics, Vol.1: The Economics of Sports, Oxford University Press 2012.

Expanding the Capacity of Carrow Road Football Stadium: An Independent Review by the University of East Anglia. May 2012 (with N. Ward) 

“Participation, Spectatorship and Media Coverage in Sport: Some initial insights”, In Lavoie, M. and Andreff, W (Eds.), New Horizons in the Economics of Sport, Edward Elgar. 2011 (with P.Downward).

The Economic Impact of Cultural Activity in Bath and North East Somerset: Final Report for Bath Cultural Forum and Bath Festivals. 2010.

“Crime and Punishment in Professional Football: Evidence from the English Premier League”, In Andersson, P, Ayton, P and Schmidt, C (Eds.) Myths and Facts about Football: The Economics and Psychology of the World’s Greatest Sport, Cambridge Scholars. 2008.

An Analysis of Disciplinary Sanction and Time Added on in European Cup Competitions. UEFA Report. 2008.