Staff profiles
Christina Beatty
BSc, MPhil
Phone 0114 225 3539
Email c.beatty@shu.ac.uk
Christina is a principal research fellow in CRESR and is the co-ordinator of the data analysis and policy team. She has extensive experience of working on large scale data intensive research projects especially in the field of economic geography, the analysis of labour markets and understanding the changing nature of male and female participation in the workforce. She's particularly interested in the geographic impact of welfare reform and how policy decisions impact on different types of places.
Whilst at CRESR she has built a substantial body of work with Stephen Fothergill concerning the changing dynamics of the economic inactivity and unemployment especially in relation to the growth in incapacity benefit claimants, estimating hidden unemployment and utilising labour market accounting techniques. This work has included a number of large scale Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grants looking at these phenomena in a variety of contexts including the coalfields, rural areas and seaside towns.
Research interests
Christina's research interests include
- economic geography
- labour market analysis
- the geography and nature of hidden unemployment
- the design and analysis of surveys
- welfare reform
- creating bespoke geographies
- analysis of large scale secondary and administrative datasets
- small area estimation techniques
Selected research projects
Please contact me for further details about these research projects and for summaries of the findings.
2009-2010 England's Smaller Seaside Towns: A social and economic audit, CLG, DEFRA, Commission for Rural Communities
2009 Estimating the Scale of the Seaside Tourist Industry, British Resorts and Destinations Association, NWDA, SEEDA, Welsh Assembly
2008 Incapacity Claimants in the East Midlands: Identifying their characteristics, aspirations and skills needs, East Midlands LSC
2008 DLA Claimants: Improving the Information Base, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
2008 England's Seaside Towns: A 'Benchmarking' Study, Communities and Local Government (CLG).
2006–2009 Geography and Gender: the growth of Incapacity Benefit amongst women in the UK, Economic and Social Research Council.
2006–2007 Barrow's Incapacity Benefit Claimants, Furness Enterprise.
2005–2009 National Evaluation of New Deal for Communities, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) / Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
Selected reports (2001 onwards)
Please contact me for further details about these research projects and for summaries of the findings.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S. and Powell, R. with Scott, S. (2011) The Caravan Communities of the Lincolnshire Coast (PDF 298KB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2011) Incapacity Benefit Reform - the local, regional and national impact (PDF 2.15MB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2011) Tackling Worklessness in Wales (PDF 1.31MB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Gore, T. and Powell, R. (2011) The Impact of Welfare Reform and Public Sector Spending Reductions on Low Income Households in Hampshire (PDF 2.17MB). Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S. and Wilson, I. (2011) England's Smaller Seaside Towns: A benchmarking study. Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Gore, T. and Powell, R. (2010) Participation of Women in the Labour Market in Leicester (PDF 922KB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S., Gore, T. and Powell, R. (2010) Tackling worklessness in Britain's weaker local economies (PDF 4.34MB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S., Gore, T. and Wilson, I. (2010) The Seaside Tourist Industry in England and Wales - Employment, economic output, location and trends (PDF 2.28MB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S., Houston, D., Powell, R. and Sissons, P. (2009) Women on Incapacity Benefits (PDF 2.24MB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Foden, M., Grimsley, M., Lawless, P. and Wilson, I. (2009) Four years of change? Understanding the experiences of the 2002-2006 New Deal for Communities Panel Main Report (PDF 1.12MKB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Crisp, R., Foden, M., Lawless, P. and Wilson, I. (2009) Understanding and Tackling Worklessness Volume 2: Neighbourhood Level Problems, Interventions, and Outcomes (PDF 622.5KB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Foden, M., Lawless, P., Pearson, S. and Wilson, I. (2009) Transformational change? A synthesis of new evidence 2008-09 (PDF 279KB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Crisp, R., Foden, M., Lawless, P. and Wilson, I. (2009) Understanding and tackling worklessness: lessons and policy implications (PDF 237KB). Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S. and Powell R. (2008) Women on Incapacity Benefits: New Survey Evidence. Sheffield, CRESR.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S., Gore, T. and Powell, R. (2007) Barrow's Incapacity Claimants. Sheffield, CRESR.
Beatty, C., Cole, I., Grimsley, M., Hickman, P. and Wilson, I. (2005) Housing and the Physical Environment: Will residents stay and reap the benefits? National Evaluation of New Deal for Communities, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) / ODPM.
Beatty, C., Grimsley, M., Lawless, P., Manning, J. and Wilson, I. (2005) Fear of Crime in NDC areas: How do perceptions relate to reality? National Evaluation of New Deal for Communities, NRU/ODPM.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2004) Labour Market Flows And The Demand For Social Housing'. Sector Study Report. London, Housing Corporation.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2004) The Demand For Social Housing In Seaside Towns. Sector Study Report. London, Housing Corporation.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2004) Hidden Unemployment And Its Relevance To Labour Market Policy In The East Midlands. Nottingham, East Midlands Development Agency.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S., Gore, T. and Green, A. (2002) The Real Level of Unemployment 2002. Sheffield, CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University.
Academic publications (2001 onwards)
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2011) The prospects for worklessness in Britain's weaker local economies. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Advance Access published August 11, 2011.
Beatty; C., Fothergill, S., Houston, D. and Powell, R. (2010) Bringing Incapacity Benefit numbers down: to what extent do women need a different approach? Policy Studies 31 (2) pp 143-162.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S., Houston, D., Powell, R. and Sissons, P. (2009) A gendered theory of employment, unemployment and sickness. Environment and Planning C, 27 (6), pp.958-974.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S. and Powell, R. (2007) Twenty years on: has the economy of the UK coalfields recovered? Environment and Planning A, 39, pp. 1654-75.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2007) Moving older people into jobs: Incapacity Benefit, Labour's reforms and the job shortfall in the UK regions, In: Lorretto, W., Vickerstaff, S. and White, P. (eds.) The Future for Older Workers: New Perspectives. Bristol: The Policy Press.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2007) Changes in the profile of men claiming Incapacity Benefit - a case study. People, Place and Policy Online, 1 (3), pp. 136-148.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2005) The diversion from unemployment to sickness across British regions and districts. Regional Studies, 39 (7), pp. 837-854.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2004) Economic change and the labour market in Britain's seaside towns. Regional Studies 8 (5), pp. 461-480.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2004) Unemployment in Britain: What are the Real Numbers? The Social Europe We Need, 4 (3), pp. 105-135.
Alcock, P., Beatty, C., Fothergill, S., Macmillan, R. and Yeandle, S. (2003) Work to Welfare: how men become detached from the labour market. Cambridge, CUP.
Beatty, C. and Fothergill, S. (2002) Hidden Unemployment among men: A case study. Regional Studies, 34 (7), pp. 617-630.
Selected external funding
Department of Work and Pensions (2011-2013) Monitoring and evaluating the impacts of the emergency budget and spending review measures for housing benefit.
The Bill Sargent Trust (2010) The Impact of Public Sector Spending Cuts on Low Income Households in Hampshire.
National Worklessness Learning Forum (2010) Tackling Worklessness in Britain's Weaker Local Economies.
Leicester City Council (2010) Participation of Women in the Labour Market in Leicester.
Economic and Social Research Council (1997-99) Economic inactivity and unemployment among men in the UK.
