Staff profiles
Ian Wilson
BA (Hons), MSc
Phone 0114 225 3539
E-mail i.wilson@shu.ac.uk
Ian Wilson is an economist and a research fellow in CRESR. He is a member of both the social economic regeneration and the data analysis and policy teams. Ian has worked on research and evaluation projects sponsored by a range of commissioning bodies, including communities and local government, the Home Office, the Scottish Executive, Yorkshire Forward, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and the charity SCOPE.
Ian has recently finished working on the national evaluation of New Deal for Communities (NDC), on this project he took a lead in producing both the statistical analysis and an impact and value for money assessment of the programme. This latter stand of work included pioneering work to monetise the value of outcomes from regeneration programmes such as NDC. He has contributed to over thirty policy orientated papers and reports. Ian has also produced papers for peer-reviewed academic journals and presented at conferences and seminars. His research interests include the economic valuation and evaluation, volunteering and worklessness.
Research interests
Ian has wide ranging research interests including
- assessing economic impact
- estimating the monetised value of outputs and outcomes
- GIS and quantitative research methods
- the impact of regeneration programmes on housing, health, crime, social capital and labour markets
- inequalities and disadvantage within labour markets
Selected recent research/consultancy projects
Please contact me for further details about these research projects and for summaries of the findings.
2010–2011 Health Impact of Energy Efficiency, funded by the Department for Energy and Climate Change.
2010–2011 The Economic Impact of Racing in Yorkshire, funded by Go Racing in Yorkshire.
2010–2011 Links between Employment and Mental Health, funded by Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Partnership.
2010–2011 Salford State of the Sector Survey 2010, funded by Salford CVS.
2005–2010 Evaluation of New Deal for Communities, phase 2, funded by the Communities and Local Government (CLG). Role: team member.
2010 Evaluation of the impact of the Groundwork Trust, funded by the Groundwork Trust
2009–2010 The British Seaside Tourist Industry: Employment, economic output, location and trends, funded by British Resorts and Destinations Association, South East England Development Agency, Northwest Regional Development Agency.
Selected reports (2001 onwards)
Please contact me for further details about these research projects and for summaries of the findings.
Beatty, C., Fothergill, S., Gore, T. and Wilson, I. (2010) The Seaside Tourist Industry in England and Wales: Employment, Economic Output, Location and Trends. Sheffield: CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
Demack, S., Platts Fowler, D., Robinson, D., Stevens, A. and Wilson, I. (2010) Young People and Community Cohesion: Analysis from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE). London, Department for Education.
Batty, E., Beatty, C., Foden, M., Lawless, P., Pearson, S. and Wilson, I. (2010) The New Deal for Communities Experience: A final assessment. Communities and Local Government
Beatty, C., Foden, M., Lawless, P., and Wilson, I. (2010) The New Deal for Communities Programme: Volume five - Exploring and explaining change in regeneration schemes: Evidence from the New Deal for Communities Programme. Communities and Local Government
Beatty, C., Brennan, A., Foden, M., Lawless, P., Tyler, P., Warnock, C. and Wilson, I. (2010) The New Deal for Communities Programme: Volume six - The New Deal for Communities Programme: Assessing impact and value for money. Communities and Local Government
Beatty, C. and Wilson, I. (2010) Tenure and Change in Deprived Areas: Evidence from the new deal for communities areas. Communities and Local Government
Foden, M., Wells, P., and Wilson, I. (2010) Assessing neighbourhood level regeneration and public expenditure. Communities and Local Government
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. Communities and Local Government
Beatty, C., Crisp, R., Foden, M., Lawless, P. and Wilson, I. (2009) Understanding and Tackling Worklessness Volume 2: Neighbourhood level; problems, interventions and outcomes: evidence from six case study NDC areas. Communities and Local Government
Wells, P. Dayson, C. Wilson, I. and Hems, L (2009) Third Sector and Recession: an initial quantitative assessment. Capacitybuilders.
Beatty, C., Botterill, K., Fothergill, S., Powell, R. and Wilson, I. (2008) East Lindsey's Incapacity Claimants. Sheffield, CRESR.
Wells, P., Mayblin, L. and Wilson, I. (2006) Evidence Review of Better Deal for Business. Leeds, Yorkshire Forward.
Wells, P., Mayblin, L. and Wilson, I. (2006) Evidence Review of Rotherham Ready. Leeds, Yorkshire Forward.
Wells, P., Mayblin, L. and Wilson, I. (2006) Evidence Review of Strategic Cluster Champions. Leeds, Yorkshire Forward.
Fothergill, S. and Wilson, I. (2006) A Million off Incapacity Benefits. How achievable is the Governments target? SCOPE.
Grimsley, M., Hickman, P., Lawless, P., Manning, J. and Wilson, I. (2005) Community involvement and social capital. London, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit/ODPM.
Beatty, T., Grimsley, M., Lawless, P. Manning, J. and Wilson, I. (2005) Fear of crime in NDC areas: how do perceptions relate to reality? London, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit/ODPM.
Beatty, T., Dibben, C., Goyder, L., Grimsley, M., Manning, J. and Wilson, I. (2005) Health of NDC residents. London, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit/ODPM.
Beatty, T., Cole, I., Grimsley, M., Hickman, P. and Wilson, I. (2005) Housing and the Physical Environment: Will residents stay and reap the benefits? London, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit/ODPM.
Academic publications (2001 onwards)
Foden, M., Grimsley. M., Lawless, P. and Wilson, I. (2010) Linking interventions to outcomes in area regeneration: the New Deal for Communities Programme in England. Town Planning Review, 81 (2), pp. 151-172.
Beatty, C., Foden, M., Lawless, P. and Wilson, I. (2010) Area based regeneration partnerships and the role of central government: The New Deal for Communities Programme in England. Policy and Politics, 38 (2), pp. 235-51.
Beatty, C., Foden, M., Lawless, P. and Wilson, I. (2010) Understanding area based regeneration: the New Deal for Communities Programme in England. Urban Studies, 47 (2), pp. 257–275.
Gilbertson, J. and Wilson, I. (2009) Measuring participation at a local level: Be careful what you ask for! People, Place and Policy Online, 3 (2), pp. 78-91.
Fothergill, S. and Wilson, I. (2007) A million off Incapacity Benefit: how achievable is Labour's target? Cambridge Journal of Economics, 31 (6), pp. 1007-1023.
