Newcastle University

I joined  IHS in July 2011 after completing a MRC early career fellowship in the economics of health at the University of Aberdeen.   I completed a PhD in August 2009 from the University of Sheffield on the economic causes and consequences of obesity.  I received a MSc in Economics and Development from the University of Nottingham.  I received a BA from McGill University.   My research interests are in applied econometrics with a focus on identifying the spread of health related behaviours in social groups.  I am also interested in cross-disciplinary work across the social sciences. 

• Brown H, Roberts J. Exercising choice: The economic determinants of physical activity behaviour of an employed population. Social Science and Medicine 2011, 73(3), 383-390.
• Brown H, Roberts J. Exploring the factors contributing to sibling correlations in BMI: a study using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Obesity 2011, 20(5), 978–984.
• Brown P, Brown H. Lessons from the Past: Economic and Technological Impacts of U.S. Energy Policy. Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal 2011, 3(2), 23-30.
• Brown H. Marriage, BMI, and Wages: A Double Selection Approach. Scottish Journal of Political Economy 2011, 58(3), 347-377.