Dr Chris Dawson
+44 (0) 1225 383147
BSc, MSc, PhD
Job Title:
Lecturer in Business Economics
Subject Group:
Business, Society & Business Economics
Key Research Interests:
Labour Economics; Behavioural Economics; Entrepreneurship; Self-Employment; Temporary Employment; Job Satisfaction; Incentive Pay; Optimism
Research Interests
My research is positioned in the general area of empirical labour economics and I have also written recent articles on behavioural economics/finance. I am particularly interested in how optimism influences occupational choice, labour market performance and individual utility.
PhD Supervision
I welcome enquiries from potential PhD students who are interested in these broad research fields.
Publications
Refereed journal papers
Dawson, C., Henley, A. 2012. Something will turn up? Financial over-optimism and mortgage arrears. Economics Letters. 117(1): 49:52. DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.063
Dawson, C., Henley, A., & Latrielle, P. 2013. Individual motives for choosing self-employment in the UK: Does region matter? Regional Studies. DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2012.697140
Dawson, C., Henley, A. 2013. Over-optimism and entry and exit from self-employment. International Small Business Journal. DOI: 10.1177/0266242612445462
Dawson, C., Henley, A. (in press). Gender, risk and venture creation intentions. Journal of Small Business Management.
Dawson, C., de Meza, D., Henley, A., & Arabsheibani, G. R. (in press). Entrepreneurship: Cause and consequence of financial optimism. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy.
