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Law, Ethics and Lockdowns: impacts on life, liberty and the economy (2023)
Journal Article
Keown, J., & Paton, D. (2023). Law, Ethics and Lockdowns: impacts on life, liberty and the economy. Issues in Law & Medicine, 38(2), Article 1

Many people worldwide, particularly those with disabilities and the elderly, suffered greatly not only as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic but also as a result of the lockdowns. In this article we set out widely-accepted ethical criteria for assessi... Read More about Law, Ethics and Lockdowns: impacts on life, liberty and the economy.

Covid-19 Vaccines As a Condition of Employment: Impact on Uptake, Staffing, and Mortality in Elderly Care Homes (2023)
Journal Article
Girma, S., & Paton, D. (2024). Covid-19 Vaccines As a Condition of Employment: Impact on Uptake, Staffing, and Mortality in Elderly Care Homes. Management Science, 70(5), 2882-2899. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4832

Laws mandating vaccination against Covid-19 as a condition of employment in health and care sectors were commonplace during the pandemic. Using weekly data at the local authority level, we examine the impact of the vaccine mandate for elderly care ho... Read More about Covid-19 Vaccines As a Condition of Employment: Impact on Uptake, Staffing, and Mortality in Elderly Care Homes.

Diagnostic Sensitivity of Unenhanced CT for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Can Clot Density Measurement Replace CT Venogram? (2023)
Journal Article
Chaudhary, S. R., Chunara, M., McLeavy, C., Qayyum, H., Cusack, J., Paton, D., …Ganguly, A. (2023). Diagnostic Sensitivity of Unenhanced CT for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Can Clot Density Measurement Replace CT Venogram?. Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 33(02), 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1761184

Objectives Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is an important cause of stroke in young adults. Noncontrast-enhanced CT head (NECT) is almost always the first investigation. Our objectives were as follows:1. How accurately does venous sinus density on N... Read More about Diagnostic Sensitivity of Unenhanced CT for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Can Clot Density Measurement Replace CT Venogram?.

Financial transaction taxes and market structure: lessons from the gambling industry (2022)
Journal Article
Garrett, T. A., Paton, D., & Williams, L. V. (in press). Financial transaction taxes and market structure: lessons from the gambling industry. Economics Bulletin, 42(4), 1901-1907

Although a number of tax authorities have considered introducing some form of financial transaction tax (FTT) on specific types of financial transaction, implementation has proved politically contentious. We argue here that this debate can be usefull... Read More about Financial transaction taxes and market structure: lessons from the gambling industry.

Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide? (2022)
Journal Article
Girma, S., & Paton, D. (2022). Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide?. European Economic Review, 145, Article 104113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104113

Posner hypothesised that the legalisation of assisted suicide may substitute for unassisted (unregulated) suicide. We test predictions arising from this hypothesis using data from US states that have legalised assisted suicide. Event study regression... Read More about Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide?.

The Cheshire & Merseyside Collaborative trainee-led on-call service: a review of safety and efficiency (2021)
Journal Article
McLeavy, C., O'Mahony, E., Wide, J., Razzaq, F., Rowlands, P., Curtis, J., …Porter, L. (2021). The Cheshire & Merseyside Collaborative trainee-led on-call service: a review of safety and efficiency. Clinical Radiology, 76(8), 615-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2021.04.017

AIM: The Cheshire and Merseyside Collaborative is the largest registrar led on-call service in the UK. This study aims to assess its safety and efficiency based on discrepancy rates and time take to issue reports. MATERIALS & METHODS: All studies... Read More about The Cheshire & Merseyside Collaborative trainee-led on-call service: a review of safety and efficiency.

Taxing Gambling Machines to Enhance Tourism (2020)
Journal Article
Vaughan Williams, L., Garrett, T. A., & Paton, D. (2020). Taxing Gambling Machines to Enhance Tourism. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 13(2), 83-90. https://doi.org/10.5750/jgbe.v13i2.1870

Gambling machines are a key component of global gambling tourism. The taxation of these machines is a highly controversial area of policy debate involving tensions between industry profitability, economic growth and government revenue. We present the... Read More about Taxing Gambling Machines to Enhance Tourism.

Taxing Gambling Machines To Enhance Public and Private Revenue (2020)
Journal Article
Garrett, T. A., Paton, D., & Vaughan Williams, L. (2020). Taxing Gambling Machines To Enhance Public and Private Revenue. Kyklos, 73(4), 500-523. https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12247

Electronic gambling (‘slot’) machines are a key component of the global gambling industry. We introduce a theoretical framework which shows that under reasonable assumptions, shifting from a per-machine licence fee to a gross profits tax (GPT) on ma... Read More about Taxing Gambling Machines To Enhance Public and Private Revenue.

The impact of sex education mandates on teenage pregnancy: International evidence (2020)
Journal Article
Soto, J., Paton, D., & Bullivant, S. (2020). The impact of sex education mandates on teenage pregnancy: International evidence. Health Economics, 29(7), 790-807. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4021

To date most studies of the impact of school-based sex education have focused either on specific, local interventions or experiences at a national level. In this paper we use a new cross-country dataset to explore the extent to which laws on sex edu... Read More about The impact of sex education mandates on teenage pregnancy: International evidence.

Current imaging practice for suspected scaphoid fracture in patients with normal initial radiographs: UK-wide national audit (2019)
Journal Article
Chunara, M., Mcleavy, C., Kesavanarayanan, V., Paton, D., & Ganguly, A. (2019). Current imaging practice for suspected scaphoid fracture in patients with normal initial radiographs: UK-wide national audit. Clinical Radiology, 74(6), 450-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2019.02.016

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of scaphoid fractures in the young and active patient population is high. Initial suspicion relies on the combination of a clinical examination and scaphoid series. Both of these are imperfect and often result in premature... Read More about Current imaging practice for suspected scaphoid fracture in patients with normal initial radiographs: UK-wide national audit.