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Our team includes staff from all Faculties in the University.

Professor Susan Chilton

Professor of Economics

  • Email: susan.chilton@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 1641
  • Address: 缅北禁地 Business School
    5 Barrack Road,
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne
    NE1 4SE
Background


The academic core of my research is applied welfare economics, centering on the use of surveys and experimental situations to understand how individuals make decisions affecting their economic welfare. The work is based in environmental economics, safety economics and health economics.

Key interests: Environmental Economics (non-market valuation), Experimental Economics, Safety Economics, Health Economics

Research


Impact-Related Activities


Invited Panel member, Science-Policy-Business session: Valuation in Practice – Health Effects and Benefit Transfer -Sharing new evidence and results for practical use in benefit cost analyses, Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Bergen, 16 June 2025

Invited Presenter, OECD Workshop on Environmental Impact Valuation, Paris, May 2025

Environment Agency. Expert panel for EA water benefits project 2025

Invited Presenter, Symposium on Valuing Life and Health, Australian National University in Canberra, January 2025.

OECD Advisory group for the meta-analysis of SP and RP VSL studies 2024

Keynote Speaker, French Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Strasbourg, June 2024

Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Energy, Environment and Health

Committee Member, European Society for Benefit Cost Analysis 2023-

– Optimisation of Future Energy Systems, May 31-June 2, 2010, Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark


Policy Panels (UK)

DEFRA Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee Member 2022 –

DEFRA Economic Advisory Panel (Core Member)

DEFRA Independent Review Panel, Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU)

 

Policy Research 

PI: HSE/DH. “Monetary Value of a VOLY”. Scoping study (June 2018-December 2018). 

PI: HSE 2016, “The costs to Britain of workplace cancer” (Contract No. ND2484). This will be included in the next HM Treasury “Green Book” update.

Visiting Research Fellow, The Treasury, New Zealand Dec. 2014-Feb. 2015

Impact Pathway Guidance for Valuing Changes in Air Quality. May 2103. DEFRA. London. pp 16-17 VOLY value for regulatory impact analysis based on values in Chiton et al. 2004 .   


Invited Speaker 

Invited Participant Pricing Lives Celebration and Journal of Risk and Uncertainty Symposium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (workshop participants: Kip Viscusi, Cass Sunstein et al. – initial paper presentations and discussions for Special Edition of J. Of Risk and Uncertainty) , September 2018.

Technical Seminar: "The Cost of Pipeline Failure: Risk Assessment, ALARP and Zero failures", Rosen Group, 缅北禁地 upon Tyne, April 2018 

Integrating Economic and Safety Perspectives in Risk Management - a Necessity for Success? University of Stavanger, Norway, November 2016

Expert Workshop on Valuing Health Impacts of Chemicals, European Chemicals Agency, Helsinki, January 2016

Guest Lecture: New Zealand Treasury, Wellington, NZ February 2015

3rd Workshop of the Paris Risk Group (invitation only), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, June 2015

Commission for Rural Communities Inquiry into the future for upland communities in England, Seminar, Penrith May 2009


Academic Activities


Invited (Outside) Seminars

Center for Economic Research, Triangle Research, North Carolina (Sept. 1993)

Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison (Sept. 1997)

University of Neuchatel, Switzerland (Invited Workshop) (Sept. 1997)

Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing, University of 缅北禁地 (Feb. 1998)

Dept. of Psychology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg (Sept. 1998)

Dept. of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago (Feb. 1999)

Dept. of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno (May 1999)

European Science Foundation/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Dec. 1999)

University of Neuchatel, Switzerland (Invited Workshop) (June 2000)

Dept. of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming (Sept. 2000)

Dept. of Economics, University of Dundee (Nov. 2001)

Dept. of Economics, University of Glasgow (Feb. 2004)

Dept. of Economics, University of Central Florida (Feb. 2006)

Dept. of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Reading (May 2006)

University of Stavangar, Norway (Invited Workshop) (August 2007)

Berlin University of Technology, Steinhofel, Germany (NeTWork, Invited Workshop) (September 2007)

Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck, Austria (Nov. 2010)

SIRE, Environment and Energy Research Group, University of Stirling (March 2010)

Dept. of Economics, University of Manchester, April 2015

Economics Unit, University of Stirling, January 2016

Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Australia, April 2016

Choice Modelling Centre, University of Leeds, May 2018

Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Development. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, December 2018

Centre for Research in the Behavioural Sciences, Nottingham University Business School, February 2021[SC1] 

Department of Economics, Brunel University, June 2022

T.C. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, May 2025


Academic Advisory Panels

Programme Advisory Team: Public values, Universal Basic Income and health, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2024

June 2021-June 2022: Member - International Advisory Panel: BITRE Economic Cost of Car Crashes, Australian National University

April 2018 – April 2022: Member - Advisory Panel: Dr Rebecca Macdonald ESRC New Investigator Grant “Discounting and the value of a life year lost to air pollution". 


Assessment Panels


External Reviewer: Economy and Welfare in an Era of Strategic Competition (WELEC) programme, Strategic Research Council (SRC) (Academy of Finland), 2025

External Reviewer: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Research Project Applications (2013; 2015; 2016)

External Reviewer: General Research Grant Applications and Postdoctoral Researcher’s Project Applications Research Council for Culture and Society, Equality and Society Research Programme at the Academy of Finland (2008; 2009;2012; 2013; 2015; 2016, 2025)

External Reviewer: Academy Professorship Grant, Academy of Finland 2017

External Reviewer: Swedish EPA Grants (2013, 2014, 2016)

External Peer Reviewer: NZTA/NZIER (January-February 2015)





 


Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

ECO1002 Economic Analysis

ECO206 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

Publications

  • Articles

    • Nielsen JS, Chilton S, McDonald R. . Risk Analysis 2026, 46(4), e70221.
    • Mussio I, Chilton S, Kent D, Gerald L, Wilson A. . Risk Analysis 2025, 45(11), 4039-4057.
    • Wilson AM, Mussio I, Verhougstraete MP, Jung Y, Ashraf A, Chilton S, Hamilton KA. . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2025, 22(2), 132–148.
    • Beeson M, Chilton S, Metcalf H, Nielsen JS. . Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 2024, 15(S1), 183-205.
    • Mussio I, Chilton S, Duxbury D, Nielsen JS. . Risk Analysis 2024, 44(3), 536-552.
    • Chilton S, Duxbury D, Mussio I, Nielsen JS, Sharma S. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2024, 68, 1-23.
    • Chilton S, Duxbury D, Mussio I, Nielsen JS, Sharma S. A double-bounded risk-risk trade-off analysis of heatwave-related mortality risk: Evidence from India. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2024, Accepted for publication. In Preparation.
    • Wilson AM, Mussio I, Chilton S, Gerald LB, Jones RM, Drews FA, LaKind JS, Beamer PI. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19(23), 16092.
    • Pramanik M, Pal I, Szabo S, Chilton S, Udmale P. Population health risks in multi-hazard environments: Action needed in the Cyclone Amphan and COVID-19 – hit Sundarbans region, India. . https://doi.org/ 10.1080/17565529.2021.1889948. Climate and Development Journal 2021. In Preparation.
    • Bartczak A, Budzinski W, Chilton S, McDonald R, Nielsen JS. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2021, 62, 113–135.
    • Silz Carson K, Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG, Scarpa R. . Public Choice 2020, 185, 1-19.
    • Nielsen JS, Chilton S, Metcalf H. . Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 2019, 21(1), 61-86.
    • Beeson M, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H, Nielsen JS. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2019, 58(2-3), 245-262.
    • Hunter RF, Tang J, Hutchinson G, Chilton S, Holmes D, Kee F. . BMC Public Health 2018, 18(1), 1388.
    • Clough P, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . Policy Quarterly 2018, 14(2), 50-57.
    • Shortall S. . 2018.
    • Jones-Lee M, Chilton S. . International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management 2017, 7(3), 222-232.
    • Bartczak A, Chilton S, Czajkowski M, Meyerhoff J. . Energy Economics 2017, 65, 326-334.
    • McDonald R, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 2017, 82, 152-167.
    • Nielsen JS, Chilton S, Gyrd-Hansen D, Jones-Lee M, Liu J, Metcalf H. Eliciting individual preferences for end-of-life treatments. Journal of Benefit Cost Analysis 2017. Submitted.
    • Taylor M, Chilton S, Ronaldson S, Metcalf H, Nielsen JS. . Value in Health 2017, 20(2), 224-229.
    • Bartczak A, Mariel P, Chilton S, Meyerhoff J. . Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2016, 60(2), 284-306.
    • Oliver DM, Hanley ND, van Niekerk M, Kay D, Heathwaite AL, Rabinovici SJM, Kinzelman JL, Fleming LE, Porter J, Shaikh S, Fish R, Chilton S, Hewitt J, Connolly E, Cummins A, Glenk K, McPhail C, McRory E, McVittie A, Giles A, Roberts S, Simpson K, Tinch D, Thairs T, Avery LM, Vinten AJA, Watts BD, Quilliam RS. . Ambio 2016, 45(1), 52-62.
    • McDonald R, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2016, 52(2), 137-161.
    • Bartczak A, Chilton S, Meyerhoff J. . Ecological Economics 2015, 116, 300-309.
    • Jones-Lee M, Chilton S, Metcalf H, Nielsen JS. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2015, 51(1), 1-21.
    • Baker R, Bartczak A, Chilton S, Metcalf H. . Journal of Environmental Management 2014, 133, 94-103.
    • Chilton S. . 2014. Submitted.
    • Carson KS, Chilton S, Hutchinson G. VALUATION UNDER FUZZY PREFERENCES: AN APPLICATION TO MULTIPLE BOUND UNCERTAINTY CHOICE ELICITATION. 2012. In Preparation.
    • Carson K, Chilton S, Hutchinson G, scarpa R. IS STATUS QUO BIAS DESIGN-INDUCED?RETHINKING THE ROLE OF DESIGN SELECTION IN CHOICE EXPERIMENTS. 2012. In Preparation.
    • Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, McDonald R, Metcalf H. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2012, 45(1), 1-24.
    • Baker R, Chilton S, Donaldson C, Jones-Lee M, Lancsar E, Mason H, Metcalf H, Pennington M, Wildman J. . Health Economics, Policy and Law 2011, 6(4), 435-447.
    • Desaigues B, Ami D, Bartczak A, Braun-Kohlová M, Chilton S, Czajkowski M, Farreras V, Hunt A, Hutchison M, Jeanrenaud C, Kaderjak P, Máca V, Markiewicz O, Markowska A, Metcalf H, Navrud S, Nielsen JS, Ortiz R, Pellegrini S, Rabl A. . Ecological Indicators 2011, 11(3), 902-910.
    • Seested-Nielsen J, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2010, 41(3), 195-218.
    • Burton AC, Carson KS, Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG. . Applied Economics 2009, 41(27), 3561-3569.
    • Baker R, Chilton SM, Jones-Lee MW, Metcalf HRT. . Safety Science 2009, 47(6), 813-816.
    • Carson KS, Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG. . Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 2009, 57(2), 219-225.
    • Baker R, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2008, 36(2), 125-138.
    • Burton AC, Carson KS, Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG. . Environmental and Resource Economics 2007, 38(4), 513-525.
    • Chilton S. . Revue d'Economie Politique 2007, 117(5), 655-674.
    • Baker R, Chilton SM, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . Revue d'Economie Politique 2007, 117(5), 781-794.
    • Chilton SM, Burgess D, Hutchinson WG. . Ecological Economics 2006, 59(3), 353-363.
    • Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Kiraly F, Metcalf H, Pang W. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2006, 33(3), 165-182.
    • Spencer A, Covey J, Chilton S, Taylor M. . Health Economics 2005, 14(2), 161-167.
    • Burton AC, Carson KS, Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG. . Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 2003, 46(3), 472-489.
    • Chilton S, Covey J, Hopkins L, Jones-Lee M, Loomes G, Pidgeon N, Spencer A. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2002, 25(3), 211-232.
    • Hutchinson WG, Scarpa R, Chilton SM, McCallion T. . Journal of Agricultural Economics 2001, 52(1), 104-122.
    • Chilton S, Spencer A. . Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 2001, 137(1), 65-86.
    • Scarpa R, Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG, Buongiorno J. . Ecological Economics 2000, 33(2), 237-250.
    • Burton AC, Chilton SM, Jones MK. . Environmental Values 2000, 9(4), 481-491.
    • Scarpa R, Hutchinson WG, Chilton SM, Buongiorno J. . Forest Policy and Economics 2000, 1(3-4), 315-329.
    • Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG. . Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 1999, 37(2), 202-209.
    • Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG. . Journal of Economic Psychology 1999, 20(4), 495-498.
    • Chilton SM, Hutchinson MG. . Journal of Agricultural Economics 1999, 50(1), 1-16.
    • Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG. Do focus groups contribute anything to the contingent valuation process?. Journal of Economic Psychology 1999, 20(4), 465-483.
    • Hutchinson WG, Chilton SM. . Journal of Rural Studies 1999, 15(1), 103-109.
    • Carthy T, Chilton S, Covey D, Hopkins L, Jones-Lee MW, Loomes G, Pidgeon N, Spencer A. . Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 1998, 17(3), 187-213.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Nielsen JS, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . In: Foundations and Applications of Utility, Risk and Decision Theory (FUR). 2010, 缅北禁地 upon Tyne.
    • Nielsen JS, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . In: Economic Science Association (ESA) World Meeting. 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • Nielsen JS, Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H. . In: Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economist. 2009, Amsterdam.

  • Editorial

    • Chilton S, Nielsen JS, Wildman J. . Health Economics 2020.

  • Letter

    • Chilton S, Covey J, Jones-Lee M, Loomes G, Pidgeon N, Spencer A. . Process Safety and Environmental Protection 2015, 93, 293-298.

  • Reports

    • Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H, Nielsen JS, Baker R, Donaldson C, Mason H, McHugh N, McDonald R, Spackman M. . Health and Safety Executive, 2020.
    • Chilton S, Jones-Lee M, Metcalf H, Loomes G, Robinson A, Covey J, Spencer A, Spackman M. . Norwich: HSE Books, 2007. RR541.
    • Chilton S, Covey J, Jones-Lee M, Loomes G, Metcalf H. . London: DEFRA, 2004. Final.

  • Review

    • Chilton SM, Hutchinson WG. . Journal of Economic Psychology 2003, 24(1), 65-75.