Biography
Brian Bell is Professor of Economics at King's Business School.
Brian joined King's College London in January 2017. Previous to his appointment at King’s, he was Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Oxford (2012-2016) and Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (2009-2012) - where he remains a Research Associate. He has spent a significant part of his career outside of academia. He worked as an economist and proprietary trader for a number of hedge funds and investment banks in London and also spent time at the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of England.
Brian's main research interests fall in two areas. First, he works on issues related to wages and inequality. This includes work on the pay of CEOs, the impact of immigration on wages and employment and intergenerational mobility. Second, he does work on the economics of crime looking at, inter alia, evidence on the links between immigration and crime and the impact of unemployment when leaving school on subsequent criminal behaviour.
Brian is Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee. This body provides advice to the Home Secretary on immigration policy in the UK.
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Bell, B., Bukowski, P. & Machin, S., 6 Dec 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bell, B., Bloom, N. & Blundell, J., 4 Mar 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Quantitative Economics. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bell, B., Blundell, J. & Machin, S., 26 Jan 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bell, B., Costa, R. & Machin, S., Mar 2022, In: JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. 130, 3, p. 732-765 34 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1086/717895
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Bell, B., Pedemonte, S. & Van Reenen, J., 1 Oct 2021, In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 19, 5, p. 2513-2542 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bell, B. & Van Reenen, J., Feb 2014, In: The Economic Journal. 124, 574, p. F1-F21 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12101
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Bell, B., Jaitman, L. & Machin, S., May 2014, In: The Economic Journal. 124, 576, p. 480–506 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12137
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Bell, B., Costa, R. & Machin, S., Oct 2016, In: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW. 54, p. 214-226 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2015.09.007
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Fortin, N. M., Bell, B. & Boehm, M., Aug 2017, In: LABOUR ECONOMICS. 47, p. 107-123 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2017.05.010
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Bell, B., Bindler, A. & Machin, S., 31 Jul 2018, In: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS. 100, 3, p. 392-404 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00698