Bridget Rosewell (economist)
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Bridget Rosewell is a British economist
. Her expertise includes economic development, transport and agglomeration economics, development evaluation, infrastructure, forecasting, industry dynamics and competition as well as policy analysis related to these areas.
, England
in 1951, she was educated at Wimbledon High School
(1958–69) and St. Hugh's College, Oxford (BA in Politics and Economics, 1974; M.Phil. in Economics, 1976. She did not achieve the higher D.Phil. doctorate award). She was a Lecturer in economics at St. Hilda's College, Oxford (1976–78), and at Somerville College, Oxford
(1978–81), then a Tutor in economics at Oriel College, Oxford (1981–84). She was concurrently a research officer in the Department of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University (1976–81).
She was Deputy Director, Economics at the Confederation of British Industry
, then left to found a number of consultancies, including Business Strategies Ltd, now part of Experian
.
Rosewell is chair of Volterra Consulting which she founded in 1998 with Paul Ormerod
. She also serves as a non-executive director of the Britannia Building Society
and Chair of Governors, Wimbledon High School
.
She speaks fluent French and some German. She is divorced, with two adult children. Her hobbies include painting, walking, and picture-framing.
, which quantifies the positive effects of the increases in economic density brought about by new infrastructure such as bridges and rail links.
Her recent work includes studies of the evolution of market structures, including in the market for pollution permits; urban systems; and statistical model validation
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Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
. Her expertise includes economic development, transport and agglomeration economics, development evaluation, infrastructure, forecasting, industry dynamics and competition as well as policy analysis related to these areas.
Biography
Born in WimbledonWimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1951, she was educated at Wimbledon High School
Wimbledon High School
.Wimbledon High School is an independent girls' school in Wimbledon, South West London. It is run by the Girls' Day School Trust and celebrated its 130th birthday on November 9 2010, having been founded by Edith Hastings in 1880. WHS educates girls between the ages of 4 and 18.The motto is "Ex...
(1958–69) and St. Hugh's College, Oxford (BA in Politics and Economics, 1974; M.Phil. in Economics, 1976. She did not achieve the higher D.Phil. doctorate award). She was a Lecturer in economics at St. Hilda's College, Oxford (1976–78), and at Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there...
(1978–81), then a Tutor in economics at Oriel College, Oxford (1981–84). She was concurrently a research officer in the Department of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University (1976–81).
She was Deputy Director, Economics at the Confederation of British Industry
Confederation of British Industry
The Confederation of British Industry is a British not for profit organisation incorporated by Royal charter which promotes the interests of its members, some 200,000 British businesses, a figure which includes some 80% of FTSE 100 companies and around 50% of FTSE 350 companies.-Role:The CBI works...
, then left to found a number of consultancies, including Business Strategies Ltd, now part of Experian
Experian
Experian plc, formerly known as CCN Systems, is a global credit information group with operations in 36 countries. The company employs 15,500 people with corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and operational headquarters in Nottingham, England and Costa Mesa, California, US...
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Rosewell is chair of Volterra Consulting which she founded in 1998 with Paul Ormerod
Paul Ormerod
Paul Ormerod is a Lancastrian economist who is currently researching complexity, complex systems, nonlinear feedback, the boom and bust cycle of business and economic competition...
. She also serves as a non-executive director of the Britannia Building Society
Britannia Building Society
The Britannia is a financial services institution and trading name of the Co-operative Bank Plc in the United Kingdom.Before the merger with the Co-operative, Britannia was a mutual building society, with headquarters in Leek, Staffordshire...
and Chair of Governors, Wimbledon High School
Wimbledon High School
.Wimbledon High School is an independent girls' school in Wimbledon, South West London. It is run by the Girls' Day School Trust and celebrated its 130th birthday on November 9 2010, having been founded by Edith Hastings in 1880. WHS educates girls between the ages of 4 and 18.The motto is "Ex...
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She speaks fluent French and some German. She is divorced, with two adult children. Her hobbies include painting, walking, and picture-framing.
Contributions to the field
Rosewell is interested in the concept of agglomerationAgglomeration
In the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. In France, INSEE the French Statistical Institute, translate it as "Unité urbaine" which means continuous...
, which quantifies the positive effects of the increases in economic density brought about by new infrastructure such as bridges and rail links.
Her recent work includes studies of the evolution of market structures, including in the market for pollution permits; urban systems; and statistical model validation
Statistical model validation
In statistics, model validation is possibly the most important step in the model building sequence. It is also one of the most overlooked. Often the validation of a model seems to consist of nothing more than quoting the R2 statistic from the fit .-R2 is not...
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Research interests
Her current research interests focus on the economic performance of local economies, the performance of markets, and business organisation. She is especially interested in the application of the tools of complex systems analysis to these issues and in questions of statistical model validationStatistical model validation
In statistics, model validation is possibly the most important step in the model building sequence. It is also one of the most overlooked. Often the validation of a model seems to consist of nothing more than quoting the R2 statistic from the fit .-R2 is not...
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