David Forrest (academic)
Encyclopedia
Professor David Kerr Forrest is applied economist
and econometrician who specialises in analysis of the sports and gambling industries. He is currently Professor of Economics at the Salford Business School
, University of Salford
and key member of the Centre for the Study of Gambling. He has contributed substantially to literature on sport and gambling markets from the 1990s to the present. He regularly appears as a media expert in this area in the UK
.
, and followed this with an MA in Economics from the University of Manchester
. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Western Ontario
with his thesis covering "Unemployment and age structure: some consequences of the post-war baby boom"
After originally being employed as a visiting lecturer at McMaster University
, he was appointed as a lecturer in the Economics department at the University of Liverpool and the University of Manchester in the early 1980s. In 1986 he joined the University of Salford as a lecturer, followed by positions as Senior Lecturer and Reader before being appointed as Professor of Economics in 2007.
Since the late 1990s he has had over 35 papers in refereed journals, 13 chapters in books and has been awarded various research awards and contracts in relation to this specialist interest areas. In 2008 he produced a report, with Ian McHale for the CCPR (a consortium of the major governing bodies for UK sport) on the threat of betting to the integrity of sport. With David Percy he has undertaken significant work for the National Lottery Commission
. Since 2008 he has provided statistical work and previous to that provided consultancy advice for the same body on the fairness of the Lotto Extra (defunct) and Thunderball games, the randomness of the Lucky Dip facility in the Lotto game and the game itself and the fairness of the National Lottery draw.
He was awarded an honorary Professorial position by Macao Polytechnic Institute
, the Los Angeles Daily News
and Asian Age
.
The publication of his report (co-authored with Ian McHale and Kevin McAuley) on betting and the integrity of sport attracted substantial coverage in The Daily Telegraph
and was reported on Radio 5 Live and the BBC World Service
.
His research into the role of weather and toss in cricket received almost a full page of coverage in Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in April 2008.
His work has also been covered on BBC Radio
& BBC Television
, Sky News
and various UK newspapers including The Times
and The Guardian
.
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...
and econometrician who specialises in analysis of the sports and gambling industries. He is currently Professor of Economics at the Salford Business School
Salford Business School
Salford Business School is a business school located 3 km west of Manchester city centre in the Maxwell Building on the Peel Park Campus of the University of Salford. It is one of the University's twelve constituent academic departments...
, University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
and key member of the Centre for the Study of Gambling. He has contributed substantially to literature on sport and gambling markets from the 1990s to the present. He regularly appears as a media expert in this area in the UK
United Kingdom
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.
Academic and research career
He completed his BA in Economics from the University of LiverpoolUniversity of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
, and followed this with an MA in Economics from the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
with his thesis covering "Unemployment and age structure: some consequences of the post-war baby boom"
After originally being employed as a visiting lecturer at McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
, he was appointed as a lecturer in the Economics department at the University of Liverpool and the University of Manchester in the early 1980s. In 1986 he joined the University of Salford as a lecturer, followed by positions as Senior Lecturer and Reader before being appointed as Professor of Economics in 2007.
Since the late 1990s he has had over 35 papers in refereed journals, 13 chapters in books and has been awarded various research awards and contracts in relation to this specialist interest areas. In 2008 he produced a report, with Ian McHale for the CCPR (a consortium of the major governing bodies for UK sport) on the threat of betting to the integrity of sport. With David Percy he has undertaken significant work for the National Lottery Commission
National Lottery Commission
The National Lottery Commission is the non-departmental public body set up on 1 April 1999 under the National Lottery Act 1998 to regulate the National Lottery...
. Since 2008 he has provided statistical work and previous to that provided consultancy advice for the same body on the fairness of the Lotto Extra (defunct) and Thunderball games, the randomness of the Lucky Dip facility in the Lotto game and the game itself and the fairness of the National Lottery draw.
He was awarded an honorary Professorial position by Macao Polytechnic Institute
Media
Forrest contributes regularly to Media debates and his research into betting and corruption has been quoted widely around the world. In May 2008 he was quoted extensively on the front page of the New York Times in a story on corruption in sport, with this material also carried in the International Herald TribuneInternational Herald Tribune
The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 38 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 160 countries and territories...
, the Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Daily News
The Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is the flagship of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a branch of Colorado-based MediaNews Group....
and Asian Age
Asian Age
The Asian Age is an Indian daily newspaper with editions in four major cities in India and one in London. The newspaper was launched in February 1994, simultaneously in Delhi, Mumbai and London. At present, it has editions in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and London. The Asian Age brings out...
.
The publication of his report (co-authored with Ian McHale and Kevin McAuley) on betting and the integrity of sport attracted substantial coverage in The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
and was reported on Radio 5 Live and the BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
.
His research into the role of weather and toss in cricket received almost a full page of coverage in Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in April 2008.
His work has also been covered on BBC Radio
BBC Radio
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& BBC Television
BBC Television
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, Sky News
Sky News
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and various UK newspapers including The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
and The Guardian
The Guardian
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.