Dr Robert Pryce

School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Fellow

r.e.pryce@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0833
Ground floor, Regent Court (ScHARR)

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Dr Robert Pryce
School of Medicine and Population Health
Ground floor
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I joined ScHARR in September 2015 as a Research Associate, working within the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group. I completed my PhD in Health Economics at Lancaster University, where my thesis covered the demand for alcohol.

Qualifications

PhD., Health Economics, Lancaster University, 2016

MSc., Economics and Health Economics, TV, 2012

BA Accounting & Financial Management and Economics, TV, 2011

Research interests

I am mostly interested in the economics of alcohol, although I have a broad interest in the economics of addiction and addictive behaviours including smoking, drug use, and gambling.

I have a general interest in all areas of Health Economics, as well as Labour Economics, Education Economics and Applied Microeconometrics.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Wilson LB, Pryce R, Hiscock R, Angus C, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2021) . Tobacco Control, 30(e1), e27-e32.
  • Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, de Vocht F, Hickman M, Meier P, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2020) . Addiction, 115(12), 2268-2279.
  • Wardle H, Banks J, Bebbington P, Blank L, Bowden Jones OBE H, Bramley S, Bunn C, Casey E, Cassidy R, Chamberlain SR , Close J et al (2020) . BMJ: British Medical Journal, 370.
  • Pryce R, Angus C, Holmes J, Gillespie D, Buykx P, Meier P, Hickman M, de Vocht F & Brennan A (2020) . Population Health Metrics, 18(1).
  • Holmes J, Ally AK, Meier PS & Pryce R (2019) . Addiction, 114(11), 1970-1980.
  • Pryce R (2019) . Health Policy, 123(10), 936-940.
  • Brennan A, Hill-McManus D, Stone T, Buykx P, Ally A, Pryce RE, Alston R, Jones A, Cairns D, Millar T , Donmall M et al (2019) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs(Sup 18), 96-109.
  • Pryce R, Hollingsworth B & Walker I (2019) . European Journal of Health Economics, 20, 439-454.
  • Bhattacharya A, Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, Brennan A & Meier PS (2018) . Addiction, 113(12), 2225-2232.
  • Breeze P, Womack R, Pryce R, Brennan A & Goyder E (2018) . PLoS One, 13(5).

Reports

  • Pryce RE, Buykx P, Gray L, Stone T, Drummond C & Brennan A (2017) Estimates of alcohol dependence in England based on APMS 2014, including estimates of children living in a household with an adult with alcohol dependence. Prevalence, trends, and amenability to treatment
  • Pryce RE, Angus C, Holmes J, Meier P & Brennan A (2016) Model-based appraisal of the comparative impact of Minimum Unit Pricing and taxation policies in Scotland. An adaptation of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 3,
  • Brennan A, Buykx P, Pryce RE, Jones A, Hill-McManus D, Stone T, Ally A, Gillespie D, Meier P, Alston R , Cairns D et al () An evidence-based model for estimating requirements for specialist alcohol treatment capacity in England: The Specialist Treatment for Alcohol Model (STreAM) Version 1.0

Working papers

  • Pryce RE, Walker I & Wheeler R () How much of a problem is problem gambling?. Lancaster Economics Working Paper Series, 2017/011.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Tipping S, Wardle H & Pryce R (2025) . Addiction.
  • Wilson L, Stevely AK, Kersbergen I, McGrane E, Moore EC, Pryce RE, Brown J & Holmes J (2025) . Addiction, 120(8), 1655-1665.
  • McGrane E, Pryce R, Field M, Gu S, Moore EC & Goyder E (2025) . Addiction, 120(4), 589-607.
  • Kersbergen I, Copeland A, Pryce R, Meier P & Field M (2025) . Addiction, 120(5), 860-870.
  • Wilson LB, Bain M, Hernandez-Alava M, Holmes J, Pryce R, Sasso A, Stevely AK, Warde A & Meier PS (2025) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 86(1), 39-47.
  • McGrane E, Pryce R, Field M & Goyder E (2024) . Addiction Research & Theory.
  • Morris D, Angus C, Gillespie D, Stevely A, Pryce R, Wilson L, Henney M, Meier P, Holmes J & Brennan A (2024) . The Lancet Public Health, 9(10), e719-e728.
  • McGrane E, Pryce R, Wilson L, Field M & Goyder E (2024) . Addiction Research & Theory, 33(2), 134-142.
  • Moore E, Pryce R, Squires H & Goyder E (2024) . BMC Public Health, 24(1).
  • Angus C, Henney M & Pryce R (2024) . Journal of Public Health, 46(2), 286-293.
  • Newall P, Allami Y, Andrade M, Ayton P, Baker‐Frampton R, Bennett D, Browne M, Bunn C, Bush‐Evans R, Chen S , Collard S et al (2024) . Addiction, 119(2), 391-396.
  • Pryce R, Wilson LB, Gillespie D, Angus C, Morris D & Brennan A (2024) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(1), 315-324.
  • Wilson LB, Pryce R, Moore EC, Burke L & Breeze P (2023) . BMC Public Health, 23.
  • McGrane E, Wardle H, Clowes M, Blank L, Pryce R, Field M, Sharpe C & Goyder E (2023) . Public Health, 215, 124-130.
  • Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2022) . Addiction, 118(5), 819-833.
  • Maxwell J, Pryce R & Wilson LB (2022) . Health Economics, 31(6), 1167-1183.
  • Opazo Breton M, Gillespie D, Pryce R, Bogdanovica I, Angus C, Hernandez Alava M, Brennan A & Britton J (2022) . Addiction, 117(5), 1392-1403.
  • Roscoe S, Pryce R, Buykx P, Gavens L & Meier PS (2022) . Drug and Alcohol Review, 41(1), 54-61.
  • Roscoe S, Boyd J, Buykx P, Gavens L, Pryce R & Meier P (2021) . BMC Public Health, 21(1).
  • Brennan A, Angus C, Pryce R, Buykx P, Henney M, Gillespie D, Holmes J & Meier PS (2021) . Public Health Research, 9(4).
  • Wilson LB, Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2021) . Addiction, 116(9), 2538-2547.
  • Wilson LB, Pryce R, Angus C, Hiscock R, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2021) . The European Journal of Health Economics, 22(3), 381-392.
  • Wilson LB, Pryce R, Hiscock R, Angus C, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2021) . Tobacco Control, 30(e1), e27-e32.
  • Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, de Vocht F, Hickman M, Meier P, Brennan A & Gillespie D (2020) . Addiction, 115(12), 2268-2279.
  • Wardle H, Banks J, Bebbington P, Blank L, Bowden Jones OBE H, Bramley S, Bunn C, Casey E, Cassidy R, Chamberlain SR , Close J et al (2020) . BMJ: British Medical Journal, 370.
  • Pryce R, Angus C, Holmes J, Gillespie D, Buykx P, Meier P, Hickman M, de Vocht F & Brennan A (2020) . Population Health Metrics, 18(1).
  • Holmes J, Ally AK, Meier PS & Pryce R (2019) . Addiction, 114(11), 1970-1980.
  • Pryce R (2019) . Health Policy, 123(10), 936-940.
  • Brennan A, Hill-McManus D, Stone T, Buykx P, Ally A, Pryce RE, Alston R, Jones A, Cairns D, Millar T , Donmall M et al (2019) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs(Sup 18), 96-109.
  • Pryce R, Hollingsworth B & Walker I (2019) . European Journal of Health Economics, 20, 439-454.
  • Bhattacharya A, Angus C, Pryce R, Holmes J, Brennan A & Meier PS (2018) . Addiction, 113(12), 2225-2232.
  • Breeze P, Womack R, Pryce R, Brennan A & Goyder E (2018) . PLoS One, 13(5).
  • Moore E, Pryce R, Squires H & Goyder E () . Addiction.

Conference proceedings

  • Goyder E, McGrane E, Wardle H, Clowes M, Blank L, Pryce R & Field M (2022) . SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A17.2-A17)

Reports

  • Pryce RE, Buykx P, Gray L, Stone T, Drummond C & Brennan A (2017) Estimates of alcohol dependence in England based on APMS 2014, including estimates of children living in a household with an adult with alcohol dependence. Prevalence, trends, and amenability to treatment
  • Pryce RE, Angus C, Holmes J, Meier P & Brennan A (2016) Model-based appraisal of the comparative impact of Minimum Unit Pricing and taxation policies in Scotland. An adaptation of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 3,
  • Brennan A, Buykx P, Pryce RE, Jones A, Hill-McManus D, Stone T, Ally A, Gillespie D, Meier P, Alston R , Cairns D et al () An evidence-based model for estimating requirements for specialist alcohol treatment capacity in England: The Specialist Treatment for Alcohol Model (STreAM) Version 1.0

Theses

  • Pryce RE The Economics of Alcohol: A Collection of Essays.

Working papers

  • Pryce RE, Walker I & Wheeler R () How much of a problem is problem gambling?. Lancaster Economics Working Paper Series, 2017/011.

Preprints

  • Kersbergen I, Copeland A, Pryce R, Meier P & Field M (2023) , Center for Open Science.
  • Kersbergen I, Copeland A, Pryce R, Meier P & Field M (2023) , Center for Open Science.
Grants
  • NIHR Studentship, MSc Economics and Health Economics, tuition and living stipend
  • ESRC CASE Scholarship, PhD Health Economics, tuition and enhanced living stipend
  • Multiple sources of funding for work, with a mix of research grants and consultancy
Professional activities and memberships
  • Referee, various journals
  • Member, ScHARR Staff Development Group
  • Local organising committee, HESG Lancaster and KBS Sheffield 

Professional memberships

  • Health Economists' Study Group

Previous appointments

  • Visiting Fellow, CINCH, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, 2019
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Lancaster University, 2012-2015
  • Research Analyst, RAND Europe, 2014

Invited conference talks

  • Health Economists' Study Group Meeting, Sheffield, January 2014
  • Health Economists' Study Group Meeting, Lancaster, June 2015
  • International Health Economics Association Congress, Milan, July 2015
  • Kettil Bruun Society Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium, Stockholm, May 2016
  • International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, June 2016
  • University of Duisburg-Essen, May 2019
  • University of Wuppertal, May 2019