Derek King

Derek King is a Researcher at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPE), London School of Economics. His work focuses on cost-effectiveness analysis, long-term care financing, and mental health economics.

• Key Expertise: Econometrics, Health Economics, Long-Term Care Financing, Mental Health Policy
• Contact: d.king@lse.ac.uk, Room PAN 8.01D

His research explores:

• Dementia Care: Unpaid caregiving, ICT integration in support systems, and pandemic impact on quality of life
• Policy Analysis: Long-term care reform in England, interactions between pension and care funding policies
• Global Health: Brazilian cohort studies on caregiver economic impacts, low-income country mental health interventions
• Caregiver Employment: Work-life balance challenges, financial disincentives, and replacement care effectiveness

Recent publications (2025-2022) show consistent focus on:

• Dementia-related care economics
• Long-term care policy reforms
• ICT applications in caregiving
• Adolescent mental health cost projections
• Nonprofit organizational governance
• Cross-cohort economic modeling

Current work includes multiple cost-effectiveness studies of health interventions and collaborations with Dr. Linda Pickard on unpaid care intensity analysis.