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Working Papers

2013

1. Are You Happy While You Work?
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Sussex (2013)
2. CEO Incentive Contracts in China: Why Does City Location Matter?
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
3. Collective Agreement Status and Survivability: Change and Persistence in the German Model
   GEMF Working Papers, GEMF - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra View citations (1)

2012

4. CEO Bonding: Who Posts Performance Bonds and Why?
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2012)
5. Heterogeneity in Union Status and Employee Well-Being
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
6. Human Capital, Matching and Job Satisfaction
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2012)
7. Paying for Performance: Incentive Pay Schemes and Employees' Financial Participation
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
8. The CEO Labour Market in China's Public Listed Companies
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
9. Well-being, Health and Work
   NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
10. Wellbeing in the workplace: the impact of modern management
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
11. What do we know about China's CEO's?: evidence from across the whole economy
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
12. Why Are Migrants Paid More?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2012)

2011

13. Change and Persistence in the German Model of Collective Bargaining and Worker Representation
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2011)
14. Does High Involvement Management Improve Worker Wellbeing?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011)
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2011)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2012)
15. Does High Involvement Management Lead to Higher Pay?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011)
16. HRM and Workplace Motivation: Incremental and Threshold Effects
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2011)
17. Heterogeneous Worker Ability and Team-Based Production: Evidence from Major League Baseball, 1920-2009
    CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2010)
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2011)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2011)
18. Team performance and the optimal spread of talent
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
19. The State of Collective Bargaining and Worker Representation in Germany: The Erosion Continues
    GEMF Working Papers, GEMF - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2010) View citations (4)
20. The Structure of Collective Bargaining and Worker Representation: Change and Persistence in the German Model
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2010

21. Do Higher Wages Come at a Price?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2012)
22. Do Salaries Improve Worker Performance?
    Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2011)
23. In brief: Men in black: the impact of new contracts on football referees' performance
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
24. In brief: The wage premium of two-footed footballers
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
25. Slip Sliding Away: Further Union Decline in Germany and Britain
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010) View citations (1)
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010)
    GEMF Working Papers, GEMF - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2011)
26. The Evolution of the Modern Worker: Attitudes to Work
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010)
27. To Join or Not to Join? Factors Influencing Employee Share Plan Membership in a Multinational Corporation
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010)
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (2010)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)
28. Trade Union Membership and Influence 1999-2009
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010)

2009

29. Employee Voice and Private Sector Workplace Outcomes in Britain, 1980-2004
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2009)
30. How Does Innovation Affect Worker Well-being?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (10)
31. In brief: Government regulation of occupations
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
32. In brief: Shared capitalism: does it work?
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
33. The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation: Transitions between States and their Determinants. A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Great Britain
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
    Also in GEMF Working Papers, GEMF - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra (2009) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2009) View citations (11)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2013)
34. The Returns to Scarce Talent: Footedness and Player Remuneration in European Soccer
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (2)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2009) View citations (2)
35. Unions and Workplace Performance in Britain and France
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2009) View citations (4)

2008

36. A Tale of Two Countries: Unions, Closures and Growth in Britain and Norway
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
37. Competition and the Retreat from Collective Bargaining
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (13)
    Also in NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2008)
38. From Industrial Relations to Human Resource Management: The Changing Role of the Personnel Function
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (1)
39. How Does Shared Capitalism Affect Economic Performance in the UK?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (4)
40. Organizational Commitment: Do Workplace Practices Matter?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
41. Private Sector Employment Growth, 1998-2004: A Panel Analysis of British Workplaces
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in Cambridge Journal of Economics (2011)
42. The Changing Use of Contingent Pay at the Modern British Workplace
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (6)
43. Trading Places: Employers, Unions and the Manufacture of Voice
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
44. Union Decline in Britain
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2008)

2007

45. Employee Voice and Human Resource Management: An Empirical Analysis using British Data
    PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK View citations (1)
46. New Zealand Working For Families programme: Methodological considerations for evaluating MSD programmes
    PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK
47. The Wage Impact of Trade Unions in the UK Public and Private Sectors
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2010)
48. Union Organization in Great Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)

2006

49. Accounting for Collective Action: Resource Acquisition and Mobilization in British Unions
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (7)
50. Rent sharing and profitability
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
51. The Theory and Practice of Pay Setting
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (1)
52. Union Free-Riding in Britain and New Zealand
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
53. Unions, Job Reductions and Job Security Guarantees: the Experience of British Employees
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
54. Unions, Within-Workplace Job Cuts and Job Security Guarantees
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
55. What Voice Do British Workers Want?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
56. Worker Needs and Voice in the US and the UK
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
57. Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)

2005

58. Catching a Wave: the Adoption of Voice and High Commitment Workplace Practices in Britain: 1984-1998
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
59. Why So Unhappy? The Effects of Unionisation on Job Satisfaction
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (2010)
60. Why have workers stopped joining unions? Accounting for the rise in never-membership in Britain
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (6)

2004

61. Do Job Security Guarantees Work?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
62. The Size Of The Union Membership Wage Premium In Britain's Private Sector
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society
    Also in PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK
63. The Union Wage Premium in the US and the UK
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (10)

2003

64. Does Union Membership Really Reduce Job Satisfaction?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in British Journal of Industrial Relations (2004)
65. Profiling benefit claimants in Britain: a feasibility study
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (5)
66. Segmentation, Switching Costs and the Demand for Unionization in Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
67. What Effect do Unions Have on Wages Now and Would 'What Do Unions Do' Be Surprised?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
68. Why Do Voice Regimes Differ?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
69. Why Have Workers Stopped Joining Unions?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (12)
70. Why so Unhappy? The Effect of Union Membership on Job Satisfaction
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society
71. Working families tax credit and disabled persons's tax credit: a survey of employers
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
72. Working with Dinosaurs? Union Effectiveness in Delivering for Employees
    PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK

2002

73. Changes over time in union relative wage effects in the UK and the US revisited
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
74. Collective bargaining and workplace performance: an investigation using the workplace employee relations survey 1998
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (6)
75. The Union Membership Wage Premium: An Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (18)
76. Unions and performance
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (12)
77. Youth-Adult Differences in the Demand for Unionisation: Are American, British, and Canadian Workers All That Different?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Research (2005)

2001

78. The medium-term effects of voluntary participation in ONE
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
79. Union Effects On Managerial and Employee Perceptions of Employee Relations in Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
80. Union Effects on Workplace Governance 1983 -1998
    PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK View citations (1)
81. Who calls the tune at work? The impact of unions on jobs and pay
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (2)

2000

82. Employee Voice, Workplace Closure and Employment Growth
    PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK View citations (5)
83. Have British Workers Lost their Voice, or Have they Gained a New One?
    PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK View citations (4)

Undated

84. Job Satisfaction and Employer Behaviour
    PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK

Journal Articles

2013

1. Do temporary agency workers affect workplace performance?
   Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2013, 39, (2), 131-138
2. Employee Perceptions of Working Conditions and the Desire for Worker Representation in Britain and the US
   Journal of Labor Research, 2013, 34, (1), 1-29
3. The Comparative Advantage of Non-Union Voice in Britain, 1980–2004
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2013, 52, 194-220
4. The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation: Transitions between States and their Determinants. A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Great Britain
   Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 60, (2), 182-209
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2012

5. Do higher wages come at a price?
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (1), 251-263 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
6. Does high involvement management improve worker wellbeing?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 84, (2), 660-680
   See also Working Paper (2011)
7. Human capital, matching and job satisfaction
   Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (3), 548-551
   See also Working Paper (2012)
8. Policy Evaluation in A Time of Austerity: Introduction
   National Institute Economic Review, 2012, 219, (1), R1-R3

2011

9. Do salaries improve worker performance?
   Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (4), 424-433
   See also Working Paper (2010)
10. Heterogeneous worker ability and team-based production: Evidence from major league baseball, 1920-2009
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (3), 310-319 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
11. Private sector employment growth, 1998--2004: a panel analysis of British workplaces
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2011, 35, (1), 85-104 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
12. SLIP SLIDING AWAY: FURTHER UNION DECLINE IN GERMANY AND BRITAIN
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 58, (4), 490-518 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

13. The Importance of Comparative Workplace Employment Relations Studies
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2010, 48, (2), 231-234
14. The Regulation of Occupations
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2010, 48, (4), 670-675
15. The Wage Impact of Trade Unions in the UK Public and Private Sectors
    Economica, 2010, 77, (305), 92-109 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
16. Why So Unhappy? The Effects of Unionization on Job Satisfaction
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72, (3), 357-380 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2009

17. Workers' Perceptions of Job Insecurity: Do Job Security Guarantees Work?
    LABOUR, 2009, 23, (s1), 177-196

2008

18. A Quarter Century of Workplace Employment Relations Surveys
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2008, 46, (4), 577-586 View citations (2)

2007

19. The Effect of Trade Unions on Wages
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2007, XLVI, (2), 33-45 View citations (3)
20. The diffusion of workplace voice and high-commitment human resource management practices in Britain, 1984–1998
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2007, 16, (3), 395-426 View citations (4)

2005

21. HIGH-INVOLVEMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, TRADE UNION REPRESENTATION AND WORKPLACE PERFORMANCE IN BRITAIN
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (3), 451-491 View citations (16)
22. Why Have Workers Stopped Joining Unions? The Rise in Never-Membership in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2005, 43, (1), 67-92 View citations (6)
23. Youth-Adult Differences in the Demand for Unionization: Are American, British, and Canadian Workers All That Different?
    Journal of Labor Research, 2005, 26, (1), 155-167 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2004

24. Does Union Membership Really Reduce Job Satisfaction?
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2004, 42, (3), 439-459 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
25. UNIONS AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN BRITISH WORKPLACES DURING THE 1990S: A PANEL ANALYSIS
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (4), 477-506 View citations (4)
26. Unions and Workplace Closure in Britain, 1990-1998
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2004, 42, (2), 282-302 View citations (8)
27. What Effect Do Unions Have on Wages Now and Would Freeman and Medoff Be Surprised?
    Journal of Labor Research, 2004, 25, (3), 383-414 View citations (24)

2001

28. The Foundation of ‘Partnership’? Union Effects on Employee Trust in Management
    National Institute Economic Review, 2001, 176, (1), 91-104

1999

29. The impact of employee involvement on small firms' financial performance
    National Institute Economic Review, 1999, 169, (1), 78-95

Chapters

2010

1. How Does Shared Capitalism Affect Economic Performance in the United Kingdom?
   A chapter in Shared Capitalism at Work: Employee Ownership, Profit and Gain Sharing, and Broad-based Stock Options, 2010, pp 201-224 View citations (1)