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Working Papers

2008

1. Commercialisation, Factor Prices and Technological Progress in the Transition to Modern Economic Growth
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
2. European Industry, 1700 - 1870
   GGDC Research Memorandum, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen
3. Resolving the Anglo-German Industrial Productivity Puzzle, 1895-1935: A Response to Professor Ritschl
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
   Also in Working Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2008)
   See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2008)

2007

4. Recent Developments In The Theory Of Very Long Run Growth: A Historical Appraisal
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations
5. The Historical Roots Of India’s Service-Led Development: A Sectoral Analysis Of Anglo-Indian Productivity Differences, 1870-2000
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics

2005

6. Cotton Textiles and the Great Divergence: Lancashire, India and Shifting Competitive Advantage, 1600-1850
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
7. The Early Modern Great Divergence: Wages, Prices and Economic Development in Europe and Asia, 1500-1800
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

2004

8. Explaining Anglo-German Productivity Differences in Services Since 1870
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Journal Article in European Review of Economic History (2004)
9. Labor Productivity in Britain and America During the Nineteenth Century
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
10. Labour Productivity in the US and the UK During the 19th Century
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
11. Technology, Organization and Productivity in Services: Lessons from Britain and the United States Since 1870
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2003

12. Technology, Organisation and Productivity Performance in Services: Lessons from Britain and the United States, 1870-1990
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society

1996

13. British Economic Policy and Industrial Performance in the Early Post-War Period
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations

1994

14. Human Capital and Productivity in Manufacturing during the Twentieth Century: Britain, Germany and the United States
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1993

15. Technological Leadership and Productivity Leadership in Manufacturing Since the Industrial Revolution: Implications for the Convergence Debate
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1994)

1992

16. Comparative Productivity in British and American Manufacturing During the Nineteenth Century
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (1994)
17. Manufacturing and the Convergence Hypothesis: What the Long Run Data Show
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1993)

1991

18. Why was Unemployment in Postwar Britain So Low
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in Bulletin of Economic Research (1994)

1990

19. BRITAIN'S PRODUCTIVITY GAP IN THE 1930S: SOME NEGLECTED FACTORS
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1992)
20. The Implications of British Macroeconomic Policy in the 1930s for Long Run Growth Performance
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1988

21. WAS THE COLLAPSE OF BRITISH INDUSTRY AFTER THE WORLD WAR INEVITABLE? STRUCTURAL AND MACROECONOMIC EXPLANATIONS OF INTERWAR UNEMPLOYMENT
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2009

1. Lancashire, India, and shifting competitive advantage in cotton textiles, 1700-1850: the neglected role of factor prices -super-1
   Economic History Review, 2009, 62, (2), 279-305 View citations

2008

2. Real Product and Productivity of Industries since the Nineteenth Century: A Reply to Bryan Haig
   The Economic Record, 2008, 84, (267), 515-516
3. Resolving the Anglo-German Industrial Productivity Puzzle, 1895?1935: A Response to Professor Ritschl
   The Journal of Economic History, 2008, 68, (03), 930-934
   See also Working Paper (2008)
4. The new comparative economic history: essays in honour of Jeffrey G. Williamson - Edited by Timothy J. Hatton, Kevin H. O'Rourke, and Alan M. Taylor
   Economic History Review, 2008, 61, (4), 1039-1040

2007

5. Comparative Productivity in British and German Manufacturing Before World War II: Reconciling Direct Benchmark Estimates and Time Series Projections
   The Journal of Economic History, 2007, 67, (02), 315-349 View citations
6. Lost Exceptionalism? Comparative Income and Productivity in Australia and the UK, 1861-1948*
   The Economic Record, 2007, 83, (262), 262-274 View citations

2006

7. Economic transformations: general purpose technologies and long-term economic growth - Richard G. Lipsey, Kenneth I. Carlaw and Clifford T. Bekar
   Economic History Review, 2006, 59, (4), 881-882
8. Labor productivity in the United States and the United Kingdom during the nineteenth century
   Explorations in Economic History, 2006, 43, (2), 257-279 View citations
9. The early modern great divergence: wages, prices and economic development in Europe and Asia, 1500-1800 -super-1
   Economic History Review, 2006, 59, (1), 2-31

2005

10. Catching up with America: Productivity Missions and the Diffusion of American Economic and Technological Influence after the Second World War. Edited by Dominique Barjot. Paris: Presses de l'Universit de Paris-Sorbonne, 2002. Pp. 477
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (02), 611-612
11. Technology, organisation and productivity performance in services: lessons from Britain and the United States since 1870
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2005, 16, (4), 437-466 View citations

2004

12. Explaining Anglo-German productivity differences in services since 1870
    European Review of Economic History, 2004, 8, (03), 229-262
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

13. Relative Per Capita Income Levels in the United Kingdom and the United States since 1870: Reconciling Time-Series Projections and Direct-Benchmark Estimates
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (03), 852-863
14. The Effects of Competition: Cartel Policy and the Evolution of Strategy and Structure in British Industry. By George Symeonidis. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Pp. x, 542. $55.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (01), 262-263
15. UK productivity performance from 1950 to 1979: a restatement of the Broadberry-Crafts view
    Economic History Review, 2003, 56, (4), 718-735

2002

16. From the Counting House to the Modern Office: Explaining Anglo-American Productivity Differences in Services, 1870 1990
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (04), 967-998

2001

17. Special Issue on German Cliometrics: Editors Foreword
    European Review of Economic History, 2001, 5, (02), 149-149
18. The Great Depression in Europe, 1929 1939. By Patricia Clavin. New York: St. Martin's Press. Pp. viii, 244
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (04), 1109-1110

2000

19. Technology and productivity in historical perspective: Introduction
    European Review of Economic History, 2000, 4, (02), 115-119
20. The British Industrial Decline. Edited by Jean-Pierre Dormois and Michael Dintenfass. London and New York: Routledge, 1999. Pp. 234. $95.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 2000, 60, (03), 870-871

1999

21. Exchange Rate Regimes in the Twentieth Centuty. By Derek H. Aldcroft and Michael J. Oliver. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 1998. Pp. xiii, 210. $80.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (04), 1135-1136
22. Understanding Decline. Perceptions and Realities of British Economic Performance. Edited by Peter Clarke and Clive Trebilcock. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Pp. xv, 313. $64.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (01), 212-213

1998

23. How Did the United States and Germany Overtake Britian? A Sectoral Analysis of Comparative Productivity Levels, 1870?1990
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (02), 375-407 View citations
24. Modern Europe British Industrial Capitalism Since the Industrial Revolution. By Roger Lloyd-Jones and M. J. Lewis. London: U. C. L. Press, 1998. Pp. xiii, 275. $75.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (04), 1136-1137

1997

25. Anglo-German productivity differences 1870 1990: A sectoral analysis
    European Review of Economic History, 1997, 1, (02), 247-267
26. Reconciliation of National Income and Expenditure: Balanced Estimates of National Income for the United Kingdom, 1920?1990. By James Sefton and Martin Weale. Studies in the National Income and Expenditure of the United Kingdom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Pp. xviii, 323
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (02), 536-537
27. The Long Run Growth and Productivity Performance of the United Kingdom
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 44, (4), 403-24

1995

28. Comparative productivity levels in manufacturing since the Industrial Revolution: Lessons from Britain, America, Germany and Japan
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1995, 6, (1), 71-95
29. Explaining economic growth: Essays in honour of Angus Maddison: Adam Szirmai, Bart van Ark and Dirk Pilat (eds.), (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1993), pp. 497 + xii. US $98.50/Dfl.185)
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 11, (1), 210-211
30. Real Wages, Productivity, and Unemployment in Britain and Germany during the 1920's
    Explorations in Economic History, 1995, 32, (3), 327-349

1994

31. Comparative Productivity in British and American Manufacturing during the Nineteenth Century
    Explorations in Economic History, 1994, 31, (4), 521-548 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)
32. Technological Leadership and Productivity Leadership in Manufacturing since the Industrial Revolution: Implications for the Convergence Debate
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (423), 291-302 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1993)
33. Why was Unemployment in Postwar Britain So Low?
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1994, 46, (3), 241-61 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1993

34. Manufacturing and the Convergence Hypothesis: What the Long-Run Data Show
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (04), 772-776 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1992

35. Britain's Productivity Gap in the 1930s: Some Neglected Factors
    The Journal of Economic History, 1992, 52, (03), 531-558
    See also Working Paper (1990)
36. Innovation and growth in the global economy: Gene M. Grossman and Elhanan Helpman, (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1991 pp. 359)
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1992, 10, (2), 323-324

1990

37. Comparative Productivity in British and German Industry 1907-37
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 52, (4), 403-21 View citations
38. European Productivity in the Twentieth Century: Introduction
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 52, (4), 331-41 View citations
39. Explaining Anglo-American Productivity Differences in the Mid-Twentieth Century
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 52, (4), 375-402
40. The impact of the depression of the 1930s on productive potential in the United Kingdom
    European Economic Review, 1990, 34, (2-3), 599-607

1988

41. Perspectives on Consumption in Interwar Britain
    Applied Economics, 1988, 20, (11), 1465-79
42. The Impact of the World Wars on the Long Run Performance of the British Economy
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1988, 4, (1), 25-37 View citations

1987

43. Cheap Money and the Housing Boom in Interwar Britain: An Econometric Appraisal
    The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, 1987, 55, (4), 378-91
44. Purchasing Power Parity and the Pound-Dollar Rate in the 1930s
    Economica, 1987, 54, (213), 69-78

1986

45. Aggregate Supply in Interwar Britain
    Economic Journal, 1986, 96, (382), 467-81 View citations

1983

46. Unemployment in Interwar Britain: A Disequilibrium Approach
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1983, 35, (3), 463-85 View citations