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Working Papers

2008

1. Distribution Conventionality in the Movie Sector: An Econometric Analysis of Cinema Supply
   Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna
   See also Journal Article in Managerial and Decision Economics (2009)

2007

2. Sample Selection Bias and Time Instability of Hedonic Art Price Indexes
   Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna

2006

3. Food Superstores, Food Deserts and Traffic Generation in the UK: A Semi-Parametric Regression Approach
   Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), Department of Economics Discussion Papers (SEEDS), Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), Department of Economics, University of Surrey
4. Rising Stars, Superstars and Dying Stars: Hedonic Explorations of Autograph Prices
   Discussion Papers, University of the West of England, Department of Economics

2001

5. Does Plant Ownership Affect the level of Pollution Abatement Expenditure?
   Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in Land Economics (2002)
6. Estimates of a Model of Male Participation in the Market for Female Heterosexual Prostitution Services
   Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics View citations
   See also Journal Article in European Journal of Law and Economics (2003)
7. What Makes a Blockbuster? Economic Analysis of Film Success in the United Kingdom
   Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in Managerial and Decision Economics (2002)

1998

8. Management of Musicians: An Exploratory Economic Analysis
   Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
9. Parental Preferences and Choice of Secondary School. An Exploratory Microeconomic Case Study in Southern England
   Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
10. Prostitution Services: An Exploratory Empirical Analysis
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (1999)

1997

11. Gender Differences in Mate Search Effort.: an Exploratory Economic Analysis of Personal Advertisements
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (1998)
12. The Property Rights Approach: An Uprising in the Economics of Urban Public Transport
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
13. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?: An Economic Analysis of Relationship Preferences in Personal Advertisements
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics

1996

14. A Club Good Perspective on Gangsters and Revolutionaries
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
15. A bioeconomic model of fishery-pollution interation
    Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources
16. Gender Differences in Mate Search Effort
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
17. Innovative Activity Over the Buisness Cycle:an Alternative Interpretation
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
18. Making a Crisis out of a Drama: Should we Continue Public Financial Support for the British Theatre?
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
19. Personal Introduction Agencies in the United Kingdom: Estimates of an Average Cost Function
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics Letters (1998)
20. SMEs and Non-Conforming Land Uses: From Zoning to Corporate Environmental Management
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
21. The Limits of Tourism as an Engine of Sustainable Development
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics

1995

22. Trunk Road Investment, Environmental Costs and Bureaucracy
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics

1994

23. Economics of Dangerous Liaisons: Deliberate Misrepresentation of Preferences for Entertainment
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics View citations

Journal Articles

2009

1. Characteristics of buyers and renters of cultural goods: the case of movies
   Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (2), 195-210 View citations
2. Distribution conventionality in the movie sector: an econometric analysis of cinema supply
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2009, 30, (8), 517-527
   See also Working Paper (2008)
3. Reconsidering hedonic art price indexes
   Economics Letters, 2009, 104, (2), 57-60

2008

4. Analyzing repeat consumption of identical cultural goods: some exploratory evidence from moviegoing
   Journal of Cultural Economics, 2008, 32, (3), 187-199
5. Client participation in paid sex markets under alternative regulatory regimes
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2008, 28, (4), 294-301

2007

6. A classification model based on goal programming with non-standard preference functions with application to the prediction of cinema-going behaviour
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2007, 177, (1), 515-524
7. Developing Britain’s port infrastructure: markets, policy, and location
   Environment and Planning A, 2007, 39, (9), 2271-2286
8. MAKING TRULY COMPETITIVE CITIES - ON THE APPROPRIATE ROLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
   Economic Affairs, 2007, 27, (3), 75-80
9. On the economics of plagiarism
   European Journal of Law and Economics, 2007, 24, (2), 93-107 View citations

2006

10. Addict Death and Welfare Economics
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2006, 65, (4), 963-969
11. The UK Project Appraisal Framework for Ports: A Critique
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2006, 40, (1), 161-171

2005

12. Analyzing moviegoing demand: an individual-level cross-sectional approach
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2005, 26, (5), 319-330 View citations
13. THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP AND EFFICIENCY ON POLLUTION ABATEMENT EXPENDITURE BY CHEMICAL PLANTS: SOME UK EVIDENCE
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (5), 747-768 View citations
14. The lure of the multiplex? The interplay of time, distance, and cinema attendance
    Environment and Planning A, 2005, 37, (3), 483-501

2003

15. Estimates of a Model of Male Participation in the Market for Female Heterosexual Prostitution Services
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2003, 16, (3), 271-288 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
16. POLLUTION EXTERNALITIES AND FISHERIES: INSIGHTS FROM A SPATIALLY EXPLICIT BIOECONOMIC MODEL
    Marine Resource Economics, 2003, 18, (4)
17. Regulatory failure via market evolution: the case of UK packaging recycling
    Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 2003, 21, (4), 579-595

2002

18. Does Plant Ownership Affect the Level of Pollution Abatement Expenditure?
    Land Economics, 2002, 78, (2), 171-189
    See also Working Paper (2001)
19. What makes a blockbuster? Economic analysis of film success in the United Kingdom
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2002, 23, (6), 343-354 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2000

20. Parental Preferences and Choice of School
    Applied Economics, 2000, 32, (7), 803-13
21. Random utility maximiser seeks similar: An economic analysis of commitment level in personal relationships
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2000, 21, (1), 73-90
22. Surrender Value of Capital Assets: The Economics of Strategic Virginity Loss
    Journal of Bioeconomics, 2000, 2, (3), 193-201

1999

23. Downsizing and productivity: The case of UK motor vehicle manufacturing 1974-1994
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, 20, (5), 281-290 View citations
24. Looks Unimportant? A Demand Function for Male Attractiveness by Female Personal Advertisers
    Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (6), 381-84 View citations
25. Prostitution Services: An Exploratory Empirical Analysis
    Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (12), 1523-29 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

26. A Multi-Objective and Multi-Design Evaluation Procedure for Environmental Protection Forestry
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 1998, 12, (2), 225-240
27. Cigarette Consumption in Turkey: Tansel's Spurious Regression
    Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (6), 351-53
28. Gender Differences in Mate Search Effort: An Exploratory Economic Analysis of Personal Advertisements
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (10), 1277-85
    See also Working Paper (1997)
29. On Innovative Activity over the Business Cycle: A Note
    Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (12), 785-88
30. Personal Introduction Agencies in the United Kingdom: Estimates of an Average Cost Function
    Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (2), 81-83
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1997

31. Estimates of a Hedonic Ageing Equation for Partner Search
    Kyklos, 1997, 50, (3), 409-18 View citations
32. Transaction costs and partnerships: The case of rock bands
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1997, 32, (2), 171-183 View citations