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Working Papers

2009

1. In Search of W
   SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE
2. Spillover and Backward Linkage Effects of FDI: Empirical Evidence for the UK
   SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE
3. Why Do Some Firms Undertake R&D Whereas Others Do Not?
   SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE

2008

4. Models of Regional Growth: Past, Present and Future
   SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE

2007

5. Learning-by-Exporting? Firm-Level Evidence for UK Manufacturing and Services Sectors
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Glasgow View citations

2003

6. Assessing the Impact of Management Buyouts on Economic Efficiency: Plant-Level Evidence from the United Kingdom
   Rensselaer Working Papers in Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Economics View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2005)

2002

7. Productivity Spillovers to Domestic Plants from Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from UK Manufacturing, 1974-1995
   Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society

2001

8. 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)

2000

9. Asymmetric Adjustment of Unemployment and Output in New Zealand: Rediscovering Okun's Law
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Waikato, Department of Economics View citations

1996

10. Trade Liberalisation and Plant Exit in New Zealand Manufacturing
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)

1994

11. The Long Run Determinants of Wages, in the New Zealand Labour Market, 1965-1991
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics

Undated

12. Export-market dynamics and the probability of firm closure: Evidence for the UK
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Glasgow
13. Exporting, R&D and Absorptive Capacity in UK Establishments: Evidence from the 2001 Community Innovation Survey
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Glasgow
14. The Productivity Impact of Skills in English Manufacturing, 2001: Evidence from Plant-Level Matched Data
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Glasgow

Journal Articles

2009

1. Exporting, R&D, and absorptive capacity in UK establishments
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2009, 61, (1), 74-103 View citations
2. Is a higher rate of R&D tax credit a panacea for low levels of R&D in disadvantaged regions?
   Research Policy, 2009, 38, (1), 192-205

2008

3. Evaluating the Contribution of Exporting to UK Productivity Growth: Some Microeconomic Evidence
   The World Economy, 2008, 31, (2), 212-235 View citations

2006

4. The cost implications of waste reduction: factor demand, competitiveness and policy implications
   Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2006, 26, (3), 245-258

2005

5. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INNOVATION STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE U.K.: THE EFFECTS OF PERIPHERALITY
   International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2005, 09, (04), 431-450
6. Assessing the Impact of Management Buyouts on Economic Efficiency: Plant-Level Evidence from the United Kingdom
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (1), 148-153 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)
7. Capital Subsidies and their Impact on Total Factor Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence from Northern Ireland
   Journal of Regional Science, 2005, 45, (1), 49-74 View citations
8. ECONOMICS OF THE WORKPLACE: SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORIAL
   Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (3), 323-343
9. Impact of Regional Selective Assistance on sources of productivity growth: plant-level evidence from UK manufacturing, 1990--98
   Regional Studies, 2005, 39, (6), 751-765
10. Innovations and R & D in Northern Ireland Manufacturing: A Schumpeterian Approach
    Regional Studies, 2005, 29, (7), 593-604 View citations
11. Manufacturing and corporate environmental responsibility: cost implications of voluntary waste minimisation
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2005, 16, (3), 347-373 View citations
12. PLANT-LEVEL ANALYSIS USING THE ARD: ANOTHER LOOK AT GIBRAT'S LAW
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (3), 492-518
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

2004

14. INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND ITS EFFECT ON TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IN MANUFACTURING PLANTS, 1990-1998
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (4), 528-543

2003

15. Foreign Ownership and Productivity in the United Kingdom Estimates for U.K. Manufacturing Using the ARD
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2003, 22, (3), 207-223 View citations
16. Internal Wage Structures and Organizational Performance
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2003, 41, (1), 53-70 View citations
17. Review of Urban and regional economics
    Local Economy, 2003, 18, (3), 274-275

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. Foreign Ownership and Productivity in the United Kingdom--Some Issues When Using the ARD Establishment Level Data
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 49, (3), 318-35 View citations
20. Note
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (3), 562-568
21. The impact of ownership changes and age effects on plant exits in UK manufacturing, 1974-1995
    Economics Letters, 2002, 75, (3), 309-317 View citations

2001

22. Comparing Regional Technical Efficiency in UK Manufacturing Plants: The Case of Northern Ireland 1974--1995
    Regional Studies, 2001, 35, (6), 519-534 View citations
23. Testing for asymmetry in Okun's law: A cross-country comparison
    Economics Bulletin, 2001, 5, 1-13 View citations

2000

24. Rates of Return on Plant and Machinery in the Regions of the UK, 1968-1991
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 47, (3), 304-24
25. UK Plant and Machinery Capital Stocks and Plant Closures
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 62, (2), 243-65 View citations

1999

26. Downsizing and productivity: The case of UK motor vehicle manufacturing 1974-1994
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, 20, (5), 281-290 View citations
27. Manufacturing Industries in Northern Ireland and Great Britain: Was There Convergence during the 1949-92 Period?
    Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (12), 1573-80
28. Manufacturing Industries in the UK: Was There Convergence during the 1968-1992 Period?
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 46, (5), 552-69
29. The Determinants of Work-Related Training in Britain in 1995 and the Implications of Employer Size
    Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (4), 451-63
30. Verdoorn's Law and Increasing Returns to Scale: Country Estimates Based on the Cointegration Approach
    Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (1), 29-33

1998

31. Input--Output Modelling of the Urban and Regional Economy: The Importance of External Trade
    Regional Studies, 1998, 32, (9), 851-862 View citations
32. Small sample testing for cointegration using the bootstrap approach
    Economics Letters, 1998, 58, (1), 31-37 View citations
33. Verdoorn's Law and Increasing Returns to Scale in the UK Regions, 1968-91: Some New Estimates Based on the Cointegration Approach
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1998, 50, (2), 201-19

1997

34. Productivity Growth in the UK Regions, 1968-91
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1997, 59, (4), 485-509
35. UK Regional Plant and Machinery Capital Stocks and Premature Scrapping
    Regional Studies, 1997, 31, (8), 737-750

1996

36. Estimating Unemployment Inflows, Outflows and Long-Term Unemployment in Britain Using the Cointegration Approach
    Applied Economics, 1996, 28, (10), 1199-1212 View citations
37. Trade Liberalisation and Plant Exit in New Zealand Manufacturing
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (3), 521-29 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1995

38. An Investigation of the Determinants of Profitability in New Zealand Manufacturing Industries in 1986-87
    Applied Economics, 1995, 27, (11), 1093-1101
39. The 'North-South' Divide in Trade Union Recognition in Britain: Still Holding Up?
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 42, (1), 53-65
40. Union de-recognition and declining union density in Britain
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1995, 48, (3), 389-402 View citations

1994

41. Book Reviews
    Regional Studies, 1994, 28, (1), 99-106
    Also in Regional Studies, 1987, 21, (6), 569-578 (1987)
42. Manual Wage Differentials, Collective Bargaining and Multi-locational Firms: An Analysis Using Northern Ireland NES Data
    Regional Studies, 1994, 28, (5), 483-493 View citations

1993

43. Part-Time Female Earnings: An Analysis Using Northern Ireland NES Data
    Applied Economics, 1993, 25, (1), 1-12 View citations

1992

44. Small Sample Testing for Unit Roots
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 54, (4), 615-25 View citations
45. Testing for unit roots using the augmented Dickey-Fuller test: Some issues relating to the size, power and the lag structure of the test
    Economics Letters, 1992, 38, (4), 381-386

1991

46. External Ownership of Industry and Government Policy: Some Further Evidence for Northern Ireland
    Regional Studies, 1991, 25, (1), 45-62 View citations
47. Measuring Efficiency in Northern Ireland Manufacturing Using a Frontier Production Function Approach
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 38, (4), 386-97
48. Technology and Regional Policy: A Case Study of Northern Ireland
    Applied Economics, 1991, 23, (4A), 685-95 View citations

1990

49. The Standard Capital Grant in Northern Ireland, 1954--1988
    Regional Studies, 1990, 24, (4), 343-355

1989

50. The North-South Divide in Britain: The Case of Trade Union Recognition
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1989, 51, (4), 413-28 View citations

1988

51. Market Structure and External Control in the Regional Economies of Great Britain
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 35, (4), 334-60 View citations
52. Technological Change and Regional Development in the UK: Evidence from the SPRU Database on Innovations
    Regional Studies, 1988, 22, (5), 361-374 View citations

1987

53. The Role of Manufacturing in Regional Growth
    Regional Studies, 1987, 21, (4), 301-312 View citations

1985

54. Interrelated Demand for Factors of Production in the U.K. Engineering Industry, 1968-81
    Economic Journal, 1985, 95, (380), 1049-68
55. The Measurement of Capacity Utilization
    Applied Economics, 1985, 17, (5), 849-66 View citations

1983

56. Specification of Factor Demand Models and Shiftworking-An Extension to the CES Case
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1983, 30, (2), 170-74
57. The measurement of capital services in production for UK regions, 1968--78
    Regional Studies, 1983, 17, (3), 169-180

1982

58. Estimates of Inter-Regional Differences in Production in the United Kingdom, 1968-78
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1982, 44, (3), 241-59
59. Estimates of Rates of Return on Capital Employed for U.K. Regions, 1968-1978
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 29, (3), 298-309

Editor

1. Regional Studies
   Taylor and Francis Journals