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Postal address:	Department of Economics Manor Road Building Iniversity of Oxford Oxford OX1 3UQ United Kingdom
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Oxford University, (more information at EDIRC) Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Department of Economics, Oxford University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2008

1. Aspirations, Adaptation and Subjective Well-Being of Rural-Urban Migrants in China
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
2. Can the Augmented Solow Model Explain China's Economic Growth? A Cross-Country Panel Data Analysis
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
3. The Economics of Communist Party Membership: The Curious Case of Rising Numbers and Wage Premium during China’s Transition
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations

2007

4. Great Expectations? The Subjective Well-Being of Rural-Urban Migrants in China
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
5. Subjective Well-being and its Determinants in Rural China
   Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations

2005

6. Community, Comparisons and Subjective Well-being in a Divided Society
   Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit
   Also in
   Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA (2004) View citations
   See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2007)
7. Subjective Well-being Poverty versus Income Poverty and Capabilities Poverty?
   Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations

2004

8. Race and the Incidence of Unemployment in South Africa
   Labor and Demography, EconWPA
   See Also Journal Article in Review of Development Economics (2004)
9. Unemployment in South Africa: the nature of the beast
   Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
   See Also Journal Article in World Development (2004)
10. Urban Insiders versus Rural Outsiders: Complementarity or Competition in China`s Urban Labour Market?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
11. Well-being poverty versus income poverty and capabilities poverty?
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations

2003

12. Job Mobility of Residents and Migrants in Urban China
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2004)

2002

13. The Role of Social Capital in the Labour Market in China
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    See Also Journal Article in The Economics of Transition (2008)

2000

14. Adoption and Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations in Ethiopia: The Role of Education
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
15. Education Externalities in Rural Ethiopia: Evidence from Average and Stochastic Frontier Production Functions
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations

1999

16. A Spatial Analysis of Wages and Incomes in Urban China: Divergent Means, Convergent Inequality
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
17. Economic Growth, Economic Reform anf Rising Inequality in China
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
18. Increasing Wage Inequality in China: Efficiency Versus Equity?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
19. Unemployment and Wages in South Africa: A Spatial Approach
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations

1997

20. Chinese Peasant Choices: Farming, Rural Industry or Migration
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
21. Chinese Rural Migrants in Urban Enterprises: Three Perspectives
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations

1996

22. Cumulative Causation and Inequality Among Villages in China
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Oxford Development Studies (1997)

1995

23. Fiscal Decentralisation, Redistribution and Reform in China
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations

1992

24. Income Inequality in Rural China: Communities, Households and Resources Mobility
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
25. Price Scissors and Intersectoral Resource Transfers: Who Paid Industrialization in China?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics

1991

26. The Determinants of Educational Attainment in China
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
27. The Length of Life and the Standard of Living: Economic Influences on Premature Death in China
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations

1990

28. THE DETERMINANTS OF URBAN INCOME INEQUALITY IN CHINA
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    See Also Journal Article in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (1991)
29. THE SPATIAL CONTRIBUTION TO INCOME INEQUALITY IN RURAL CHINA
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    See Also Journal Article in Cambridge Journal of Economics (1993)

1988

30. LEWIS THROUGH A LOOKING GLASS: PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, RENT-SEEKING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations
    Also in
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (1988) View citations

Journal Articles

2008

1. Reform, Growth, and Inequality in China
   Asian Economic Policy Review, 2008, 3, (1), 140-158
2. The role of social capital in the labour market in China
   The Economics of Transition, 2008, 16, (3), 389-414
   See Also Working Paper (2002)

2007

3. Community, comparisons and subjective well-being in a divided society
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2007, 64, (1), 69-90 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2005)
4. Production Externalities of Education: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
   Journal of African Economies, 2007, 16, (1), 134-165
5. Unemployment in South Africa, 1995--2003: Causes, Problems and Policies
   Journal of African Economies, 2007, 16, (5), 813-848 View citations

2006

6. How High is Urban Unemployment in China?
   Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2006, 4, (2), 91-107 View citations
7. How flexible are wages in response to local unemployment in South Africa?
   Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2006, 59, (3), 471-495 View citations
8. Subjective well-being poverty vs. Income poverty and capabilities poverty?
   The Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (7), 1199-1224
9. The measurement of unemployment when unemployment is high
   Labour Economics, 2006, 13, (3), 291-315 View citations
10. Three Poverties in Urban China
    Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (3), 367-387 View citations
11. Unemployment duration and earnings of re-employed workers in urban China
    China Economic Review, 2006, 17, (2), 103-119 View citations
12. Why Do Girls in Rural China Have Lower School Enrollment?
    World Development, 2006, 34, (9), 1639-1653 View citations

2005

13. Wages, firm profitability and labor market segmentation in urban China
    China Economic Review, 2005, 16, (3), 205-228 View citations

2004

14. Contrasting paradigms: segmentation and competitiveness in the formation of the chinese labour market
    Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2004, 2, (3), 185-205 View citations
15. Externality Effects of Education: Dynamics of the Adoption and Diffusion of an Innovation in Rural Ethiopia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 53, (1), 93-113 View citations
16. Job mobility of residents and migrants in urban China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2004, 32, (4), 637-660 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2003)
17. Race and the Incidence of Unemployment in South Africa
    Review of Development Economics, 2004, 8, (2), 198-222
    See Also Working Paper (2004)
18. Unemployment in South Africa: The Nature of the Beast
    World Development, 2004, 32, (3), 391-408 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2004)

2003

19. Chinese Peasant Choices: Migration, Rural Industry or Farming
    Oxford Development Studies, 2003, 31, (2), 123-148 View citations
20. Increasing urban wage inequality in China
    The Economics of Transition, 2003, 11, (4), 597-619 View citations
21. The role of education in facilitating risk-taking and innovation in agriculture
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 39, (6), 1-22 View citations

2002

22. Labor retrenchment in China: Determinants and consequences
    China Economic Review, 2002, 13, (2-3), 252-275 View citations

1999

23. Employment Constraints and Sub-optimality in Chinese Enterprises
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1999, 51, (2), 284-99 View citations
24. Fiscal decentralization: Incentives, redistribution and reform in China
    Oxford Development Studies, 1999, 27, (1), 5-32 View citations

1997

25. Cumulative causation and inequality among villages in China
    Oxford Development Studies, 1997, 25, (2), 149-172 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1996)
26. Labour Market Issues in Zimbabwe: Lessons for South Africa
    South African Journal of Economics, 1997, 65, (1), 35-48 View citations

1996

27. Educational Attainment and the Rural--Urban Divide in China
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 58, (1), 83-117 View citations
28. Primary Education as an Input into Post-primary Education: A Neglected Benefit
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 58, (1), 211-19 View citations

1995

29. Price Scissors and Intersectoral Resource Transfers: Who Paid for Industrialization in China?
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1995, 47, (1), 117-35 View citations
30. Towards a Labour Market in China
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1995, 11, (4), 97-117

1993

31. The Spatial Contribution to Income Inequality in Rural China
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1993, 17, (2), 195-213 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1990)

1992

32. Addendum: Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (412), 633
33. Is the Rate of Return on Primary Schooling Really 26 Per Cent?
    Journal of African Economies, 1992, 1, (2), 192-205 View citations

1991

34. Public Sector Employment, Rent Seeking and Economic Growth
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (408), 1186-99 View citations
35. The Determinants of Urban Income Inequality in China
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 53, (2), 123-54 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1990)

1989

36. The Role of Occupation in the Determination of Wages
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1989, 41, (3), 595-618 View citations

1987

37. Educational Policy and Labour Productivity: An Output Accounting Exercise
    Economic Journal, 1987, 97, (385), 199-214 View citations
38. Educational expansion, government policy and wage compression
    Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 26, (2), 201-221
39. The rate of return on educational expansion
    Economics of Education Review, 1987, 6, (3), 255-262 View citations
40. Wage Determination and Labour Market Inflexibility: Introduction
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 49, (1), 1-8

1986

41. Wage Structure and Labour Turnover
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1986, 38, (1), 77-93 View citations

1985

42. Caste discrimination in the Indian urban labour market
    Journal of Development Economics, 1985, 17, (3), 277-307 View citations
43. Earnings, Schooling, Ability, and Cognitive Skills
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (5), 1016-30 View citations
44. Seniority Payments, Quit Rates, and Internal Labour Markets in Britain and Japan
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1985, 47, (1), 19-32 View citations
45. Work, income and inequality. Payment systems in the third world: Frances Stewart, ed., (Macmillan, London, 1983) pp. x + 333, [UK pound]20.00
    Journal of Development Economics, 1985, 18, (2-3), 567-570

1983

46. A Simulation Alternative to the Comparative R2 Approach to Decomposing Inequality
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1983, 45, (3), 307-12
47. Educational Expansion and the Kuznets Effect
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (5), 1132-36 View citations
48. The Role of the Firm in Wage Determination: An African Case Study
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1983, 35, (1), 45-66 View citations

1982

49. From Migrants to Proletarians: Employment Experience, Mobility and Wages in Tanzania
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1982, 44, (3), 199-226 View citations
50. The Nature of Unemployment in South Africa
    South African Journal of Economics, 1982, 50, (1), 1-7 View citations

1981

51. The Returns to Education: Increasing with Experience or Decreasing with Expansion?
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1981, 43, (1), 51-71 View citations

1980

52. Has Capitalism Underdeveloped the Labour Reserves of South Africa?
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1980, 42, (3), 157-201

1979

53. Black Wages and Choice of Techniques in South Africa
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1979, 41, (2), 117-44
54. Job Competition, Occupational Productions, and Filtering Down
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1979, 31, (2), 187-204 View citations

1978

55. Labour Allocation and Unemployment in South Africa
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1978, 40, (2), 93-129

1977

56. An Analysis of Racial Wage Discrimination in South Africa
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1977, 39, (4), 245-71 View citations

1976

57. Devaluation and Income Distribution in Less-Developed Economies
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1976, 28, (2), 208-27 View citations
58. Explaining Income Distribution in Less Developed Countries: A Framework and an Agenda
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1976, 38, (3), 161-77 View citations

1975

59. Wages in Africa: What Should a Foreign Firm Do?
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1975, 37, (2), 73-90

1973

60. On the Determination of the General Wage Level: A Rejoinder
    Economic Journal, 1973, 83, (330), 520-22

1972

61. Rural-Urban Income Comparisons and Migration in Ghana
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1972, 34, (2), 199-228 View citations
62. The Determination of the General Wage Level: Comment
    Economic Journal, 1972, 82, (326), 677-86

1971

63. Wages and Employment in Developed and Underdeveloped Economies
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1971, 23, (1), 42-58

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