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Working Papers

2008

1. Education and Mobility
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
2. Educational Achievement and Ethnicity in Compulsory Schooling
   CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London
3. Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations
4. Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime and the July 2005 Terror Attacks
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations
5. What Makes a Test Score ? The Respective Contributions of Pupils, Schools and Peers in Achievement in English Primary Education
   Working Papers, Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008)

2007

6. Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
   CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations

2006

7. Choice, Competition and Pupil Achievement
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2008)
8. Competition, Choice and Pupil Achievement
   CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations
9. Education Policy in the UK
   CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations
10. Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)
11. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2007)
12. Social Disadvantage and Education Experiences
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
13. The Mobility of English School Children
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations
    See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2006)

2005

14. Crime and Police Resources: The Street Crime Initiative
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2005) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations
15. Is Britain Pulling Apart? Area Disparities in Employment, Education and Crime
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
16. New Survey Evidence on Recent Changes in UK Union Recognition
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations

2004

17. Changes in Household Demand Patterns: A Cross-Country Comparison
    DEMPATEM Working Papers, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies
18. Crime And Benefit Cuts
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society View citations
19. Crime and Benefit Sanctions
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in Portuguese Economic Journal (2006)
20. Looking for HRM/Union Substitution: Evidence from British Workplaces
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
21. The Literacy Hour
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)
22. Valuing Rail Access Using Transport Innovations
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2005)

2003

23. Changes in Educational Inequality
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
24. Cross-Generation Correlations of Union Status for Young People in Britain
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations
    See also Journal Article in British Journal of Industrial Relations (2003)
25. Where Minimum Wage Bites Hard: The Introduction of the UK National Minimum Wage to a Low Wage Sector
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations

2002

26. Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations
    Also in CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE (2002) View citations
27. Subject of Degree and the Gender Wage Differential - Evidence from the UK and Germany
    University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2002, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2002)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2003)

2001

28. Valuing Primary Schools
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations

2000

29. Crime and economic incentives
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations
30. The Relationship between Resource Allocation and Pupil Attainment: A Review
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations

1998

31. Technology and changes in skill structure: evidence from seven OECD countries
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)
32. The changing distribution of male wages in the UK, 1966-1992
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies

1997

33. Implications of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence
    Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1997) View citations
    Research Institute of Industrial Economics Working Papers, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) (1997) View citations
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

1996

34. Technology and Changes in Skill Structure: Evidence from an International Panel of Industries
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1996) View citations

1995

35. Intergenerational mobility in Britain
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1997)

1994

36. British Unions in Decline: An Examination of the 1980s Fall in Trade Union Recognition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1994) View citations
37. Changes in the Relative Demand for Skills in the UK Labour Market
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
38. The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from the US
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
39. The changing distribution of male wages in the UK
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2000)
40. Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in British Establishments, 1980-90
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (1995)

1989

41. PROFIT DETERMINATION IN U.K. MANUFACTURING
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
42. THE EFFECTS OF UNIONS ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE FROM WIRS
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations

1988

43. THE PRODUCTIVITY EFFECTS OF UNIONISATION AND FIRM SIZE IN BRITISH ENGINEERING FIRMS
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Economica (1991)

1987

44. Unions and the Incidence of Performance Linked Pay Schemes in Britain
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Industrial Organization (1988)

Undated

45. Is the UK rise in inequality different?
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations
46. Is the glass ceiling cracking? Gender compensation differentials and access to promotion among UK executives
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations

Journal Articles

2008

1. An Appraisal of Economic Research on Changes in Wage Inequality
   LABOUR, 2008, 22, (s1), 7-26 View citations
2. Choice, Competition, and Pupil Achievement
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (4), 912-947 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
3. The literacy hour
   Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (5-6), 1441-1462 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)
4. The new economics of education: methods, evidence and policy
   Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (1), 1-19
5. Valuing school quality, better transport, and lower crime: evidence from house prices
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2008, 24, (1), 99-119 View citations

2007

6. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
   Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (522), 1145-1167 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
7. The economics of education and training
   Empirical Economics, 2007, 32, (2), 255-260

2006

8. Crime and benefit sanctions
   Portuguese Economic Journal, 2006, 5, (2), 149-165
   See also Working Paper (2004)
9. Have Unions Turned the Corner? New Evidence on Recent Trends in Union Recognition in UK Firms
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2006, 44, (2), 169-190 View citations
10. Paying for Primary Schools: Admission Constraints, School Popularity or Congestion?
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (510), C77-C92 View citations
11. The mobility of English school children
    Fiscal Studies, 2006, 27, (3), 253-280 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

12. Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2005, 21, (3), 357-372 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2006)
13. Human resource management as a substitute for trade unions in British workplaces
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2005, 58, (2), 201-218 View citations
14. Special Issue on the Economics of Education - Policies and Empirical Evidence: Editorial
    German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 259-267
15. Valuing rail access using transport innovations
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 57, (1), 148-169 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

16. A test of competitive labor market theory: The wage structure among care assistants in the South of England
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2004, 57, (3), 371-385
17. Educational Inequality and the Expansion of UK Higher Education
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (2), 230-249 View citations
18. Educational inequality: the widening socio-economic gap
    Fiscal Studies, 2004, 25, (2), 107-128 View citations
19. Factors of Convergence and Divergence in Union Membership
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2004, 42, (3), 423-438 View citations
20. Improving Pupil Performance in English Secondary Schools: Excellence in Cities
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 396-405 View citations
21. Minimum wages in a low-wage labour market: Care homes in the UK
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (494), C102-C109 View citations
22. The Assessment: Education
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2004, 20, (2), 157-172

2003

23. A lesson for education: University expansion and falling income mobility
    New Economy, 2003, 10, (4), 194-198 View citations
24. Cross-Generation Correlations of Union Status for Young People in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2003, 41, (3), 391-415 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)
25. Subject of degree and the gender wage differential: evidence from the UK and Germany
    Economics Letters, 2003, 79, (3), 393-400 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
26. Valuing English primary schools
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 53, (2), 197-219 View citations
27. Where the Minimum Wage Bites Hard: Introduction of Minimum Wages to a Low Wage Sector
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (1), 154-180 View citations

2002

28. Spatial Crime Patterns and the Introduction of the UK Minimum Wage
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 64, 677-97 View citations
    Also in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 64, (s1), 677-697 (2002) View citations

2001

29. The Changing Nature of Labour Demand in the New Economy and Skill-Biased Technology Change
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2001, 63, 753-76 View citations

2000

30. Skill-Based Technology Transfer around the World
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2000, 16, (3), 12-22 View citations
31. The Changing Distribution of Male Wages in the U.K
    Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (4), 635-66 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)
32. UK Economics and the Future Supply of Academic Economists
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (464), F334-49 View citations
33. Union Decline in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2000, 38, (4), 631-645 View citations

1999

34. Another Nail in the Coffin? Or Can the Trade Based Explanation of Changing Skill Structures Be Resurrected?
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1999, 101, (4), 533-54 View citations
35. Poor kids: trends in child poverty in Britain, 1968-96
    Fiscal Studies, 1999, 20, (2), 163-187 View citations
36. The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from Britain
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1999, 17, (1), 1-22 View citations
37. Trade unions and training practices in British workplaces
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1999, 52, (2), 179-195 View citations

1998

38. Estimating the effect of minimum wages on employment from the distribution of wages: A critical view
    Labour Economics, 1998, 5, (2), 109-134 View citations
39. Implications Of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1245-1279 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
40. Technology And Changes In Skill Structure: Evidence From Seven Oecd Countries
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1215-1244 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)
41. The Meaning and Determinants of Skills Shortages
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 60, (2), 165-87 View citations

1997

42. Can supply create its own demand? Implications for rising skill differentials
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 507-516 View citations
43. Corporate Growth and Profitability
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1997, 45, (2), 171-89 View citations
44. Evaluating the pin money hypothesis: The relationship between women`s labour market activity, family income and poverty in Britain
    Journal of Population Economics, 1997, 10, (2), 137-158 View citations
45. Intergenerational Mobility in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1997, 107, (440), 47-66 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
46. Minimum wages and economic outcomes in Europe
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 733-742 View citations
47. The decline of labour market institutions and the rise in wage inequality in Britain
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 647-657 View citations

1996

48. Employment and the Introduction of a Minimum Wage in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (436), 667-76 View citations
49. Product Market Competition Wages and Productivity: International Evidence from Establishment-Level Data
    Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 1996, (41-42), 11 View citations
50. The Employer Size-Wage Effect: Can Dynamic Monopsony Provide an Explanation?
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1996, 48, (3), 433-55 View citations
51. Trade Unions and Financial Performance
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1996, 48, (2), 213-41 View citations
52. Wage Inequality in the UK
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1996, 12, (1), 47-64 View citations
53. What Has Happened to Union Recognition in Britain?
    Economica, 1996, 63, (249), 1-18 View citations

1995

54. British unions in decline: The determinants of the 1980s fall in union recognition
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1995, 48, (3), 403-419
55. THE EFFECT OF MINIMUM WAGES ON UK AGRICULTURE
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1995, 46, (1), 1-19 View citations
56. Taking Care of Business, Executive Compensation in the United Kingdom
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (430), 704-14 View citations
57. Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in British Establishments, 1980-90
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 57, (2), 167-84 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1994

58. The effects of minimum wages on wage dispersion and employment: Evidence from the U.K. Wages Councils
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1994, 47, (2), 319-329 View citations
59. What happened to the wages of men since the mid-1960s
    Fiscal Studies, 1994, 15, (4), 63-87 View citations

1993

60. Price and Quantity Adjustment over the Business Cycle: Evidence from Survey Data
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1993, 45, (2), 257-68 View citations
61. Profit Margins and the Business Cycle: Evidence from UK Manufacturing Firms
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1993, 41, (1), 29-50 View citations
62. Signals and Cycles? Productivity Growth and Changes in Union Status in British Companies, 1984-9
    Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (419), 894-907 View citations
63. The Economic Effects of Multiple Unionism: Evidence from the 1984 Workplace Industrial Relations Survey
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1993, 95, (3), 279-96 View citations
64. The Profitability of Innovating Firms
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1993, 24, (2), 198-211 View citations

1992

65. Testing Dynamic Models of Worker Effort
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (3), 288-305 View citations
66. Unions, the Demise of the Closed Shop and Wage Growth in the 1980's
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 54, (1), 53-71 View citations

1991

67. Market structure and the empirical specification of profit margins
    Economics Letters, 1991, 35, (2), 227-231 View citations
68. Testing a Model of the Kinked Demand Curve
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1991, 39, (3), 241-54
69. The Determination of Profit Margins in UK Manufacturing
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1991, 39, (4), 569-82 View citations
70. The Effects of Unions of Investment and Innovation: Evidence from WIRS
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (405), 324-30 View citations
71. The Effects of Unions on Organisational Change and Employment
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (407), 835-54 View citations
72. The Productivity Effects of Unionization and Firm Size in British Engineering Firms
    Economica, 1991, 58, (232), 479-90 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)
73. The relationship between union wage and profitability effects
    Economics Letters, 1991, 37, (3), 315-321 View citations
74. The role of profitability and industrial wages in firm level wage determination
    Fiscal Studies, 1991, 12, (2), 34-45 View citations

1990

75. Unions and the Financial Performance of British Private Sector Establishments
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1990, 5, (4), 327-50 View citations

1988

76. Unions and the incidence of performance linked pay schemes in Britain
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1988, 6, (1), 91-107 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)

Chapters

2004

1. Mobility and Joblessness
   A chapter in Seeking a Premier Economy: The Economic Effects of British Economic Reforms, 1980-2000, 2004, pp 371-410 View citations

2000

2. Child Development and Success or Failure in the Youth Labor Market
   A chapter in Youth Employment and Joblessness in Advanced Countries, 2000, pp 247-288 View citations

1999

3. The causes and consequences of longterm unemployment in Europe
   Chapter 47 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part C, pp 3085-3139 View citations

Editor

1. Economic Journal
   Royal Economic Society