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Working Papers

2012

1. Inequality and opportunity: the return of a neglected debate
   CEP US Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
2. The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2012)
3. Valuing School Quality Using Boundary Discontinuities
   CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE
   Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2009) View citations (9)
4. Youth Crime and Education Expansion
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Research Memoranda, Maastricht : METEOR, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (2012) View citations (1)
   Research Memoranda, Maastricht : ROA, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (2012) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in German Economic Review (2012)

2011

5. Changing School Autonomy: Academy Schools and their Introduction to England's Education
   CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (1)
6. Houses and schools: valuation of school quality through the housing market: EALE 2010 presidential address
   Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
7. Immigrant Enclaves and Crime
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2011)
8. Market Regulation and Firm Performance: The Case of Smoking Bans in the UK
   Economics Working Papers, European University Institute
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2009) View citations (1)
9. Rising Wage Inequality and Postgraduate Education
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2011) View citations (7)
10. The Boom in Postgraduate Education and Its Impact on Wage Inequality
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
11. The Evaluation of English Education Policies
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE
    See also Journal Article in National Institute Economic Review (2012)

2010

12. Academy schools: who benefits?
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
13. An anatomy of economic inequality in the UK: report of the National Equality Panel
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (5)
14. Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London (2010) View citations (6)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2010) View citations (7)
15. In brief: Economic Inequality in the UK
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
16. In brief: The educational background of postgrad students
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
17. The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2012)
18. The Crime Reducing Effect of Education
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Research Memoranda, Maastricht : ROA, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (2010)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010)
    Research Memoranda, Maastricht : METEOR, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (2010) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2011)
19. Valuing School Quality Via School Choice Reform
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2010) View citations (1)
20. Variation in Educational Outcomes and Policies Across Countries and of Schools within Countries
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (1)

2009

21. Academy schools and pupil performance
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
22. In Brief: Gender differences in test scores
    CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
23. What Makes a Test Score? The Respective Contributions of Pupils, Schools and Peers in Achievement in English Primary Education
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008)
    Working Papers, Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique (2008) View citations (1)

2008

24. Competition for private and state school teachers
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (1)
25. Education and Mobility
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (13)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2012)
26. 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 View citations (3)
27. Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (5)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2011)
28. Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime and the July 2005 Terror Attacks
    School of Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Surrey View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations (3)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)

2007

29. Changes in wage inequality
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (17)
30. Higher education and the labour market
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (3)
31. Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2010)

2006

32. Choice, Competition and Pupil Achievement
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2008)
33. Competition, Choice and Pupil Achievement
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (3)
34. Education Policy in the UK
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in CESifo DICE Report (2005)
35. Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2005)
36. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations (5)
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (2006) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2007)
37. Panic on the streets of London
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (2)
38. Social Disadvantage and Education Experiences
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (2)
39. The Mobility of English School Children
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2006)

2005

40. Crime and Police Resources: The Street Crime Initiative
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations (2)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2011)
41. Human resource management as a substitute for trade unions in British workplaces
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2005)
42. 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 View citations (1)
43. New Survey Evidence on Recent Changes in UK Union Recognition
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)

2004

44. A test of competitive labor market theory: The wage structure among care assistants in the south of England
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2004)
45. Changes in Household Demand Patterns: A Cross-Country Comparison
    DEMPATEM Working Papers, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies View citations (2)
46. Crime And Benefit Cuts
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)
47. Crime and Benefit Sanctions
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in Portuguese Economic Journal (2006)
48. Improving Pupil Performance in English Secondary Schools: Excellence in Cities
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2004)
49. Large benefits, low cost
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
50. Looking for HRM/Union Substitution: Evidence from British Workplaces
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
51. Paying for primary schools: supply constraints, school popularity or congestion?
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE
52. The Literacy Hour
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2004) View citations (10)
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)
53. 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

54. Changes in Educational Inequality
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (12)
55. Cross-Generation Correlations of Union Status for Young People in Britain
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (5)
    Also in Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (2003) View citations (4)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2002)
    See also Journal Article in British Journal of Industrial Relations (2003)
56. 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 (6)

2002

57. Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (34)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2002) View citations (13)
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (16)
58. Factors of Convergence and Divergence in Union Membership
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in British Journal of Industrial Relations (2004)
59. 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) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2003)
60. The Structure of Wages in What Should be a Competitive Labour Market
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
61. Where the Minimum Wage Bites Hard: the Introduction of the UK National Minimum Wage to a Low Wage Sector
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)

2001

62. Valuing Primary Schools
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (12)

2000

63. Child development and success or failure in the youth labor market
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (6)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1998) View citations (21)
    See also Chapter (2000)
64. Crime and economic incentives
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2004)
65. The Relationship between Resource Allocation and Pupil Attainment: A Review
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (23)
66. Union Decline in Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in British Journal of Industrial Relations (2000)

1999

67. Childhood disadvantage and intergenerational transmissions of economic status
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London
68. The effects of minimum wages on employment: Theory and evidence from Britain
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (59)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1994) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1999)
69. Trade unions and training practices in British workplaces
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (14)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1996) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (1999)
70. Will the NHS pay awards help recruitment?
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (1)

1998

71. Implications of skill-biased technological change: International evidence
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (240)
    Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations (12)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1997) View citations (29)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (21)
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1997) View citations (135)
    Research Institute of Industrial Economics Working Papers, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) (1997) View citations (6)
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1997) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)
72. Technology and changes in skill structure: Evidence from seven OECD countries
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (270)
    Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations (64)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1998) View citations (290)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)
73. The Causes and Consequences of Long-Term Unemployment in Europe
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (23)
    See also Chapter (1999)
74. The changing distribution of male wages in the UK, 1966-1992
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies

1996

75. Intergenerational Mobility in Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1995) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1997)
76. Product Market Competition Wages and Productivity: International Evidence from Establishment-Level Data
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Annales d'Economie et de Statistique (1996)
77. Technology and Changes in Skill Structure: Evidence from an International Panel of Industries
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (38)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (38)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1996) View citations (39)
78. The economic impact of minimum wages in Europe
    Open Access publications from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid View citations (127)

1995

79. British Unions in Decline: An Examination of the 1980s Fall in Trade Union Recognition
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (3)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1994) View citations (2)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) View citations (4)
80. Changes in the Relative Demand for Skills in the UK Labour Market
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (8)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1994) View citations (34)
81. The Changing Distribution of Male Wages in the UK
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1994) View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2000)
82. Trade Unions and Financial Performance
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (1996)

1994

83. Estimating the Effect of Minimum Wages on Employment from the Distribution of Wages: A Critical View
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (1998)
84. The Effect of Minimum Wages on UK Agriculture
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Agricultural Economics (1995)
85. The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from the US
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
86. The effects of minimum wages on wage dispersion and employment: evidence from the UK wages councils
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (1994)
87. Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in British Establishments, 1980-90
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (1995)
88. What Has Happened to Wages
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (2)

1993

89. Are Workers Paid their Marginal Product? Evidence from a Low Wage Labour Market
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
90. Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in UK Establishments
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
91. What has Happened to Union Recognition in Britain?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (1996)

1992

92. Minimum Wages
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (89)
93. Testing Dynamic Models of Worker Effort
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1992)
94. The Economic Effects of Multiple Unionism: Evidence from the 1984 Workplace Industrial Relations Survey
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (1993)
95. The Employer Size-Wage Effect: Is Monopsony the Explanation?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (5)

1991

96. Signals and Cycles Productivity Growth and Changes in Union Status in British Companies
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)

1989

97. PROFIT DETERMINATION IN U.K. MANUFACTURING
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
98. 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 (4)

1988

99. 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

100. 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 (1)
     See also Journal Article in International Journal of Industrial Organization (1988)

Undated

101. Is the UK rise in inequality different?
     NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (5)
102. 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 (5)

Journal Articles

2012

1. EDUCATION AND MOBILITY
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10, (2), 417-450 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
2. Market Regulation and Firm Performance: The Case of Smoking Bans in the United Kingdom
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2012, 55, (2), 365 - 391
3. The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools
   Economica, 2012, 79, (316), 658-679
   See also Working Paper (2010)
4. The Crime – Immigration Nexus: Evidence from Recent Research
   CESifo DICE Report, 2012, 10, (1), 48-54
5. The Evaluation of English Education Policies
   National Institute Economic Review, 2012, 219, (1), R15-R25
   See also Working Paper (2011)
6. The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility
   Fiscal Studies, 2012, 33, (2), 265-286
   See also Working Paper (2012)
7. Youth Crime and Education Expansion
   German Economic Review, 2012, 13, (4), 366-384 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

8. CRIME AND POLICE RESOURCES: THE STREET CRIME INITIATIVE
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9, (4), 678-701 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2005)
9. Houses and schools: Valuation of school quality through the housing market
   Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (6), 723-729 View citations (1)
10. Inequality of Educational Outcomes: International Evidence from PISA
    Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 2011, 11, (3)
11. Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (1), 129-51 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
12. Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime, and the July 2005 Terror Attacks
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (5), 2157-81 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
13. The Crime Reducing Effect of Education
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (552), 463-484 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

14. Ethnicity and Educational Achievement in Compulsory Schooling
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (546), F272-F297 View citations (5)
15. Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
    Journal of Human Capital, 2010, 4, (4), 365 - 393 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
16. The Economic Cost of Growing Up Poor: Estimating the GDP Loss Associated with Child Poverty
    Fiscal Studies, 2010, 31, (3), 289-311

2008

17. An Appraisal of Economic Research on Changes in Wage Inequality
    LABOUR, 2008, 22, (s1), 7-26 View citations (3)
18. Choice, Competition, and Pupil Achievement
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (4), 912-947 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
19. The literacy hour
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (5-6), 1441-1462 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
20. The new economics of education: methods, evidence and policy
    Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (1), 1-19
21. Up and Down the Generational Income Ladder in Britain: Past Changes and Future Prospects
    National Institute Economic Review, 2008, 205, (1), 101-116
22. Valuing school quality, better transport, and lower crime: evidence from house prices
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2008, 24, (1), 99-119 View citations (22)

2007

23. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (522), 1145-1167 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
24. The economics of education and training
    Empirical Economics, 2007, 32, (2), 255-260 View citations (3)

2006

25. Crime and benefit sanctions
    Portuguese Economic Journal, 2006, 5, (2), 149-165 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
26. 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 (5)
27. Paying for Primary Schools: Admission Constraints, School Popularity or Congestion?
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (510), C77-C92 View citations (7)
28. The mobility of English school children
    Fiscal Studies, 2006, 27, (3), 253-280 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

29. Education Policy in the UK
    CESifo DICE Report, 2005, 3, (4), 64-74 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
30. Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2005, 21, (3), 357-372 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
31. Human resource management as a substitute for trade unions in British workplaces
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2005, 58, (2), 201-218 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
32. Special Issue on the Economics of Education - Policies and Empirical Evidence: Editorial
    German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 259-267 View citations (1)
33. Valuing rail access using transport innovations
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 57, (1), 148-169 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

34. 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
    See also Working Paper (2004)
35. Crime and Economic Incentives
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (4) View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
36. Educational Inequality and the Expansion of UK Higher Education
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (2), 230-249 View citations (44)
37. Educational inequality: the widening socio-economic gap
    Fiscal Studies, 2004, 25, (2), 107-128 View citations (13)
38. Factors of Convergence and Divergence in Union Membership
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2004, 42, (3), 423-438 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
39. Improving Pupil Performance in English Secondary Schools: Excellence in Cities
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 396-405 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
40. Minimum wages in a low-wage labour market: Care homes in the UK
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (494), C102-C109 View citations (11)
41. The Assessment: Education
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2004, 20, (2), 157-172

2003

42. A lesson for education: University expansion and falling income mobility
    New Economy, 2003, 10, (4), 194-198 View citations (1)
43. Cross-Generation Correlations of Union Status for Young People in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2003, 41, (3), 391-415 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
44. Subject of degree and the gender wage differential: evidence from the UK and Germany
    Economics Letters, 2003, 79, (3), 393-400 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
45. Valuing English primary schools
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 53, (2), 197-219 View citations (51)
46. 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 (18)

2002

47. Spatial Crime Patterns and the Introduction of the UK Minimum Wage
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 64, 677-97 View citations (2)
    Also in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 64, (s1), 677-697 (2002) View citations (2)

2001

48. 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 (7)

2000

49. Skill-Based Technology Transfer around the World
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2000, 16, (3), 12-22 View citations (36)
50. The Changing Distribution of Male Wages in the U.K
    Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (4), 635-66 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
51. UK Economics and the Future Supply of Academic Economists
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (464), F334-49 View citations (17)
52. Union Decline in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2000, 38, (4), 631-645 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1999

53. 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 (43)
54. Poor kids: trends in child poverty in Britain, 1968-96
    Fiscal Studies, 1999, 20, (2), 163-187 View citations (10)
55. The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from Britain
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1999, 17, (1), 1-22 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
56. Trade unions and training practices in British workplaces
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1999, 52, (2), 179-195 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1998

57. 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 (19)
    See also Working Paper (1994)
58. Implications Of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1245-1279 View citations (214)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
59. Recent shifts in wage inequality and the wage returns to education in Britain
    National Institute Economic Review, 1998, 166, (1), 87-96 View citations (1)
60. Technology And Changes In Skill Structure: Evidence From Seven Oecd Countries
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1215-1244 View citations (256)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
61. The Meaning and Determinants of Skills Shortages
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 60, (2), 165-87 View citations (15)

1997

62. Can supply create its own demand? Implications for rising skill differentials
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 507-516 View citations (11)
63. Corporate Growth and Profitability
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1997, 45, (2), 171-89 View citations (44)
64. 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 (1)
65. Intergenerational Mobility in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1997, 107, (440), 47-66 View citations (139)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
66. Minimum wages and economic outcomes in Europe
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 733-742 View citations (11)
67. 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 (32)

1996

68. Employment and the Introduction of a Minimum Wage in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (436), 667-76 View citations (22)
69. Job Creation, Technological Innovation and Adjustment Costs: Evidence from a Panel of British Firms
    Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 1996, (41-42), 255-274
70. Product Market Competition Wages and Productivity: International Evidence from Establishment-Level Data
    Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 1996, (41-42), 219-253 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
71. The Employer Size-Wage Effect: Can Dynamic Monopsony Provide an Explanation?
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1996, 48, (3), 433-55 View citations (26)
72. Trade Unions and Financial Performance
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1996, 48, (2), 213-41 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
73. Wage Inequality in the UK
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1996, 12, (1), 47-64 View citations (64)
74. What Has Happened to Union Recognition in Britain?
    Economica, 1996, 63, (249), 1-18 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1995

75. Boosting Women's Pay
    New Economy, 1995, 2, (4), 220-222
76. British unions in decline: The determinants of the 1980s fall in union recognition
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1995, 48, (3), 403-419 View citations (5)
77. THE EFFECT OF MINIMUM WAGES ON UK AGRICULTURE
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1995, 46, (1), 1-19 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1994)
78. Taking Care of Business, Executive Compensation in the United Kingdom
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (430), 704-14 View citations (32)
79. 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 (18)
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1994

80. 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 (24)
    See also Working Paper (1994)
81. What happened to the wages of men since the mid-1960s
    Fiscal Studies, 1994, 15, (4), 63-87 View citations (5)

1993

82. Price and Quantity Adjustment over the Business Cycle: Evidence from Survey Data
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1993, 45, (2), 257-68 View citations (7)
83. Profit Margins and the Business Cycle: Evidence from UK Manufacturing Firms
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1993, 41, (1), 29-50 View citations (34)
84. Signals and Cycles? Productivity Growth and Changes in Union Status in British Companies, 1984-9
    Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (419), 894-907 View citations (6)
85. 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 (3)
    See also Working Paper (1992)
86. The Profitability of Innovating Firms
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1993, 24, (2), 198-211 View citations (81)

1992

87. Testing Dynamic Models of Worker Effort
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (3), 288-305 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (1992)
88. 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 (1)

1991

89. Market structure and the empirical specification of profit margins
    Economics Letters, 1991, 35, (2), 227-231 View citations (9)
90. Testing a Model of the Kinked Demand Curve
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1991, 39, (3), 241-54 View citations (2)
91. The Determination of Profit Margins in UK Manufacturing
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1991, 39, (4), 569-82 View citations (16)
92. The Effects of Unions of Investment and Innovation: Evidence from WIRS
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (405), 324-30 View citations (15)
93. The Effects of Unions on Organisational Change and Employment
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (407), 835-54 View citations (32)
94. The Productivity Effects of Unionization and Firm Size in British Engineering Firms
    Economica, 1991, 58, (232), 479-90 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
95. The relationship between union wage and profitability effects
    Economics Letters, 1991, 37, (3), 315-321 View citations (5)
96. The role of profitability and industrial wages in firm level wage determination
    Fiscal Studies, 1991, 12, (2), 34-45 View citations (5)
97. Unions and the capture of economic rents: An investigation using british firm level data
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1991, 9, (2), 261-274 View citations (8)

1990

98. Unions and the Financial Performance of British Private Sector Establishments
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1990, 5, (4), 327-50 View citations (21)

1988

99. Unions and the incidence of performance linked pay schemes in Britain
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1988, 6, (1), 91-107 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1987)

Edited books

2011

1. Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 3
   Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier

Chapters

2011

1. Housing Valuations of School Performance
   Elsevier
2. Introduction
   Elsevier View citations (2)

2010

3. Crime Displacement and Police Interventions: Evidence from London’s “Operation Theseus”
   A chapter in The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America, 2010, pp 359-374

2004

4. 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 (16)

2000

5. 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 (26)
   See also Working Paper (2000)

1999

6. 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 (71)
   See also Working Paper (1998)

Editor

1. Economic Journal
   Royal Economic Society