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Workplace:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (more information at EDIRC) Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of Education, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2012

1. Charitable Bequests and Wealth at Death
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London (2012)
2. Socioeconomic gradients in children's cognitive skills: Are cross-country comparisons robust to who reports family background?
   DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London
3. The impact of sampling variation on peer measures: a comment on a proposal to adjust estimates for measurement error
   DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London
4. The impact of the Great Recession on the incomes of households
   DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London

2011

5. Charitable Giving for Overseas Development: UK trends over a quarter century
   DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (2012)
6. The Effectiveness of English Secondary Schools for Pupils of Different Ability Levels
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London (2011) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2011)
7. Unofficial Development Assistance: A Dynamic Model of Charities' Donation Income
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2010

8. Non-Response Biases in Surveys of School Children: The Case of the English PISA Samples
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London (2010)
9. Peer effects and measurement error: the impact of sampling variation in school survey data
   DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London View citations (2)

2009

10. How Reliable are Income Data Collected with a Single Question?
    DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (2010)
11. The effect of monitoring unemployment insurance recipients on unemployment duration: evidence from a field experiment
    DoQSS Working Papers, Department of Quantitative Social Science - Institute of Education, University of London
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2010)

2008

12. Job Search Monitoring and Unemployment Duration: Evidence from a Randomised Control Trial
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2007

13. New Directions in the Analysis of Inequality and Poverty
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (1)
    Also in ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2007) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations (1)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2007) View citations (1)
14. Who Gives for Overseas Development?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (4)

2006

15. Inequality of Learning in Industrialised Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
16. Social Segregation in Secondary Schools: How Does England Compare with Other Countries?
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2006) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2006) View citations (5)

2005

17. Cross-National Surveys of Learning Achievement: How Robust are the Findings?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
18. Job Search Monitoring and Unemployment Duration in Hungary: Evidence from a Randomised Control Trial
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Budapest Working Papers on the Labour Market, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2005) View citations (5)

2004

19. Child Poverty in English-Speaking Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Innocenti Working Papers, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2003) View citations (2)
20. Educational Achievement in English-Speaking Countries: Do Different Surveys Tell the Same Story?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)
21. In-School Work Experience, Parental Allowances, and Wages
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (5)
22. Private Donations for International Development
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2003) View citations (4)
23. Targeting and Self-Targeting in a New Social Assistance Scheme
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)

2002

24. Poverty in the Transition: Social Expenditures and the Working-Age Poor
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (16)
    Also in Innocenti Working Papers, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2002) View citations (15)
25. Social Exclusion and Children: A European view for a US debate
    Innocenti Working Papers, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre View citations (11)
    Also in CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE (2002) View citations (9)

2001

26. Child Poverty Dynamics in Seven Nations
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (1)
    Also in ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2000)
    Innocenti Working Papers, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2000)
27. Intra-Household Transfers and the Part-Time Work of Children
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1996) View citations (3)

2000

28. Child Well-Being in the EU and Enlargement to the East
    Innocenti Working Papers, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre View citations (2)
29. Education, Inequality and Transition
    Innocenti Working Papers, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Economics of Transition (1999)
30. Macroeconomics and Data on Children
    Innocenti Working Papers, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre

1999

31. Income Distribution, Economic Systems and Transition
    Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre View citations (18)
    See also Chapter (2000)
32. Living Standards and Incentives in Transition: the Implications of Unemployment Insurance Exhaustion in Hungary
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
33. Measuring the Generosity of Unemployment Benefit Systems: Evidence from Hungary and elsewhere in Central Europe
    Budapest Working Papers on the Labour Market, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences View citations (5)
34. Targeting Social Assistance in a Transition Economy: the Mahallas in Uzbekistan
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (1998) View citations (2)
35. The Informational Value of Job Search Data and the Dynamics of Search Behaviour: Evidence from Hungary
    Budapest Working Papers on the Labour Market, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (2)

1998

36. The Implications of Exhausting Unemployment Insurance Entitlement in Hungary
    Budapest Working Papers on the Labour Market, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences View citations (1)
    Also in Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (1997) View citations (4)

1997

37. Living Standards and Public Policy in Central Asia: What can be learned from child anthropometry?
    Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre View citations (3)

1996

38. A Follow-Up Survey of Unemployment Insurance Exhausters in Hungary
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (3)
39. Transfers and Exchange Between Households in Central Asia
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute

1995

40. Unemployment Insurance and Incentives in Hungary
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)

1987

41. Modelling Energy Demand and Household Welfare Using Micro-Data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

Undated

42. Income Distribution, Education Systems and Transition
    Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University
43. Is Child Welfare Converging in the European Union?
    Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University

Journal Articles

2012

1. Charitable giving for overseas development: UK trends over a quarter century
   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2012, 175, (1), 167-190
   See also Working Paper (2011)
2. Non-response biases in surveys of schoolchildren: the case of the English Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) samples
   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2012, 175, (4), 915-938
3. Peer effects and measurement error: The impact of sampling variation in school survey data (evidence from PISA)
   Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31, (6), 1136-1142 View citations (1)

2011

4. The Effectiveness of English Secondary Schools for Pupils of Different Ability Levels
   Fiscal Studies, 2011, 32, 225-244 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

5. How reliable are income data collected with a single question?
   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2010, 173, (2), 409-429 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
6. The effect of monitoring unemployment insurance recipients on unemployment duration: Evidence from a field experiment
   Labour Economics, 2010, 17, (1), 180-187 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

7. In-school labour supply, parental transfers, and wages
   Empirical Economics, 2009, 37, (1), 201-218 View citations (6)

2007

8. International surveys of educational achievement: how robust are the findings?
   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2007, 170, (3), 623-646 View citations (13)

2002

9. Measuring Functional Literacy and Numeracy in the European Union
   Politica economica, 2002, (1), 105-108

2001

10. What Can Child Anthropometry Reveal about Living Standards and Public Policy? An Illustration from Central Asia
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2001, 47, (1), 65-80 View citations (12)

2000

11. Education for All? Not in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
    Development, 2000, 43, (1), 127-129

1999

12. Education, inequality and transition
    The Economics of Transition, 1999, 7, (2), 343-376 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
13. Is the Well-Being of Children Converging in the European Union?
    Economic Journal, 1999, 109, (459), F692-714 View citations (8)
14. Living standards and incentives in transition: the implications of UI exhaustion in Hungary
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 73, (3), 297-319 View citations (9)

1998

15. Unemployment assistance in Hungary
    Empirical Economics, 1998, 23, (1/2), 155-175 View citations (8)

1996

16. Earning and learning: educational policy and the growth of part-time work by full-time pupils
    Fiscal Studies, 1996, 17, (1), 79-103 View citations (5)
17. Introduction
    Labour Economics, 1996, 3, (3), 229-231
18. Labour market policy and the unemployed in Hungary
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (3-5), 819-828 View citations (19)

1995

19. Why Do Women Married to Unemployed Men Have Low Participation Rates?
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 57, (4), 471-86 View citations (8)

1994

20. How does the Hungarian unemployment insurance system really work? *
    The Economics of Transition, 1994, 2, (2), 209-232 View citations (3)
21. Poverty in Pre-reform Uzbekistan: What Do Official Data Really Reveal?
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1994, 40, (4), 395-414 View citations (1)

1992

22. Income Support for the Unemployed in Hungary
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1992, 47, (Supplement), 1-20
23. The Occupational Success of Young Men Who Left School at Sixteen
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1992, 44, (3), 460-79 View citations (17)

1991

24. The reform of unemployment compensation: Choices for East and West
    European Economic Review, 1991, 35, (2-3), 419-429
25. Unemployment Compensation and Labor Market Transitions: A Critical Review
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1991, 29, (4), 1679-1727 View citations (245)

1990

26. Unemployment and Early School Leaving
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (400), 163-69 View citations (12)

1989

27. Choice at Sixteen
    Economica, 1989, 56, (221), 25-39 View citations (26)
28. Has Britain an early school-leaving problem?
    Fiscal Studies, 1989, 10, (1), 1-16 View citations (6)
29. Modelling Household Energy Expenditures Using Micro-data
    Economic Journal, 1989, 99, (397), 720-38 View citations (24)
30. Towards a household model of UK domestic energy demand
    Energy Policy, 1989, 17, (3), 264-276

1985

31. On Earnings-related Unemployment Benefits and Their Relation to Earnings
    Economic Journal, 1985, 95, (377), 133-45

1984

32. Male Unemployment and the Family Expenditure Survey 1972-80
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1984, 46, (1), 31-53
33. Unemployment benefit, duration and incentives in Britain: How robust is the evidence?
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 23, (1-2), 3-26 View citations (21)

Books

1992

1. Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Distribution of Income
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (103)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (1992) View citations (94)

Edited books

2007

1. Inequality and Poverty Re-Examined
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (1)

2001

2. The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (14)
3. The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (14)

Chapters

2000

1. Income distribution, economic systems and transition
   Chapter 14 in Handbook of Income Distribution, 2000, vol. 1, pp 843-918 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (1999)