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Workplace:	Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics (LSE), University of London, (more information at EDIRC) Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) Economics Group, Nuffield College, Department of Economics, Oxford University, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, Oxford University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2009

1. Does Relative Income Matter? Are the Critics Right?
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   Also in SOEPpapers, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2009)

2008

2. The impact of immigration on occupational wages: evidence from Britain
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

2007

3. The Marginal Utility of Income
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
   Also in SOEPpapers, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2007) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)

2006

4. Patterns of Work Across the OECD
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2007)

2005

5. Inactivity Among Prime Age Men in the UK
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations

2004

6. Employment and Taxes
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2003) View citations

2003

7. A Picture of European Unemployment: Success and Failure
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
8. Poverty and Worklessness in Britain
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
   See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2004)

2002

9. Educational Attainment, Labour Market Institutions, and the Structure of Production
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations
10. The Pricing Behaviour of UK Firms
    Discussion Papers, Monetary Policy Committee Unit, Bank of England View citations

2001

11. Nominal Wage Rigidity and the Rate of Inflation
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2003)
12. Technological Innovation and Performance in the United Kingdom
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
13. The Beveridge Curve, Unemployment and Wages in the OECD from the 1960s to the 1990s - Preliminary Version
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations

2000

14. A Picture of Job Insecurity Facing British Men
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2002)
15. Employment Patterns in OECD Countries
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
16. Inflation Dynamics and the Labour Share in the UK
    Discussion Papers, Monetary Policy Committee Unit, Bank of England View citations
17. Wage Equations, Wage Curves and All That
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2002)

1999

18. The Effectiveness of Top Management Groups in Manufacturing Organisations
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
19. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom: a European unemployment miracle?
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Policy (2000)

1998

20. Labour Market Institutions and Economic Performance
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations
    See also Chapter (1999)

1997

21. Human Capital Investment and Innovation: What Are The Connections?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations

1996

22. Combatting Unemployment: Is Flexibility Enough?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
23. Does Innovation Encourage Investment in Fixed Capital?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
24. What Makes Firms Perform Well?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1997)
25. Would Cutting Payroll Taxes on the Unskilled Have a Significant Effect on Unemployment?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

1995

26. Does Doing Badly Encourage Management Innovation?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (2001)
27. How Does Financial Pressure Affect Firms
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1995) View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1999)
28. Labour Market Dynamics in OECD Countries
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations

1994

29. Wages
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations

1993

30. Cohort Size Effects on the Wages of Young Men in Britain 1961-89
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
31. Competition and Corporate Performance
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (1993)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1996)

1992

32. Unemployment in the OECD Countries
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (1991) View citations
33. Wages, Unions, Insiders and Product Market Power
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (1991)

1991

34. Productivity Growth in UK Companies
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
35. Wages, Unemployment and Population Change
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations

1990

36. UNIONS AND INVESTMENT IN BRITISH INDUSTRY
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1992)

1989

37. DEMAND AND EMPLOYMENT
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations
38. EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE FLEXIBILITY IN INTERWAR BRITAIN
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
39. Employment Determination in British Industry: Investigations Using Micro-Data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1991)
40. INSIDER FORCES AND WAGE DETERMINATION
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (1989) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1989) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1990)
41. TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND JOBS
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations
42. THE THATCHER MIRACLE?
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1989) View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1989)
43. UNIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN BRITAIN, 1974-86: EVIDENCE FROM UK COMPANY ACCOUNTS DATA
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics

1988

44. IS UNEMPLOYMENT LOWER IF UNIONS BARGAIN OVER EMPLOYMENT?
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1990)

1987

45. Myopia, the 'Dividend Puzzle', and Share Prices
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1985

46. Estimating the Parameters of Interest in a Job Search Model
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations

1980

47. Correcting the Biases in Dynamic Models with Fixed Effects
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations

1979

48. A Picture of Male Unemployment in Britain
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1980)
49. Unemployment and the Structure of Labour Costs
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations
    See also Journal Article in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy (1979)

Undated

50. Layard-Nickell
    Instructional Stata datasets for econometrics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations

Journal Articles

2008

1. Is the U.S. Labor Market Really That Exceptional? A Review of Richard Freeman
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46, (2), 384-95 View citations
2. The Uneven Pace of Deindustrialisation in the OECD
   The World Economy, 2008, 31, (9), 1154-1184 View citations
3. The marginal utility of income
   Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (8-9), 1846-1857 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

4. Patterns of Work Across the OECD
   Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (521), 416-440 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

5. AFTER THE 1981 BUDGET: A REPLY TO TIM CONGDON
   Economic Affairs, 2006, 26, (4), 39-42

2005

6. An open-economy new Keynesian Phillips curve for the U.K
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2005, 52, (6), 1061-1071 View citations
7. The responsiveness of wages to labour market conditions in the UK
   Labour Economics, 2005, 12, (5), 685-696 View citations
8. Unemployment in the OECD Since the 1960s. What Do We Know?
   Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (500), 1-27 View citations

2004

9. Poverty And Worklessness In Britain
   Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (494), C1-C25 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

10. Labour Market Institutions and Unemployment in OECD Countries
    CESifo DICE Report, 2003, 1, (2), 13-26 View citations
11. Nominal wage rigidity and the rate of inflation
    Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (490), 762-781 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2002

12. A Picture of Job Insecurity Facing British Men
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (476), 1-27 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
13. The Assessment: The Economic Record of the Labour Government Since 1997
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2002, 18, (2), 107-119
14. The Consequences of The Decline in Public Sector Pay in Britain: A Little Bit of Evidence
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (477), F107-F118 View citations
15. The Recent Performance of the UK Labour Market
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2002, 18, (2), 202-220 View citations
16. Wage equations, wage curves and all that
    Labour Economics, 2002, 9, (3), 341-360 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
17. Why do jobless rates differ?
    CESifo Forum, 2002, 3, (1), 50-59 View citations

2001

18. Does Doing Badly Encourage Management Innovation?
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2001, 63, (1), 5-28 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
19. Fundamental Changes in the UK Labour Market
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2001, 63, 715-36 View citations
20. The Labour Market Consequences of Technical and Structural Change: Introduction
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2001, 63, 617-27 View citations

2000

21. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom: a European unemployment miracle?
    Economic Policy, 2000, 15, (30), 135-180 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
22. Why has Unemployment in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom Fallen so Much?
    Canadian Public Policy, 2000, 26, (s1), 201-220 View citations

1999

23. Finnish unemployment: a view from outside
    Finnish Economic Papers, 1999, 12, (2), 62-81 View citations
24. How does financial pressure affect firms?
    European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (8), 1435-1456 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
25. Product markets and labour markets1
    Labour Economics, 1999, 6, (1), 1-20 View citations

1998

26. Unemployment: Questions and Some Answers
    Economic Journal, 1998, 108, (448), 802-16 View citations

1997

27. Unemployment and Labor Market Rigidities: Europe versus North America
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (3), 55-74 View citations
28. Wages, restrictive practices and productivity
    Labour Economics, 1997, 4, (3), 201-221 View citations
29. What makes firms perform well?
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 783-796 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

30. Changes in the Distribution of Wages and Unemployment in OECD Countries
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 302-08 View citations
31. Competition and Corporate Performance
    Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (4), 724-46 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1995

32. The Collapse in Demand for the Unskilled and Unemployment across the OECD
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1995, 11, (1), 40-62 View citations

1994

33. Wages and Product Market Power
    Economica, 1994, 61, (244), 457-73 View citations

1993

34. Unemployment Revisited
    Journal of Economic Studies, 1993, 20, (1/2), 136-140

1992

35. An investigation into the power of insiders in wage determination
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (8), 1573-1599 View citations
36. Productivity growth in U.K. companies, 1975-1986
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (5), 1055-1085 View citations
37. The Occupational Success of Young Men Who Left School at Sixteen
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1992, 44, (3), 460-79 View citations
38. Unions and Investment in British Industry
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (413), 874-87 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1991

39. Employment Determination in British Industry: Investigations Using Micro-data
    Review of Economic Studies, 1991, 58, (5), 955-69 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1990

40. Inflation and the UK Labour Market
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1990, 6, (4), 26-35 View citations
41. Insider Forces and Wage Determination
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (401), 496-509 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)
42. Is Unemployment Lower if Unions Bargain over Employment?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1990, 105, (3), 773-87 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)
43. Labour Turnover in UK Manufacturing
    Economica, 1990, 57, (227), 295-317 View citations
44. The Real Wage-Employment Relationship in the United States
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, 8, (1), 1-15 View citations
45. Unemployment: A Survey
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (401), 391-439 View citations

1989

46. Real Wages and Employment: A Comment
    The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, 1989, 57, (3), 280-84
47. Real Wages and Unemployment in Britain during the 1930s
    Economic Journal, 1989, 99, (396), 271-92
48. The Thatcher Miracle?
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 215-19 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1988

49. Unions, wages and employment: Tests based on U.K. firm-level data
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (2-3), 727-733 View citations

1987

50. A Historical Perspective on Unemployment: A Review Article
    Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 95, (4), 857-69
51. Why Is Wage Inflation in Britain So High?
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 49, (1), 103-28 View citations

1986

52. A Disaggregated Disequilibrium Model of the Labour Market
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1986, 38, (3), 386-402 View citations
53. The Rise in Unemployment: A Multi-country Study
    Economica, 1986, 53, (210(S)), S1-22 View citations
54. Unemployment in Britain
    Economica, 1986, 53, (210(S)), S121-69 View citations

1985

55. Comment
    Econometric Reviews, 1985, 4, (1), 179-182
56. Error Correction, Partial Adjustment and All That: An Expository Note
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1985, 47, (2), 119-29 View citations
57. Hourly Earnings in the United States: Another Look at Unionization, Schooling, Sickness, and Unemployment Using PSID Data
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (1), 38-69 View citations
58. Modelling the process of job search
    Journal of Econometrics, 1985, 28, (1), 29-49 View citations
59. The Determinants of Equilibrium Unemployment in Britain: A Reply
    Economic Journal, 1985, 95, (377), 196-98
60. The Government's Policy for Jobs: An Analysis
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1985, 1, (2), 98-115
61. Unemployment Benefits Revisited
    Economic Journal, 1985, 95, (378), 307-29 View citations
62. Unemployment, real wages, and aggregate demand in Europe, Japan and the United States
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1985, 23, (1), 143-202 View citations

1984

63. A Review of Unemployment: Cause and Cure, by Patrick Minford with David Davies, Michael Peel and Alison Sprague
    Economic Journal, 1984, 94, (376), 946-53 View citations
64. An Investigation of the Determinants of Manufacturing Employment in the United Kingdom
    Review of Economic Studies, 1984, 51, (4), 529-57 View citations

1983

65. Marginal Employment Subsidies Again: A Brief Response to Whitely and Wilson
    Economic Journal, 1983, 93, (372), 881-82
66. Unions, Real Wages and Employment in Britain 1951-79
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1983, 35, 183-206 View citations
67. Vintage Production Models of U.K. Manufacturing Industry
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1983, 85, (2), 295-310

1982

68. Still Searching for an Explanation of Unemployment in Interwar Britain
    Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 90, (2), 386-99 View citations
69. The Determinants of Equilibrium Unemployment in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1982, 92, (367), 555-75 View citations
70. The Determinants of Occupational Success in Britain
    Review of Economic Studies, 1982, 49, (1), 43-53 View citations
71. Unemployment in the United Kingdom since the War
    Review of Economic Studies, 1982, 49, (5), 731-59 View citations
72. Wages and Unemployment: A General Framework
    Economic Journal, 1982, 92, (365), 51-55 View citations

1981

73. 'Economic policy and private investment since the oil crisis' by Artus et al
    European Economic Review, 1981, 16, (1), 57-59
74. Biases in Dynamic Models with Fixed Effects
    Econometrica, 1981, 49, (6), 1417-26 View citations

1980

75. A Picture of Male Unemployment in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1980, 90, (363), 776-94 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1979)
76. The Case for Subsidising Extra Jobs
    Economic Journal, 1980, 90, (357), 51-73 View citations

1979

77. Education and Lifetime Patterns of Unemployment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (5), S117-31 View citations
78. Estimating the Probability of Leaving Unemployment
    Econometrica, 1979, 47, (5), 1249-66 View citations
79. The Effect of Unemployment and Related Benefits on the Duration of Unemployment
    Economic Journal, 1979, 89, (353), 34-49 View citations
80. Unemployment and the structure of labor costs
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1979, 11, (1), 187-222 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1979)

1978

81. Fixed Costs, Employment and Labour Demand over the Cycle
    Economica, 1978, 45, (180), 329-45 View citations
82. Monopolistic Industries and Monopoly Profits or, Are Kellogg's Cornflakes Overpriced?
    Economic Journal, 1978, 88, (350), 254-68

1977

83. The Influence of Uncertainty on Investment
    Economic Journal, 1977, 87, (345), 47-70 View citations
84. Uncertainty and Lags in the Investment Decisions of Firms
    Review of Economic Studies, 1977, 44, (2), 249-63 View citations

1976

85. On the Properties of Linear Decision Rules and Their Derivation by an Iterative Procedure
    Econometrica, 1976, 44, (2), 323-36
86. The Structure of Hours and Earnings in the British Manufacturing Industry
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1976, 28, (2), 284-303
87. Wage Structures and Quit Rates
    International Economic Review, 1976, 17, (1), 191-203 View citations

1975

88. A closer look at replacement investment
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1975, 10, (1), 54-88 View citations

1974

89. On Expectations, Government Policy and the Rate of Investment
    Economica, 1974, 41, (163), 241-55 View citations
90. On the Role of Expectations in the Pure Theory of Investment
    Review of Economic Studies, 1974, 41, (1), 1-19 View citations

Chapters

1999

1. Labor market institutions and economic performance
   Chapter 46 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part C, pp 3029-3084 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1998)

1987

2. Dynamic models of labour demand
   Chapter 09 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1987, vol. 1, pp 473-522 View citations