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School of Economics, Finance and Management, University of Bristol, (more information at EDIRC) Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), University of Bristol, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2009

1. *** Article withdrawn *** Management Practices in Hospitals
   Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York
2. Smarter Task Assignment or Greater Effort: the impact of incentives on team performance
   The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK

2008

3. Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008)
   The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2007)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations
4. Education and Fertility: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2008)
5. Handedness and Child Development
   The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
6. Incentives and Targets in Hospital Care: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
   The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
7. The Impact of Classroom Peer Groups on Pupil GCSE Results
   The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
8. Understanding the Relationship between Parental Income and Multiple Child Outcomes: a decomposition analysis
   The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK

2007

9. Are current levels of air pollution in England too high? The impact of pollution on population mortality
   CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE
10. Comparing Subjective and Objective Measures of Health: Evidence from Hypertension for the Income/Health Gradient
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2007) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2009)
11. Did 'Targets and Terror' Reduce Waiting times in England for Hospital Care?
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
12. Keeping Up With The Schmidts: An Empirical Test of Relative Deprivation Theory in the Neighbourhood Context
    ISER working papers, Institute for Social and Economic Research
    Also in SOEPpapers, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2007)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2007)
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (2008)
13. Socio-Economic Status and Child Behaviour: Evidence from a contemporary UK cohort
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE
14. The Formation of School Peer Groups: Pupils’ Transition from Primary to Secondary School in England
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK

2006

15. Distance Travelled in the NHS in England for Inpatient Treatment
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
16. Modelling poverty by not modelling poverty: An application of a simultaneous hazards approach to the UK
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2005) View citations
17. The impact of neighbourhood on the income and mental health of British social renters
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
18. Understanding socio-economic inequalities in childhood respiratory health
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE

2005

19. Extending Choice In English Health Care: The implications of the economic evidence
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations
20. Health Supplier Quality and the Distribution of Child Health
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2005)
21. Modelling Poverty by Not Modelling Poverty: a simultaneous hazard approach to the UK
    ISER working papers, Institute for Social and Economic Research
22. Who wins and who loses from school accountability? The distribution of educational gain in English secondary schools
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations

2004

23. Employment, Family Union, and Childbearing Decisions in Great Britain
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations
    Also in MPIDR Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany (2003)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series A (2006)
24. Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Government Agency
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
25. Local Neighbourhood and Mental Health: Evidence from the UK
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
26. Mapping choice in the NHS: Analysis of routine data
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
27. Neighbourhoods, Households and Income Dynamics: A Semi-Parametric Investigation of Neighbourhood Effects
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Geography (2007)
28. Sorting and Choice in English Secondary Schools
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
29. The Impact of Low Income on Child Health: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2004) View citations
30. Why Economics is good for your health - 2004 Royal Economic Society Public Lecture
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2005)

2003

31. Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-1999
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society (2003)
32. Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-9
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2008)
33. Explaining Differences in Hospital Performance: Does the Answer Lie in the Labour Market?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2003) View citations
34. Girls Rock, Boys Roll: An Analysis of the Age 14-16 Gender Gap in English Schools
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
    See also Journal Article in Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2004)
35. Incentives in the Public Sector: Some Preliminary Evidence from a UK Government Agency
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations
36. The Analysis of Poverty Data with Endogenous Transitions
    Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
    See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2006)
37. The Use and Usefulness of Performance Measures in the Public Sector
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2003)

2002

38. Does Performance Monitoring Work? A Review of the Evidence from the UK Public Sector, Excluding Health Care
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
39. Maternity Rights and Mothers' Return to Work
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2008)
40. The Economic Determinants of Truancy
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations
41. The role of income in marriage and divorce transitions among young Americans
    MPIDR Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2003)

2001

42. Growing Up: School, family and area influences on adolescents later life chances
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations
43. Measuring Income Risk
    ISER working papers, Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2000) View citations
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2000) View citations
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE (2000) View citations
44. Transitions from home to marriage of young Americans
    MPIDR Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Applied Econometrics (2002)
45. Why rising tides dont lift all boats? An explanation of the relationship between poverty and unemployment in Britain
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations

2000

46. The Demand for Private Medical Insurance in the UK: A Cohort Analysis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2001)
47. Waiting Times for Hospital Admissions: the Impact of GP Fundholding
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2002)

1999

48. The Class of 81: The effects of early-career unemployment on subsequent unemployment experiences
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2003)

1998

49. An Economic Model of Household Income Dynamics, with an Application to Poverty Dynamics among American Women
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE (1998) View citations
50. Early Health Related Behaviours and their Impact on Later Life Chances: Evidence from the US (OUT (publ. in Health Economics, 7(5), 1998)
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations

1997

51. 'I Vont To Be Alone' Transitions to Independent Living, Marriage and Divorce Among Young Americans
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1996

52. Poverty Dynamics Among Young Americans
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1991

53. An empirical study of equity in the finance and delivery of health care in Britain
    Working Papers, Centre for Health Economics, University of York View citations

1989

54. The market for private health care and the demand for private insurance in Britain
    Working Papers, Centre for Health Economics, University of York View citations
55. The reasons for non-corporate private health insurance purchase in the UK: the results of a new aurvey and an econometric analysis of the determinants of purchase
    Working Papers, Centre for Health Economics, University of York

1988

56. Estimation of the value of time spent on NHS waiting lists using stated preference metholdology
    Working Papers, Centre for Health Economics, University of York View citations

1987

57. An econometric estimation of the demand for private health insurance
    Working Papers, Centre for Health Economics, University of York

Journal Articles

2009

1. Comparing subjective and objective measures of health: Evidence from hypertension for the income/health gradient
   Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28, (3), 540-552
   See also Working Paper (2007)
2. Do current levels of air pollution kill? The impact of air pollution on population mortality in England
   Health Economics, 2009, 18, (9), 1031-1055
3. Evaluating the impact of performance-related pay for teachers in England
   Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (3), 251-261

2008

4. Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-9
   Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (525), 138-170
   See also Working Paper (2003)
5. Competition and decentralisation in government bureaucracies
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 67, (3-4), 903-916
6. Did ‘Targets and Terror’ Reduce Waiting Times in England for Hospital Care?
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2008, 8, (2)
7. Education and Fertility: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (4), 827-852
   See also Working Paper (2008)
8. Keeping up with the Schmidt`s – An Empirical Test of Relative Deprivation Theory in the Neighbourhood Context
   Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2008, 128, (1), 75-108
   See also Working Paper (2007)
9. Maternity rights and mothers' return to work
   Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (2), 168-201 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2007

10. Child health: evidence on the roles of family income and maternal mental health from a UK birth cohort
    Health Economics, 2007, 16, (11), 1245-1269 View citations
11. Neighbourhoods, households and income dynamics: a semi-parametric investigation of neighbourhood effects
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2007, 7, (1), 1-38 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2006

12. Employment, family union and childbearing decisions in Great Britain
    Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2006, 169, (4), 781-804
    See also Working Paper (2004)
13. School, Family and County Effects on Adolescents’ Later Life Chances
    Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2006, 27, (2), 155-184
14. The analysis of poverty data with endogenous transitions
    Fiscal Studies, 2006, 27, (1), 75-98 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2005

15. Access to health care resources in the UK: the case of care for arthritis
    Health Economics, 2005, 14, (4), 391-406 View citations
16. Neighbourhood social capital and neighbourhood effects
    Environment and Planning A, 2005, 37, (8), 1443-1459 View citations
17. The Effects of a Mother's Return to Work Decision on Child Development in the UK
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (501), F48-F80 View citations
18. Why economics is good for your health. 2004 Royal Economic Society Public Lecture
    Health Economics, 2005, 14, (10), 987-997
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

19. Does competition between hospitals improve the quality of care?: Hospital death rates and the NHS internal market
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (7-8), 1247-1272 View citations
20. Girls Rock, Boys Roll: An Analysis of the Age 14-16 Gender Gap in English Schools
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (2), 209-229 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

21. The Use and Usefulness of Performance Measures in the Public Sector
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2003, 19, (2), 250-267 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)
22. The class of 1981: the effects of early career unemployment on subsequent unemployment experiences
    Labour Economics, 2003, 10, (3), 291-309 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
23. The role of income in marriage and divorce transitions among young Americans
    Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16, (3), 455-475 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

24. Transitions from home to marriage of young Americans
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2002, 17, (1), 1-23 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
25. Waiting times for hospital admissions: the impact of GP fundholding
    Journal of Health Economics, 2002, 21, (2), 227-252 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

26. Do doctors respond to financial incentives? UK family doctors and the GP fundholder scheme
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 79, (2), 375-398 View citations
27. Expenditure on healthcare in the UK: a review of the issues
    Fiscal Studies, 2001, 22, (2), 151-183 View citations
28. The Demand for Private Medical Insurance in the UK: A Cohort Analysis
    Economic Journal, 2001, 111, (471), C180-200 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

29. The demand for private health care in the UK
    Journal of Health Economics, 2000, 19, (6), 855-876 View citations

1998

30. Competition in the NHS internal market: an overview of its effects on hospital prices and costs
    Health Economics, 1998, 7, (3), 187-197 View citations
31. Early health-related behaviours and their impact on later life chances: evidence from the US
    Health Economics, 1998, 7, (5), 381-399 View citations
32. The effects of regulation and competition in the NHS internal market: the case of general practice fundholder prices
    Journal of Health Economics, 1998, 17, (6), 645-673 View citations

1996

33. Market structure and prices: The responses of hospitals in the UK National Health Service to competition
    Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 61, (3), 307-335 View citations

1993

34. Constrained choice sets in the U.K. demand for private medical insurance
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 51, (3), 287-307 View citations

1992

35. Need, equity and the NHS: the distribution of health care expenditure 1974-87
    Fiscal Studies, 1992, 13, (2), 1-21 View citations

1991

36. Equity and the distribution of U.K. National Health Service resources
    Journal of Health Economics, 1991, 10, (2), 247-249 View citations
    Also in Journal of Health Economics, 1991, 10, (1), 1-19 (1991) View citations

1990

37. Contingent Valuation of Time Spent on NHS Waiting Lists
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (400), 193-99 View citations

1989

38. An Econometric Analysis of the Demand for Private Health Insurance in England and Wales
    Applied Economics, 1989, 21, (6), 777-92 View citations

Chapters

2000

1. Waiting lists and medical treatment: Analysis and policies
   Chapter 23 in Handbook of Health Economics, 2000, vol. 1, pp 1201-1249 View citations