Details about Jennifer Roberts

Homepage:	https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics/staff/academic/jennifer-roberts
Postal address:	Dept of Economics University of Sheffield 9 Mappin St Sheffield S1 4DT
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. The geography of the disability employment gap: Exploring spatial variation in the relative employment rates of disabled people
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

2023

2. The Role of Education in The Disability Employment Gap
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

2022

3. Mental health and productivity: evidence for the UK
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

2020

4. Mental health and employment: a bounding approach using panel data
   Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Mental Health and Employment: A Bounding Approach Using Panel Data*, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
5. Presenteeism in the UK: Effects of physical and mental health on worker productivity
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2019

6. Does Commuting Mode Choice Impact Health?
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Does commuting mode choice impact health?, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2021) View citations (10) (2021)
7. Household Location in English Cities
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Household location in English cities, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
8. New Evidence on Disability Benefit Claims in the UK: The Role of Health and the Local Labour Market
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2019)
9. The Effect of Mental Health on Employment:Accounting for Selection Bias
   Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (4)

2018

10. The disutility of commuting? The effect of gender and local labour markets
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The disutility of commuting? The effect of gender and local labor markets, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (14) (2019)

2017

11. Saving Behaviour and Biomarkers: A High-Dimensional Bayesian Analysis of British Panel Data
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

2016

12. Social Media Use and Children's Wellbeing
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (3)

2015

13. Household location and income: a spatial analysis for British cities
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (5)
14. Intra-Household Commuting Choices and Local Labour Markets
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Intra-household commuting choices and local labour markets, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
15. The Effect of Energy Consumption and Human Capital on Economic Growth: An Exploration of Oil Exporting and Developed Countries
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (14)
16. The Relative Income Hypothesis: A comparison of methods
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article The relative income hypothesis: A comparison of methods, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2015) View citations (21) (2015)

2014

17. A Zero Inflated Regression Model for Grouped Data
    Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Working Paper series, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A Zero-Inflated Regression Model for Grouped Data, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
18. Do environmental concerns affect commuting choices? Hybrid choice modelling with household survey data
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Do environmental concerns affect commuting choices?: hybrid choice modelling with household survey data, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2018) View citations (8) (2018)
19. Gender Role Identity, Breadwinner Status and Psychological Well-being in the Household
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (2)
20. The Multidimensional Nature of Social Capital: An Empirical Investigation for Older People in Europe
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2012

21. Born to Be Wide? Exploring Correlations in Mother and Adolescent Body Mass Index Using Data from the British Household Panel Survey
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics
22. Modelling Primary Health Care Use: A Panel Zero Inflated Interval Regression Approach
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics
23. Social Capital: Bridging the Theory and Empirical Divide
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2011

24. The Gender Reservation Wage Gap: Evidence form British Panel Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The gender reservation wage gap: Evidence from British Panel data, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2011) View citations (33) (2011)

2010

25. Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence From Bangladesh, Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association (2011) View citations (30) (2011)
26. Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
27. Going the same 'weigh': spousal correlations in obesity in the UK
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (1)
28. Using Financial Incentives and Improving Information to Increase Labour Market Success: A Non-Parametric Evaluation of the ‘Want2Work’ Programme
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2009

29. Early Retirement and Inequality in Britain and Germany: How Important Is Health?
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (8)
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York (2008) View citations (7)
30. It’s driving her mad: gender differences in the effects of commuting on psychological well-being
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2008

31. Mapping SF-36 onto the EQ-5D index: how reliable is the relationship?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (14)
32. Part-time work and Health among Older Workers in Ireland and Britain
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Part-time work and health among older workers in Ireland and Britain, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
33. RESERVATION WAGES, LABOUR MARKET PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Reservation wages, labour market participation and health, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2010) View citations (37) (2010)

2007

34. Sick of work or too sick to work? Evidence on health shocks and early retirement from the BHPS
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (13)
    Also in Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York (2006) View citations (14)

2006

35. Incapacity Benefit: A Health or Labour Market Phenomenon?
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2005

36. Testing models of stochastic choice in health state valuation data
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

2004

37. Aids and Economic Growth: A Human Capital Approach
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article AIDS and economic growth: A human capital approach, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (86) (2006)
38. Estimating population cardinal health state valuation models from individual ordinal (rank) health state preference data
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2003

39. Health state values for the HUI 2 descriptive system: results from a UK survey
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Health state values for the HUI 2 descriptive system: results from a UK survey, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2005) View citations (23) (2005)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Evaluating area-based policies using secondary data: the neighbourhood management pathfinders programme
   Housing Studies, 2024, 39, (7), 1787-1812

2022

2. Dysfunctional presenteeism: Effects of physical and mental health on work performance
   Manchester School, 2022, 90, (4), 409-438
3. Exploring mental health disability gaps in the labour market: the UK experience during COVID-19
   Labour Economics, 2022, 78, (C)
4. Mental Health and Employment: A Bounding Approach Using Panel Data*
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 84, (5), 1018-1051 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Mental health and employment: a bounding approach using panel data, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
5. New Evidence on Disability Benefit Claims in Britain: The Role of Health and the Local Labour Market
   Economica, 2022, 89, (353), 131-160 View citations (1)

2021

6. Does commuting mode choice impact health?
   Health Economics, 2021, 30, (2), 207-230 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Does Commuting Mode Choice Impact Health?, Working Papers (2019) (2019)
7. Saving behaviour and health: A high-dimensional Bayesian analysis of British panel data
   The European Journal of Finance, 2021, 27, (16), 1581-1603 View citations (2)
8. The effect of mental and physical health problems on sickness absence
   The European Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 22, (9), 1519-1533 View citations (5)

2020

9. Social capital: exploring the theory and empirical divide
   Empirical Economics, 2020, 58, (3), 899-919 View citations (11)
10. The internet and children’s psychological wellbeing
    Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 69, (C) View citations (23)

2019

11. Household location in English cities
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 75, (C), 120-135 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Household Location in English Cities, Working Papers (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
12. Multi-Attribute Ecological and Socioeconomic Geodatabase for the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Region of the United States
    Data, 2019, 5, (1), 1-15
13. The disutility of commuting? The effect of gender and local labor markets
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 77, (C), 264-275 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper The disutility of commuting? The effect of gender and local labour markets, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2018

14. Do environmental concerns affect commuting choices?: hybrid choice modelling with household survey data
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2018, 181, (1), 299-320 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Do environmental concerns affect commuting choices? Hybrid choice modelling with household survey data, Working Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
15. The effects of exposure to images of others' suffering and vulnerability on altruistic, trust-based, and reciprocated economic decision-making
    PLOS ONE, 2018, 13, (3), 1-18 View citations (2)

2017

16. Intra-household commuting choices and local labour markets
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, 69, (3), 734-757 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Intra-Household Commuting Choices and Local Labour Markets, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2015

17. A Zero-Inflated Regression Model for Grouped Data
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 77, (6), 822-831 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper A Zero Inflated Regression Model for Grouped Data, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Working Paper series (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
18. Policy evaluation via a statistical control: A non-parametric evaluation of the ‘Want2Work’ active labour market policy
    Economic Modelling, 2015, 51, (C), 635-645 View citations (2)
19. The relative income hypothesis: A comparison of methods
    Economics Letters, 2015, 130, (C), 47-50 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper The Relative Income Hypothesis: A comparison of methods, Working Papers (2015) View citations (21) (2015)

2014

20. Going the same 'weigh': spousal correlations in obesity in the United Kingdom
    Applied Economics, 2014, 46, (2), 153-166 View citations (4)

2013

21. Born to be wide? Exploring correlations in mother and adolescent body mass index
    Economics Letters, 2013, 120, (3), 413-415 View citations (5)

2011

22. Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence From Bangladesh
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2011, 78, (1), 57-82 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh, Working Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
23. Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh
    World Development, 2011, 39, (3), 399-411 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh, Working Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
24. Exercising choice: The economic determinants of physical activity behaviour of an employed population
    Social Science & Medicine, 2011, 73, (3), 383-390 View citations (18)
25. Part-time work and health among older workers in Ireland and Britain
    Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (30), 4749-4757 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Part-time work and Health among Older Workers in Ireland and Britain, Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
26. The gender reservation wage gap: Evidence from British Panel data
    Economics Letters, 2011, 113, (1), 88-91 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper The Gender Reservation Wage Gap: Evidence form British Panel Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (14) (2011)
27. “It's driving her mad”: Gender differences in the effects of commuting on psychological health
    Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30, (5), 1064-1076 View citations (77)

2010

28. Early Retirement Among Men in Britain and Germany: How Important is Health?&ast
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2010, 35, (4), 644-667 View citations (8)
29. Reservation wages, labour market participation and health
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2010, 173, (3), 501-529 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper RESERVATION WAGES, LABOUR MARKET PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH, Working Papers (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
30. Sick of work or too sick to work? Evidence on self-reported health shocks and early retirement from the BHPS
    Economic Modelling, 2010, 27, (4), 866-880 View citations (81)

2008

31. Estimation of a Preference-Based Index from a Condition-Specific Measure: The King's Health Questionnaire
    Medical Decision Making, 2008, 28, (1), 113-126 View citations (12)

2007

32. Modelling SF-6D health state preference data using a nonparametric Bayesian method
    Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (3), 597-612 View citations (15)
33. Multi-attribute utility function or statistical inference models: A comparison of health state valuation models using the HUI2 health state classification system
    Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (5), 992-1002 View citations (5)

2006

34. AIDS and economic growth: A human capital approach
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 80, (1), 228-250 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Aids and Economic Growth: A Human Capital Approach, Working Papers (2004) View citations (3) (2004)
35. Comparison of valuation methods used to generate the EQ-5D and the SF-6D value sets
    Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25, (2), 334-346 View citations (13)
36. Erratum to ‘Health state values for the health utilities index mark 2 descriptive system: results from a UK valuation survey’ Health Economics 2005; 14(3): 231–244
    Health Economics, 2006, 15, (7), 761-761 View citations (1)
37. Using rank data to estimate health state utility models
    Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25, (3), 418-431 View citations (29)

2005

38. Health state values for the HUI 2 descriptive system: results from a UK survey
    Health Economics, 2005, 14, (3), 231-244 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Health state values for the HUI 2 descriptive system: results from a UK survey, MPRA Paper (2003) View citations (2) (2003)

2004

39. A comparison of the EQ‐5D and SF‐6D across seven patient groups
    Health Economics, 2004, 13, (9), 873-884 View citations (56)
40. To what extent do people prefer health states with higher values? A note on evidence from the EQ‐5D valuation set
    Health Economics, 2004, 13, (7), 733-737 View citations (6)

2002

41. Growth and multiple forms of human capital in an augmented Solow model: a panel data investigation
    Economics Letters, 2002, 74, (2), 271-276 View citations (62)
42. The estimation of a preference-based measure of health from the SF-36
    Journal of Health Economics, 2002, 21, (2), 271-292 View citations (268)
43. To what extent can we explain time trade-off values from other information about respondents?
    Social Science & Medicine, 2002, 54, (6), 919-929 View citations (33)

2001

44. AIDS and economic growth in Africa: a panel data analysis
    Journal of International Development, 2001, 13, (4), 411-426 View citations (33)
45. HIV|AIDS and development in Africa
    Journal of International Development, 2001, 13, (4), 381-389 View citations (4)

2000

46. Is African agriculture converging? Evidence from a panel of crop yields
    Agrekon, 2000, 39, (01), 12 View citations (1)
47. Security price anomalies in an emerging market: the case of the Athens Stock Exchange
    Applied Financial Economics, 2000, 10, (5), 561-571 View citations (23)
48. Spurious regression problems in the determinants of health care expenditure: a comment on Hitiris (1997)
    Applied Economics Letters, 2000, 7, (5), 279-283 View citations (24)

1999

49. On Testing Cross ‐ Section Growth Models*(1)
    South African Journal of Economics, 1999, 67, (4), 240-254 View citations (1)
50. Sensitivity of elasticity estimates for OECD health care spending: analysis of a dynamic heterogeneous data field
    Health Economics, 1999, 8, (5), 459-472 View citations (69)

1997

51. Book Reviews
    Education Economics, 1997, 5, (1), 94-96
52. Time series and cross-section parameter stability in the market model: the implications for event studies
    The European Journal of Finance, 1997, 3, (3), 243-259 View citations (4)

1996

53. Misspecification and cross-country growth regressions
    Applied Economics Letters, 1996, 3, (6), 413-416 View citations (3)
54. The market model and the event study method: A rejoinder
    International Review of Financial Analysis, 1996, 5, (1), 83-86

1995

55. Misspecification of the market model: the implications for event studies
    Applied Economics Letters, 1995, 2, (5), 163-165 View citations (11)

1994

56. The market model and the event study method: A synthesis of the econometric criticisms
    International Review of Financial Analysis, 1994, 3, (2), 149-171 View citations (14)

1992

57. Feminization and professionalization: A review of an emerging literature on the development of accounting in the United Kingdom
    Accounting, Organizations and Society, 1992, 17, (3-4), 379-395 View citations (37)

Chapters

2012

1. Methods for Developing Preference-based Measures of Health
   Chapter 37 in The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, Second Edition, 2012
   Also in Chapter 35 in The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, 2006 (2006)