Details about Robert E. Wright

E-mail:	r.e.wright2@icloud.com
Homepage:	http://personal.strath.ac.uk/r.e.wright/
Workplace:	Economics Department, University of Strathclyde, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. A Study of the Chinese Gender Gap in Financial Literacy
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. Financial Literacy Amongst Young People: When Does the Gender Gap Begin?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
3. Gender, Financial Literacy and Pension Savings
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2021

4. Economics of Marriage Bars
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)
   Also in Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth (2021) View citations (3)

2020

5. Is Literacy a Multi-dimensional Concept? Some Empirical Evidence
   Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow

2019

6. The Long-Term Consequences of the Irish Marriage Bar
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth (2019)
   See also Journal Article The Long-term Consequences of the Irish Marriage Bar, The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2018

7. Is Personality Endogenous? Evidence from Ireland
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics (2018)

2017

8. Cost efficiency analysis of public higher education institutions in Uzbekistan
   Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics
9. Financial Literacy and Attitudes to Redistribution
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow (2017) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (1)
10. Maternal Employment and Child Outcomes: Evidence from the Irish Marriage Bar
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (2)
11. Resource dependence analysis of public higher education institutions in Uzbekistan
    Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics
12. Working, Volunteering and Mental Health in the Later Years
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2016

13. Financial Literacy and Political Orientation in Great Britain
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow (2016) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (1)
14. Height and cognition at older age: Irish evidence
    Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Height and cognition at older ages: Irish evidence, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
15. The Impact of Micro-Credit on Employment: Evidence from Bangladesh and Pakistan
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (1)
16. Use It or Lose It: Irish Evidence
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics (2016)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016)

2014

17. Population Ageing and Technological Change
    EcoMod2014, EcoMod View citations (2)

2013

18. Immigration and Economic Growth
    EcoMod2013, EcoMod

2012

19. Chasing Graduate Jobs?
    SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011)
    Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics (2011)
20. The Impact of Population Ageing on House Prices: A Micro-simulation Approach
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (9)
21. The Impact of Population Ageing on the Labour Market: Evidence from Overlapping Generations Computable General Equilibrium (OLG-CGE) Model of Scotland (*)
    Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics View citations (14)
    Also in EcoMod2012, EcoMod (2012) View citations (14)

2011

22. Is Graduate Under-employment Persistent? Evidence from the United Kingdom
    SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (5)

2007

23. Macroeconomic Impacts of Demographic Change in Scotland: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

2006

24. Macroeconomic Impact of Ageing Population in Scotland. A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)

2005

25. Are Scottish degrees better?
    ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research

2004

26. School Quality, Educational Attainment and Aggregation Bias
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    Also in RWI Discussion Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (2003)
    See also Journal Article School quality, educational attainment and aggregation bias, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2005) View citations (18) (2005)

1999

27. The Rate of Return to Private Schooling
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)

1997

28. Multiple Job Holding as a 'Hedge' Against Unemployment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (23)

1994

29. Changes in the Rate of Return to Education in Sweden: 1968-1991
    SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics
30. Gender, Poverty and the Intra-household Distribution of Resources
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article GENDER, POVERTY AND THE INTRA‐HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (1996) View citations (6) (1996)

1989

31. Employment Dynamics Among British Lone Mothers
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
32. The Duration of Lone Parenthood in Britain
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1988

33. Gender Discrimination in the British Labour Market: A Reassessment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Gender Discrimination in the British Labour Market: A Reassessment, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1991) View citations (66) (1991)
34. Women's Wages in Full- and Part-Time Jobs in Great Britain
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Undated

35. Gold as an Inflation Hedge?
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (3)
36. Speculation in the Housing Market?
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Speculation in the Housing Market?, Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited (1997) View citations (16) (1997)
37. The Gilts Market as an "On-line" Window on Expected Inflation
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
38. The Impact of Minimum Wages on the Wages of the Low Paid: Evidence from the Wage Boards and Councils
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Minimum Wages on the Wages of the Low Paid: Evidence from the Wage Boards and Councils, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1996) View citations (11) (1996)

Journal Articles

2021

1. The educational attainment of the children of stay-at-home mothers: evidence from the Irish Marriage Bar
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2021, 73, (2), 534-560

2020

2. Exploring the gender difference in multiple job holding
   Industrial Relations Journal, 2020, 51, (4), 301-328 View citations (2)
3. The Long-term Consequences of the Irish Marriage Bar
   The Economic and Social Review, 2020, 51, (1), 1-34 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Long-Term Consequences of the Irish Marriage Bar, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2019

4. Understanding the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy: Evidence from Australia
   The Economic Record, 2019, 95, (S1), 1-29 View citations (21)

2018

5. Effect of Retirement on Cognition: Evidence From the Irish Marriage Bar
   Demography, 2018, 55, (4), 1317-1341 View citations (3)

2016

6. Height and cognition at older ages: Irish evidence
   Economics Letters, 2016, 149, (C), 98-101 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Height and cognition at older age: Irish evidence, Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2014

7. Labour migration policy and constitutional change in Scotland
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2014, 30, (2), 310-324

2013

8. Corporation formation in the antebellum United States in comparative context
   Business History, 2013, 55, (4), 653-669 View citations (7)

2012

9. Demographic Change and Housing Markets
   Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 59, (5), 443-443

2010

10. Comment on Kamstra: Additional Reasons to Be Thrilled About Trills
    The Economists' Voice, 2010, 7, (4), 2
11. Scotland the Grey: A Linked Demographic-Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Analysis of the Impact of Population Ageing and Decline
    Regional Studies, 2010, 44, (10), 1351-1368 View citations (4)

2009

12. Demographic Change and the Housing Market: Evidence from a Comparison of Scotland and England
    Urban Studies, 2009, 46, (1), 27-43 View citations (25)

2007

13. Producing Against Poverty: Female and Male Micro-entrepreneurs in Lima, Peru, Annelou Ypeij
    Journal of Income Distribution, 2007, 16, (1), 155-157

2006

14. Valuing the attributes of renewable energy investments
    Energy Policy, 2006, 34, (9), 1004-1014 View citations (215)
15. Valuing the diversity of biodiversity
    Ecological Economics, 2006, 58, (2), 304-317 View citations (114)

2005

16. Demographic Change and the European Union Labour Market
    National Institute Economic Review, 2005, 194, 74-81 View citations (1)
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2005, 194, (1), 74-81 (2005) View citations (2)
17. Price vector effects in choice experiments: an empirical test
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2005, 27, (3), 227-234 View citations (69)
18. School quality, educational attainment and aggregation bias
    Economics Letters, 2005, 88, (1), 109-114 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper School Quality, Educational Attainment and Aggregation Bias, IZA Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (10) (2004)
19. The impact of micro-credit on poverty: evidence from Bangladesh
    Progress in Development Studies, 2005, 5, (4), 298-309 View citations (24)

2004

20. Competition and Costs: Evidence from Competitive Tendering in the Scottish National Health Service
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (1), 1-23 View citations (11)
21. Estimating the profit markup component of the bid-ask spread: evidence from the London Stock Exchange
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2004, 44, (1), 1-19 View citations (4)
22. Micro‐Level Data Sources for Scottish Policy Studies
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (1), 143-147
23. Profit maximization in a multi-product firm with impatient customers
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2004, 55, (3), 211-218 View citations (2)

2003

24. Estimating the monetary value of health care: lessons from environmental economics
    Health Economics, 2003, 12, (1), 3-16 View citations (71)

2002

25. Estimating the price elasticity of demand in the London stock market
    The European Journal of Finance, 2002, 8, (2), 222-237 View citations (4)
26. Modelling Recreation Demand Using Choice Experiments: Climbing in Scotland
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2002, 22, (3), 449-466 View citations (96)

2001

27. Choice Modelling Approaches: A Superior Alternative for Environmental Valuatioin?
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2001, 15, (3), 435-462 View citations (305)
28. Go climb a mountain: an application of recreation demand modelling to rock climbing in Scotland
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001, 52, (1), 36-52 View citations (21)
29. Tax Clientele Effects in the Term Structure of UK Interest Rates
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2001, 28, (3‐4), 303-325 View citations (1)
30. The New Imperial Economy: The British Army and the American Frontier, 1764–l768. By Walter S. Dunn, Jr. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001. Pp. viii, 208. $62.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (2), 574-575

2000

31. The Scottish Household Panel Survey
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 47, (3), 337-339 View citations (3)

1999

32. Explaining the intra-day variation in the bid-ask spread in competitive dealership markets - A research note 1
    Journal of Financial Markets, 1999, 2, (2), 179-191 View citations (2)

1998

33. Contingent Valuation Versus Choice Experiments: Estimating the Benefits of Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Scotland
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1998, 49, (1), 1-15 View citations (143)
34. Relative Excess Returns
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 1998, 25, (7‐8), 869-892
35. The Information Content of the Gilt-Equity Yield Ratio
    The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, 1998, 66, 89-101 View citations (11)
36. Using Choice Experiments to Value the Environment
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 1998, 11, (3), 413-428 View citations (382)

1997

37. A simple method for controlling for compositional effects in the measurement of poverty
    Applied Economics Letters, 1997, 4, (1), 37-39
38. Indexed Bonds, Expected Inflation and Tax Clientele Bias
    National Tax Journal, 1997, 50, (2), 315-20 View citations (1)
39. Speculation in the Housing Market?
    Urban Studies, 1997, 34, (9), 1419-1437 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Speculation in the Housing Market?, Working Papers Series View citations (3)
40. The Decline of Fertility in Malta: The Role of Family Planning
    European Journal of Population, 1997, 13, (2), 147-167
41. The impact of speculation on house prices in the United Kingdom
    Economic Modelling, 1997, 14, (4), 567-585 View citations (40)

1996

42. GENDER, POVERTY AND THE INTRA‐HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1996, 42, (3), 335-351 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Gender, Poverty and the Intra-household Distribution of Resources, CEPR Discussion Papers (1994) View citations (2) (1994)
43. The Impact of Minimum Wages on the Wages of the Low Paid: Evidence from the Wage Boards and Councils
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (436), 650-56 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Minimum Wages on the Wages of the Low Paid: Evidence from the Wage Boards and Councils, Working Papers Series View citations (11)
44. Women and Poverty in Industrialized Countries
    Journal of Income Distribution, 1996, 05, (1), 2-2

1995

45. Lone parenthood and employment: male-female differences in Great Britain
    Labour Economics, 1995, 2, (3), 299-317 View citations (2)

1994

46. Geology or Economics? Testing Models of Irreversible Investment Using North Sea Oil Data
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (423), 363-71 View citations (45)

1993

47. A FEMINISATION OF POVERTY IN GREAT BRITAIN? A CLARIFICATION
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1993, 39, (1), 111-115 View citations (1)
48. Immigration Policy and Immigrant Quality: Empirical Evidence from Canada
    Journal of Population Economics, 1993, 6, (4), 337-52 View citations (15)
49. Wage Offers and Full-Time and Part-Time Employment by British Women
    Journal of Human Resources, 1993, 28, (1), 111-133 View citations (104)

1992

50. A FEMINISATION OF POVERTY IN GREAT BRITAIN?
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1992, 38, (1), 17-25 View citations (11)

1991

51. Cohort Size and Earnings in Great Britain
    Journal of Population Economics, 1991, 4, (4), 295-305 View citations (34)
52. Employment Dynamics among British Single Mothers
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 53, (2), 99-122 View citations (5)
53. Gender Discrimination in the British Labour Market: A Reassessment
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (406), 508-22 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Gender Discrimination in the British Labour Market: A Reassessment, CEPR Discussion Papers (1988) View citations (3) (1988)
54. Welfare Benefits and Lone Parents' Employment in Great Britain
    Journal of Human Resources, 1991, 26, (3), 424-456 View citations (16)

1990

55. 'Adverse selection' features of poverty amongst lone mothers
    Fiscal Studies, 1990, 11, (2), 76-89 View citations (6)

1989

56. Welfare Benefits the Duration of Single Parenthood
    National Institute Economic Review, 1989, 130, 85-90
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 1989, 130, (1), 85-90 (1989)

Edited books

2003

1. The New Economics of Outdoor Recreation
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (59)

Chapters

2017

1. Corporate Social Responsibility and the Rise of the Non-profit Sector in America
   Palgrave Macmillan

2015

2. Devolution of the Republican Model of Anglo-American Corporate Governance
   A chapter in International Corporate Governance, 2015, vol. 18, pp 65-80

1992

3. Differential Returns to Human Capital in Full-time and Part-time Employment
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)