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Workplace:	Department of Economics, Stanford University, (more information at EDIRC) Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics (LSE), (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (more information at EDIRC) Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University, (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

Firm climate investment: A glass half-full
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
Bank of England working papers, Bank of England (2024)
How curvy is the Phillips curve?
Bank of England working papers, Bank of England
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
Measuring Work from Home
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Rationalizing Firm Forecasts
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
The New Geography of Labor Markets
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Work from Home and Disability Employment
SOFI Working Papers in Labour Economics, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (2)

2012

Economic Recovery and Policy Uncertainty
CEP US Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (70)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012) View citations (68)
Has Economic Policy Uncertainty Hampered the Recovery?
Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State View citations (35)
See also Chapter Has Economic Policy Uncertainty Hampered the Recovery?, Book Chapters, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2012) View citations (82) (2012)
Management Practices Across Firms and Countries
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (235)
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2011) View citations (29)
Policy uncertainty: a new indicator
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (11)
Working or shirking?
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2011

Americans do I.T. better: US multinationals and the productivity miracle
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (42)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (74)
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2007) View citations (47)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (43)
See also Journal Article Americans Do IT Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (505) (2012)
Are family-friendly workplace practices a valuable firm resource?
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (96)
See also Journal Article Are family-friendly workplace practices a valuable firm resource?, Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (101) (2011)
Does Management Matter? Evidence from India
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (60)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (69)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (17)
Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2010) View citations (17)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (54)
Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2010) View citations (45)
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (39)
See also Journal Article Does Management Matter? Evidence from India, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2013) View citations (634) (2013)
In brief: Hospital performance: the impact of good management
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
In brief: Improving management in India
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
The Land that Lean Manufacturing Forgot? Management Practices in Transition Countries
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (5)
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2011) View citations (8)
Trade Induced Technical Change? The Impact of Chinese Imports on Innovation, IT and Productivity
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (218)
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2011) View citations (203)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (186)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Trade Induced Technical Change? The Impact of Chinese Imports on Innovation, IT and Productivity, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2016) View citations (772) (2016)

2010

Does Product Market Competition Lead Firms to Decentralize?
Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (84)
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010) View citations (86)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (4)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (78)
See also Journal Article Does Product Market Competition Lead Firms to Decentralize?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (88) (2010)
Human Resource Management and Productivity
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (65)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (50)
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010) View citations (49)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (52)
See also Chapter Human Resource Management and Productivity, Handbook of Labor Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (179) (2011)
Improving management in India
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
In brief: Modern Management: Good for the environment or just hot air?
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (135)
Management practices in the NHS
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (14)
New Approaches to Measuring Management and Firm Organization
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (1)
New approaches to surveying organizations
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (30)
See also Journal Article New Approaches to Surveying Organizations, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (34) (2010)
Recent Advances in the Empirics of Organizational Economics
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (55)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (52)
See also Journal Article Recent Advances in the Empirics of Organizational Economics, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2010) View citations (55) (2010)
Why do Management Practices Differ Across Firms and Countries?
CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (756)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (680)
See also Journal Article Why Do Management Practices Differ across Firms and Countries?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (761) (2010)

2009

*** Article withdrawn *** Management Practices in Hospitals
Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York
Bossonomics: the economics of management and productivity
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
Do Private Equity Owned Firms Have Better Management Practices?
CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (28)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (27)
See also Journal Article Do Private Equity Owned Firms Have Better Management Practices?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (47) (2015)
In brief: The recession will be over sooner than you think
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
The Organization of Firms Across Countries
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (63)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (38)
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2009) View citations (52)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (54)
See also Journal Article The Organization of Firms Across Countries, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2012) View citations (309) (2012)

2008

Can Better Management Sustain Growth in China and India?
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
MEASURING AND EXPLAINING DECENTRALIZATION ACROSS FIRMS AND COUNTRIES
2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (12)
Modern Management: Good for the Environment of Just Hot Air?
Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (11)
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2008) View citations (19)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (10)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (10)
See also Journal Article Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2010) View citations (135) (2010)
Will the Credit Crunch Lead to Recession?
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2007

Do R&D Tax Credits Work? Evidence from a Panel of Countries 1979-1997
Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (28)
See also Journal Article Do R&D tax credits work? Evidence from a panel of countries 1979-1997, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (347) (2002)
The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (47)
See also Journal Article The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2009) View citations (3236) (2009)
Uncertainty and the Dynamics of R&D
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (135)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007) View citations (128)
Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2007) View citations (140)
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2007) View citations (135)
See also Journal Article Uncertainty and the Dynamics of R&D, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2007) View citations (139) (2007)
What drives good management around the world?
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2006

Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (116)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (81)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (61)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (99)
See also Journal Article Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2007) View citations (1757) (2007)
The Economic Impact of 9/11
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks: Firm Level Estimation and a 9/11 Simulation
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (22)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (6)
Uncertainty and Investment Dynamics
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations (11)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (12)
See also Journal Article Uncertainty and Investment Dynamics, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2007) View citations (959) (2007)
Work-Life Balance, Management Practices and Productivity
CEP Reports, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (14)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (9)
See also Chapter Work-Life Balance, Management Practices and Productivity, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (55) (2009)
Work-Life Balance: the Links with Management Practices and Productivity
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (1)

2005

Competition and Innovation: An Inverted-U Relationship
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (2056)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (253)
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2002) View citations (246)
See also Journal Article Competition and Innovation: an Inverted-U Relationship, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2005) View citations (2188) (2005)
It Ain't what You Do, It's the Way that You Do I.T
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (19)
Management Practices Across Firms and Nations
CEP Reports, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (17)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (17)
Management Practices: the Impact on Company Performance
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (1)

2003

Uncertainty and Company Investment Dynamics: Empirical Evidence for UK Firms
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (15)

2001

The dynamics of investment under uncertainty
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (46)

2000

A Generalised Model of Investment under Uncertainty: Aggregation and Estimation
Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
Do R&D Credits Work? Evidence From A Panel Of Countries 1979-97
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
Patents, productivity and market value: evidence from a panel of UK firms
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (24)
The dynamic effects of real options and irreversibility on investment and labour demand
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (11)

1999

Do R&D tax credits work? Evidence from an international panel of countries 1979-1994
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (8)

1996

How has tax affected the changing cost of R&D? Evidence from eight countries
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2025

The Impact of Covid-19 on Productivity
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2025, 107, (1), 28-41
See also Working Paper The impact of Covid-19 on productivity, CEP Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (3) (2023)

2024

Come Together: Firm Boundaries and Delegation
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2024, 22, (1), 34-72
See also Working Paper Come together: firm boundaries and delegation, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)
How working from home reshapes cities
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024, 121, (45), e2408930121
Hybrid working from home improves retention without damaging performance
Nature, 2024, 630, (8018), 920-925 View citations (4)
The Finance Uncertainty Multiplier
Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 132, (2), 577 - 615 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper The Finance Uncertainty Multiplier, Working Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
The international empirics of management
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024, 121, (45), e2412205121
See also Working Paper The international empirics of management, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)
Using Disasters to Estimate the Impact of Uncertainty
The Review of Economic Studies, 2024, 91, (2), 720-747 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Using Disasters to Estimate the Impact of Uncertainty, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (44) (2020)

2023

Firm Inflation Uncertainty
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 56-60
See also Working Paper Firm Inflation Uncertainty, NBER Working Papers (2023) (2023)
Long Social Distancing
Journal of Labor Economics, 2023, 41, (S1), S129 - S172 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Long social distancing, CEP Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
Chapter Long Social Distancing, NBER Chapters, 2021, 129-172 (2021) (2021)
The Evolution of Work from Home
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023, 37, (4), 23-50 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper The Evolution of Work from Home, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (33) (2023)
Time Savings When Working from Home
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 597-603 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Time Savings When Working from Home, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (11) (2023)

2022

Income dynamics in the United Kingdom and the impact of the Covid‐19 recession
Quantitative Economics, 2022, 13, (4), 1849-1878 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Income dynamics in the United Kingdom and the impact of the Covid-19 recession, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
Medical disputes and patient satisfaction in China: How does hospital management matter?
International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2022, 37, (3), 1327-1339
Pandemic-Era Uncertainty
JRFM, 2022, 15, (8), 1-14 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Pandemic-Era Uncertainty, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
Surveying business uncertainty
Journal of Econometrics, 2022, 231, (1), 282-303 View citations (23)
See also Working Paper Surveying Business Uncertainty, FRB Atlanta Working Paper (2020) View citations (64) (2020)
Working from Home Around the World
EconPol Forum, 2022, 23, (06), 38-41 View citations (55)
Also in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2022, 53, (2 (Fall)), 281-360 (2022) View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Working from home around the world, CEP Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (6) (2023)

2021

A Reply to Campbell and Mau
(Trade Induced Technical Change? The Impact of Chinese Imports on Innovation, IT and Productivity)
The Review of Economic Studies, 2021, 88, (5), 2560-2563
See also Working Paper A reply to Campbell and Mau, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) (2021)
COVID-19 Is a Persistent Reallocation Shock
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 287-91 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper COVID-19 Is a Persistent Reallocation Shock, Working Papers (2021) View citations (34) (2021)
COVID-19 Shifted Patent Applications toward Technologies That Support Working from Home
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 263-66 View citations (43)
See also Working Paper COVID-19 Shifted Patent Applications Toward Technologies that Support Working from Home, Working Papers (2020) View citations (16) (2020)
Comment on ‘‘Trade shocks and the shifting landscape of U.S. manufacturing”
Journal of International Money and Finance, 2021, 114, (C)
EconomicDynamics Interview: Nick Bloom on Working from Home (WFH)
EconomicDynamics Newsletter, 2021, 22, (1)
Influences on investment by UK businesses: evidence from the Decision Maker Panel
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, 2021, 61, (2), 2-2 View citations (1)
The World Management Survey at 18: lessons and the way forward
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2021, 37, (2), 231-258 View citations (53)
See also Working Paper The World Management Survey at 18: lessons and the way forward, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
Trade and Management
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 103, (3), 443-460 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper Trade and management, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) View citations (14) (2021)
Trapped Factors and China’s Impact on Global Growth
(Competition and innovation: an inverted-U relationship)
The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (633), 156-191 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Trapped factors and China’s impact on global growth, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) (2020)
Turbulence, Firm Decentralization, and Growth in Bad Times
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021, 13, (1), 133-69 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper Turbulence, Firm Decentralization, and Growth in Bad Times, Post-Print (2021) View citations (16) (2021)

2020

Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find?
American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (4), 1104-44 View citations (314)
See also Working Paper Are ideas getting harder to find?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (200) (2020)
COVID-19 Is Also a Reallocation Shock
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2020, 51, (2 (Summer)), 329-383 View citations (56)
See also Working Paper COVID-19 Is Also a Reallocation Shock, Working Papers (2020) View citations (210) (2020)
Do Management Interventions Last? Evidence from India
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020, 12, (2), 198-219 View citations (40)
See also Working Paper Do Management Interventions Last? Evidence from India, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (18) (2018)
Economic uncertainty before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 191, (C) View citations (226)
See also Working Paper Economic Uncertainty Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Working Papers (2020) View citations (290) (2020)
Firm performance and macro forecast accuracy
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2020, 114, (C), 26-41 View citations (55)
See also Working Paper Firm Performance and Macro Forecast Accuracy, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (14) (2018)
Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Health Care
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102, (3), 506-517 View citations (28)
See also Working Paper Healthy business? Managerial education and management in healthcare, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
The impact of Covid-19 on businesses’ expectations: evidence from the Decision Maker Panel
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, 2020, 60, (3), 1-1 View citations (3)

2019

A Toolkit of Policies to Promote Innovation
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019, 33, (3), 163-84 View citations (215)
Also in Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2019, (10) (2019) View citations (101)
See also Working Paper A toolkit of policies to promote innovation, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (29) (2019)
Firming Up Inequality
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019, 134, (1), 1-50 View citations (243)
See also Working Paper Firming Up Inequality, Working Papers (2018) View citations (107) (2018)
Have R&D Spillovers Declined in the 21st Century?
Fiscal Studies, 2019, 40, (4), 561-590 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper Have R&D Spillovers Declined in the 21st Century?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
What Drives Differences in Management Practices?
American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (5), 1648-83 View citations (137)
See also Working Paper What drives differences in management practices?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (104) (2019)

2018

Brexit and Uncertainty: Insights from the Decision Maker Panel
Fiscal Studies, 2018, 39, (4), 555-580 View citations (38)
See also Working Paper Brexit and uncertainty: insights from the Decision Maker Panel, Bank of England working papers (2019) View citations (34) (2019)
Innovation, Reallocation, and Growth
American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (11), 3450-91 View citations (218)
See also Working Paper Innovation, Reallocation, and Growth, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (20) (2017)
Management Practices, Workforce Selection, and Productivity
Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36, (S1), S371 - S409 View citations (133)
See also Working Paper MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, WORKFORCE SELECTION, AND PRODUCTIVITY, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (13) (2016)
Chapter Management Practices, Workforce Selection, and Productivity, NBER Chapters, 2015 (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
Really Uncertain Business Cycles
Econometrica, 2018, 86, (3), 1031-1065 View citations (396)
See also Working Paper REALLY UNCERTAIN BUSINESS CYCLES, Working Papers (2014) View citations (78) (2014)
The Disappearing Large-Firm Wage Premium
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 317-22 View citations (48)

2017

Observations on Uncertainty
Australian Economic Review, 2017, 50, (1), 79-84 View citations (38)
Tracking the views of British businesses: evidence form the Decision Maker Panel
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, 2017, 57, (2), 110-120 View citations (11)

2016

Fluctuations in uncertainty
Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2016, (4)
Also in Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2014, 28, (2), 153-76 (2014) View citations (1035)
See also Working Paper FLUCTUATIONS IN UNCERTAINTY, Working Papers (2014) View citations (1041) (2014)
International Data on Measuring Management Practices
American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 152-56 View citations (34)
See also Working Paper International Data on Measuring Management Practices, CEP Occasional Papers (2016) View citations (34) (2016)
Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131, (4), 1593-1636 View citations (4601)
See also Working Paper Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty, Economics Working Papers (2015) View citations (263) (2015)
Modern Management Practices and Hospital Admissions
Health Economics, 2016, 25, (4), 470-485 View citations (14)
Trade Induced Technical Change? The Impact of Chinese Imports on Innovation, IT and Productivity
The Review of Economic Studies, 2016, 83, (1), 87-117 View citations (772)
See also Working Paper Trade Induced Technical Change? The Impact of Chinese Imports on Innovation, IT and Productivity, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (218) (2011)

2015

Do Private Equity Owned Firms Have Better Management Practices?
American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 442-46 View citations (47)
See also Working Paper Do Private Equity Owned Firms Have Better Management Practices?, CEP Occasional Papers (2009) View citations (28) (2009)
Does Management Matter in schools?
Economic Journal, 2015, (584), 647-674 View citations (74)
See also Working Paper Does Management Matter In Schools, Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (17) (2014)
Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, (1), 165-218 View citations (498)
See also Working Paper Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment, CEP Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (36) (2013)
The Impact of Competition on Management Quality: Evidence from Public Hospitals
The Review of Economic Studies, 2015, 82, (2), 457-489 View citations (227)
See also Working Paper The impact of competition on management quality: evidence from public hospitals, Working Papers (2013) View citations (13) (2013)

2014

Incomplete Contracts and the Internal Organization of Firms
The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2014, 30, (suppl_1), i37-i63 View citations (34)
See also Working Paper Incomplete contracts and the internal organization of firms, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) View citations (32) (2014)
JEEA-FBBVA LECTURE 2013: THE NEW EMPIRICAL ECONOMICS OF MANAGEMENT
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12, (4), 835-876 View citations (131)
The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization
Management Science, 2014, 60, (12), 2859-2885 View citations (193)
See also Working Paper The distinct effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on firm organization, CEPR Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (11) (2013)
Why Has US Policy Uncertainty Risen since 1960?
American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 56-60 View citations (98)
See also Working Paper Why Has U.S. Policy Uncertainty Risen Since 1960?, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (74) (2014)

2013

A Trapped-Factors Model of Innovation
American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 208-13 View citations (49)
See also Working Paper A Trapped Factors Model of Innovation, CEP Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (52) (2013)
Does Management Matter? Evidence from India
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128, (1), 1-51 View citations (634)
See also Working Paper Does Management Matter? Evidence from India, CEP Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (60) (2011)
Identifying Technology Spillovers and Product Market Rivalry
Econometrica, 2013, 81, (4), 1347-1393 View citations (790)
Also in Proceedings, 2005 (2005) View citations (31)
See also Working Paper Identifying technology spillovers and product market rivalry, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2013) View citations (668) (2013)

2012

Americans Do IT Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle
American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (1), 167-201 View citations (505)
See also Working Paper Americans do I.T. better: US multinationals and the productivity miracle, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2011) View citations (42) (2011)
The Organization of Firms Across Countries
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012, 127, (4), 1663-1705 View citations (309)
See also Working Paper The Organization of Firms Across Countries, CEPR Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (63) (2009)
The land that lean manufacturing forgot?
The Economics of Transition, 2012, 20, (4), 593-635 View citations (35)

2011

Are family-friendly workplace practices a valuable firm resource?
Strategic Management Journal, 2011, 32, (4), 343-367 View citations (101)
See also Working Paper Are family-friendly workplace practices a valuable firm resource?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2011) View citations (96) (2011)

2010

Does Product Market Competition Lead Firms to Decentralize?
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 434-38 View citations (88)
See also Working Paper Does Product Market Competition Lead Firms to Decentralize?, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2010) View citations (84) (2010)
Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?
Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (544), 551-572 View citations (135)
See also Working Paper Modern Management: Good for the Environment of Just Hot Air?, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (11) (2008)
New Approaches to Surveying Organizations
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 105-09 View citations (34)
See also Working Paper New approaches to surveying organizations, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2010) View citations (30) (2010)
Recent Advances in the Empirics of Organizational Economics
Annual Review of Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 105-137 View citations (55)
See also Working Paper Recent Advances in the Empirics of Organizational Economics, CEP Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (55) (2010)
Why Do Firms in Developing Countries Have Low Productivity?
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 619-23 View citations (193)
Why Do Management Practices Differ across Firms and Countries?
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (1), 203-24 View citations (761)
See also Working Paper Why do Management Practices Differ Across Firms and Countries?, CEP Occasional Papers (2010) View citations (756) (2010)

2009

The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks
Econometrica, 2009, 77, (3), 623-685 View citations (3236)
See also Working Paper The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (47) (2007)

2008

Measuring and Explaining Management Practices in Italy
Rivista di Politica Economica, 2008, 98, (2), 15-56 View citations (10)

2007

Macroeconomic implications of changes in micro volatility - discussion
Proceedings, 2007, (Nov)
Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (4), 1351-1408 View citations (1757)
See also Working Paper Measuring and Explaining Management Practices Across Firms and Countries, CEP Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (116) (2006)
Uncertainty and Investment Dynamics
The Review of Economic Studies, 2007, 74, (2), 391-415 View citations (959)
See also Working Paper Uncertainty and Investment Dynamics, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (27) (2006)
Uncertainty and the Dynamics of R&D
American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 250-255 View citations (139)
See also Working Paper Uncertainty and the Dynamics of R&D, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (135) (2007)

2006

Management Practices, Work--L ife Balance, and Productivity: A Review of Some Recent Evidence
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2006, 22, (4), 457-482 View citations (42)

2005

Competition and Innovation: an Inverted-U Relationship
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2005, 120, (2), 701-728 View citations (2188)
See also Working Paper Competition and Innovation: An Inverted-U Relationship, Scholarly Articles (2005) View citations (2056) (2005)

2002

Do R&D tax credits work? Evidence from a panel of countries 1979-1997
Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 85, (1), 1-31 View citations (347)
See also Working Paper Do R&D Tax Credits Work? Evidence from a Panel of Countries 1979-1997, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (28) (2007)
Patents, Real Options and Firm Performance
Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (478), C97-C116 View citations (254)

2001

The internationalisation of UK research and development
Fiscal Studies, 2001, 22, (3), 337-355 View citations (1)

1998

Regulating drug prices: where do we go from here?
Fiscal Studies, 1998, 19, (3), 321-342 View citations (4)

Undated

The Unprecedented Stock Market Reaction to COVID-19
The Review of Asset Pricing Studies, 10, (4), 742-758 View citations (194)

Chapters

2021

Long Social Distancing
A chapter in Wage Dynamics in the 21st Century, 2021, pp 129-172
See also Working Paper Long social distancing, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
Journal Article Long Social Distancing, University of Chicago Press (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2015

Management Practices, Workforce Selection, and Productivity
A chapter in Firms and the Distribution of Income: The Roles of Productivity and Luck, 2015 View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Management Practices, Workforce Selection, and Productivity, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (133) (2018)
Working Paper MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, WORKFORCE SELECTION, AND PRODUCTIVITY, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (13) (2016)

2012

Has Economic Policy Uncertainty Hampered the Recovery?
Chapter 3 in Government Policies and the Delayed Economic Recovery, 2012 View citations (82)
See also Working Paper Has Economic Policy Uncertainty Hampered the Recovery?, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (2012) View citations (35) (2012)

2011

Human Resource Management and Productivity
Elsevier View citations (179)
See also Working Paper Human Resource Management and Productivity, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (65) (2010)

2009

Work-Life Balance, Management Practices and Productivity
A chapter in International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms, 2009, pp 15-54 View citations (55)
See also Working Paper Work-Life Balance, Management Practices and Productivity, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations (14) (2006)