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Working Papers

2025

1. A difference-in-differences analysis of the well-being effects of Universal Credit
   Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis Working Paper Series, Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis at the Institute for Social and Economic Research

2024

2. Longer Working Hours and Maternal Mental Health: A Comparison of Single vs. Partnered Mothers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2022

3. Does Using Planning Policy to Restrict Fast Food Outlets Reduce Inequalities in Childhood Overweight and Obesity?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. Evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit: protocol for a mixed methods study
   Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis Working Paper Series, Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis at the Institute for Social and Economic Research

2021

5. Do Changes in Employment and Hours Worked Contribute to a Decreasing in the Mental Health of Single Mothers during a Period of Welfare Reform in the UK? A Longitudinal Analysis (2009-2019)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2019

6. A cost effectiveness analysis of maintenance cognitive stimulation therapy (MCST) for people with dementia: examining the influence of cognitive ability and living arrangements
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)

2014

7. Gender Role Identity, Breadwinner Status and Psychological Well-being in the Household
   Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2013

8. Not always for richer or poorer: The effects of income shocks and house price changes on marital dissolution
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (3)

2012

9. 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

2010

10. Going the same 'weigh': spousal correlations in obesity in the UK
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Regional trends in mental health inequalities in young people aged 16–25 in the UK and the role of cuts to local government expenditure: Repeated cross-sectional analysis using the British household panel Survey/UK household longitudinal survey
   Social Science & Medicine, 2024, 353, (C)
2. The rural–urban poverty gap in England after the 2008 financial crisis: exploring the effects of budgetary cuts and welfare reforms
   Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (6), 1264-1281

2023

3. Out-of-home food environment and the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis in England 2019–2021
   SN Business & Economics, 2023, 3, (9), 1-16

2022

4. Empirical Evidence on the Incidence and Persistence of Energy Poverty in Australia
   Australian Economic Review, 2022, 55, (4), 515-529 View citations (3)
5. Explaining the deprivation gap in COVID-19 mortality rates: A decomposition analysis of geographical inequalities in England
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 311, (C) View citations (2)
6. Investigating the impact on mental wellbeing of an increase in pensions: A longitudinal analysis by area-level deprivation in England, 1998–2002
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 311, (C)
7. No new fast-food outlets allowed! Evaluating the effect of planning policy on the local food environment in the North East of England
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 306, (C) View citations (4)

2021

8. Effects of social security policy reforms on mental health and inequalities: A systematic review of observational studies in high-income countries
   Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 272, (C) View citations (10)
9. Energy poverty and its relationship with health: empirical evidence on the dynamics of energy poverty and poor health in Australia
   SN Business & Economics, 2021, 1, (10), 1-34 View citations (6)

2020

10. A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of two behaviour change interventions compared to usual care to reduce substance misuse in looked after children and care leavers aged 12-20 years: The SOLID study
    PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (9), 1-20
11. Understanding the role of policy on inequalities in the intergenerational correlation in health and wages: Evidence from the UK from 1991–2017
    PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (6), 1-16

2019

12. Behavioural intervention for weight loss maintenance versus standard weight advice in adults with obesity: A randomised controlled trial in the UK (NULevel Trial)
    PLOS Medicine, 2019, 16, (5), 1-18

2018

13. Building an international health economics teaching network
    Health Economics, 2018, 27, (6), 919-922 View citations (1)
14. Decomposing inequality in financial protection situation in Iran after implementing the health reform plan: What does the evidence show based on national survey of households' budget?
    International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2018, 33, (3), 652-661 View citations (2)
15. Work Me Not Into Temptation: Exploring the Relationship between Work and Healthy Eating in Dieters Using Data from the HILDA Survey
    Australian Economic Review, 2018, 51, (3), 368-381

2017

16. Home food preparation practices, experiences and perceptions: A qualitative interview study with photo-elicitation
    PLOS ONE, 2017, 12, (8), 1-18

2016

17. Birds of a Feather Flock Together: Correlation in BMI Categories in Long-Term Relationships
    Australian Economic Review, 2016, 49, (4), 453-470
18. Exploring the relationship between time preference, body fatness, and educational attainment
    Social Science & Medicine, 2016, 158, (C), 75-85 View citations (6)

2015

19. Intergenerational transfer of time and risk preferences
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2015, 49, (C), 187-204 View citations (64)

2014

20. Going the same 'weigh': spousal correlations in obesity in the United Kingdom
    Applied Economics, 2014, 46, (2), 153-166 View citations (4)
21. THE ROLE OF TIME PREFERENCES IN THE INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF SMOKING
    Health Economics, 2014, 23, (12), 1493-1501 View citations (9)

2013

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

2011

23. Exercising choice: The economic determinants of physical activity behaviour of an employed population
    Social Science & Medicine, 2011, 73, (3), 383-390 View citations (18)
24. MARRIAGE, BMI, AND WAGES: A DOUBLE SELECTION APPROACH
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 58, (3), 347-377 View citations (5)

Books

2018

1. The Economics of Public Health
   Springer Books, Springer

Chapters

2021

1. Engaging distance learners with no economic background in an online health economics course
   Chapter 11 in Handbook on Teaching Health Economics, 2021, pp 146-156