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

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Working Papers

2022

1. Teachers’ Use of Class Time and Student Achievement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

2. Deregulating Teacher Labor Markets
   Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (1)

2018

3. Inter-ethnic Relations of Teenagers in England’s Schools: the Role of School and Neighbourhood Ethnic Composition
   Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (6)
4. Inter-ethnic relations of teenagers in England’s schools: the role of school and neighbourhood ethnic composition
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) View citations (6)
5. Motivated to Succeed? Attitudes to Education among Native and Immigrant Pupils in England
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
6. The Long-Term Outcomes of Refugees: Tracking the Progress of the East African Asians
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2018) View citations (1)

2017

7. Assessing the role of grammar schools in promoting social mobility
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London View citations (4)
8. Effects of teacher quality on student achievement / Impacto de la calidad del profesorado en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes / Impacte de la qualitat del professorat en el rendiment acadèmic dels estudiants
   IEB Reports, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)
9. Understanding Parental Choices of Secondary School in England Using National Administrative Data
   Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (1)

2016

10. Human Capital and Education: The State of the Art in the Economics of Education
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (39)
11. Understanding the Response to Financial and Non-Financial Incentives in Education: Field Experimental Evidence Using High-Stakes Assessments
    Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (6)

2015

12. More reliable inference for the dissimilarity index of segregation
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article More reliable inference for the dissimilarity index of segregation, Econometrics Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) View citations (21) (2015)

2014

13. Selective Schooling Systems Increase Inequality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2014) View citations (5)
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2014) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Do selective schooling systems increase inequality?, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
14. Understanding the success of London’s schools
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (9)

2012

15. How should we treat under-performing schools? A regression discontinuity analysis of school inspections in England
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (6)
    Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2012) View citations (6)
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2010)
16. Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Government Agency
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (7)
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2004) View citations (15)
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2011) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Government Agency, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2017) View citations (31) (2017)
17. The teacher labour market, teacher turnover and disadvantaged schools: new evidence for England
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (6)
    Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2012) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The teacher labour market, teacher turnover and disadvantaged schools: new evidence for England, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (11) (2018)

2011

18. Evaluating the provision of school performance information for school choice
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London View citations (1)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2010)
    See also Journal Article Evaluating the provision of school performance information for school choice, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (15) (2013)
19. Raising your sights: the impact of friendship networks on educational aspirations
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK
20. School ties: An analysis of homophily in an adolescent friendship network
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (8)
21. Student effort and educational attainment: Using the England football team to identify the education production function
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (14)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2011) View citations (14)

2010

22. A natural experiment in school accountability: the impact of school performance information on pupil progress and sorting
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (11)
23. Choosing secondary school by moving house: school quality and the formation of neighbourhoods
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (14)
    Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2010) View citations (6)
24. The early impact of Brighton and Hove's school admission reforms
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (8)

2009

25. Do as the Neighbors Do: The Impact of Social Networks on Immigrant Employees
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (17)
26. Do as the Neighbors Do: The Impact of Social Networks on Immigrant Employment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (34)
27. Do teachers matter? Measuring the variation in teacher effectiveness in England
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Do Teachers Matter? Measuring the Variation in Teacher Effectiveness in England, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2012) View citations (36) (2012)
28. More Reliable Inference for Segregation Indices
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (13)
29. Parental choice of primary school in England: what ‘type’ of school do parents choose?
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (22)
30. Smarter Task Assignment or Greater Effort: the impact of incentives on team performance
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Smarter Task Assignment or Greater Effort: The Impact of Incentives on Team Performance, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2010) View citations (44) (2010)
31. Test Scores, Subjective Assessment and Stereotyping of Ethnic Minorities
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Test Scores, Subjective Assessment, and Stereotyping of Ethnic Minorities, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (94) (2013)
32. What Parents Want: School preferences and school choice
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (36)
    Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2009) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article What Parents Want: School Preferences and School Choice, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) View citations (94) (2015)

2008

33. Segregation and the Attainment of Minority Ethnic Pupils in England
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (2)
34. The Impact of Classroom Peer Groups on Pupil GCSE Results
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (16)

2007

35. Keeping Up With the Schmidts: An Empirical Test of Relative Deprivation Theory in the Neighbourhood Context
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (4)
    Also in ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2007) View citations (7)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2007) View citations (4)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2007) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article 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, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2008) (2008)
36. The Formation of School Peer Groups: Pupils’ Transition from Primary to Secondary School in England
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK

2006

37. Ethnic segregation and educational performance at secondary school in Bradford and Leicester
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Ethnic Segregation and Educational Performance at Secondary School in Bradford and Leicester, Environment and Planning A (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
38. 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 (16)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2005) View citations (23)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (10)
    ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2005) View citations (12)
39. Modelling the Impact of Pupil Mobility on School Differences in Educational Achievement
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (1)
40. School Assignment, School Choice and Social Mobility
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article School assignment, school choice and social mobility, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2010) View citations (21) (2010)
41. School Choice in England: Background Facts
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (27)
42. School and Residential Ethnic Segregation:An Analysis of Variations across England’s Local Education Authorities
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article School and Residential Ethnic Segregation: An Analysis of Variations across England's Local Education Authorities, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (13) (2006)
43. The Dynamics of School Attainment of Englands Ethnic Minorities
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (3)
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2005) View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article The dynamics of school attainment of England’s ethnic minorities, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2011) View citations (13) (2011)
44. The impact of neighbourhood on the income and mental health of British social renters
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Neighbourhood on the Income and Mental Health of British Social Renters, Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
45. Using Boundary Changes to Estimate the Impact of School Competition on Test Scores
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (7)
46. ‘Sleep-Walking Towards Segregation’? The Changing Ethnic Composition of English Schools, 1997-2003 – an Entry Cohort Analysis
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (5)

2005

47. Extending Choice In English Health Care: The implications of the economic evidence
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (16)
48. Health Supplier Quality and the Distribution of Child Health
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005)
49. Parallel lives? Ethnic segregation in schools and neighbourhoods
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations (48)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Parallel Lives? Ethnic Segregation in Schools and Neighbourhoods, Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited (2005) View citations (47) (2005)
50. The Cyclical Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies – A Comment
    Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (36)
51. Who wins and who loses from school accountability? The distribution of educational gain in English secondary schools
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (29)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (30)
52. Worker Flows, Job Flows and Unemployment in a Matching Model
    Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Worker flows, job flows and unemployment in a matching model, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2010) View citations (23) (2010)

2004

53. Cities, Matching and the Productivity Gains of Agglomeration
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2004) View citations (8)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2004) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Cities, matching and the productivity gains of agglomeration, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (102) (2007)
54. Employment, Family Union, and Childbearing Decisions in Great Britain
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations (11)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (8)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2004) View citations (6)
    MPIDR Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany (2003) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Employment, family union and childbearing decisions in Great Britain, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2006) View citations (38) (2006)
55. Ethnic Segretation in England's Schools
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2004) View citations (2)
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2003) View citations (17)
56. Evaluating the Impact of Performance-related Pay for Teachers in England
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Evaluating the impact of performance-related pay for teachers in England, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (61) (2009)
57. Local Neighbourhood and Mental Health: Evidence from the UK
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Local neighbourhood and mental health: Evidence from the UK, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2005) View citations (40) (2005)
58. Neighbourhoods, Households and Income Dynamics: A Semi-Parametric Investigation of Neighbourhood Effects
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2004) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Neighbourhoods, households and income dynamics: a semi-parametric investigation of neighbourhood effects, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2007) View citations (34) (2007)
59. Parallel lives? Ethnic segregation in the playground and the neighbourhood
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (4)
60. Sorting and Choice in English Secondary Schools
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (29)
61. 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 (25)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2004) View citations (25)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2004) View citations (24)

2003

62. Aggregate Growth and the Efficiency of Labour Reallocation
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (8)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (8)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (7)
63. Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-1999
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (5)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2003) View citations (4)
64. Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-9
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-9, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2008) View citations (149) (2008)
65. Explaining Differences in Hospital Performance: Does the Answer Lie in the Labour Market?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2003) View citations (7)
66. Girls Rock, Boys Roll: An Analysis of the Age 14-16 Gender Gap in English Schools
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Girls Rock, Boys Roll: An Analysis of the Age 14–16 Gender Gap in English Schools, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society (2004) View citations (10) (2004)
67. Incentives in the Public Sector: Some Preliminary Evidence from a UK Government Agency
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2003) View citations (2)
68. School segregation in multi-ethnic England
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (8)
69. The Analysis of Poverty Data with Endogenous Transitions
    Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK
    See also Journal Article The analysis of poverty data with endogenous transitions, Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2006) View citations (7) (2006)
70. The Role of Incentives in the Public Sector: Issues and Evidence
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (141)
71. Unemployment Equilibrium and On-the-Job Search
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society (2003) View citations (11)

2002

72. Does Performance Monitoring Work? A Review of the Evidence from the UK Public Sector, Excluding Health Care
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (2)
73. Maternity Rights and Mothers' Return to Work
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Maternity rights and mothers' return to work, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (28) (2008)
74. The economic determinants of truancy
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
75. 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 (6)
    See also Journal Article The role of income in marriage and divorce transitions among young Americans, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2003) View citations (34) (2003)

2001

76. Externalities in the Matching of Workers and Firms in Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (57)
    Also in SFB 373 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes (1998) View citations (6)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2001) View citations (55)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1998) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Externalities in the matching of workers and firms in ritain, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (30) (2001)
77. Growing up: school, family and area influences on adolescents' later life chances
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (8)
78. Jobs, Workers and Changes in Earnings Dispersion
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1997) View citations (4)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2001) View citations (1)
79. Transitions from home to marriage of young Americans
    MPIDR Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Transitions from home to marriage of young Americans, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2002) View citations (31) (2002)
80. Why rising tides don't lift all boats: an explanation of the relationship between poverty and unemployment in Britain
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)

2000

81. Measuring Income Risk
    CASE Papers, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE View citations (15)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000) View citations (15)
    ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2000) View citations (15)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2000) View citations (15)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000) View citations (15)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (15)
82. Unemployment Dynamics, Duration and Equilibrium: Evidence from Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (20)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000) View citations (6)

1999

83. 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 (6)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1999) View citations (4)
84. The Reallocation of Labour: An International Comparison Using Job Tenure
    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 (1999) View citations (17)

1998

85. 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 (29)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1998) View citations (30)
86. Sources of Earnings Dispersion in a Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: Evidence from Norway
    Working Papers, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration- View citations (9)

1997

87. '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 (3)
88. A Disaggregate Analysis of the Evolution of Job Tenure in Britain, 1975-93
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
89. Job Tenure and Labour Market Regulation: A Comparison of Britain and Italy using Micro Data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
90. The Reallocation of Labour and the Lifecycle of Firms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)

1996

91. An International Comparison of Employment Adjustment to Exchange Rate Fluctuations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article An International Comparison of Employment Adjustment to Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1998) View citations (105) (1998)
92. Job Creation and Job Destruction in Great Britain in the 1980s
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (33)
93. Job Flows, Worker Flows and Churning
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (14)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1995) View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article Job Flows, Worker Flows, and Churning, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2000) View citations (236) (2000)
94. New Technology and Jobs: Comparative Evidence from a Two Country Study
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article New Technology And Jobs: Comparative Evidence From A Two Country Study, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (1998) View citations (60) (1998)
95. Poverty Dynamics Among Young Americans
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1995

96. Empirical Matching Functions: Estimation and Interpretation Using Disaggregate Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

1994

97. Job Creation and Job Destruction in Britain: 1980-90
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
98. Lifetime Jobs and Transient Jobs: Job Tenure in Britain 1975-91
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
99. The Reallocation of Employment and the Role of Employment Protection Legislation
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (15)
100. Where did Europe Fail? A Disaggregate Comparison of Net Job Generation in the USA and Europe
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)

1992

101. Matching and Unemployment Dynamics in a Model of Competition Between Employed and Unemployed Job Searchers
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)

1991

102. Nonlinear Dynamics in a Structural Model of Employment
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
     See also Journal Article Nonlinear Dynamics in a Structural Model of Employment, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1992) View citations (16) (1992)

1988

103. INTERNATIONAL RULES WITH VARIABLE SPEED OF ADJUSTMENT: AN APPLICATION TO U.K. MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT
     Working Papers, Universidad de Alicante - Fundamentos de Analisis Economico

Journal Articles

2020

1. Do selective schooling systems increase inequality?
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2020, 72, (1), 1-24 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Selective Schooling Systems Increase Inequality, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2019

2. Students' effort and educational achievement: Using the timing of the World Cup to vary the value of leisure
   Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 172, (C), 111-126 View citations (21)
3. Understanding teacher effectiveness to raise pupil attainment
   IZA World of Labor, 2019, 465 View citations (6)

2018

4. Access to grammar schools by socio-economic status
   Environment and Planning A, 2018, 50, (7), 1381-1385 View citations (4)
5. The teacher labour market, teacher turnover and disadvantaged schools: new evidence for England
   Education Economics, 2018, 26, (1), 4-23 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper The teacher labour market, teacher turnover and disadvantaged schools: new evidence for England, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2017

6. Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Government Agency
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (605), F117-F141 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Government Agency, CEPR Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2016

7. Tangled spaghetti: Modelling the core catchment areas of London’s secondary schools
   Environment and Planning A, 2016, 48, (9), 1681-1683 View citations (3)

2015

8. More reliable inference for the dissimilarity index of segregation
   Econometrics Journal, 2015, 18, (1), 40-66 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper More reliable inference for the dissimilarity index of segregation, Post-Print (2015) View citations (21) (2015)
9. What Parents Want: School Preferences and School Choice
   Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (587), 1262-1289 View citations (94)
   See also Working Paper What Parents Want: School preferences and school choice, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2009) View citations (36) (2009)

2014

10. Do as the Neighbors Do: Examining the Effect of Residential Neighborhoods on Labor Market Outcomes
    Journal of Labor Research, 2014, 35, (4), 373-392 View citations (6)

2013

11. A natural experiment in school accountability: The impact of school performance information on pupil progress
    Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 106, (C), 57-67 View citations (26)
12. Evaluating the provision of school performance information for school choice
    Economics of Education Review, 2013, 34, (C), 175-190 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Evaluating the provision of school performance information for school choice, DoQSS Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
13. Test Scores, Subjective Assessment, and Stereotyping of Ethnic Minorities
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31, (3), 535 - 576 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper Test Scores, Subjective Assessment and Stereotyping of Ethnic Minorities, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2009) View citations (11) (2009)

2012

14. Do Teachers Matter? Measuring the Variation in Teacher Effectiveness in England
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 74, (5), 629-645 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Do teachers matter? Measuring the variation in teacher effectiveness in England, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2011

15. Can School League Tables Help Parents Choose Schools?
    Fiscal Studies, 2011, 32, (2), 245-261 View citations (10)
16. The dynamics of school attainment of England’s ethnic minorities
    Journal of Population Economics, 2011, 24, (2), 681-700 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Dynamics of School Attainment of Englands Ethnic Minorities, CASE Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2010

17. School assignment, school choice and social mobility
    Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (4), 639-649 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper School Assignment, School Choice and Social Mobility, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2006) View citations (7) (2006)
18. Smarter Task Assignment or Greater Effort: The Impact of Incentives on Team Performance
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (547), 968-989 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Smarter Task Assignment or Greater Effort: the impact of incentives on team performance, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2009) View citations (16) (2009)
19. Worker flows, job flows and unemployment in a matching model
    European Economic Review, 2010, 54, (3), 393-408 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Worker Flows, Job Flows and Unemployment in a Matching Model, Bristol Economics Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (9) (2005)

2009

20. Evaluating the impact of performance-related pay for teachers in England
    Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (3), 251-261 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Evaluating the Impact of Performance-related Pay for Teachers in England, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2004) View citations (31) (2004)
21. Matching, Reallocation and Changes in Earnings Dispersion*
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 71, (1), 91-110 View citations (4)

2008

22. Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-9
    Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (525), 138-170 View citations (149)
    See also Working Paper Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-9, CEPR Discussion Papers (2003) (2003)
23. Introduction: “Neighbourhood Effects Studies on the Basis of European Micro-data”
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2008, 128, (1), 3-6
24. 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 Keeping Up With the Schmidts: An Empirical Test of Relative Deprivation Theory in the Neighbourhood Context, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
25. Maternity rights and mothers' return to work
    Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (2), 168-201 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Maternity Rights and Mothers' Return to Work, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2002) View citations (25) (2002)

2007

26. 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 (82)
27. Cities, matching and the productivity gains of agglomeration
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2007, 61, (1), 112-128 View citations (102)
    See also Working Paper Cities, Matching and the Productivity Gains of Agglomeration, CEPR Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (8) (2004)
28. Ethnic Segregation and Educational Performance at Secondary School in Bradford and Leicester
    Environment and Planning A, 2007, 39, (3), 609-629 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Ethnic segregation and educational performance at secondary school in Bradford and Leicester, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
29. Modelling the effect of pupil mobility on school differences in educational achievement
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2007, 170, (4), 941-954 View citations (14)
30. Neighborhoods, Ethnicity and School Choice: Developing a Statistical Framework for Geodemographic Analysis
    Population Research and Policy Review, 2007, 26, (5), 553-579 View citations (15)
31. Neighbourhoods, households and income dynamics: a semi-parametric investigation of neighbourhood effects
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2007, 7, (1), 1-38 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Neighbourhoods, Households and Income Dynamics: A Semi-Parametric Investigation of Neighbourhood Effects, CEPR Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (8) (2004)
32. Region, Local Context, and Voting at the 1997 General Election in England
    American Journal of Political Science, 2007, 51, (3), 640-654 View citations (10)
33. The Impact of Neighbourhood on the Income and Mental Health of British Social Renters
    Urban Studies, 2007, 44, (2), 393-415 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The impact of neighbourhood on the income and mental health of British social renters, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2006

34. Employment, family union and childbearing decisions in Great Britain
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2006, 169, (4), 781-804 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Employment, Family Union, and Childbearing Decisions in Great Britain, CASE Papers (2004) View citations (11) (2004)
35. School and Residential Ethnic Segregation: An Analysis of Variations across England's Local Education Authorities
    Regional Studies, 2006, 40, (9), 973-990 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper School and Residential Ethnic Segregation:An Analysis of Variations across England’s Local Education Authorities, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2006) View citations (12) (2006)
36. School, Family and County Effects on Adolescents’ Later Life Chances
    Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2006, 27, (2), 155-184 View citations (2)
37. The analysis of poverty data with endogenous transitions
    Fiscal Studies, 2006, 27, (1), 75-98 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper The Analysis of Poverty Data with Endogenous Transitions, Bristol Economics Discussion Papers (2003) (2003)

2005

38. England's Multiethnic Educational System? A Classification of Secondary Schools
    Environment and Planning A, 2005, 37, (1), 45-62 View citations (7)
39. Local neighbourhood and mental health: Evidence from the UK
    Social Science & Medicine, 2005, 61, (10), 2065-2083 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Local Neighbourhood and Mental Health: Evidence from the UK, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2004) View citations (5) (2004)
40. Neighbourhood Social Capital and Neighbourhood Effects
    Environment and Planning A, 2005, 37, (8), 1443-1459 View citations (6)
41. Parallel Lives? Ethnic Segregation in Schools and Neighbourhoods
    Urban Studies, 2005, 42, (7), 1027-1056 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Parallel lives? Ethnic segregation in schools and neighbourhoods, CASE Papers (2005) View citations (48) (2005)
42. Spatial Scale and the Neighbourhood Effect: Multinomial Models of Voting at Two Recent British General Elections
    British Journal of Political Science, 2005, 35, (3), 487-514 View citations (9)
43. 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 (106)
44. Unemployment dynamics in Britain
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (503), 423-448 View citations (32)

2004

45. 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 (176)
46. 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 (10)
    See also Working Paper Girls Rock, Boys Roll: An Analysis of the Age 14-16 Gender Gap in English Schools, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2003) View citations (5) (2003)

2003

47. The Role of Incentives in the Public Sector: Issues and Evidence
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2003, 19, (2), 285-300 View citations (113)
48. The class of 1981: the effects of early career unemployment on subsequent unemployment experiences
    Labour Economics, 2003, 10, (3), 291-309 View citations (67)
49. The role of income in marriage and divorce transitions among young Americans
    Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16, (3), 455-475 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper The role of income in marriage and divorce transitions among young Americans, MPIDR Working Papers (2002) View citations (6) (2002)

2002

50. Transitions from home to marriage of young Americans
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2002, 17, (1), 1-23 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Transitions from home to marriage of young Americans, MPIDR Working Papers (2001) View citations (1) (2001)

2001

51. Churning dynamics: an analysis of hires and separations at the employer level
    Labour Economics, 2001, 8, (1), 1-14 View citations (75)
52. Externalities in the matching of workers and firms in ritain
    Labour Economics, 2001, 8, (3), 313-333 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Externalities in the Matching of Workers and Firms in Britain, CEP Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (57) (2001)

2000

53. Empirical Matching Functions: Estimation and Interpretation Using State-Level Data
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (1), 93-102 View citations (87)
54. Job Flows, Worker Flows, and Churning
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2000, 18, (3), 473-502 View citations (236)
    See also Working Paper Job Flows, Worker Flows and Churning, Labor and Demography (1996) View citations (14) (1996)
55. Le chômage au Royaume-Uni: une perspective dynamique
    Économie et Statistique, 2000, 332, (1), 117-132

1998

56. A Disaggregate Analysis of the Evolution of Job Tenure in Britain, 1975–1993
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1998, 36, (4), 629-655 View citations (12)
57. An International Comparison of Employment Adjustment to Exchange Rate Fluctuations
    Review of International Economics, 1998, 6, (1), 151-63 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper An International Comparison of Employment Adjustment to Exchange Rate Fluctuations, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (17) (1996)
58. Hiring Risky Workers: Some Evidence
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1998, 7, (4), 669-676 View citations (4)
59. New Technology And Jobs: Comparative Evidence From A Two Country Study
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1998, 5, (2-4), 109-138 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper New Technology and Jobs: Comparative Evidence from a Two Country Study, CEP Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (9) (1996)

1997

60. Transient Jobs and Lifetime Jobs: Dualism in the British Labour Market
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1997, 59, (3), 309-28 View citations (11)

1996

61. Editor's introduction: Asymmetries and nonlinearities in dynamic economic models
    Journal of Econometrics, 1996, 74, (1), 1-2
62. Job Tenure in Britain 1975-92
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (435), 334-44 View citations (6)
63. Worker and job flows
    Economics Letters, 1996, 51, (1), 109-113 View citations (41)

1994

64. Matching models and labour market flows
    European Economic Review, 1994, 38, (3-4), 809-816 View citations (23)

1993

65. A Model of Competition between Unemployed and Employed Job Searchers: An Application to the Unemployment Outflow Rate in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (420), 1190-204 View citations (94)
66. Labour demand, quantity constraints or matching: The determination of employment in the absence of market-clearing
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (7), 1295-1314 View citations (7)

1992

67. A Search Model with Job Changing Costs: 'Eurosclerosis' and Unemployment
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1992, 44, (1), 75-88 View citations (8)
68. Asymmetric Employment Cycles in Britain: Evidence and an Explanation
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (411), 279-90 View citations (20)
69. Nonlinear Dynamics in a Structural Model of Employment
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1992, 7, (S), S101-18 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Nonlinear Dynamics in a Structural Model of Employment, CEP Discussion Papers (1991) View citations (1) (1991)
70. Optimal Job Acceptance When the Wage Offer Distribution Is Unknown
    The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, 1992, 60, (2), 181-86 View citations (1)
71. The Flow into Unemployment in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (413), 888-95 View citations (5)
72. Understanding the UK economy:, Ed., New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. xvii + 345 pp., index, $49.95
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1992, 16, (1), 174-176

1989

73. Employment and Turnover in UK Manufacturing Industries, 1963-82
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1989, 51, (2), 163-92 View citations (4)
74. Intertemporal Rules with Variable Speed of Adjustment: An Application to U.K. Manufacturing Employment
    Economic Journal, 1989, 99, (396), 347-65 View citations (29)

1988

75. Employment Adjustment in UK Manufacturing
    Economic Journal, 1988, 98, (389), 81-103 View citations (45)
76. Wage Rigidity and Information: Relativities and Target Rates of Wage Growth
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1988, 40, (3), 523-34 View citations (5)