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Working Papers

2019

1. Using a LASSO approach to analyse the determinants of measured and ‘natural’ suicide rates
   NBS Discussion Papers in Economics, Economics, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

2016

2. A Suicidal Kuznets Curve?
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   See also Journal Article A suicidal Kuznets curve?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2014

3. Does Fiscal Consolidation Really Get You Down? Evidence from Suicide Mortality
   Department of Economics Working Paper Series, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
   Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics (2014)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014)
4. Voluntary Disclosure, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Business Performance: Assessing the First Decade of Reporting
   Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), School of Economics Discussion Papers (SEEDS), Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), School of Economics, University of Surrey View citations (10)

2010

5. Transportation Oil Demand Consumer Preferences and Asymmetric Price Responses: Some UK Evidence
   Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), School of Economics Discussion Papers (SEEDS), Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), School of Economics, University of Surrey

2008

6. Distribution Conventionality in the Movie Sector: An Econometric Analysis of Cinema Supply
   Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Distribution conventionality in the movie sector: an econometric analysis of cinema supply, Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2007

7. Sample Selection Bias and Time Instability of Hedonic Art Price Indexes
   Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna View citations (6)

2006

8. Food Superstores, Food Deserts and Traffic Generation in the UK: A Semi-Parametric Regression Approach
   Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), School of Economics Discussion Papers (SEEDS), Surrey Energy Economics Centre (SEEC), School of Economics, University of Surrey
9. Rising Stars, Superstars and Dying Stars: Hedonic Explorations of Autograph Prices
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (4)

2001

10. Does Plant Ownership Affect the level of Pollution Abatement Expenditure?
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Does Plant Ownership Affect the Level of Pollution Abatement Expenditure?, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2002) View citations (16) (2002)
11. Estimates of a Model of Male Participation in the Market for Female Heterosexual Prostitution Services
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Estimates of a Model of Male Participation in the Market for Female Heterosexual Prostitution Services, European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer (2003) View citations (38) (2003)
12. What Makes a Blockbuster? Economic Analysis of Film Success in the United Kingdom
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article What makes a blockbuster? Economic analysis of film success in the United Kingdom, Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2002) View citations (32) (2002)

1998

13. Management of Musicians: An Exploratory Economic Analysis
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
14. Parental Preferences and Choice of Secondary School. An Exploratory Microeconomic Case Study in Southern England
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
15. Prostitution Services: An Exploratory Empirical Analysis
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Prostitution services: an exploratory empirical analysis, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (1999) View citations (29) (1999)

1997

16. Gender Differences in Mate Search Effort.: an Exploratory Economic Analysis of Personal Advertisements
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Gender differences in mate search effort: an exploratory economic analysis of personal advertisements, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
17. The Property Rights Approach: An Uprising in the Economics of Urban Public Transport
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
18. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?: An Economic Analysis of Relationship Preferences in Personal Advertisements
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics

1996

19. A Club Good Perspective on Gangsters and Revolutionaries
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
20. A bioeconomic model of fishery-pollution interation
    Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources
21. Gender Differences in Mate Search Effort
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
22. Innovative Activity Over the Buisness Cycle:an Alternative Interpretation
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
23. Making a Crisis out of a Drama: Should we Continue Public Financial Support for the British Theatre?
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
24. Personal Introduction Agencies in the United Kingdom: Estimates of an Average Cost Function
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Personal introduction agencies in the United Kingdom: estimates of an average cost function, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (1998) (1998)
25. SMEs and Non-Conforming Land Uses: From Zoning to Corporate Environmental Management
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
26. The Limits of Tourism as an Engine of Sustainable Development
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics

1995

27. Trunk Road Investment, Environmental Costs and Bureaucracy
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics View citations (1)

1994

28. Economics of Dangerous Liaisons: Deliberate Misrepresentation of Preferences for Entertainment
    Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Joke economics: the low profile of comedy in the economics of arts and culture
   Journal of Cultural Economics, 2024, 48, (3), 339-346 View citations (1)
2. Promoting sustainable and high‐quality economic development in China via regional innovation poles
   Journal of Regional Science, 2024, 64, (3), 671-699

2023

3. Persistently non-compliant employment practice in the informal economy: permissive visibility in a multiple regulator setting
   Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2023, 47, (3), 611-632
4. Selectively liberal? Social change and attitudes towards homosexual relations in the UK
   Rationality and Society, 2023, 35, (4), 420-447

2022

5. A picture of regret: An empirical investigation of post-Brexit referendum survey data
   Rationality and Society, 2022, 34, (1), 56-77 View citations (1)
6. Actual versus ‘natural’ rates of suicide: Evidence from the USA
   Economic Modelling, 2022, 106, (C) View citations (1)
7. Building an open and stable capital market: a supervision intensity perspective
   Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2022, 27, (3), 551-584 View citations (1)
8. Ecosystem services and disservices associated with vultures: A systematic review and evidence assessment
   Ecosystem Services, 2022, 56, (C) View citations (3)

2021

9. On the global COVID-19 pandemic and China’s FDI
   Journal of Asian Economics, 2021, 74, (C) View citations (6)
10. Searching for a Smart City: A Bibliographic Analysis of ‘Public Facing’ EU Smart City Projects
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2021, 112, (5), 549-565

2020

11. On the judicial annulment of the ‘domestic’ trade moratorium in South African rhinoceros horn: a law and economics perspective
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2020, 49, (3), 361-372
12. Taking the Moral High Ground?: The Reduction of Private Car Usage Through a Sense of Obligation
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2020, 54, (3), 177--198

2019

13. Experimental evidence on demand for “on-demand” entertainment
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 161, (C), 98-113 View citations (4)
14. When is a talent contest not a talent contest? Sequential performance bias in expert evaluation
    Economics Letters, 2019, 177, (C), 94-98 View citations (7)

2018

15. A suicidal Kuznets curve?
    Economics Letters, 2018, 166, (C), 90-93 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper A Suicidal Kuznets Curve?, MPRA Paper (2016) (2016)

2017

16. Culture, Conservation and Crime: Regulating Ivory Markets for Antiques and Crafts
    Ecological Economics, 2017, 135, (C), 186-194 View citations (1)
17. Fifty shades of gay: Social and technological change, urban deconcentration and niche enterprise
    Urban Studies, 2017, 54, (3), 765-785 View citations (4)
18. Introduction: Sex, consumption and commerce in the contemporary city
    Urban Studies, 2017, 54, (3), 567-581 View citations (4)
19. Satisfaction with the Political Domain of Local Government in a Contemporary British City
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2017, 108, (5), 524-539

2016

20. Analysing Household and Intra-urban Variants in the Consumption of Financial Services: Uncovering “Exclusion” in an English City
    Journal of Consumer Policy, 2016, 39, (2), 199-221 View citations (8)
21. Issues and concerns in developing regulated markets for endangered species products: the case of rhinoceros horns
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2016, 40, (6), 1669-1686 View citations (3)

2015

22. A Simple Location Index Plus Some Maps and no Apologies: Back to Basics on the Development of Links Between Economic Integration and Spatial Concentration of Industries
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2015, 106, (1), 17-35 View citations (1)
23. The impact of fiscal austerity on suicide mortality: Evidence across the ‘Eurozone periphery’
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 145, (C), 63-78 View citations (23)

2014

24. An offer they couldn't refuse (but probably should have): the ineffectiveness of Italian state subsidies to movie-making
    Public Money & Management, 2014, 34, (3), 181-188 View citations (1)
25. Determining trip attraction rates for the UK office developments with limited observations and missing data
    Transportation Planning and Technology, 2014, 37, (3), 247-263 View citations (1)
26. Sailing in the same ship? Differences in factors motivating piracy of music and movie content
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2014, 50, (C), 70-76 View citations (9)
27. Taking the Thai trail: Attracting FDI via macro-level policy
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2014, 36, (6), 1135-1151 View citations (2)
28. The impact of fiscal austerity on suicide: On the empirics of a modern Greek tragedy
    Social Science & Medicine, 2014, 112, (C), 39-50 View citations (40)

2013

29. Digital Exclusion Despite Digital Accessibility: Empirical Evidence from an English City
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2013, 104, (5), 588-603 View citations (1)
30. Read the book and see the film? The consumption of different versions of cultural goods
    Applied Economics Letters, 2013, 20, (16), 1516-1520

2012

31. A household level environmental Kuznets curve? Some recent evidence on transport emissions and income
    Economics Letters, 2012, 115, (2), 187-189 View citations (14)
32. Container port infrastructure in north-west Europe: Policy-level modeling
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2012, 34, (2), 312-324 View citations (4)

2011

33. Transportation oil demand, consumer preferences and asymmetric prices
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2011, 38, (5), 528-536 View citations (6)

2010

34. Differential enforcement across police jurisdictions and client demand in paid sex markets
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2010, 29, (1), 43-55 View citations (7)
35. Measuring unobserved prices using the structural time-series model: The case of cycling
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2010, 44, (4), 195-200 View citations (2)
36. Modelling car trip generations for UK residential developments using data from TRICS
    Transportation Planning and Technology, 2010, 33, (8), 671-678 View citations (3)
37. Seeders, leechers and social norms: Evidence from the market for illicit digital downloading
    Information Economics and Policy, 2010, 22, (4), 299-305 View citations (9)
38. Still Big in Bangkok? An Empirical Analysis of the Regional Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment in Thailand
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2010, 17, (3), 329-348 View citations (1)

2009

39. Characteristics of buyers and renters of cultural goods: the case of movies
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (2), 195-210 View citations (4)
40. Distribution conventionality in the movie sector: an econometric analysis of cinema supply
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2009, 30, (8), 517-527 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Distribution Conventionality in the Movie Sector: An Econometric Analysis of Cinema Supply, Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
41. Reconsidering hedonic art price indexes
    Economics Letters, 2009, 104, (2), 57-60 View citations (32)
42. UK Container Port Investment and Competition: Impediments to the Market
    Transport Reviews, 2009, 30, (2), 163-178 View citations (5)

2008

43. Analyzing repeat consumption of identical cultural goods: some exploratory evidence from moviegoing
    Journal of Cultural Economics, 2008, 32, (3), 187-199
44. Client participation in paid sex markets under alternative regulatory regimes
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2008, 28, (4), 294-301 View citations (6)

2007

45. A classification model based on goal programming with non-standard preference functions with application to the prediction of cinema-going behaviour
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2007, 177, (1), 515-524 View citations (8)
46. Developing Britain's Port Infrastructure: Markets, Policy, and Location
    Environment and Planning A, 2007, 39, (9), 2271-2286 View citations (4)
47. MAKING TRULY COMPETITIVE CITIES – ON THE APPROPRIATE ROLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
    Economic Affairs, 2007, 27, (3), 75-80 View citations (1)
48. On the economics of plagiarism
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2007, 24, (2), 93-107 View citations (7)

2006

49. Addict Death
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2006, 65, (4), 963-969
50. Household participation in waste recycling: Some national survey evidence from Scotland
    Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2006, 49, (1), 121-140 View citations (8)
51. The UK Project Appraisal Framework for Ports: A Critique
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2006, 40, (1), 161-171 View citations (1)

2005

52. Analyzing moviegoing demand: an individual-level cross-sectional approach
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2005, 26, (5), 319-330 View citations (9)
53. THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP AND EFFICIENCY ON POLLUTION ABATEMENT EXPENDITURE BY CHEMICAL PLANTS: SOME UK EVIDENCE
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (5), 747-768 View citations (30)
54. The Lure of the Multiplex? The Interplay of Time, Distance, and Cinema Attendance
    Environment and Planning A, 2005, 37, (3), 483-501 View citations (5)

2004

55. Sexual Dissidence, Enterprise and Assimilation: Bedfellows in Urban Regeneration
    Urban Studies, 2004, 41, (9), 1789-1806 View citations (20)
56. Sexuality and Sexual Services in the Urban Economy and Socialscape: An Overview
    Urban Studies, 2004, 41, (9), 1631-1641 View citations (12)

2003

57. Estimates of a Model of Male Participation in the Market for Female Heterosexual Prostitution Services
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2003, 16, (3), 271-288 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Estimates of a Model of Male Participation in the Market for Female Heterosexual Prostitution Services, Working Papers (2001) View citations (4) (2001)
58. Regulatory Failure via Market Evolution: The Case of UK Packaging Recycling
    Environment and Planning C, 2003, 21, (4), 579-595 View citations (3)

2002

59. Does Plant Ownership Affect the Level of Pollution Abatement Expenditure?
    Land Economics, 2002, 78, (2), 171-189 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Does Plant Ownership Affect the level of Pollution Abatement Expenditure?, Working Papers (2001) (2001)
60. What makes a blockbuster? Economic analysis of film success in the United Kingdom
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2002, 23, (6), 343-354 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper What Makes a Blockbuster? Economic Analysis of Film Success in the United Kingdom, Working Papers (2001) (2001)

2001

61. Encouraging Walking: The Case of Journey-to-school Trips in Compact Urban Areas
    Urban Studies, 2001, 38, (7), 1121-1141 View citations (41)

2000

62. Natural capitalism: the next industrial revolution by Paul Hawken, Amory B Lovins and L Hunter Lovins, 1999. Earthscan, xix + 396 pp, £18.99 (hbk). ISBN 1 85383 461 0
    Sustainable Development, 2000, 8, (3), 165-166
63. Parental preferences and choice of school
    Applied Economics, 2000, 32, (7), 803-813 View citations (4)
64. Random utility maximiser seeks similar: An economic analysis of commitment level in personal relationships
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2000, 21, (1), 73-90 View citations (9)
65. Surrender Value of Capital Assets: The Economics of Strategic Virginity Loss
    Journal of Bioeconomics, 2000, 2, (3), 193-201 View citations (2)

1999

66. Downsizing and productivity: The case of UK motor vehicle manufacturing 1974-1994
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, 20, (5), 281-290 View citations (4)
67. Looks unimportant? A demand function for male attractiveness by female personal advertisers
    Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (6), 381-384 View citations (7)
68. Prostitution services: an exploratory empirical analysis
    Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (12), 1523-1529 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Prostitution Services: An Exploratory Empirical Analysis, Working Papers (1998) (1998)

1998

69. A Multi-Objective and Multi-Design Evaluation Procedure for Environmental Protection Forestry
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 1998, 12, (2), 225-240
70. Cigarette consumption in Turkey: Tansel's spurious regression
    Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (6), 351-353
71. Gender differences in mate search effort: an exploratory economic analysis of personal advertisements
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (10), 1277-1285 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Gender Differences in Mate Search Effort.: an Exploratory Economic Analysis of Personal Advertisements, Working Papers (1997) (1997)
72. On innovative activity over the business cycle: a note
    Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (12), 785-788 View citations (1)
73. Personal introduction agencies in the United Kingdom: estimates of an average cost function
    Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (2), 81-83
    See also Working Paper Personal Introduction Agencies in the United Kingdom: Estimates of an Average Cost Function, Working Papers (1996) (1996)
74. Small, Attractive, Firm Needs Benign Regulator: The Case of the Personal Introduction Sector
    Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 1998, 9, (4), 273-291

1997

75. Estimates of a Hedonic Ageing Equation for Partner Search
    Kyklos, 1997, 50, (3), 409-418 View citations (16)
76. Transaction costs and partnerships: The case of rock bands
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1997, 32, (2), 171-183 View citations (8)

Chapters

2011

1. Sexual Leisure Markets
   Chapter 24 in Handbook on the Economics of Leisure, 2011