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Department of Economics, Sussex Business School, University of Sussex, (more information at EDIRC) National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2019

1. Attitudes Towards Public Health Spending: The Case of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School
2. Correlates of Social Value Orientation: Evidence from a Large Sample of the UK Population
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School View citations (3)

2016

3. A survey of the UK population on public policy
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School View citations (10)
4. In brief: Weekend opening of GP practices
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
5. Who Wins? Evaluating the Impact of UK Public Sector Pension Scheme Reforms
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2015)

2015

6. Educational efficiency: value for money in public spending on schools
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2014

7. "Making It Count": Evidence from a Field Study on Assessment Rules, Study Incentives and Student Performance
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2013

8. "Making it count": Evidence from a Field Experiment on Assessment Rules, Study Incentives and Student Performance
   VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (1)
9. The status of teachers
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2012

10. Are public sector employees overcompensated?
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
11. The Spatial Analysis of the Employment Effect of the Minimum Wage: Case of the UK 1999-2010
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
12. Total Reward and pensions in the UK in the public and private sectors
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Total Reward and pensions in the UK in the public and private sectors, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (16) (2012)

2011

13. From Grants to Loans and Fees: The Demand for Post-Compulsory Education in England and Wales from 1955 to 2008
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (2)
14. Teachers' Pay and Pupil Performance
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (7)
15. The Impact of the UK New Deal for Lone Parents on Benefit Receipt
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (36)
16. Total Reward in the UK in the Public and Private Sectors
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2010

17. Employment, Inequality and the UK National Minimum Wage over the Medium-Term
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Employment, Inequality and the UK National Minimum Wage over the Medium‐Term, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2012) View citations (45) (2012)

2008

18. The Impact of the Public Sector Pay Review Bodies in the UK
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2007

19. The Impact of Computer Use, Computer Skills and Computer Use Intensity: Evidence from WERS 2004
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (2)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007) View citations (2)
20. Use IT or Lose IT? The Impact of Computers on Earnings
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE (2007) View citations (4)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article USE IT OR LOSE IT? THE IMPACT OF COMPUTERS ON EARNINGS*, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2007) View citations (4) (2007)

2006

21. Pupil-teacher gender interaction effects on scholastic outcomes in England and the USA
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (19)

2004

22. Career Progression: Getting-On, Getting-By And Going Nowhere
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Career progression: Getting-on, getting-by and going nowhere, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2005) View citations (7) (2005)
23. School quality and effectiveness
    Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin View citations (1)
24. Survey Non-Response and Unemployment Duration
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2004) View citations (1)
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2004) View citations (2)
25. The Determinants Of Teacher Supply: Time Series Evidence For The UK, 1962-2001
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)
26. The Riddle Of The Sands? Intertemporal Substitution Of Labour For Archaeological Workers In North-West Syria In 1938
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society
27. The labour market for teachers
    Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin View citations (12)

2003

28. Computer use and earnings in Britain
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society
    See also Journal Article Computer Use and Earnings in Britain, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (29) (2004)
29. Executive Pay in the Public Sector: The Case of CEOs in UK Universities
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (1)
30. Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in the UK: An Analysis of Graduate Occupation Choice from the 1960s to the 1990s
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (8)
    Also in CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE (2002) View citations (4)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in the UK: An Analysis of Graduate Occupation Choice from the 1960s to the 1990s, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007) View citations (15) (2007)
31. Reducing Attrition Bias using Targeted Refreshment Sampling and Matching
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (1)

2002

32. The Determinants of Graduate Over-Education
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (1)
33. The Effects of Over-Education on Earnings in the Graduate Labour Market
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The effects of over-education on earnings in the graduate labour market, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2008) View citations (83) (2008)

2001

34. Over education in the graduate labour market: Some evidence from alumni data
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (35)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2001) View citations (32)
35. The effective use of student time: A stochastic frontier production function case study
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The effective use of student time: a stochastic frontier production function case study, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2003) View citations (44) (2003)

1999

36. The Economic Case for Reforming A Levels
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)

1998

37. The effect of local labour market conditions on the decision to migrate among UK graduates
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (3)

1997

38. The Long-Run Effects of Unemployment Monitoring and Work-Search Programs: Some Experimental Evidence from the U.K
    Economics Department Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth View citations (6)

1994

39. The Turnover of UK Teachers: A Competing Risks Analysis
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2017

1. The intergenerational transmission of body mass index across countries
   Economics & Human Biology, 2017, 24, (C), 140-152 View citations (13)
2. Working hours: Past, present, and future
   IZA World of Labor, 2017, 406 View citations (2)

2015

3. Get a Life? The Impact of the European Working Time Directive: The Case of UK Senior Doctors
   Health Economics, 2015, 24, (10), 1272-1288 View citations (1)
4. Identifying the employment effect of invoking and changing the minimum wage: A spatial analysis of the UK
   Labour Economics, 2015, 37, (C), 54-76 View citations (61)
5. Public Sector Pay in the UK: Quantifying the Impact of the Review Bodies
   Manchester School, 2015, 83, (6), 701-724 View citations (7)
6. The intergenerational transmission of BMI in China
   Economics & Human Biology, 2015, 19, (C), 90-113 View citations (11)

2012

7. Employment, Inequality and the UK National Minimum Wage over the Medium‐Term
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 74, (1), 78-106 View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper Employment, Inequality and the UK National Minimum Wage over the Medium-Term, CEP Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
8. Total Reward and pensions in the UK in the public and private sectors
   Labour Economics, 2012, 19, (4), 584-594 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Total Reward and pensions in the UK in the public and private sectors, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (19) (2012)

2010

9. The UK National Minimum Wage in Retrospect
   Fiscal Studies, 2010, 31, (4), 509-534 View citations (33)

2008

10. The Wage Effects of Computer Use: Evidence from WERS 2004
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2008, 46, (4), 587-630 View citations (5)
11. The effects of over-education on earnings in the graduate labour market
    Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (2), 125-139 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Over-Education on Earnings in the Graduate Labour Market, Economics Series Working Papers (2002) View citations (13) (2002)

2007

12. Adapting the optimal job search model for active labour market policy
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2007, 170, (3), 759-779
13. Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in the UK: An Analysis of Graduate Occupation Choice from the 1960s to the 1990s
    Economica, 2007, 74, (293), 69-96 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in the UK: An Analysis of Graduate Occupation Choice from the 1960s to the 1990s, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 (2003) View citations (8) (2003)
14. USE IT OR LOSE IT? THE IMPACT OF COMPUTERS ON EARNINGS*
    Manchester School, 2007, 75, (6), 673-694 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Use IT or Lose IT? The Impact of Computers on Earnings, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (8) (2007)

2006

15. Survey non‐response and the duration of unemployment
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2006, 169, (3), 585-604 View citations (3)

2005

16. Career progression: Getting-on, getting-by and going nowhere
    Education Economics, 2005, 13, (2), 237-255 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Career Progression: Getting-On, Getting-By And Going Nowhere, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004 (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
17. Youth unemployment and labour market transitions in Hungary
    Education Economics, 2005, 13, (1), 1-25 View citations (11)

2004

18. Computer Use and Earnings in Britain
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (494), C117-C129 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Computer use and earnings in Britain, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 (2003) (2003)
19. The Rate of Return to Teaching: How does it Compare to other Graduate Jobs?
    National Institute Economic Review, 2004, 190, (1), 89-103 View citations (10)

2003

20. A Review of "The Economics of School Choice"
    Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (485), F167-F179 View citations (1)
21. The effective use of student time: a stochastic frontier production function case study
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (6), 547-560 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper The effective use of student time: A stochastic frontier production function case study, CEE Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (8) (2001)

2002

22. Der New Deal, “Welfare to Work”‐Programme in Großbritannien
    Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2002, 3, (2), 175-187 View citations (3)
23. Evaluation of economic and social policies
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2002, 165, (1), 9-11
24. Is a broader curriculum better?
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (5), 415-429 View citations (15)
25. The Long-Run Effects of Unemployment Monitoring and Work-Search Programs: Experimental Evidence from the United Kingdom
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (2), 381-403 View citations (104)

2001

26. The Earnings and Employment Effects of Young People’s Vocational Training in Britain
    Manchester School, 2001, 69, (4), 387-417 View citations (4)

2000

27. The incidence and effects of overeducation in the U.K. graduate labour market
    Economics of Education Review, 2000, 19, (2), 179-198 View citations (321)

1999

28. How Unequally Has Equal Pay Progressed since the 1970s? A Study of Two British Cohorts
    Journal of Human Resources, 1999, 34, (3), 534-556 View citations (11)
29. The Turnover of Teachers: A Competing Risks Explanation
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 81, (3), 543-550 View citations (90)

1998

30. Job Changes, Occupational Mobility and Human Capital Acquisition: An Empirical Analysis
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1998, 50, (4), 265-95 View citations (24)

1997

31. 'Whither Higher Education?' An Economic Perspective for the Dearing Committee of Inquiry
    Economic Journal, 1997, 107, (442), 710-26 View citations (8)
32. Book Reviews
    Education Economics, 1997, 5, (1), 93-94

1996

33. Gender Differences in the Changing Labor Market: The Role of Legislation and Inequality in Changing the Wage Gap for Qualified Workers in the United Kingdom
    Journal of Human Resources, 1996, 31, (3), 549-565 View citations (13)
34. Trade Union Concentration and the Determination of Wages: The Case of Teachers in England and Wales
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1996, 34, (4), 539-555 View citations (12)
35. Unemployment Duration and the Restart Effect: Some Experimental Evidence
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (435), 387-400 View citations (158)

1995

36. Leaving Teaching in the UK: A Duration Analysis
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (429), 431-44 View citations (135)
37. The Impact of Restart on Reservation Wages and Long-Term Unemployment
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 57, (4), 451-70 View citations (14)
38. The Remuneration of School Teachers: Time Series and Cross-Section Evidence
    The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, 1995, 63, (1), 1-22 View citations (14)

1994

39. Intergenerational Occupational Choice Comparisons: The Case of Teachers in the UK
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (425), 841-63 View citations (15)
40. OCCUPATIONAL ACCESS AND WAGE DISCRIMINATION
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1994, 56, (4), 457-474 View citations (22)
    Also in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1994, 56, (4), 457-74 (1994) View citations (21)
41. The Wage Effect of YTS: Evidence from YCS
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 41, (4), 444-53 View citations (10)
42. The Youth Training Scheme and the School-to-Work Transition
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1994, 46, (4), 629-57 View citations (38)

1993

43. Female labour force participation and the choice of occupation: The supply of teachers
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (7), 1393-1411 View citations (26)
44. The Economics of Youth Training in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (420), 1261-78 View citations (12)

1992

45. The Market for Qualified Manpower in the UK
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1992, 8, (2), 103-29

1991

46. Economies of atmosphere: The joint impact of scale, scope and atmosphere on scientific performance in clinical medicine and economics: John F.A. Spangenberg, Van Gorcum, Assen/Maastricht, 1989. pp. 248
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 1991, 12, (2), 407-409

1990

47. Self Employment among Graduates
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1990, 42, (1), 35-53 View citations (26)
48. The Earnings of Economics Graduates
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (399), 237-50 View citations (21)
49. The Economics of UK Teacher Supply: The Graduate's Decision
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (400), 91-104 View citations (36)

1989

50. Occupational Choice and Earnings Determination: The Role of Sample Selection and Non-pecuniary Factors
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1989, 41, (3), 573-94 View citations (46)

1988

51. A New Breed of Software? GAUSS, MATLAB and PC-ISP: A Comparative Review
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 1988, 2, (1), 77-95

1987

52. Interpreting sample selection effects
    Economics Letters, 1987, 24, (4), 373-379 View citations (32)
53. Marital Status, Child Rearing and Earnings Differentials in the Graduate Labour Market
    Economic Journal, 1987, 97, (388), 897-922 View citations (36)

1986

54. Sample Selection and Male-Female Earnings Differentials in the Graduate Labour Market
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1986, 38, (2), 317-41 View citations (40)

1985

55. Educational Production in Independent Secondary Schools
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1985, 37, (1), 27-40 View citations (2)
56. On "Final Offer" and "Not Quite Compulsory" Arbitration
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 32, (2), 181-90
57. The statistical measurement of discrimination
    Economics Letters, 1985, 18, (4), 391-395 View citations (14)

1983

58. Lemons and Supergames
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1983, 35, (1), 55-64

Chapters

2006

1. Teacher Supply
   Elsevier View citations (13)

2004

2. The Economic Assessment of Training Schemes
   Chapter 3 in International Handbook on the Economics of Education, 2004
3. The economic impact of schooling resources
   Chapter 2 in Human Capital Over the Life Cycle, 2004 View citations (1)

1994

4. Public- and Private-Sector Training of Young People in Britain
   A chapter in Training and the Private Sector: International Comparisons, 1994, pp 261-282 View citations (7)