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Working Papers

2025

1. The Disability Pay Gap Within and Across Firms
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. The Relative Importance of the Establishment in the Determination of Job Quality
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. The micro‐foundations of employment systems: An empirical case study of Britain and France
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2023)
   See also Journal Article The micro‐foundations of employment systems: An empirical case study of Britain and France, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2025) (2025)

2024

4. Revisiting Sample Bias in the UK's Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, with Implications for Estimates of Low Pay and the Bite of the National Living Wage
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
5. The Impact of a Rising Wage Floor on Labour Mobility across Firms
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2023

6. Accounting for firms in gender-ethnicity wage gaps throughout the earnings distribution
   Economics Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Reading View citations (1)
7. The perils of pre-filling: lessons from the UK's Annual Survey of Hours and Earning microdata
   Economics Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Reading

2022

8. Accounting for Firms in Ethnicity Wage Gaps throughout the Earnings Distribution
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in Economics Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Reading (2022) View citations (4)
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2022) View citations (4)
9. Earnings Discrimination in the Workplace
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)
10. Worker Representation
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)

2021

11. The Role of the Workplace in Ethnic Wage Differentials
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2021) View citations (6)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2021) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The role of the workplace in ethnic wage differentials, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2020

12. UK unions, collective action and the cost disease
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article UK Unions, Collective Action and the Cost Disease, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2019

13. Are Women Doing It For Themselves? Gender Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (2)
14. Does Employing Older Workers Affect Workplace Performance?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Does Employing Older Workers Affect Workplace Performance?, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2020) View citations (12) (2020)
15. Productivity Dynamics: The Role Of Competition In A Service Industry
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019)

2018

16. State Substitution for the Trade Union Good: The Case of Paid Holiday Entitlements
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
17. The Impact of Management Practices on SME Performance
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (5)
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2018) View citations (5)

2016

18. Explaining Cross-National Variation in Workplace Employee Representation
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (12)
19. Tenure, Skill Development and Pay - The Role of Internal Labour Markets
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
20. UK Trades Unions and the Problems of Collective Action
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
21. What Role Did Management Practices Play in SME Growth Post-Recession?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2016)
22. Work Organisation and Human Resource Management: Does Context Matter?
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (4)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2016) View citations (7)

2015

23. Does Worker Wellbeing Affect Workplace Performance?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
    Also in National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2015) View citations (15)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (15)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (10)
24. Happier workers, higher profits
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
25. The UK's Productivity Puzzle
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (4)
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2015) View citations (4)
    CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb), CEPREMAP (2015) View citations (3)

2014

26. Are Firms Paying More For Performance?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (5)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (5)
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2014) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Are firms paying more for performance?, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
27. Same or different? The CEO labour market in China's public listed companies
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Same or Different? The CEO Labour Market in China's Public Listed Companies, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
28. The Performance Pay Premium: How Big Is It and Does It Affect Wage Dispersion?
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (3)
29. Who fared better? The fortunes of performance-pay and fixed-pay workers through recession
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Who Fared Better? The Fortunes of Performance Pay and Fixed Pay Workers through Recession, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
30. Who posts performance bonds and why?: evidence from China's CEOs
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Who posts performance bonds and why? Evidence from China's CEOs, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2013

31. CEO Incentive Contracts in China: Why Does City Location Matter?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2012)
    See also Chapter CEO Incentive Contracts in China: Why Does City Location Matter?, Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2014) (2014)

2012

32. CEO Bonding: Who Posts Performance Bonds and Why?
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (1)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2012) View citations (1)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012)
33. The CEO Labour Market in China's Public Listed Companies
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2012)
34. What Do We Know About China's CEO's? Evidence from Across the Whole Economy
    CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2012)

2011

35. Evolution or revolution? The impact of unions on workplace performance in Britain and France
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (26)

2010

36. The Evolution of the Modern Worker: Attitudes to Work
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010)
37. The MEADOW Guidelines
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
38. Trade Union Membership and Influence 1999-2009
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (11)
    Also in National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2010) View citations (11)

2009

39. The Business Case for Equal Opportunities
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The business case for equal opportunities, Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
40. Unions and Workplace Performance in Britain and France
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (6)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2009) View citations (8)

2008

41. Competition and the Retreat from Collective Bargaining
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (32)
42. Conflict at Work: The Pattern of Disputes in Britain since 1980
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (1)
43. Workplace Employee Representatives, 1980-2004
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research

2007

44. Productivity and days of the week
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
45. Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (4)

2006

46. Do ICT Skill Shortages Hamper Firms Performance?
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (4)
47. The Theory and Practice of Pay Setting
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (1)

2004

48. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Adoption and Utilisation, Skill Constraints and Firm
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (2)
49. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Skill Gaps and Company-Level Performance: Evidence fr
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
50. The Impact of High-Level Skill Shortages on Firm-Level Performance: Evidence from the UK Technical Graduate Labour Market
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (1)

2002

51. London's Unemployment in the 1990s: Tests of Demand-Side Explanations for its Relative Growth
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research

2001

52. The low-paid worker and the low-paying employer: characterisations using WERS98
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (6)
53. Who calls the tune at work? The impact of unions on jobs and pay
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)

2000

54. Pay settlements in Britain
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (3)
55. The determinants of pay levels and fringe benefit provision in Britain
    National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2025

1. The micro‐foundations of employment systems: An empirical case study of Britain and France
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2025, 63, (1), 3-29
   See also Working Paper The micro‐foundations of employment systems: An empirical case study of Britain and France, Post-Print (2025) (2025)

2023

2. Employers and the gender wage gap
   IZA World of Labor, 2023, 511
3. The role of the workplace in ethnic wage differentials
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2023, 61, (2), 259-290 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Role of the Workplace in Ethnic Wage Differentials, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2022

4. Are Women Doing It for Themselves? Female Managers and the Gender Wage Gap
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 84, (6), 1329-1355 View citations (12)

2020

5. Does Employing Older Workers Affect Workplace Performance?
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2020, 59, (4), 532-562 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Does Employing Older Workers Affect Workplace Performance?, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
6. UK Unions, Collective Action and the Cost Disease
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2020, 58, (2), 447-470 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper UK unions, collective action and the cost disease, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2019

7. Management practices and SME performance
   Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 66, (4), 527-558 View citations (15)

2018

8. The Performance Pay Premium and Wage Dispersion in Britain
   Manchester School, 2018, 86, (2), 139-154 View citations (11)

2017

9. Who Fared Better? The Fortunes of Performance Pay and Fixed Pay Workers through Recession
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2017, 55, (4), 778-801 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Who fared better? The fortunes of performance-pay and fixed-pay workers through recession, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2016

10. Are firms paying more for performance?
    International Journal of Manpower, 2016, 37, (2), 323-343 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Are Firms Paying More For Performance?, CEP Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2014

11. Same or Different? The CEO Labour Market in China's Public Listed Companies
    Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (574), F90-F108 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Same or different? The CEO labour market in China's public listed companies, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
12. Who posts performance bonds and why? Evidence from China's CEOs
    China Economic Review, 2014, 30, (C), 520-529 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Who posts performance bonds and why?: evidence from China's CEOs, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2013

13. The business case for equal opportunities
    Industrial Relations Journal, 2013, 44, (3), 216-239 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The Business Case for Equal Opportunities, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2010

14. Survey errors and survey costs: a response to Timming’s critique of the Survey of Employees Questionnaire in WERS 2004
    Work, Employment & Society, 2010, 24, (3), 578-590

2005

15. HIGH‐INVOLVEMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, TRADE UNION REPRESENTATION AND WORKPLACE PERFORMANCE IN BRITAIN
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (3), 451-491 View citations (50)

2002

16. Union effects on pay levels in Britain
    Labour Economics, 2002, 9, (4), 547-561 View citations (17)

2001

17. The Impact of Unions on Pay Levels in Lower-Skilled Jobs
    National Institute Economic Review, 2001, 176, (1), 76-90 View citations (1)
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2001, 176, 76-90 (2001)

Edited books

2016

1. Comparative Workplace Employment Relations
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (39)

Chapters

2014

1. CEO Incentive Contracts in China: Why Does City Location Matter?
   A chapter in International Perspectives on Participation, 2014, vol. 15, pp 25-49
   See also Working Paper CEO Incentive Contracts in China: Why Does City Location Matter?, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2013) (2013)
2. How Much Influence does the Chinese State have Over CEOs and their Compensation?
   A chapter in International Perspectives on Participation, 2014, vol. 15, pp 1-23