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Workplace:	Economics Section, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Business forms and business performance in UK manufacturing 1871–81
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2023)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2023)

2023

2. Specialisation precedes diversification: R&D productivity effects
   Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Specialisation precedes diversification: R&D productivity effects, Research Policy, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2021

3. Innovation policy and performance of Eastern European Countries
   Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section
4. Public Private Partnerships in Britain: Interpreting Recent Experience
   Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section

2020

5. Fertility versus Productivity: A Model of Growth with Evolutionary Equilibria
   Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section
   See also Journal Article Fertility versus productivity: a model of growth with evolutionary equilibria, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2019

6. Response to Edwards and Ogilvie
   Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section
   See also Journal Article Response to Edwards and Ogilvie, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2019) (2019)
7. The Demographic Transition in a Unified Growth Modelof the English Economy
   Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section

2016

8. Migration and Tax Yields in a Devolved Economy
   Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (1)

2015

9. UK Corporate Law and Corporate Governance before 1914: a Re-interpretation
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (6)

2014

10. Cultures of Female Entrepreneurship
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section
11. Firm-Level Evidence for the Language Investment Effect on SME Exporters
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section
    See also Journal Article Firm-Level Evidence for the Language Investment Effect on SME Exporters, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
12. The Rise of the English Economy 1300-1900: A Lasting Response to Demographic Shocks
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (2)
13. The diffusion and impact of the corporation in 1910
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in Working Papers, Economic History Society (2013) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The diffusion and impact of the corporation in 1910, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2012

14. Effectiveness and Efficiency of SME Innovation Policy
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Effectiveness and efficiency of SME innovation policy, Small Business Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (47) (2013)
15. Peripherality and the Impact of SME Takeovers
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (1)
16. Some Consequences of the Early Twentieth Century Divorce of Ownership from Control
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2012)

2011

17. Extreme Divorce: the Managerial Revolution in UK Companies before 1914
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (23)

2010

18. A Supply-Side Regional Econometric Model of Wales
    EcoMod2004, EcoMod
19. Economic Policy and Output Volatility in Spain, 1950-1998: Was Fiscal Policy Destabilizing?
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section
20. The Strength and Persistence of Entrepreneurial Cultures
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section
    See also Journal Article The strength and persistence of entrepreneurial cultures, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (8) (2013)

2009

21. Gratuitous Violence and the Rational Offender Model
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section
    See also Journal Article Gratuitous violence and the rational offender model, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
22. The Western European Marriage Pattern and Economic Development
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article The Western European marriage pattern and economic development, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2011) View citations (48) (2011)
23. The strength and persistence of entrepreneurial cultures in the twentieth century
    Working Papers, Economic History Society

2008

24. European business cycles and economic policy, 1945-2007
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (2)

2007

25. Human Capital and Economic Growth: Pakistan, 1960-2003
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Human Capital and Economic Growth: Pakistan, 1960-2003, Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics (2008) View citations (11) (2008)
26. The Mincer Human Capital Model in Pakistan: Implications for Education Policy
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (8)

2006

27. Industrial policy in Europe in the 20th century
    EIB Papers, European Investment Bank, Economics Department View citations (5)
28. Lessons from Italian Monetary Unification
    Working Papers, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank) View citations (1)
    Also in Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section (2005)

2005

29. Fiscal Devolution and Dependency
    Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal devolution and dependency, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2000

30. Fiscal Devolution in a Small Open Regional Economy
    Regional and Urban Modeling, EcoMod

1996

31. Technological Lock-in and the Power Source for the Motor Car
    Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (11)

1991

32. The Efficiency Effects of Privatisation and Liberalisation: The Telecommunications Industry Under State and Private Ownership
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics

1989

33. OWNERSHIP, COMPETITION AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH: THE IMPACT OF LIBERALISATION AND PRIVATISATION UPON BRITISH TELECOM
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1989) View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Specialisation precedes diversification: R&D productivity effects
   Research Policy, 2023, 52, (7) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Specialisation precedes diversification: R&D productivity effects, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

2. R&D subsidies and productivity in eastern European countries
   Economic Systems, 2022, 46, (2) View citations (4)

2021

3. Correction to: fertility versus productivity: a model of growth with evolutionary equilibria
   Journal of Population Economics, 2021, 34, (4), 1473-1474 View citations (3)
4. Fertility versus productivity: a model of growth with evolutionary equilibria
   Journal of Population Economics, 2021, 34, (3), 1073-1104 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Fertility versus Productivity: A Model of Growth with Evolutionary Equilibria, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2020) (2020)

2020

5. Devolving fiscal policy: migration and tax yields
   Regional Studies, 2020, 54, (3), 308-317 View citations (2)

2019

6. An American and European technological difference: The early motor car power source
   Business History, 2019, 61, (7), 1158-1174 View citations (2)
7. Introduction: Leslie Hannah and business history in his time
   Business History, 2019, 61, (7), 1091-1107 View citations (1)
8. Response to Edwards and Ogilvie
   Economic History Review, 2019, 72, (4), 1447-1450
   See also Working Paper Response to Edwards and Ogilvie, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2018

9. Late marriage as a contributor to the industrial revolution in England
   Economic History Review, 2018, 71, (4), 1073-1099 View citations (12)

2015

10. Firm-Level Evidence for the Language Investment Effect on SME Exporters
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 62, (4), 351-377 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Firm-Level Evidence for the Language Investment Effect on SME Exporters, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2014) (2014)
11. Inter-regional mobility of entrepreneurial SMEs
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2015, 54, (1), 57-87 View citations (6)
12. The diffusion and impact of the corporation in 1910
    Economic History Review, 2015, 68, (3), 962-984 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The diffusion and impact of the corporation in 1910, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) (2014)

2014

13. Great recessions compared
    Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, 2014, 10, (02), 92-103 View citations (1)
14. Ownership dispersion and listing rules in companies large and small: A reply
    Business History, 2014, 56, (3), 509-516 View citations (5)
15. Some consequences of the early twentieth-century British divorce of ownership from control
    Business History, 2014, 56, (2), 335-335
    Also in Business History, 2013, 55, (4), 543-564 (2013) View citations (12)

2013

16. Effectiveness and efficiency of SME innovation policy
    Small Business Economics, 2013, 41, (1), 55-70 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Effectiveness and Efficiency of SME Innovation Policy, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2012) View citations (9) (2012)
17. Fiscal policy response to cycles under two regimes: Spain 1950–1998
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2013, 7, (3), 267-294 View citations (2)
18. SME takeovers as a contributor to regional productivity gaps
    Small Business Economics, 2013, 41, (2), 359-378 View citations (2)
19. The strength and persistence of entrepreneurial cultures
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2013, 23, (1), 163-187 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The Strength and Persistence of Entrepreneurial Cultures, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2010) (2010)

2012

20. Extreme divorce: the managerial revolution in UK companies before 1914-super-1
    Economic History Review, 2012, 65, (4), 1217-1238 View citations (26)

2011

21. The Western European marriage pattern and economic development
    Explorations in Economic History, 2011, 48, (2), 292-309 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper The Western European Marriage Pattern and Economic Development, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2009) View citations (28) (2009)

2010

22. Gratuitous violence and the rational offender model
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2010, 30, (2), 160-172 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Gratuitous Violence and the Rational Offender Model, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2009) (2009)

2009

23. Fiscal devolution and dependency
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (7), 815-828 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Fiscal Devolution and Dependency, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2008

24. Human Capital and Economic Growth: Pakistan, 1960-2003
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2008, 13, (1), 1-27 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital and Economic Growth: Pakistan, 1960-2003, Cardiff Economics Working Papers (2007) View citations (14) (2007)
25. Market Services and the Productivity Race 1850–2000; British Performance in International Perspective. By Stephen Broadberry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xix, 409. $101
    The Journal of Economic History, 2008, 68, (1), 334-337
26. The Mincer Human Capital Model in Pakistan
    South Asia Economic Journal, 2008, 9, (2), 435-462 View citations (5)
27. The economics of Europe and the European Union – By Larry Neal
    Economic History Review, 2008, 61, (3), 748-749

2007

28. European Historical Economics and Globalisation
    The Journal of Philosophical Economics, 2007, 1, (1), 23-53 View citations (1)
29. Trade wars and the Slump
    European Review of Economic History, 2007, 11, (1), 73-98 View citations (5)

2006

30. Growth and profitability of small and medium-sized enterprises: Some Welsh evidence
    Regional Studies, 2006, 40, (4), 307-319 View citations (19)
31. Should schools be smaller? The size-performance relationship for Welsh schools
    Economics of Education Review, 2006, 25, (2), 157-171 View citations (13)

2004

32. Industrial Clusters and Regional Business Networks in England 1750–1970. Edited by John F. Wilson and Andrew Popp. Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate, 2003. $84.95, £47.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (1), 247-248

2001

33. The First World War and the International Economy. Edited by Chris Wrigley. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2000. Pp. x, 221
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (4), 1168-1170
34. The Post-war Productivity Failure: Insights from Oxford (Cowley)
    Business History, 2001, 43, (3), 54-78

2000

35. A monthly econometric model of the transmission of the Great Depression between the principal industrial economies
    Economic Modelling, 2000, 17, (4), 515-544 View citations (9)
36. Enterpreneurship and Convergence. Greek Businessmen in the later Nineteenth Century
    Rivista di storia economica, 2000, (3), 279-304

1998

37. Entrepreneurs and business performance in nineteenth century France
    European Review of Economic History, 1998, 2, (3), 235-262 View citations (3)

1997

38. Variable Costs and the Visible Hand: the Re‐Regulation of Electricity Supply, 1932–37
    Economica, 1997, 64, (253), 15-30

1996

39. At the End of the Road: The Rise and Fall of Austin-Healey, MG and Triumph Sports Cars. By Timothy R. Whisler. Industrial Development and the Social Fabric. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1995. Pp. xix, 308
    The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (4), 939-940

1995

40. A Model of Later Nineteenth Century European Economic Development*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 1995, 13, (3), 441-471 View citations (3)
41. British Protectionism and the International Economy: Overseas Commercial Policy in the 1930s. By Tim Rooth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Pp. xv, 357
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (2), 429-430
42. Government and Enterprise since 1900: The Changing Problem of Efficiency. By Jim Tomlinson. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994. Pp. xv, 455
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (2), 428-429

1992

43. A Political Economy of International Migration, 1815-1914
    The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, 1992, 60, (4), 359-76 View citations (15)
44. The transmission of the great depression in the United States, Britain, France and Germany
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (2-3), 685-694 View citations (3)

1989

45. A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present. By Rondo Cameron · New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. xiv + 436 pp. Charts, maps, illustrations, tables, annotated bibliography, and index. $39.95
    Business History Review, 1989, 63, (4), 975-977
46. Foreign investment and imperial exploitation: balance of payments reconstruction for nineteenth-century Britain and India
    Economic History Review, 1989, 42, (3), 354-374 View citations (17)
47. L'état et le développement du réseau de télécommunications en Europe à ses débuts
    Histoire, économie & société, 1989, 8, (3), 383-402

1988

48. How well is BT performing? An international comparison of telecommunications total factor productivity
    Fiscal Studies, 1988, 9, (3), 54-67 View citations (8)

1987

49. Natural Monopoly and Railway Policy in the Nineteenth Century
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1987, 39, (4), 699-718 View citations (11)

1985

50. Competition and performance in the UK telecommunications industry
    Telecommunications Policy, 1985, 9, (3), 215-228 View citations (1)
51. Seedcorn or Chaff? New Firm Formation and the Performance of the Interwar Economy
    Economic History Review, 1985, 38, (3), 402-422 View citations (13)
52. The Comparative Efficiency of Public and Private Enterprise in Britain: Electricity Generation between the World Wars
    Economic Journal, 1985, 95, (380a), 83-95 View citations (17)

1983

53. A Model of Local Authority Fiscal Behaviour: A Reply
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1983, 38, (2), 322-25
54. Development of Mass Marketing: The Automobile and Retailing Industries. Proceedings of the Fuji Conference. Edited by Akio Okochi and Koichi Shimokawa. Tokyo:University of Tokyo Press, 1981. Pp. xiii, 308. $24.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (2), 553-554
55. The Automobile Revolution: The Impact of an Industry. By Jean-Pierre Bardou, Jean-Jacques Chanaron, Patrick Fridenson, and James M. Laux. Translated from the French and edited by James M. Laux. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1982. Pp. xvi, 335. $20.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (2), 554-555

1982

56. The American Challenge of the Twenties: Multinationals and the European Motor Industry
    The Journal of Economic History, 1982, 42, (4), 865-881 View citations (1)
57. The Appraisal of Sales of Local Authority Rented Accommodation: a Comment
    Urban Studies, 1982, 19, (1), 79-82 View citations (1)

1981

58. A Model of Local Authority Fiscal Behaviour
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1981, 36, (2), 229-43 View citations (2)
59. The British Tariff and Industrial Protection in the 1930s: An A Iternative Model
    Economic History Review, 1981, 34, (1), 132-139 View citations (1)
60. The effect of market failure on the British motor industry before 1939
    Explorations in Economic History, 1981, 18, (3), 257-289 View citations (1)

1979

61. Tariff Protection and Economies of Scale: The British Motor Industry before 1939
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1979, 31, (2), 237-57 View citations (2)

Books

1995

1. SMITH AND NEPHEW IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (4)

1994

2. Public and Private Ownership of British Industry 1820-1990
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (22)

Edited books

2003

1. New Perspectives on the Late Victorian Economy
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

1998

2. Historical Foundations of Globalization
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (3)

1991

3. New Perspectives on the Late Victorian Economy
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (38)

Chapters

2024

1. Economic-Demographic Interactions in European Long-Run Growth
   Springer

2016

2. Economic-Demographic Interactions in Long-Run Growth
   Springer

2013

3. Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

2005

4. Measuring Historical Entrepreneurship
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)

2004

5. The UK and the Euro: Politics versus Economics in a Long-Run Perspective
   Palgrave Macmillan

1987

6. Death on the Roads: Changing National Responses to Motor Accidents
   Palgrave Macmillan