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Working Papers

2022

1. Discrimination in a Rank Order Contest. Evidence from the NFL Draft
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Discrimination in a Rank Order Contest: Evidence from the NFL Draft, Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Springer (2023) (2023)

2018

2. The
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. The ''Good Workplace'': The Role of Joint Consultative Committees, Unions and HR policies in Employee Ratings of Workplaces in Britain
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London

2017

4. The Twin Track Model of Employee Voice: An Anglo-American Perspective on Union Decline and the Rise of Alternative Forms of Voice
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
   Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2017) View citations (9)

2015

5. All-Star or Benchwarmer? Relative Age, Cohort Size and Career Success in the NHL
   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 (2015)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (5)
   See also Chapter All-Star or Benchwarmer? Relative Age, Cohort Size and Career Success in the NHL, Sports Economics, Management, and Policy, Springer (2017) (2017)

2013

6. The comparative advantage of non-union voice in Britain, 1980-2004
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article The Comparative Advantage of Non-Union Voice in B ritain, 1980–2004, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (12) (2013)
7. Workplace voice and civic engagement: what theory and data tell us about unions and their relationship to the democratic process
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (7)

2011

8. Heterogeneous Worker Ability and Team-Based Production: Evidence from Major League Baseball, 1920-2009
   CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (17)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (1)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Heterogeneous worker ability and team-based production: Evidence from major league baseball, 1920-2009, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (17) (2011)
9. Team performance and the optimal spread of talent
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2010

10. Online social networking and trade union membership: what the Facebook phenomenon truly means for labor organizers
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (22)

2009

11. Employee Voice and Private Sector Workplace Outcomes in Britain, 1980-2004
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (1)
12. For Whom the 'Retirement' Bell Tolls: Inter-temporal Comparisons Using the 1994 and 2002 Canadian General Social Survey
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (5)
13. Volunteering, Income Support Programs and Disabled Persons
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (2)

2008

14. Trading Places: Employers, Unions and the Manufacture of Voice
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (3)

2007

15. Employee Voice and Human Resource Management: An Empirical Analysis using British Data
    PSI Research Discussion Series, Policy Studies Institute, UK View citations (5)

2006

16. The importance of being mature: the effect of demographic maturation on global per-capita GDP
    Working Paper Series, European Central Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The importance of being mature: the effect of demographic maturation on global per capita GDP, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2008) View citations (14) (2008)
17. The importance of being mature: the effect of demographic maturation on global per-capita income
    Occasional Papers, Banco de España
18. What Do Unions Do to Executive Compensation?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (16)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (9)

2005

19. Catching a Wave: the Adoption of Voice and High Commitment Workplace Practices in Britain: 1984-1998
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (1)
20. Debts discharge and entrepreneurship in England, c. 1880-1939
    Working Papers, Economic History Society
21. Why have workers stopped joining unions? The rise in never-membership in Britain
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (56)
    See also Journal Article Why Have Workers Stopped Joining Unions? The Rise in Never‐Membership in Britain, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2005) View citations (74) (2005)

2003

22. Demographic Maturity and Economic Performance: The Effect of Demographic Transitions on Per Capita GDP Growth
    Working Papers, Banco de España View citations (6)
23. Do Peer Group Members Outperform Individual Borrowers? A Test of Peer Group Lending Using Canadian Micro-Credit Data
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (20)
24. Segmentation, Switching Costs and the Demand for Unionization in Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (13)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (7)
25. Why Do Voice Regimes Differ?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (2)
26. Why Have Workers Stopped Joining Unions?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (20)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003)

2002

27. Age Structure, Income Distribution And Economic Growth
    EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Age Structure, Income Distribution and Economic Growth, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2003) View citations (9) (2003)
28. Comparing youth and adult desire for unionization in Canada
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Comparing Youth and Adult Desire for Unionization in Canada, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2002) View citations (23) (2002)
29. Mandatory retirement: a constraint in transitions to retirement?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
30. The Zero Sum Illusion: Industrial Relations and Modern Economic Approaches to Growth and Income Distribution
    EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) View citations (1)
31. Youth-Adult Differences in the Demand for Unionisation: Are American, British, and Canadian Workers All That Different?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002)
    See also Journal Article Youth-Adult Differences in the Demand for Unionization: Are American, British, and Canadian Workers All That Different?, Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers (2005) View citations (31) (2005)

2001

32. From 'playstations' to 'workstations': youth preferences for unionisation in Canada
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2001) View citations (4)
33. Frustrated Demand for Unionisation: the Case of the United States and Canada Revisited
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2001) View citations (1)
34. Membership has its privileges: the effect of social capital and neighbourhood characteristics on the earnings of microfinance borrowers
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Membership has its privileges: the effect of social capital and neighbourhood characteristics on the earnings of microfinance borrowers, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2001) View citations (20) (2001)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Discrimination in a Rank Order Contest: Evidence from the NFL Draft
   Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, 2023, 6, (3), 215-231
   See also Working Paper Discrimination in a Rank Order Contest. Evidence from the NFL Draft, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2022

2. Unions and hazard pay for COVID‐19: Evidence from the Canadian Labour Force Survey
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2022, 60, (3), 606-634

2021

3. Public Policy in a Time of Crisis: A Framework for Evaluating Canada’s COVID-19 Income Support Programs
   Canadian Public Policy, 2021, 47, (2), 316-333 View citations (5)

2020

4. Efficient ZnS–ZnO/ZnAl-LDH composite for H2 production by photocatalysis
   Renewable Energy, 2020, 145, (C), 124-132 View citations (1)
5. Global CO2 emissions from dry inland waters share common drivers across ecosystems
   Nature Communications, 2020, 11, (1), 1-8 View citations (1)

2019

6. Unions and Non-Standard Work: Union Representation and Wage Premiums across Non-Standard Work Arrangements in Canada, 1997–2014
   ILR Review, 2019, 72, (4), 1009-1035 View citations (6)

2015

7. Do Immigrants Gain or Lose by Occupational Licensing?
   Canadian Public Policy, 2015, 41, (s1), 80-97 View citations (17)

2014

8. Relative income, absolute income and the life satisfaction of older adults: do retirees differ from the non-retired?
   Industrial Relations Journal, 2014, 45, (4), 281-299 View citations (4)

2013

9. Basic Concepts in the Taxonomy of Health-Related Behaviors, Habits and Lifestyle
   IJERPH, 2013, 10, (5), 1-14
10. D oes N on-Union E mployee R epresentation A ct as a C omplement or S ubstitute to U nion V oice? E vidence from C anada and the U nited S tates
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2013, 52, 378-396 View citations (1)
11. Demographic Origins of the Great Recession: Implications for China
    China & World Economy, 2013, 21, (2), 97-118 View citations (6)
12. Labour Adjustment Implications of Service Offshoring: Evidence from Canada
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2013, 51, (1), 148-173 View citations (4)
13. Managerial Hostility and Attitudes Towards Unions: A Canada-US Comparison
    Journal of Labor Research, 2013, 34, (1), 99-119 View citations (1)
14. The Comparative Advantage of Non-Union Voice in B ritain, 1980–2004
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2013, 52, 194-220 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The comparative advantage of non-union voice in Britain, 1980-2004, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2013) View citations (17) (2013)

2012

15. Interregional Migration and Public Policy in Canada by Kathleen M. Day and Stanley L. Winer
    Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (5), 893-895

2011

16. For Whom the Retirement Bell Tolls: Accounting for Changes in the Expected Age of Retirement and the Incidence of Mandatory Retirement in Canada
    Canadian Public Policy, 2011, 37, (4), 513-539
17. Heterogeneous worker ability and team-based production: Evidence from major league baseball, 1920-2009
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (3), 310-319 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Heterogeneous Worker Ability and Team-Based Production: Evidence from Major League Baseball, 1920-2009, CLSSRN working papers (2011) View citations (17) (2011)

2010

18. Globalization and Labour Conditions: Working Conditions and Worker Rights in a Global Economy. By ROBERT J. FLANAGAN
    Economica, 2010, 77, (305), 207-208

2008

19. DOES POPULATION AGEING PROMOTE FASTER ECONOMIC GROWTH?
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2008, 54, (3), 350-372 View citations (18)
20. The importance of being mature: the effect of demographic maturation on global per capita GDP
    Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (3), 589-608 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper The importance of being mature: the effect of demographic maturation on global per-capita GDP, Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2007

21. Book Review: Industrial Relations, Politics, and Government: Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy: Four Provinces in Comparative Perspective
    ILR Review, 2007, 60, (4), 589-590
22. The diffusion of workplace voice and high-commitment human resource management practices in Britain, 1984–1998
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2007, 16, (3), 395-426 View citations (14)

2005

23. Why Have Workers Stopped Joining Unions? The Rise in Never‐Membership in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2005, 43, (1), 67-92 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper Why have workers stopped joining unions? The rise in never-membership in Britain, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2005) View citations (56) (2005)
24. Youth-Adult Differences in the Demand for Unionization: Are American, British, and Canadian Workers All That Different?
    Journal of Labor Research, 2005, 26, (1), 155-167 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Youth-Adult Differences in the Demand for Unionisation: Are American, British, and Canadian Workers All That Different?, CEP Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2004

25. The two-way interaction between globalization and labour market policies
    Oxford Development Studies, 2004, 32, (1), 135-152 View citations (2)

2003

26. Age Structure, Income Distribution and Economic Growth
    Canadian Public Policy, 2003, 29, (s1), 141-162 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Age Structure, Income Distribution And Economic Growth, EUI-RSCAS Working Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2002

27. Comparing Youth and Adult Desire for Unionization in Canada
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2002, 40, (3), 542-519 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Comparing youth and adult desire for unionization in Canada, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2002) View citations (17) (2002)

2001

28. Membership has its privileges: the effect of social capital and neighbourhood characteristics on the earnings of microfinance borrowers
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2001, 34, (4), 943-966 View citations (20)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2001, 34, (4), 943-966 (2001) View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Membership has its privileges: the effect of social capital and neighbourhood characteristics on the earnings of microfinance borrowers, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2001) View citations (30) (2001)

Chapters

2017

1. All-Star or Benchwarmer? Relative Age, Cohort Size and Career Success in the NHL
   Springer
   See also Working Paper All-Star or Benchwarmer? Relative Age, Cohort Size and Career Success in the NHL, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) (2015)

2004

2. From Playstations to Workstations: Young Workers and the Experience-Good Model of Union Membership
   Palgrave Macmillan