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Working Papers
2018
- Absorptive capacity in New Zealand firms: Measurement and importance
Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Absorptive capacity in New Zealand firms: Measurement and importance, Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
2016
- Government Assistance and Total Factor Productivity: Firm-level Evidence from China, 1998-2007
CEMAP Working Papers, Durham University Business School
- Political Connections, State Ownership and Productivity in China
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
2012
- Total Factor Productivity Growth in Local Economic Partnership Regions in Britain, 1997-2008
SERC 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 (2012) View citations (2)
2011
- Plant-level Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in Great Britain, 1997-2006
SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (10)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (10)
- R&D, Innovation and Exporting
SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (24)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (28)
2010
- The Impact of Higher Education Institution-Firm Knowledge Links on Firm-level Productivity in Britain
Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics View citations (4)
See also Journal Article The impact of higher education institution-firm knowledge links on firm-level productivity in Britain, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (11) (2011)
- The impact of higher education institution-firm knowledge links on establishment-level productivity in British regions
Working Papers, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics View citations (2)
See also Journal Article THE IMPACT OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION–FIRM KNOWLEDGE LINKS ON ESTABLISHMENT-LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY IN BRITISH REGIONS, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
2009
- In Search of W
SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article In Search of ‘ W ’, Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (13) (2011)
- Spillover and Backward Linkage Effects of FDI: Empirical Evidence for the UK
SERC 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 (2009) View citations (12)
- Why Do Some Firms Undertake R&D Whereas Others Do Not?
SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE 
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009)
2008
- Export-market dynamics and the probability of firm closure: Evidence for the UK
SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) 
Also in Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow
- Learning-by-Exporting? Firm-Level Evidence for UK Manufacturing and Services Sectors
EcoMod2008, EcoMod 
Also in Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow (2007) View citations (12)
- Models of Regional Growth: Past, Present and Future
SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (11)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article MODELS OF REGIONAL GROWTH: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (37) (2011)
2006
- Exporting, R&D and Absorptive Capacity in UK Establishments: Evidence from the 2001 Community Innovation Survey
EcoMod2006, EcoMod View citations (3)
Also in Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow View citations (1)
2002
- Productivity Spillovers to Domestic Plants from Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from UK Manufacturing, 1974-1995
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations (1)
2001
- 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)
2000
- Asymmetric Adjustment of Unemployment and Output in New Zealand: Rediscovering Okun's Law
Working Papers in Economics, University of Waikato View citations (6)
1996
- Trade Liberalisation and Plant Exit in New Zealand Manufacturing
Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics View citations (55)
See also Journal Article Trade Liberalisation and Plant Exit in New Zealand Manufacturing, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1996) View citations (53) (1996)
1994
- The Long Run Determinants of Wages, in the New Zealand Labour Market, 1965-1991
Working Papers, Portsmouth University - Department of Economics
Undated
- The Productivity Impact of Skills in English Manufacturing, 2001: Evidence from Plant-Level Matched Data
Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow
Journal Articles
2023
- Impact of COVID-19 on Research in Durham University Business School
SAGE Open, 2023, 13, (2), 21582440231181314
- Renewing industrial regions? Advanced manufacturing and industrial policy in Britain
Regional Studies, 2023, 57, (6), 1126-1140 View citations (2)
2022
- Gender pay and productivity in UK universities: Evidence from research-intensive Business Schools
Economics Letters, 2022, 218, (C)
- Industrial policies, strategy and the UK’s Levelling Up agenda
Local Economy, 2022, 37, (5), 403-418
- The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18: the sources of the London productivity advantage
Regional Studies, 2022, 56, (10), 1713-1728 View citations (4)
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level and distribution of intangibles investment in the UK
Applied Economics Letters, 2022, 29, (13), 1238-1242
2021
- The Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance: A Cross‐country Perspective*
Journal of Common Market Studies, 2021, 59, (3), 589-607 View citations (7)
- The importance of spatial differences in total factor productivity: New Zealand, 2001–16
Regional Studies, 2021, 55, (7), 1209-1227
2020
- The Covid-19 crisis and manufacturing: How should national and local industrial strategies respond?
Local Economy, 2020, 35, (4), 403-415 View citations (9)
- The impact of product subsidies on plant‐level total factor productivity in Britain, 1997–2014
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 67, (4), 387-403 View citations (1)
- The importance of frontier firms in total factor productivity in New Zealand, 2001–2016
New Zealand Economic Papers, 2020, 54, (3), 285-311 View citations (4)
2019
- Absorptive capacity in New Zealand firms: Measurement and importance
Science and Public Policy, 2019, 46, (2), 290-309 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Absorptive capacity in New Zealand firms: Measurement and importance, Working Papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
- Does support from government help firms survive? Evidence on financial and political assistance in China, 1998–2007
Applied Economics, 2019, 51, (5), 528-541 View citations (1)
- Government assistance and total factor productivity: firm-level evidence from China
Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2019, 52, (1), 1-27 View citations (10)
- THE MEASUREMENT OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY FROM AN ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVE: DEFINITION, MEASUREMENT AND IMPORTANCE
Journal of Economic Surveys, 2019, 33, (3), 729-756 View citations (7)
- The Decline of British Manufacturing, 1973–2012: The Role of Total Factor Productivity
National Institute Economic Review, 2019, 247, R19-R31
2018
- The paradox of geographical proximity for innovators: A regional study of the Spanish agri-food sector
Land Use Policy, 2018, 73, (C), 458-467 View citations (4)
2017
- The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap: implications for policy
Regional Studies, 2017, 51, (9), 1297-1311 View citations (3)
2016
- Exports and firm survival: do trade regime and productivity matter?
Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23, (6), 457-460 View citations (1)
- Plant closure in Britain since the Great Recession
Economics Letters, 2016, 140, (C), 27-30 View citations (3)
- The Effect of Business Improvement Methods on Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Peripheral Regions
Regional Studies, 2016, 50, (12), 2040-2054 View citations (2)
- The determinants of productivity in Chinese large and medium-sized industrial firms, 1998–2007
Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2016, 45, (2), 131-155 View citations (43)
Also in Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2016, 45, (2), 131-155 (2016) View citations (43)
2015
- Plant-level determinants of total factor productivity in Great Britain, 1997–2008
Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2015, 44, (1), 1-20 View citations (18)
- The Impact of Exporting and Importing Goods and Services on Productivity in the UK
The World Economy, 2015, 38, (11), 1781-1794 View citations (3)
- Total Factor Productivity Growth in Local Enterprise Partnership Regions in Britain, 1997-2008
Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (6), 1019-1041 View citations (7)
2014
- Differential empirical innovation factors for Spain and the UK
Research Policy, 2014, 43, (2), 451-463 View citations (13)
2013
- Intangible assets, absorbing knowledge and its impact on firm performance: theory, measurement and policy implications
Contemporary Social Science, 2013, 8, (3), 346-361 View citations (10)
- THE IMPACT OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION–FIRM KNOWLEDGE LINKS ON ESTABLISHMENT-LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY IN BRITISH REGIONS
Manchester School, 2013, 81, (2), 143-162 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper The impact of higher education institution-firm knowledge links on establishment-level productivity in British regions, Working Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)
- The Direct Contribution of FDI to Productivity Growth in Britain, 1997–2008
The World Economy, 2013, 36, (6), 713-736 View citations (5)
2012
- Export-market dynamics and firm-level productivity: evidence for UK tradable sectors
Industrial and Corporate Change, 2012, 21, (3), 649-670 View citations (7)
- IS PRODUCTIVITY HIGHER IN BRITISH CITIES?
Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (5), 762-786 View citations (6)
2011
- A matching analysis of why some firms in peripheral regions undertake R&D whereas others do not
Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2011, 20, (4), 367-385 View citations (4)
- In Search of ‘ W ’
Spatial Economic Analysis, 2011, 6, (3), 249-270 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper In Search of W, SERC Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
- MODELS OF REGIONAL GROWTH: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Journal of Economic Surveys, 2011, 25, (5), 913-951 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper Models of Regional Growth: Past, Present and Future, SERC Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (11) (2008)
- Participation in export markets and the role of R&D: establishment-level evidence from the UK Community Innovation Survey 2005
Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (23), 3007-3020 View citations (8)
- The Determinants of Firm Exit from Exporting: Evidence for the UK
International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2011, 18, (3), 381-397 View citations (15)
- The impact of higher education institution-firm knowledge links on firm-level productivity in Britain
Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, (13), 1243-1246 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper The Impact of Higher Education Institution-Firm Knowledge Links on Firm-level Productivity in Britain, Working Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
2010
- EXPORT‐MARKET DYNAMICS AND THE PROBABILITY OF FIRM CLOSURE: EVIDENCE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 57, (2), 145-168 View citations (15)
2009
- Exporting, R&D, and absorptive capacity in UK establishments
Oxford Economic Papers, 2009, 61, (1), 74-103 View citations (73)
- Is a higher rate of R&D tax credit a panacea for low levels of R&D in disadvantaged regions?
Research Policy, 2009, 38, (1), 192-205 View citations (10)
2008
- Evaluating the Contribution of Exporting to UK Productivity Growth: Some Microeconomic Evidence
The World Economy, 2008, 31, (2), 212-235 View citations (19)
- Final Editorial for the Newcastle Editorial Team
Regional Studies, 2008, 42, (10), 1291-1294
- Key determinants of organisational and technological innovation in UK SMEs: an empirical study
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2008, 8, (1), 1-14 View citations (1)
2007
- Editorial: Regional Studies: 40 Years and More …
Regional Studies, 2007, 41, (sup1), S1-S8 View citations (1)
- Impact of Government Intervention on Employment Change and Plant Closure in Northern Ireland, 1983-97
Regional Studies, 2007, 41, (1), 51-63 View citations (5)
2006
- The cost implications of waste reduction: factor demand, competitiveness and policy implications
Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2006, 26, (3), 245-258 View citations (3)
2005
- A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INNOVATION STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE U.K.: THE EFFECTS OF PERIPHERALITY
International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2005, 09, (04), 431-450 View citations (1)
- Assessing the Impact of Management Buyouts on Economic Efficiency: Plant-Level Evidence from the United Kingdom
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (1), 148-153 View citations (126)
- Capital Subsidies and their Impact on Total Factor Productivity: Firm‐Level Evidence from Northern Ireland*
Journal of Regional Science, 2005, 45, (1), 49-74 View citations (71)
- ECONOMICS OF THE WORKPLACE: SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORIAL
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (3), 323-343 View citations (20)
- Impact of Regional Selective Assistance on sources of productivity growth: Plant-level evidence from UK manufacturing, 1990-98
Regional Studies, 2005, 39, (6), 751-765 View citations (22)
- Manufacturing and corporate environmental responsibility: cost implications of voluntary waste minimisation
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2005, 16, (3), 347-373 View citations (14)
- PLANT‐LEVEL ANALYSIS USING THE ARD: ANOTHER LOOK AT GIBRAT'S LAW
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (3), 492-518 View citations (8)
- 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)
2004
- INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND ITS EFFECT ON TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY IN MANUFACTURING PLANTS, 1990–1998
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (4), 528-543 View citations (27)
- Productivity Impacts and Spillovers from Foreign Ownership in the United Kingdom
National Institute Economic Review, 2004, 187, (1), 58-75 View citations (25)
Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2004, 187, 58-75 (2004)
2003
- Foreign Ownership and Productivity in the United Kingdom Estimates for U.K. Manufacturing Using the ARD
Review of Industrial Organization, 2003, 22, (3), 207-223 View citations (105)
- Internal Wage Structures and Organizational Performance
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2003, 41, (1), 53-70 View citations (18)
- Urban and Regional Economics
Local Economy, 2003, 18, (3), 274-275 View citations (1)
2002
- 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)
- Foreign Ownership and Productivity in the United Kingdom—Some Issues When Using the ARD Establishment Level Data
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 49, (3), 318-335 View citations (35)
- Note
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (3), 562-568
- The impact of ownership changes and age effects on plant exits in UK manufacturing, 1974-1995
Economics Letters, 2002, 75, (3), 309-317 View citations (15)
2001
- Comparing Regional Technical Efficiency in UK Manufacturing Plants: The Case of Northern Ireland 1974-1995
Regional Studies, 2001, 35, (6), 519-534 View citations (8)
- Testing for asymmetry in Okun's law: A cross-country comparison
Economics Bulletin, 2001, 5, (2), 1-13 View citations (75)
2000
- Rates of Return on Plant and Machinery in the Regions of the UK, 1968‐1991
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 47, (3), 304-324
- UK Plant and Machinery Capital Stocks and Plant Closures
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 62, (2), 243-265 View citations (20)
1999
- Downsizing and productivity: The case of UK motor vehicle manufacturing 1974-1994
Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, 20, (5), 281-290 View citations (4)
- Manufacturing Industries in the UK: Was there Convergence during the 1968–1992 Period?
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 46, (5), 552-569 View citations (7)
- Manufacturing industries in Northern Ireland and Great Britain: was there convergence during the 1949-92 period?
Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (12), 1573-1580 View citations (5)
- The determinants of work-related training in Britain in 1995 and the implications of employer size
Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (4), 451-463 View citations (11)
- Verdoorn's law and increasing returns to scale: country estimates based on the cointegration approach
Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (1), 29-33 View citations (14)
1998
- Input-Output Modelling of the Urban and Regional Economy: The Importance of External Trade
Regional Studies, 1998, 32, (9), 851-862 View citations (34)
- Small sample testing for cointegration using the bootstrap approach
Economics Letters, 1998, 58, (1), 31-37 View citations (20)
- Verdoorn's Law and Increasing Returns to Scale in the UK Regions, 1968-91: Some New Estimates Based on the Cointegration Approach
Oxford Economic Papers, 1998, 50, (2), 201-19 View citations (21)
1997
- Productivity Growth in the UK Regions, 1968-91
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1997, 59, (4), 485-509 View citations (3)
- The Impact of the University of Portsmouth on the Local Economy
Urban Studies, 1997, 34, (4), 605-626 View citations (21)
- UK Regional Plant and Machinery Capital Stocks and Premature Scrapping
Regional Studies, 1997, 31, (8), 737-750 View citations (1)
1996
- Trade Liberalisation and Plant Exit in New Zealand Manufacturing
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (3), 521-29 View citations (53)
See also Working Paper Trade Liberalisation and Plant Exit in New Zealand Manufacturing, Working Papers (1996) View citations (55) (1996)
1995
- The 'North-South' Divide in Trade Union Recognition in Britain: Still Holding Up?
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 42, (1), 53-65
- Union De-Recognition and Declining Union Density in Britain
ILR Review, 1995, 48, (3), 389-402 View citations (3)
1992
- Small Sample Testing for Unit Roots
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 54, (4), 615-25 View citations (17)
- Testing for unit roots using the augmented Dickey-Fuller test: Some issues relating to the size, power and the lag structure of the test
Economics Letters, 1992, 38, (4), 381-386 View citations (36)
1991
- Measuring Efficiency in Northern Ireland Manufacturing Using a Frontier Production Function Approach
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 38, (4), 386-97 View citations (3)
- Trade Union Recognition and Employment Contraction. Britain, 1980–1984
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1991, 29, (1), 49-58 View citations (3)
1990
- Bargaining Levels and Relative Earnings in Northern Ireland in 1987
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1990, 28, (3), 397-409
1989
- The North-South Divide in Britain: The Case of Trade Union Recognition
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1989, 51, (4), 413-28 View citations (2)
1988
- Market Structure and External Control in the Regional Economies of Great Britain
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 35, (4), 334-60 View citations (7)
1985
- Interrelated Demand for Factors of Production in the U.K. Engineering Industry, 1968-81
Economic Journal, 1985, 95, (380), 1049-68 View citations (1)
1983
- Specification of Factor Demand Models and Shiftworking-An Extension to the CES Case
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1983, 30, (2), 170-74
1982
- Estimates of Inter-Regional Differences in Production in the United Kingdom, 1968-78
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1982, 44, (3), 241-59 View citations (1)
- Estimates of Rates of Return on Capital Employed for U.K. Regions, 1968-1978
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 29, (3), 298-309
Chapters
2017
- Regional competitiveness and economic growth: the evolution of explanatory models
Chapter 4 in Handbook of Regions and Competitiveness, 2017, pp 80-116 View citations (1)
1987
- Trend-Through-Peaks Methods of Estimating Capacity Utilisation
Palgrave Macmillan
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