Details about Robert A. Hart

Homepage:	http://www.economics.stir.ac.uk/staff/hart/
Phone:	(+44) 01786 467471
Postal address:	Division of Economics University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland UK
Workplace:	Economics Division, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Women Workers in Essential British Metal and Chemical Industries during the Second World War and the Immediate Post-war Years
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2020

2. Labour Productivity during the Great Depression and the Great Recession in UK Engineering and Metal Manufacture
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2022)

2019

3. Labor Productivity during the Great Depression in UK Manufacturing
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
4. The Decline of Overtime Working in Britain
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2017

5. Date of Birth and Selective Schooling
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2016

6. Who Gained from the Introduction of Free Universal Secondary Education in England and Wales?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2015) View citations (2)

2014

7. The rise and fall of piecework-timework wage differentials: market volatility, labor heterogeneity, and output pricing
   SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE)
   Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2013)

2013

8. Industrial composition, methods of compensation, and real earnings in the Great Depression
   Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in National Institute Economic Review (2013)
9. Job Spells, Employer Spells, and Wage Returns to Tenure
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2013) View citations (3)
10. Overtime Working and Contract Efficiency
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) (2013) View citations (1)
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2013) View citations (1)

2012

11. Date of birth, family background, and the 11 plus exam: short- and long-term consequences of the 1944 secondary education reforms in England and W ales
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (5)

2011

12. Above and Beyond the Call. Long-term Real Earnings Effects of British Male Military Conscription in the Post-war Years
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (45)
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2010) View citations (6)
    Post-Print, HAL (2011) View citations (42)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2011)
13. Job Re-grading, Real Wages, and the Cycle
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
14. Real wage cyclicality and the Great Depression: evidence from British engineering and metal working firms
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2013)
15. Spot wages, job changes, and the cycle
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (3)

2010

16. Real Wages, Working Time, and the Great Depression: What Does Micro Evidence Tell Us?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
17. Real wages, working time, and the Great Depression
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
18. Retire Later or Work Harder?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2009

19. Above and Beyond the Call: Long-Term Real Earnings Effects of British Male Military Conscription during WWII and the Post-War Years
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2009) View citations (1)
20. Did British Women Achieve Long-Term Economic Benefits from Working in Essential WWII Industries?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2009) View citations (3)
21. Forced to be Rich? Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Britain
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (15)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (25)
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2008) View citations (16)
    Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2008) View citations (16)
    Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2009) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2010)
22. Workers Made Idle by Company Strikes and the 'British Disease'
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2009)

2008

23. A Good Time to Stay Out? Strikes and the Business Cycle
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2008) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in British Journal of Industrial Relations (2011)
24. Wage-Hours Contracts, Overtime Working and Premium Pay
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2008) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2010)

2006

25. Piece Work Pay and Hourly Pay over the Cycle
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2008)
26. Real Wage Cyclicality of Female Stayers and Movers in Part-Time and Full-Time Jobs
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
27. Real wage cyclicality of job stayers, within-company job movers, and between-company job movers
    Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin View citations (112)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (35)
    Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2006)

2005

28. Piecework versus Timework in British Wartime Engineering
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
29. The Spot Market Matters: Evidence on Implicit Contracts from Britain
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2005) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2007)

2003

30. General Human Capital and Employment Adjustment in the Great Depression: Apprentices and Journeymen in UK Engineering
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2005)
31. How Important Is Guaranteed or Institutionalised Overtime?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
32. Manufacturing Earnings and Cycles: New Evidence
    Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow View citations (1)
33. Worker-Job Matches, Job Mobility, and Real Wage Cyclicality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2006)

2002

34. Wages, Productivity and Work Intensity in the Great Depression
    Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2002) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Southern Economic Journal (2008)

2001

35. Real Wages and the Cycle: The View from the Frequency Domain
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow (2001)

2000

36. Hours and Wages in the Depression: British Engineering, 1926-1938
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2001)
37. Paid and Unpaid Overtime Working in Germany and the UK
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
38. Wages, Hours and Human Capital over the Live Cycle
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik) (2008)
39. Why Do Firms Pay an Overtime Premium?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)

1999

40. Labour Market Adjustment on the Intensive Margin: A Comparative Study of Germany and the UK
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (1)
41. On the Cyclicality and Stability of Real Earnings
    Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (1999) View citations (5)
42. Overtime Working in an Unregulated Labour Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (1999) View citations (15)
43. Tenure-based Wage Setting
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

1998

44. Labour Force Participation and the Business Cycle: A Comparative Analysis of Europe, Japan and the United States
    Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow View citations (11)
45. Unpaid Work
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (1999)

1997

46. Multiple Job Holding as a 'Hedge' Against Unemployment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)

1996

47. Labor Productivity and the Cycle
    Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow View citations (1)

1995

48. Employers' National Insurance Contributions: Tax Structure and Economic Policy in the Thatcher Years, 1979-1992
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
49. Marginal Cost and Price Over the Business Cycle: Comparative Evidence from Japan and the United States
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2000)
50. The Cost of Recruitment: An Analysis of the Japanese Labour Market
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
51. Wage Rates, Working Time and Collective Agreements
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
52. Working Time in Great Britain, 1975-1990
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (4)

1994

53. The Japanese Bonus System and Human Capital
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (1995)

1993

54. Excess Labour and the Business Cycle: A Comparativer Study of Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (4)
55. Japanese Bonuses: Rent Shares, Profit Shares or Disguised Wages?
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
56. Quasi Permanent Employment and the Comparative Theory of Coalitional and Neoclassical Firms
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (1992)

1992

57. Hours, Workers, Effort and Workforce Quality: an Empirical Model of the Japanese Labour Market
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
58. The Cost of Overtime Hours in British Production Industries
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (12)

1991

59. Firm-Specific Human Capital and Union Bargaining
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics

1990

60. Efficient Bargains in the Context of Recent Labour Market Experience and Policy
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (1990)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (1991)
61. Firm-Specific Human Capital, Rent Sharing and Efficient Bargaining
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics
62. Wage, Labour Mobility and Working Time Effect of Profit Sharing
    Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät View citations (4)

1989

63. Costs, Efficiency and Labour Demand
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (2)
64. Profit Sharing: Individual Participation and Shares, and Effects on Wages, Labour Mobility and Working time
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (1)
65. Wage and Profit Sharing Compensation under Efficient Contracts
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics

1982

66. A Labour-Market Model of Unemployment Insurance
    School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy View citations (2)

Undated

67. Schooling and Earnings Growth in Japan
    Working Papers Series, University of Stirling, Division of Economics

Journal Articles

2023

1. Hours vs employment in response to demand shocks
   IZA World of Labor, 2023, 393
   Also in IZA World of Labor, 2017, 393 (2017) View citations (4)
2. The decline of paid overtime working in Britain
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2023, 61, (2), 235-258

2022

3. Labour productivity during the Great Depression and the Great Recession in UK engineering and metal manufacture
   (The Productivity Puzzle: a Firm-level Investigation into Employment Behaviour and Resource Allocation over the Crisis)
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, 74, (2), 431-452
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2020

4. Date of birth and selective schooling: Some lessons from the 1944 education reforms in England and Wales
   Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 67, (5), 523-538

2016

5. The rise and fall of piecework
   IZA World of Labor, 2016, 254 View citations (1)

2013

6. Industrial Composition, Methods of Compensation and Real Earnings in the Great Depression
   National Institute Economic Review, 2013, 226, (1), R17-R29 View citations (4)
   Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2013, 226, R17-R29 (2013)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
7. Real wage cyclicality and the Great Depression: evidence from British engineering and metal working firms
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2013, 65, (2), 197-218 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

8. A Good Time to Stay Out? Strikes and the Business Cycle
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2011, 49, (Supplement 1), s70-s92 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
9. Above and beyond the call. Long-term real earnings effects of British male military conscription in the post-war years
   Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (2), 194-204 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

10. Forced to be Rich? Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Britain
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (549), 1345-1364 View citations (146)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
11. Wage-hours contracts, overtime working and premium pay
    Labour Economics, 2010, 17, (1), 170-179 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

12. Real earnings and business cycles: new evidence
    Empirical Economics, 2009, 37, (1), 51-71 View citations (6)

2008

13. Piece work pay and hourly pay over the cycle
    Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (5), 1006-1022 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
14. Wages, Hours and Human Capital Over the Life Cycle
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2008, 228, (5-6), 446-464 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
15. Wages, Productivity, and Work Intensity in the Great Depression
    Southern Economic Journal, 2008, 75, (1), 91-103
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2007

16. THE SPOT MARKET MATTERS: EVIDENCE ON IMPLICIT CONTRACTS FROM BRITAIN
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 54, (5), 661-683 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
17. Women doing men's work and women doing women's work: Female work and pay in British wartime engineering
    Explorations in Economic History, 2007, 44, (1), 114-130 View citations (8)

2006

18. Real Wage Cyclicality of Job Stayers, Within-Company Job Movers, and Between-Company Job Movers
    ILR Review, 2006, 60, (1), 105-119 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
19. Worker–Job Matches, Job Mobility and Real Wage Cyclicality
    Economica, 2006, 73, (290), 287-298 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2005

20. General human capital and employment adjustment in the Great Depression: apprentices and journeymen in UK engineering
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2005, 57, (1), 169-189 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

21. Annualised Hours Contracts: The Way Forward in Labour Market Flexibility?
    National Institute Economic Review, 2003, 185, (1), 64-77 View citations (2)
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2003, 185, 64-77 (2003) View citations (1)
22. Overtime Working, The Phillips Curve And The Wage Curve: British Engineering, 1926–66
    Manchester School, 2003, 71, (2), 97-112 View citations (13)
23. Wages, Hours, and Overtime Premia: Evidence from the British Labor Market
    ILR Review, 2003, 56, (3), 470-480 View citations (30)

2001

24. Hours and Wages in the Depression: British Engineering, 1926-1938
    Explorations in Economic History, 2001, 38, (4), 478-502 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
25. Labour force participation and the business cycle: a comparative analysis of France, Japan, Sweden and the United States
    Japan and the World Economy, 2001, 13, (2), 113-133 View citations (41)
26. Wages, work intensity and unemployment in Japan, UK and USA
    Labour Economics, 2001, 8, (2), 243-258 View citations (3)

2000

27. Job Creation and the I999 Reform of National Insurance
    National Institute Economic Review, 2000, 171, (1), 123-125
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2000, 171, 123-125 (2000)
28. Marginal cost and price over the business cycle: comparative evidence from Japan and the United States
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 16, (3), 547-569 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
29. Moins d'heures pour plus d'emplois ?
    Economie Internationale, 2000, (83), 35-46 View citations (1)

1999

30. Procyclical Labour Productivity: A Closer Look at a Stylized Fact
    Economica, 1999, 66, (264), 533-550
31. Unpaid Work
    Economica, 1999, 66, (262), 271-290 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

32. Labour costs and employment policy
    National Institute Economic Review, 1998, 165, (1), 99-108
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 1998, 165, 99-108 (1998)

1996

33. What shapes are overtime premium schedules? Some evidence from Japan, the UK, and the US
    Economics Letters, 1996, 53, (1), 97-102 View citations (3)

1995

34. The Japanese Bonus System and Human Capital
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1995, 9, (3), 225-244 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1994

35. Optimal implicit contracts and the choice between layoffs and work sharing: A comment
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 10, (3), 613-614
36. Tax structure and the choice of compensation system
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 10, (4), 765-781

1991

37. Are Profit Shares and Wages Substitute or Complementary Forms of Compensation?
    Kyklos, 1991, 44, (2), 221-231 View citations (23)
38. Efficient bargains in the context of recent labour market experience and policy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 7, (2), 169-181 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1990

39. Profit sharing and work sharing
    Economics Letters, 1990, 34, (1), 11-14 View citations (2)

1989

40. The Employment and Hours Effects of a Marginal Employment Subsidy
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 36, (4), 385-95 View citations (8)

1988

41. The returns to labour services in West German manufacturing industry
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (4), 947-963 View citations (39)

1985

42. Hours, Layoffs and Unemployment Insurance Funding: Theory and Practice in an International Perspective
    Economic Journal, 1985, 95, (379), 700-713 View citations (21)
43. Wage Supplements through Collective Agreement or Statutory Requirement?
    Kyklos, 1985, 38, (1), 20-42

1984

44. Worksharing and factor prices
    European Economic Review, 1984, 24, (2), 165-188 View citations (15)

1983

45. The Phillips Curve and Cyclical Manhour Variation
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1983, 35, (2), 186-201
46. Unemployment benefits and labor supply: A note
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 1983, 119, (1), 169-172 View citations (2)

1982

47. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND THE FIRM'S EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY: A EUROPEAN AND UNITED STATES COMPARISON
    Kyklos, 1982, 35, (4), 648-672 View citations (2)

1980

48. The Regional Demand for Labour Services
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1980, 27, (2), 140-51

1978

49. The Short-run Demand for Workers and Hours: A Recursive Model
    Review of Economic Studies, 1978, 45, (2), 299-309 View citations (35)

1975

50. A Statistical Analysis of Association Football Attendances
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, 1975, 24, (1), 17-27 View citations (33)
    Also in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, 1975, 24, (3), 308-308 (1975) View citations (35)

1974

51. Wage Inflation and the Phillips Relationship
    The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, 1974, 42, (2), 136-61 View citations (2)

1973

52. Employment Creation in the Development Areas: A Reply
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 20, (2), 171-73 View citations (1)
53. The Role of Overtime Working in the Recent Wage Inflation Process
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1973, 25, (1), 73-87

1972

54. The Economic Influences on Internal Labour Force Migration
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 19, (2), 151-73 View citations (2)

1971

55. The Distribution of New Industrial Building in the 1960's
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1971, 18, (2), 181-97 View citations (2)

Books

2008

1. Human Capital, Employment and Bargaining
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (1995) View citations (28)

2004

2. The Economics of Overtime Working
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (48)

1999

3. Work and Pay in Japan
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (23)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (1999) View citations (23)

1988

4. Trends in Non-Wage Labour Costs and their Effects on Employment: Final Report
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (4)

Chapters

2001

1. Participatory Employment Practices in Japan
   Palgrave Macmillan

Editor

1. Scottish Journal of Political Economy
   Scottish Economic Society