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Working Papers

2023

1. Heat and Worker Health
   Papers, arXiv.org

2022

2. Climate Change Salience, Economic Insecurity, and Support for Mitigation Policies
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. Flood Disasters and Health Among the Urban Poor
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2022)
4. Heat and Economic Preferences
   Papers, arXiv.org

2021

5. Consequences of Greater Gambling Accessibility
   Working Papers, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
6. Income and Views on Minimum Living Standards
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2022)
7. Measuring resilience to major life events
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2021)
8. Resilience to Disaster: Evidence from Daily Wellbeing Data
   CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) View citations (3)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (3)
9. Upside-Down Down-Under: Cold Temperatures Reduce Learning in Australia
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2021)

2020

10. Psychological Resilience to Major Socioeconomic Life Events
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
11. The Economic Impacts of Direct Natural Disaster Exposure
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2022)
12. Who is Resilient in a Time of Crisis? The Importance of Financial and Non-Financial Resources
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2021)

2018

13. The Causal Effect of Education on Chronic Health Conditions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)

2017

14. World Commodity Prices, Job Security and Health: Evidence from the Mining Industry
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2016

15. Racial prejudice and labour market penalties during economic downturns
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2016)

2015

16. Long-Term Health Effects of Vietnam-Era Military Service: A Quasi-Experiment Using Australian Conscription Lotteries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2016)
17. Victimisation, Wellbeing and Compensation: Using Panel Data to Estimate the Costs of Violent Crime
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2018)

2014

18. Education and Health Knowledge: Evidence from UK Compulsory Schooling Reforms
    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 (2014)
    See also Journal Article in Social Science & Medicine (2015)
19. When Work Disappears: Racial Prejudice and Recession Labour Market Penalties
    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 (4)

2013

20. An econometric analysis of self-assessed health: what does it mean and what is it hiding?
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (2)
21. Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and problem drinking as captured by Google searches in the US
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Social Science & Medicine (2013)

2012

22. Citation Success Over Time: Theory or Empirics?
    CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2012) View citations (23)
    Economy and Society, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Scientometrics (2013)
23. Evidence on the long shadow of poor mental health across three generations
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (8)
24. Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2013)
25. Maternal Gender Role Attitudes, Human Capital Investment, and Labour Supply of Sons and Daughters
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2014)
26. The Good, the Bad and the Naive: Do Fair Prices Signal Good Types or Do They Induce Good Behaviour?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research (2012) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2012) View citations (4)
27. The Optimality of Tax Transfers: What does Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us?
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Happiness Studies (2012)
28. The triumph of hope over regret: A note on the utility value of good health expectations
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2012)

2011

29. Child Mental Health and Educational Attainment: Multiple Observers and the Measurement Error Problem
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (4)
    Also in ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2011) View citations (4)
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011) View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Applied Econometrics (2014)
30. Climbing the Job Ladder: New Evidence of Gender Inequity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society (2012)
31. Destined for (Un)Happiness: Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
32. Discrimination makes me Sick! Establishing a relationship between discrimination and health
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2012)
33. Explaining the Female Black-White Obesity Gap: A Decomposition Analysis of Proximal Causes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2011)

2010

34. Handedness, Health and Cognitive Development: Evidence from Children in the NLSY
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (2013)
35. How Does a Worker's Labour Market History Affect Job Duration?
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (2)
36. Intra-household Resource Allocation: Do Parents Reduce or Reinforce Child Cognitive Ability Gaps?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2013)
37. Is There an Income Gradient in Child Health? It Depends Whom You Ask
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2010) View citations (6)
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2010) View citations (6)
38. Mental Health and Labour Market Participation: Evidence from IV Panel Data Models
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (29)

2008

39. Early Child Development and Maternal Labor Force Participation: Using Handedness as an Instrument
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research (2008) View citations (1)
40. Happiness Dynamics with Quarterly Life Event Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)

2007

41. Comparing Subjective and Objective Measures of Health: Evidence from Hypertension for the Income/Health Gradient
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2007) View citations (10)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2009)
42. Handedness, Time Use and Early Childhood Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Cognitive activity at work and the risk of dementia
   Health Economics, 2023, 32, (7), 1561-1580
2. Economic, Health and Behavioural Consequences of Greater Gambling Availability
   Economic Modelling, 2023, 123, (C)

2022

3. Changes in children’s time use during periods of financial hardship
   Journal of Population Economics, 2022, 35, (3), 1133-1162
4. Flood disasters and health among the urban poor
   Health Economics, 2022, 31, (9), 2072-2089 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2022)
5. Income and views on minimum living standards
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 199, (C), 18-34
   See also Working Paper (2021)
6. The economic impacts of direct natural disaster exposure
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 196, (C), 26-39 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
7. Whose mental health declines during economic downturns?
   Health Economics, 2022, 31, (1), 250-257 View citations (1)

2021

8. Evaluating wildfire exposure: Using wellbeing data to estimate and value the impacts of wildfire
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 192, (C), 782-798 View citations (3)
9. Measuring resilience to major life events
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 191, (C), 598-619 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
10. Subjective Wellbeing Dynamics
    Australian Economic Review, 2021, 54, (4), 518-529
11. The link between health and economic preferences: Evidence from 22 OECD countries
    Health Economics, 2021, 30, (4), 915-920 View citations (1)
12. Upside-Down Down-Under: Cold Temperatures Reduce Learning in Australia
    Economics of Education Review, 2021, 85, (C) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2021)
13. Who is resilient in a time of crisis? The importance of financial and non‐financial resources
    Health Economics, 2021, 30, (12), 3051-3073 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2020)

2020

14. Macroeconomic Shocks, Job Security, and Health
    American Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 6, (3), 348 - 371 View citations (7)
15. The causal effect of education on chronic health conditions in the UK
    Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 70, (C) View citations (8)

2019

16. The effect of school sports facilities on physical activity, health and socioeconomic status in adulthood
    Social Science & Medicine, 2019, 220, (C), 120-128 View citations (3)

2018

17. Mental health and the response to financial incentives: Evidence from a survey incentives experiment
    Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 62, (C), 84-94 View citations (8)
18. Victimisation, Well†being and Compensation: Using Panel Data to Estimate the Costs of Violent Crime
    Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (611), 1545-1569 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2017

19. Justification bias in self-reported disability: New evidence from panel data
    Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 54, (C), 124-134 View citations (17)
20. Who provides inconsistent reports of their health status? The importance of age, cognitive ability and socioeconomic status
    Social Science & Medicine, 2017, 191, (C), 9-18 View citations (12)

2016

21. Financial decision-making in the household: Exploring the importance of survey respondent, health, cognitive ability and personality
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 132, (PA), 42-61 View citations (6)
22. Long-term health effects of Vietnam-era military service: A quasi-experiment using Australian conscription lotteries
    Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 45, (C), 12-26 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
23. Racial prejudice and labour market penalties during economic downturns
    European Economic Review, 2016, 84, (C), 57-75 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2016)

2015

24. A lifecycle perspective of stock market performance and wellbeing
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 112, (C), 237-250 View citations (25)
25. Childhood Obesity and Cognitive Achievement
    Health Economics, 2015, 24, (9), 1082-1100 View citations (9)
26. Education and health knowledge: Evidence from UK compulsory schooling reform
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 127, (C), 92-100 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
27. Too Much of a Good Thing? Exploring the Impact of Wealth on Weight
    Health Economics, 2015, 24, (11), 1403-1421 View citations (15)

2014

28. CHILD MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: MULTIPLE OBSERVERS AND THE MEASUREMENT ERROR PROBLEM
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2014, 29, (6), 880-900 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
29. Do Sector Wide Approaches for health aid delivery lead to ‘donor-flight’? A comparison of 46 low-income countries
    Social Science & Medicine, 2014, 105, (C), 38-46 View citations (3)
30. Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction? Evidence from British Cohort Surveys
    Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (580), F688-F719 View citations (58)
31. Maternal gender role attitudes, human capital investment, and labour supply of sons and daughters
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66, (3), 631-659 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
32. Self-assessed health: What does it mean and what does it hide?
    Social Science & Medicine, 2014, 121, (C), 21-28 View citations (36)
33. THE EFFECT OF MENTAL HEALTH ON EMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTRALIAN PANEL DATA
    Health Economics, 2014, 23, (9), 1058-1071 View citations (89)
34. The income gradient in childhood mental health: all in the eye of the beholder?
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2014, 177, (4), 807-827 View citations (4)
35. Weight perceptions, weight control and income: An analysis using British data
    Economics & Human Biology, 2014, 12, (C), 132-139 View citations (6)

2013

36. Citation success over time: theory or empirics?
    Scientometrics, 2013, 95, (3), 1023-1029 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
37. Exploring the intergenerational persistence of mental health: Evidence from three generations
    Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (6), 1077-1089 View citations (67)
38. Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and problem drinking as captured by Google searches in the US
    Social Science & Medicine, 2013, 84, (C), 61-68 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
39. Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?
    ILR Review, 2013, 66, (1), 32-54 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
40. Handedness, health and cognitive development: evidence from children in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2013, 176, (4), 841-860 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
41. Intergenerational earnings mobility: A new decomposition of investment and endowment effects
    Labour Economics, 2013, 24, (C), 39-47 View citations (17)
42. Intrahousehold Resource Allocation: Do Parents Reduce or Reinforce Child Ability Gaps?
    Demography, 2013, 50, (6), 2187-2208 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2012

43. Climbing the Job Ladder: New Evidence of Gender Inequity
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2012, 51, (1), 129-151 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
44. Discrimination makes me sick! An examination of the discrimination–health relationship
    Journal of Health Economics, 2012, 31, (1), 99-111 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
45. The Optimality of Tax Transfers: What does Life Satisfaction Data Tell Us?
    Journal of Happiness Studies, 2012, 13, (5), 821-832 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
46. The triumph of hope over disappointment: A note on the utility value of good health expectations
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (1), 206-214 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

47. Explaining the Female Black-White Obesity Gap: A Decomposition Analysis of Proximal Causes
    Demography, 2011, 48, (4), 1429-1450 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
48. Life Satisfaction Dynamics with Quarterly Life Event Data
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2011, 113, (1), 190-211 View citations (161)

2010

49. Physical appearance and wages: Do blondes have more fun?
    Economics Letters, 2010, 108, (1), 10-12 View citations (25)

2009

50. Comparing subjective and objective measures of health: Evidence from hypertension for the income/health gradient
    Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28, (3), 540-552 View citations (144)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
51. Nature’s experiment? Handedness and early childhood development
    Demography, 2009, 46, (2), 281-301 View citations (19)
52. Retiring to the good life? The short-term effects of retirement on health
    Economics Letters, 2009, 103, (1), 8-11 View citations (106)
53. To Work or Not to Work? Child Development and Maternal Labor Supply
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (3), 97-110 View citations (28)