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Working Papers

2015

1. Gibrat’s law and the British industrial revolution
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (2)
   Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2013)
   Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2013)
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History (2013)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013)

2012

2. Sexism at work
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2011

3. Cart or Horse: Transport and Economic Growth
   International Transport Forum Discussion Papers, OECD Publishing
4. Gender, Productivity and the Nature of Work and Pay: Evidence from the Late Nineteenth-Century Tobacco Industry
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Gender, productivity, and the nature of work and pay: evidence from the late nineteenth-century tobacco industry, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2014) View citations (5) (2014)
5. In brief...Cotton and Cars: the Huge Gains from Process Innovation
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
6. Measuring economic performance and social progress
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Measuring economic performance and social progress, European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
7. Spinning Welfare: the Gains from Process Innovation in Cotton and Car Production
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
   Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2011) View citations (3)

2010

8. Social savings
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
9. Were British railway companies well-managed in the early twentieth century?
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (2)
   Also in Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History (2007)
   See also Journal Article Were British railway companies well managed in the early twentieth century?1, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2008) View citations (13) (2008)

2009

10. In brief: Train times
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
11. Networks in the Premodern Economy: the Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600-1749
    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 (2)
    See also Journal Article Networks in the Premodern Economy: The Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600–1749, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (24) (2011)

2008

12. Where To Build Britain's New Houses
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2007

13. Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind?: anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind? Anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London?, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2009) View citations (24) (2009)

2006

14. Comment on Oxley’s "Seat of death and terror"
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)

2005

15. Time is money: a re-assessment of the passenger social savings from Victorian British railways
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Time is Money: A Re-Assessment of the Passenger Social Savings from Victorian British Railways, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2006) View citations (44) (2006)

2003

16. A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2003) View citations (27) (2003)
17. Piece rates and learning: understanding work and production in the New England textile industry a century ago
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (3)

2002

18. Can profitable arbitrage opportunities in the raw cotton market explain Britain’s continued preference for mule spinning?
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History

2001

19. Britannia ruled the waves
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (1)
20. New answers to old questions: explaining the slow adoption of ring spinning in Lancashire, 1880-1913
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (13)
    Also in Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article NEW ANSWERS TO OLD QUESTIONS: EXPLAINING THE SLOW ADOPTION OF RING SPINNING IN LANCASHIRE, 1880–l913, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2001) View citations (13) (2001)
21. Smallpox really did reduce height: a reply to Razzell
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Smallpox really did reduce height: a reply to Razzell, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2001) View citations (6) (2001)

1998

22. Smallpox did reduce height: a reply to our critics
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Smallpox Did Reduce Height: A Reply to Our Critics, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (1998) View citations (5) (1998)

1996

23. Did smallpox reduce height?: stature and the standard of living in London, 1770-1873
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Did smallpox reduce height? Stature and the standard of living in London, 1770-1873, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (1996) View citations (41) (1996)

Journal Articles

2014

1. Gender, productivity, and the nature of work and pay: evidence from the late nineteenth-century tobacco industry
   Economic History Review, 2014, 67, (1), 48-65 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Gender, Productivity and the Nature of Work and Pay: Evidence from the Late Nineteenth-Century Tobacco Industry, CEP Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2012

2. THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS AND SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS
   Economic Affairs, 2012, 32, (2), 17-20

2011

3. Corrigendum: Were British railway companies well managed in the early twentieth century?
   Economic History Review, 2011, 64, (1), 351-356 View citations (1)
4. Measuring economic performance and social progress
   European Review of Economic History, 2011, 15, (2), 357-363 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Measuring economic performance and social progress, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
5. Networks in the Premodern Economy: The Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600–1749
   The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (2), 413-443 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Networks in the Premodern Economy: the Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600-1749, CEP Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)

2010

6. Preface
   Explorations in Economic History, 2010, 47, (3), 259-259

2009

7. Cities, market integration, and going to sea: stunting and the standard of living in early nineteenth‐century England and Wales1
   Economic History Review, 2009, 62, (2), 458-478 View citations (11)
8. Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind? Anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London?
   Explorations in Economic History, 2009, 46, (1), 120-131 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind?: anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London, Economic History Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2008

9. Spatial patterns of development and the British housing market
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2008, 24, (1), 59-78 View citations (15)
10. Were British railway companies well managed in the early twentieth century?1
    Economic History Review, 2008, 61, (4), 842-866 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Were British railway companies well-managed in the early twentieth century?, Economic History Working Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2007

11. Robert Millward. Private and Public Enterprise in Europe: Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, 1830–1990. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005. xix + 351 pp. ISBN 0521835240, $90.00 (cloth)
    Enterprise & Society, 2007, 8, (1), 188-190

2006

12. Comment on ‘Seat of Death and Terror’1
    Economic History Review, 2006, 59, (3), 607-616 View citations (1)
13. Time is Money: A Re-Assessment of the Passenger Social Savings from Victorian British Railways
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (3), 635-673 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Time is money: a re-assessment of the passenger social savings from Victorian British railways, Economic History Working Papers (2005) View citations (3) (2005)

2003

14. A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago
    Economic History Review, 2003, 56, (1), 90-117 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2003) View citations (27) (2003)

2001

15. NEW ANSWERS TO OLD QUESTIONS: EXPLAINING THE SLOW ADOPTION OF RING SPINNING IN LANCASHIRE, 1880–l913
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (2), 439-466 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper New answers to old questions: explaining the slow adoption of ring spinning in Lancashire, 1880-1913, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2001) View citations (13) (2001)
16. Smallpox really did reduce height: a reply to Razzell
    Economic History Review, 2001, 54, (1), 110-114 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Smallpox really did reduce height: a reply to Razzell, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2001) View citations (5) (2001)

1999

17. The Prothictivity Race: BritishManifacturingin International Perspective, 1850–1990. By S. N. Broadberry. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Pp. xxv, 451. £45.00, $74.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (1), 215-216

1998

18. Smallpox Did Reduce Height: A Reply to Our Critics
    Economic History Review, 1998, 51, (2), 372-381 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Smallpox did reduce height: a reply to our critics, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (1998) View citations (5) (1998)
19. The People and the British Economy, 1830–1914. By Roderick Floud. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Pp. x, 218. $15.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (3), 881-882

1997

20. The Lancashire Cotton Industry: A History Since 1700. Edited by Mary Rose. Preston: Lancashire County Books, 1996. Pp. xii, 404. £24.95, cloth; £14.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (4), 964-965

1996

21. Did smallpox reduce height? Stature and the standard of living in London, 1770-1873
    Economic History Review, 1996, 49, (3), 541-560 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Did smallpox reduce height?: stature and the standard of living in London, 1770-1873, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (1996) View citations (21) (1996)