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Working Papers

2025

1. Citizen Training and the Urban Waste Footprint
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2025)
2. Closing the gap between vocational and general education? Evidence from University Technical Colleges in England
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (9)
   CVER Research Papers, Centre for Vocational Education Research (2020) View citations (5)
   Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance (2023)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (8)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (8)
3. Human Capital from Childhood Exposure to Homeownership: Evidence from Right-to-Buy
   DISCE - Working Papers del Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE) View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2025) View citations (2)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2024)
4. Minimum wage effects: adjustment through labour market dynamics and alternative work arrangements
   CEP Reports, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
5. Real wage and productivity stagnation
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   See also Journal Article Real wage and productivity stagnation, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2025) (2025)
6. Youth Crime and Delinquency In And Out Of School
   DISCE - Working Papers del Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE) View citations (2)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2025) View citations (2)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2025) View citations (2)

2024

7. A generation scarred by the Covid-19 pandemic
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
8. Crime and Education
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2024)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2024) View citations (1)
9. Crime and the Labor Market
   RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2024)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2024)
10. Government Contracting and Living Wages > Minimum Wages
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2024) View citations (3)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2024) View citations (5)
11. International terror attacks and local out-group hate crime
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    See also Journal Article International Terror Attacks and Local Out-Group Hate Crimes, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)
12. Measuring absolute income mobility: lessons from North America and Europe
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Measuring Absolute Income Mobility: Lessons from North America and Europe, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2024) View citations (4) (2024)
13. New dawn fades: trade, labour and the Brexit exchange rate depreciation
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2022) View citations (4)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2022) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article New dawn fades: Trade, labour and the Brexit exchange rate depreciation, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (4) (2024)
14. Real wages, inequality and living standards
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
15. The decline in rent sharing
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Decline in Rent Sharing, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2024) View citations (3) (2024)
16. The national minimum wage: 25 years on
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
17. The organizational economics of school chains
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
18. Wage controversies: real wage stagnation, inequality and labour market institutions
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)

2023

19. Does homeownership reduce crime? A radical housing reform from the UK
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (7)
    Also in CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2020) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Does Homeownership Reduce Crime? A Radical Housing Reform from the UK, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
20. From Covid-19 to collapse? The self-employed and the cost of living crisis
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
21. Intergenerational home ownership
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational home ownership, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2023) View citations (14) (2023)
22. Labour market shocks and parental investments during the Covid-19 pandemic
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Labour Market Shocks and Parental Investments during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
23. Murphy's Law or Luck of the Irish? Disparate Treatment of the Irish in 19th Century Courts
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (4)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2023) View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
24. Murphy’s Law or Luck of the Irish? Disparate Treatment of the Irish in 19th Century Courts
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (4)
25. Murphy’s Law versus the luck of the Irish: Disparate treatment of the Irish in 19th-century courts
    ECONtribute Policy Brief Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
26. School Management Takeover, Leadership Change, and Personnel Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
27. School qualifications and youth custody
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2023)
28. The self-employment trap?
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
29. The trouble with inactivity
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    Also in CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2023)
30. Where is the Land of Hope and Glory? The geography of intergenerational mobility in England and Wales
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (8)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Where is the Land of Hope and Glory? The geography of intergenerational mobility in England and Wales, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2023) View citations (10) (2023)

2022

31. Company wage policy in a low-wage labor market
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2022) View citations (6)
32. Covid-19 and the self-employed - A two year update
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
33. Crime
    CEP Insights, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2021

34. Covid-19 and the self-employed - 18 months into the crisis
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
35. Covid-19 and the self-employed - ten months into the crisis
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (10)
36. IZA COVID-19 Crisis Response Monitoring: The Second Phase of the Crisis
    IZA Research Reports, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
37. Learning loss since lockdown
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
38. Learning loss since lockdown: variation across the home nations
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
39. Living wages and age discontinuities for low-wage workers
    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 (2021)
40. Move on up
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
41. Trends in Intergenerational Home Ownership and Wealth Transmission
    CEPEO Working Paper Series, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities View citations (6)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2021) View citations (9)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2021) View citations (3)
42. Unequal Learning and Labour Market Losses in the Crisis: Consequences for Social Mobility
    CEPEO Working Paper Series, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities View citations (4)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2021) View citations (4)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2021) View citations (2)
43. in brief... Covid-19 and self-employment
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
44. in brief... Losses in lockdown: jobs, income, education and mental health
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2020

45. Covid-19 and social mobility
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (11)
    Also in CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2020) View citations (11)
46. Covid-19 and the self-employed: six months into the crisis
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (10)
47. Does homeownership reduce crime? A radical housing reform in Britain
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (7)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (5)
48. Gender, achievement, and subject choice in English education
    CVER Research Papers, Centre for Vocational Education Research View citations (8)
49. Generation COVID: emerging work and education inequalities
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (10)
50. IZA COVID-19 Crisis Response Monitoring: Short-Run Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19, Initial Policy Measures and Beyond
    IZA Research Reports, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
51. In brief...Pupil exclusion in academy schools
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
52. Labour Market Shocks during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Inequalities and Child Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2020) View citations (11)
53. Prices, policing and policy: the dynamics of crime booms and busts
    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 (2018) View citations (4)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Prices, Policing and Policy: The Dynamics of Crime Booms and Busts, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
54. Self-employment in the Covid-19 crisis
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (40)
55. Self-employment in the Covid-19 crisis: a CEP Covid-19 analysis
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (12)
56. The Crisis and Job Guarantees in Urban India
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2020) View citations (18)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (17)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (12)
57. Trends in Absolute Income Mobility in North America and Europe
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2020) View citations (5)
58. What can previous recessions tell us about the Covid-19 downturn?
    CEP Covid-19 Analyses, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (15)
59. Where is the land of hope and glory?
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2019

60. #GE2019Economists: the research evidence on key issues for voters in the 2019 UK General Election
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
61. Autonomous schools and strategic pupil exclusion
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)
    See also Journal Article Autonomous Schools and Strategic Pupil Exclusion, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
62. Generation gap: young Brits less likely to 'do better' than their parents
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
63. Jihadi Attacks, Media and Local Hate Crime
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2019) View citations (11)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (9)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (10)
64. Jihadi attacks, the media and anti-Muslim hate crime
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
65. Rent sharing and inclusive growth
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (5)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (17)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (13)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (17)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (19)
66. Social mobility
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
67. The changing returns to crime: do criminals respond to prices?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (19)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (17)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (4)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (17)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (5)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2017)
    See also Journal Article The Changing Returns to Crime: Do Criminals Respond to Prices?, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2019) View citations (31) (2019)
68. The labour market
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (38)
69. Trade and Worker Deskilling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (40)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (35)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (38)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2019) View citations (43)
70. Trade and deskilling: how the post-referendum sterling depreciation hurt workers
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
71. Trade and worker deskilling: how the post-Brexit pound has hurt Britain’s workers
    CEP Brexit Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
72. Workers' falling share of firms' profits
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
73. Zero hours contracts and Labour market policy
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article Zero-hours contracts and labour market policy, Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po (2019) View citations (35) (2019)

2018

74. Academies 2: the new batch - the changing nature of academy schools in England
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    See also Journal Article Academies 2 – The New Batch: The Changing Nature of Academy Schools in England, Fiscal Studies, John Wiley & Sons (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
75. Care homes: effects of the National Living Wage
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
76. Changing how literacy is taught: evidence on synthetic phonics
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Changing How Literacy Is Taught: Evidence on Synthetic Phonics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (15) (2018)
77. Changing the Structure of Minimum Wages: Firm Adjustment and Wage Spillovers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (18)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (18)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (14)
78. Costs of just failing high-stakes exams
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
79. Crime scars: recessions and the making of career criminals
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (44)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (18)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2014) View citations (33)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (32)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Crime Scars: Recessions and the Making of Career Criminals, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2018) View citations (60) (2018)
80. Entry Through the Narrow Door: The Costs of Just Failing High Stakes Exams
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (9)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (9)
    CVER Research Papers, Centre for Vocational Education Research (2018) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Entry through the narrow door: The costs of just failing high stakes exams, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (39) (2020)
81. Gender crime convergence over twenty years: evidence from Australia
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Gender crime convergence over twenty years: Evidence from Australia, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2018) View citations (8) (2018)
82. Investing in People: The Case for Human Capital Tax Credits
    CVER Briefing Notes, Centre for Vocational Education Research View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (6)
    CEP Industrial Strategy, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (5)
83. Larrikin youth: crime and Queensland's earning or learning reform
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Larrikin youth: Crime and Queensland's Earning or Learning reform, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (10) (2018)
84. Metal crime: the impact of prices, policing and policy
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
85. Minimum wages and firm value
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (42)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (6)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (6)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Minimum Wages and Firm Value, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (53) (2018)
86. Social mobility and its enemies
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (36)
87. The Economic Consequences of the Brexit Deal
    CEP Brexit Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (5)
88. The changing geography of intergenerational mobility
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (11)
89. The introduction of academy schools to England’s education
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (19)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (19)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (19)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article The Introduction of Academy Schools to England's Education, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2019) View citations (17) (2019)
90. Why Does Education Reduce Crime?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (18)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (18)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (18)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Why Does Education Reduce Crime?, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (34) (2022)

2017

91. #GE2017Economists: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2017 UK General Election
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
92. Dark web: the economics of online drugs markets
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
93. Home ownership and social mobility
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (28)
    Also in CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (27)
94. In brief... Brexit: the impact on prices
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
95. Larrikin youth: can education cut crime?
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
96. Local economic effects of Brexit
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (22)
    Also in CEP Brexit Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Local Economic Effects of Brexit, National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2017) View citations (17) (2017)
97. Paying out and crowding out? The globalization of higher education
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (25)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2014) View citations (4)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014)
    See also Journal Article Paying out and crowding out? The globalization of higher education, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2017) View citations (25) (2017)
98. Real Wages and Living Standards in the UK
    CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (15)
99. The Return of Falling Real Wages
    CEP Real Wages Updates, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
100. The economic functioning of online drugs markets
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (5)
     Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (5)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (5)
     See also Journal Article The economic functioning of online drugs markets, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
101. UK growth: a new chapter
     CEP Reports, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2016

102. "Teaching to Teach" Literacy
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
     Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016)
103. Crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards evidence-based policies
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
104. Crime, compulsory schooling laws and education
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (37)
     Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (6)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (3)
105. Larrikin youth: new evidence on crime and schooling
     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 (2016) View citations (5)
106. Primary academies in England
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
107. School reforms and pupil performance
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (10)
     See also Journal Article School reforms and pupil performance, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (14) (2016)
108. Slowing UK Wage Growth
     CEP Real Wages Updates, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
109. Unexpected school reform: academisation of primary schools in England
     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 (2016) View citations (2)
     See also Journal Article Unexpected school reform: Academisation of primary schools in England, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (13) (2017)
110. in brief... Children's reading: evaluating a new teaching method
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2015

111. #ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election
     CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
112. Academies 2: The New Batch
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (9)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (9)
113. Academy schools and pupil outcomes
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
114. Crime scars: can recessions produce career criminals?
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
115. Real Wages and Living Standards
     CEP Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)

2014

116. Falling real wages
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
117. Lessons from the economics of crime
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (15)
118. Overseas students: the impact on domestic student numbers
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
119. Real wages continue to fall in the UK
     CEP Real Wages Updates, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
120. UK real wages: a long way to go
     CEP Real Wages Updates, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2013

121. Crime and Immigration: New Evidence from England and Wales
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (86)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) View citations (5)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) View citations (78)
     See also Journal Article Crime and immigration: new evidence from England and Wales, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2013) View citations (84) (2013)
122. Education in Scotland: performance in a devolved policy area
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
123. Education in a Devolved Scotland: A Quantitative Analysis
     CEP Reports, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)
124. Spatial Changes in Labour Market Inequality
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
     See also Journal Article Spatial changes in labour market inequality, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (55) (2014)
125. Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuity
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (117)

2012

126. Inequality and opportunity: the return of a neglected debate
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
     Also in CEP US Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2012)
127. Optimal mechanism design for the private supply of a public good
     Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) View citations (20)
128. The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
     See also Journal Article The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility, Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2012) View citations (19) (2012)
129. Valuing School Quality Using Boundary Discontinuities
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (2)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012) View citations (2)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (13)
     SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2009) View citations (24)
     See also Journal Article Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (150) (2013)
130. Youth Crime and Education Expansion
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (31)
     Also in Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) (2012) View citations (31)
     ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2012) View citations (31)
     See also Journal Article Youth Crime and Education Expansion, German Economic Review, De Gruyter (2012) View citations (31) (2012)

2011

131. Changing School Autonomy: Academy Schools and their Introduction to England's Education
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (31)
132. Houses and Schools: Valuation of School Quality through then Housing Market - EALE 2010 Presidential Address
     CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (41)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (37)
133. Immigrant Enclaves and Crime
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
     Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (1)
     See also Journal Article IMMIGRANT ENCLAVES AND CRIME, Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (29) (2013)
134. Rising Wage Inequality and Postgraduate Education
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (26)
     Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2011) View citations (21)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (1)
135. The Boom in Postgraduate Education and Its Impact on Wage Inequality
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)
136. The Evaluation of English Education Policies
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE
     See also Journal Article The Evaluation of English Education Policies, National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2010

137. Academy schools: who benefits?
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
138. An anatomy of economic inequality in the UK: report of the National Equality Panel
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (64)
139. Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves
     RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) View citations (33)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (24)
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010) View citations (33)
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (46)
     See also Journal Article Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (268) (2013)
140. In brief: Economic Inequality in the UK
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
141. In brief: The educational background of postgrad students
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
142. Inequality: still higher, but labour's policies kept it down
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
143. The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (3)
     Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (7)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2012) View citations (23) (2012)
144. The Crime Reducing Effect of Education
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (9)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (19)
     ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2010) View citations (8)
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (10)
     Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) (2010) View citations (8)
     See also Journal Article The Crime Reducing Effect of Education, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2011) View citations (233) (2011)
145. Valuing School Quality Via School Choice Reform
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (25)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (24)
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (24)
     See also Journal Article Valuing School Quality via a School Choice Reform, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (27) (2016)
146. Variation in Educational Outcomes and Policies Across Countries and of Schools within Countries
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (16)
     Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (18)

2009

147. Academy schools and pupil performance
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
148. In Brief: Gender differences in test scores
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
149. Market regulation and firm performance: the case of smoking bans in the UK
     IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (3)
150. What Makes a Test Score? The Respective Contributions of Pupils, Schools and Peers in Achievement in English Primary Education
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (30)
     Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (16)
     Working Papers, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (2008) View citations (12)

2008

151. A continuing downward trend in intergenerational mobility?
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
152. Big ideas: rising wage inequality
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
     Also in CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2008) View citations (1)
153. Choice, competition and pupil achievement
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (60)
     Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (14)
     See also Journal Article Choice, Competition, and Pupil Achievement, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2008) View citations (75) (2008)
154. Competition for private and state school teachers
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (7)
155. Education and Mobility
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
     Also in CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE (2008) View citations (24)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (19)
     See also Journal Article EDUCATION AND MOBILITY, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2012) View citations (100) (2012)
156. Educational Achievement and Ethnicity in Compulsory Schooling
     RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) View citations (4)
157. Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
     Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations (10)
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (8)
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (13)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (7)
     See also Journal Article Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (179) (2011)
158. Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime and the July 2005 Terror Attacks
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (7)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (8)
     School of Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Surrey (2008) View citations (11)
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (9)
     See also Journal Article Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime, and the July 2005 Terror Attacks, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (235) (2011)

2007

159. Changes in Wage Inequality
     CEP Reports, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (52)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007) View citations (35)
160. Comparative Service Consumption in six Countries
     Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
     Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2007)
161. Higher education and the labour market
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
162. Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007) View citations (2)
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE (2007) View citations (5)
     See also Journal Article Resources and Standards in Urban Schools, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (22) (2010)

2006

163. Competition, Choice and Pupil Achievement
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (11)
164. Education Policy in the UK
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (11)
     See also Journal Article Education Policy in the UK, ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
165. Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2005) View citations (50) (2005)
166. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (10)
     Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (13)
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations (10)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (10)
     See also Journal Article New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (84) (2007)
167. Panic on the Streets of London
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
168. Social Disadvantage and Education Experiences
     OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (10)
169. The Educational Impact of Parental Choice and School Competition
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
170. The Mobility of English School Children
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (4)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (4)
     See also Journal Article The mobility of English school children, Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2006) View citations (4) (2006)

2005

171. Can More Police Resources Reduce Crime?
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
172. Crime and Police Resources: The Street Crime Initiative
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (3)
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2005) View citations (11)
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (6)
     See also Journal Article CRIME AND POLICE RESOURCES: THE STREET CRIME INITIATIVE, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2011) View citations (55) (2011)
173. Is Britain Pulling Apart? Area Disparities in Employment, Education and Crime
     The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (7)
174. New Survey Evidence on Recent Changes in UK Union Recognition
     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 (2005) View citations (3)
175. Social Mobility in Britain: Low and Falling
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
176. What's the Good of Education?
     CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (26)

2004

177. Changes in Household Demand Patterns: A Cross-Country Comparison
     DEMPATEM Working Papers, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies View citations (3)
178. Crime And Benefit Cuts
     Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)
179. Crime and Benefit Sanctions
     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 (2004) View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article Crime and benefit sanctions, Portuguese Economic Journal, Springer (2006) View citations (25) (2006)
180. Educational inequality and the expansion of UK higher education
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (127)
     See also Journal Article Educational Inequality and The Expansion of UK Higher Education, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society (2013) View citations (7) (2013)
181. Looking for HRM/Union Substitution: Evidence from British Workplaces
     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 (2004) View citations (5)
182. Paying for primary schools: supply constraints, school popularity or congestion?
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (3)
183. The Literacy Hour
     IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
     Also in CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE (2004) View citations (12)
     Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (16)
     See also Journal Article The literacy hour, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (68) (2008)
184. Valuing Rail Access Using Transport Innovations
     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 (2004) View citations (9)
     See also Journal Article Valuing rail access using transport innovations, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (299) (2005)

2003

185. Changes in Educational Inequality
     The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (18)
186. Cross-Generation Correlations of Union Status for Young People in Britain
     Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (30)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (24)
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2002) View citations (1)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002) View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article Cross‐Generation Correlations of Union Status for Young People in Britain, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2003) View citations (28) (2003)
187. Where Minimum Wage Bites Hard: The Introduction of the UK National Minimum Wage to a Low Wage Sector
     Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (199)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002) View citations (11)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (138)
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2002) View citations (13)

2002

188. Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain
     Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations (26)
     Also in CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE (2002) View citations (42)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002) View citations (20)
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2002) View citations (31)
189. Factors of Convergence and Divergence in Union Membership
     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 (2002) View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article Factors of Convergence and Divergence in Union Membership, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2004) View citations (9) (2004)
190. Subject of Degree and the Gender Wage Differential - Evidence from the UK and Germany
     University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2002, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen View citations (10)
     Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2002) View citations (15)
     See also Journal Article Subject of degree and the gender wage differential: evidence from the UK and Germany, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2003) View citations (128) (2003)
191. The Structure of Wages in What Should be a Competitive Labour Market
     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 (2002) View citations (3)

2001

192. Valuing Primary Schools
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (15)

2000

193. Crime and economic incentives
     IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (45)
     See also Journal Article Crime and Economic Incentives, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2015) View citations (88) (2015)
194. The Relationship between Resource Allocation and Pupil Attainment: A Review
     CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (51)
195. Union Decline in Britain
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (96)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000) View citations (86)
     See also Journal Article Union Decline in Britain, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2000) View citations (98) (2000)

1998

196. Child Development and Success or Failure in the Youth Labour Market
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (37)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1998) View citations (29)
     See also Chapter Child Development and Success or Failure in the Youth Labor Market, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (44) (2000)
197. Technology and changes in skill structure: evidence from seven OECD countries
     IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (743)
     Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations (67)
     See also Journal Article Technology and Changes in Skill Structure: Evidence from Seven OECD Countries, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1998) View citations (745) (1998)
198. The Causes and Consequences of Long-Term Unemployment in Europe
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (31)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1998) View citations (22)
     See also Chapter The causes and consequences of longterm unemployment in Europe, Handbook of Labor Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (165) (1999)
199. The changing distribution of male wages in the UK, 1966-1992
     IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)

1997

200. Implications of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence
     Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (42)
     Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (45)
     Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1997) View citations (157)
     LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1997) View citations (44)
     Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations (27)
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1997) View citations (65)
     See also Journal Article Implications of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1998) View citations (610) (1998)

1996

201. Intergenerational Mobility in Britain
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (10)
     Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1995) View citations (16)
     See also Journal Article Intergenerational Mobility in Britain, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1997) View citations (247) (1997)
202. Product Market Competition Wages and Productivity: International Evidence from Establishment-Level Data
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (40)
     See also Journal Article Product Market Competition Wages and Productivity: International Evidence from Establishment-Level Data, Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES (1996) View citations (38) (1996)
203. Technology and Changes in Skill Structure: Evidence from an International Panel of Industries
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (69)
     Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (57)
     IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1996) View citations (66)
204. The Economic Impact of Minimum Wages in Europe
     Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL View citations (223)
     Also in Post-Print, HAL (1996) View citations (218)
205. Trade Unions and Training Practices in British Workplaces
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (33)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1996) View citations (19)
     See also Journal Article Trade Unions and Training Practices in British Workplaces, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (1999) View citations (33) (1999)

1995

206. Changes in the Relative Demand for Skills in the UK Labour Market
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (15)
     Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1994) View citations (45)
207. The Changing Distribution of Male Wages in the UK
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
     Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1994) View citations (32)
     See also Journal Article The Changing Distribution of Male Wages in the U.K, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2000) View citations (206) (2000)
208. Trade Unions and Financial Performance
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
     See also Journal Article Trade Unions and Financial Performance, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (1996) View citations (41) (1996)

1994

209. British Unions in Decline: An Examination of the 1980s Fall in Trade Union Recognition
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
     Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (1994) View citations (6)
210. Estimating the Effect of Minimum Wages on Employment from the Distribution of Wages: A Critical View
     CEP 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 (1994) View citations (5)
     See also Journal Article Estimating the effect of minimum wages on employment from the distribution of wages: A critical view, Labour Economics, Elsevier (1998) View citations (39) (1998)
211. The Effect of Minimum Wages on UK Agriculture
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (9)
     See also Journal Article THE EFFECT OF MINIMUM WAGES ON UK AGRICULTURE, Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1995) View citations (10) (1995)
212. The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from Britain
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (25)
     See also Journal Article The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from Britain, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (243) (1999)
213. The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from the US
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
214. Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in British Establishments, 1980-90
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
     See also Journal Article Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in British Establishments, 1980-90, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (1995) View citations (42) (1995)

1993

215. Are Workers Paid their Marginal Product? Evidence from a Low Wage Labour Market
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (14)
216. Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in UK Establishments
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
217. What has Happened to Union Recognition in Britain?
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (15)

1992

218. Minimum Wages
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (132)
219. The Economic Effects of Multiple Unionism: Evidence from the 1984 Workplace Industrial Relations Survey
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
220. The Employer Size-Wage Effect: Is Monopsony the Explanation?
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)

1991

221. Signals and Cycles Productivity Growth and Changes in Union Status in British Companies
     CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)

1989

222. PROFIT DETERMINATION IN U.K. MANUFACTURING
     The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
     Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics
223. THE EFFECTS OF UNIONS ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE FROM WIRS
     Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations (15)

1988

224. THE PRODUCTIVITY EFFECTS OF UNIONISATION AND FIRM SIZE IN BRITISH ENGINEERING FIRMS
     The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (8)
     Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics

1987

225. Unions and the Incidence of Performance Linked Pay Schemes in Britain
     The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (1)
     Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (1)
     See also Journal Article Unions and the incidence of performance linked pay schemes in Britain, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (1988) View citations (21) (1988)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Real wage and productivity stagnation
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2025, 41, (1), 105-119
   See also Working Paper Real wage and productivity stagnation, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2025) (2025)

2024

2. International Terror Attacks and Local Out-Group Hate Crimes
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2024, 67, (3), 589 - 610
   See also Working Paper International terror attacks and local out-group hate crime, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)
3. Measuring Absolute Income Mobility: Lessons from North America and Europe
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024, 16, (2), 1-30 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Measuring absolute income mobility: lessons from North America and Europe, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) View citations (4) (2024)
4. New dawn fades: Trade, labour and the Brexit exchange rate depreciation
   Journal of International Economics, 2024, 152, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper New dawn fades: trade, labour and the Brexit exchange rate depreciation, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) View citations (4) (2024)
5. The Decline in Rent Sharing
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2024, 42, (3), 683 - 716 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper The decline in rent sharing, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) View citations (3) (2024)

2023

6. Does Homeownership Reduce Crime? A Radical Housing Reform from the UK
   The Economic Journal, 2023, 133, (655), 2640-2675 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Does homeownership reduce crime? A radical housing reform from the UK, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
7. Intergenerational home ownership
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2023, 21, (2), 251-275 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Intergenerational home ownership, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (14) (2023)
8. Labour Market Shocks and Parental Investments during the Covid-19 Pandemic
   Labour Economics, 2023, 82, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Labour market shocks and parental investments during the Covid-19 pandemic, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
9. Where is the Land of Hope and Glory? The geography of intergenerational mobility in England and Wales
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2023, 125, (1), 73-106 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Where is the Land of Hope and Glory? The geography of intergenerational mobility in England and Wales, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (8) (2023)

2022

10. Editorial
    Economica, 2022, 89, (S1), S1-S1
11. Why Does Education Reduce Crime?
    Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (3), 732 - 765 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Why Does Education Reduce Crime?, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (18) (2018)

2020

12. Autonomous Schools and Strategic Pupil Exclusion
    The Economic Journal, 2020, 130, (625), 125-159 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Autonomous schools and strategic pupil exclusion, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) (2019)
13. Entry through the narrow door: The costs of just failing high stakes exams
    Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 190, (C) View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Entry Through the Narrow Door: The Costs of Just Failing High Stakes Exams, CESifo Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (9) (2018)
14. Prices, Policing and Policy: The Dynamics of Crime Booms and Busts
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020, 18, (2), 1040-1077 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Prices, policing and policy: the dynamics of crime booms and busts, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
15. Solo Self-Employment and Alternative Work Arrangements: A Cross-Country Perspective on the Changing Composition of Jobs
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, 34, (1), 170-95 View citations (96)

2019

16. Conversations with an Eminent Labour Economist: Stephen Machin
    Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2019, 22, (1), 1-4
17. The Changing Returns to Crime: Do Criminals Respond to Prices?
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2019, 86, (3), 1228-1257 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper The changing returns to crime: do criminals respond to prices?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (19) (2019)
18. The Introduction of Academy Schools to England's Education
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (4), 1107-1146 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper The introduction of academy schools to England’s education, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
19. The economic functioning of online drugs markets
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 159, (C), 426-441 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The economic functioning of online drugs markets, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (5) (2017)
20. Zero-hours contracts and labour market policy
    Economic Policy, 2019, 34, (99), 369-427 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Zero hours contracts and Labour market policy, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (32) (2019)

2018

21. Academies 2 – The New Batch: The Changing Nature of Academy Schools in England
    Fiscal Studies, 2018, 39, (1), 121-158 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Academies 2: the new batch - the changing nature of academy schools in England, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) (2018)
22. Changing How Literacy Is Taught: Evidence on Synthetic Phonics
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2018, 10, (2), 217-41 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Changing how literacy is taught: evidence on synthetic phonics, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (8) (2018)
23. Crime Scars: Recessions and the Making of Career Criminals
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100, (3), 392-404 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Crime scars: recessions and the making of career criminals, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (44) (2018)
24. Gender crime convergence over twenty years: Evidence from Australia
    European Economic Review, 2018, 109, (C), 275-288 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Gender crime convergence over twenty years: evidence from Australia, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
25. Larrikin youth: Crime and Queensland's Earning or Learning reform
    Labour Economics, 2018, 52, (C), 149-159 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Larrikin youth: crime and Queensland's earning or learning reform, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (10) (2018)
26. Minimum Wages and Firm Value
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36, (1), 159 - 195 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Minimum wages and firm value, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (42) (2018)

2017

27. Local Economic Effects of Brexit
    National Institute Economic Review, 2017, 242, R24-R36 View citations (17)
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2017, 242, (1), R24-R36 (2017) View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Local economic effects of Brexit, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (22) (2017)
28. Paying out and crowding out? The globalization of higher education
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2017, 17, (5), 1075-1110 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Paying out and crowding out? The globalization of higher education, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (25) (2017)
29. Unexpected school reform: Academisation of primary schools in England
    Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 155, (C), 108-121 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Unexpected school reform: academisation of primary schools in England, CEP Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2016

30. Academies, charter and free schools: do new school types deliver better outcomes?
    Economic Policy, 2016, 31, (87), 453-501 View citations (27)
31. Crime, compulsory schooling laws and educationAuthor-Name: Bell, Brian
    Economics of Education Review, 2016, 54, (C), 214-226 View citations (39)
32. School reforms and pupil performance
    Labour Economics, 2016, 41, (C), 9-19 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper School reforms and pupil performance, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2016) View citations (10) (2016)
33. The Rising Postgraduate Wage Premium
    Economica, 2016, 83, (330), 281-306 View citations (39)
34. Valuing School Quality via a School Choice Reform
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2016, 118, (1), 3-24 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Valuing School Quality Via School Choice Reform, CEE Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (25) (2010)

2015

35. Crime and Economic Incentives
    Annual Review of Economics, 2015, 7, (1), 389-408 View citations (88)
    Also in Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (4) (2004) View citations (226)
    See also Working Paper Crime and economic incentives, IFS Working Papers (2000) View citations (45) (2000)
36. Using Compulsory Mobility to Identify School Quality and Peer Effects
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 77, (4), 566-587 View citations (14)

2014

37. Crime Deterrence: Evidence From the London 2011 Riots
    Economic Journal, 2014, (576), 480-506 View citations (21)
38. Developments in economics of education research
    Labour Economics, 2014, 30, (C), 13-19 View citations (5)
39. Economics of Education Research and Its Role in the Making of Education Policy
    Fiscal Studies, 2014, 35, 1-18 View citations (2)
40. Real Wages and Unemployment in the Big Squeeze
    Economic Journal, 2014, (576), 408-432 View citations (55)
41. Spatial changes in labour market inequality
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2014, 79, (C), 121-138 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Spatial Changes in Labour Market Inequality, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
42. The Squeeze on Real Wages – and what it Might take to End it
    National Institute Economic Review, 2014, 228, (1), R3-R16 View citations (12)
43. The Squeeze on Real Wages – and what it Might take to End it
    National Institute Economic Review, 2014, 228, R3-R16

2013

44. Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (4), 1278-1290 View citations (268)
    See also Working Paper Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves, RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series (2010) View citations (33) (2010)
45. Crime and immigration: new evidence from England and Wales
    IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2013, 2, (1), 1-23 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper Crime and Immigration: New Evidence from England and Wales, CEP Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (86) (2013)
46. Educational Inequality and The Expansion of UK Higher Education
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 60, (5), 578-596 View citations (7)
    Also in Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (2), 230-249 (2004) View citations (149)
    See also Working Paper Educational inequality and the expansion of UK higher education, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2004) View citations (127) (2004)
47. Educational Inequality and The Expansion of United Kingdom Higher Education
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 60, (5), 597-598 View citations (7)
48. IMMIGRANT ENCLAVES AND CRIME
    Journal of Regional Science, 2013, 53, (1), 118-141 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Immigrant Enclaves and Crime, CEP Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)
49. Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2013, 75, (C), 15-28 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper Valuing School Quality Using Boundary Discontinuities, CEE Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
50. Wage inequality in the Labour years
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2013, 29, (1), 165-177 View citations (12)

2012

51. EDUCATION AND MOBILITY
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10, (2), 417-450 View citations (100)
    See also Working Paper Education and Mobility, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (13) (2008)
52. Market Regulation and Firm Performance: The Case of Smoking Bans in the United Kingdom
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2012, 55, (2), 365 - 391 View citations (7)
53. The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools
    Economica, 2012, 79, (316), 658-679 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School, CEE Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
54. The Crime – Immigration Nexus: Evidence from Recent Research
    ifo DICE Report, 2012, 10, (01), 48-54
55. The Evaluation of English Education Policies
    National Institute Economic Review, 2012, 219, (1), R15-R25 View citations (4)
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2012, 219, R15-R25 (2012)
    See also Working Paper The Evaluation of English Education Policies, CEE Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)
56. The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility
    Fiscal Studies, 2012, 33, (2), 265-286 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (19) (2012)
57. Youth Crime and Education Expansion
    German Economic Review, 2012, 13, (4), 366-384 View citations (31)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2012, 13, (4), 366-384 (2012) View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Youth Crime and Education Expansion, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (31) (2012)

2011

58. CRIME AND POLICE RESOURCES: THE STREET CRIME INITIATIVE
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9, (4), 678-701 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Crime and Police Resources: The Street Crime Initiative, IZA Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
59. Houses and schools: Valuation of school quality through the housing market
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (6), 723-729 View citations (47)
60. Inequality of Educational Outcomes: International Evidence from PISA
    Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 2011, 11, (3) View citations (10)
61. Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (1), 129-51 View citations (179)
    See also Working Paper Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (8) (2008)
62. Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime, and the July 2005 Terror Attacks
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (5), 2157-81 View citations (235)
    See also Working Paper Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime and the July 2005 Terror Attacks, CEP Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (7) (2008)
63. The Crime Reducing Effect of Education
    Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (552), 463-484 View citations (233)
    See also Working Paper The Crime Reducing Effect of Education, CEP Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (9) (2010)

2010

64. Ethnicity and Educational Achievement in Compulsory Schooling
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (546), F272-F297 View citations (52)
65. Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
    Journal of Human Capital, 2010, 4, (4), 365 - 393 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Resources and Standards in Urban Schools, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
66. The Economic Cost of Growing Up Poor: Estimating the GDP Loss Associated with Child Poverty
    Fiscal Studies, 2010, 31, (3), 289-311 View citations (9)

2008

67. An Appraisal of Economic Research on Changes in Wage Inequality
    LABOUR, 2008, 22, (s1), 7-26 View citations (29)
68. Choice, Competition, and Pupil Achievement
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (4), 912-947 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper Choice, competition and pupil achievement, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2008) View citations (60) (2008)
69. The literacy hour
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (5-6), 1441-1462 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper The Literacy Hour, IZA Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (15) (2004)
70. The new economics of education: methods, evidence and policy
    Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (1), 1-19 View citations (4)
71. Up and Down the Generational Income Ladder in Britain: Past Changes and Future Prospects
    National Institute Economic Review, 2008, 205, 101-116 View citations (1)
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 2008, 205, (1), 101-116 (2008) View citations (16)
72. Valuing school quality, better transport, and lower crime: evidence from house prices
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2008, 24, (1), 99-119 View citations (146)

2007

73. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (522), 1145-1167 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?, CEE Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (10) (2006)
74. The economics of education and training
    Empirical Economics, 2007, 32, (2), 255-260 View citations (9)

2006

75. Crime and benefit sanctions
    Portuguese Economic Journal, 2006, 5, (2), 149-165 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Crime and Benefit Sanctions, CEP Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (5) (2004)
76. Have Unions Turned the Corner? New Evidence on Recent Trends in Union Recognition in UK Firms
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2006, 44, (2), 169-190 View citations (10)
77. Machin Stephen and Vignoles Anna, Editors, What's the Good of Education? The Economics of Education in the UK, Princeton University Press, Princeton, Oxford (2005), p. 272 ($39.50 (paper))
    Economics of Education Review, 2006, 25, (6), 686-687 View citations (1)
78. Paying for Primary Schools: Admission Constraints, School Popularity or Congestion?
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (510), C77-C92 View citations (74)
79. The mobility of English school children
    Fiscal Studies, 2006, 27, (3), 253-280 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Mobility of English School Children, CEE Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (4) (2006)

2005

80. Education Policy in the UK
    ifo DICE Report, 2005, 3, (04), 64-74 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Education Policy in the UK, CEE Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (11) (2006)
81. Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2005, 21, (3), 357-372 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools, CEE Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
82. Human Resource Management as a Substitute for Trade Unions in British Workplaces
    ILR Review, 2005, 58, (2), 201-218 View citations (36)
83. Special Issue on the Economics of Education – Policies and Empirical Evidence: Editorial
    German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 259-267 View citations (2)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 259-267 (2005) View citations (1)
84. Valuing rail access using transport innovations
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 57, (1), 148-169 View citations (299)
    See also Working Paper Valuing Rail Access Using Transport Innovations, CEP Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2004

85. A Test of Competitive Labor Market Theory: The Wage Structure among Care Assistants in the South of England
    ILR Review, 2004, 57, (3), 371-385 View citations (22)
86. Educational inequality: the widening socio-economic gap
    Fiscal Studies, 2004, 25, (2), 107-128 View citations (46)
87. Factors of Convergence and Divergence in Union Membership
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2004, 42, (3), 423-438 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Factors of Convergence and Divergence in Union Membership, CEP Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (4) (2002)
88. Improving Pupil Performance in English Secondary Schools: Excellence in Cities
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 396-405 View citations (37)
89. Minimum wages in a low-wage labour market: Care homes in the UK
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (494), C102-C109 View citations (59)
90. The Assessment: Education
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2004, 20, (2), 157-172 View citations (3)

2003

91. Cross‐Generation Correlations of Union Status for Young People in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2003, 41, (3), 391-415 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Cross-Generation Correlations of Union Status for Young People in Britain, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 (2003) View citations (30) (2003)
92. Subject of degree and the gender wage differential: evidence from the UK and Germany
    Economics Letters, 2003, 79, (3), 393-400 View citations (128)
    See also Working Paper Subject of Degree and the Gender Wage Differential - Evidence from the UK and Germany, University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2002 (2002) View citations (10) (2002)
93. Valuing English primary schools
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 53, (2), 197-219 View citations (188)
94. Where the Minimum Wage Bites Hard: Introduction of Minimum Wages to a Low Wage Sector
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (1), 154-180 View citations (191)

2002

95. Spatial Crime Patterns and the Introduction of the UK Minimum Wage
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 64, (supplement), 677-697 View citations (23)

2000

96. Skill-Based Technology Transfer around the World
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2000, 16, (3), 12-22 View citations (101)
97. The Changing Distribution of Male Wages in the U.K
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (4), 635-666 View citations (206)
    See also Working Paper The Changing Distribution of Male Wages in the UK, CEP Discussion Papers (1995) View citations (4) (1995)
98. UK Economics and the Future Supply of Academic Economists
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (464), F334-49 View citations (23)
99. Union Decline in Britain
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2000, 38, (4), 631-645 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper Union Decline in Britain, CEP Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (96) (2000)

1999

100. Another Nail in the Coffin? Or Can the Trade Based Explanation of Changing Skill Structures Be Resurrected?
     Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1999, 101, (4), 533-554 View citations (73)
101. Poor kids: trends in child poverty in Britain, 1968-96
     Fiscal Studies, 1999, 20, (2), 163-187 View citations (21)
102. The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from Britain
     Journal of Labor Economics, 1999, 17, (1), 1-22 View citations (243)
     See also Working Paper The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from Britain, CEP Discussion Papers (1994) View citations (25) (1994)
103. Trade Unions and Training Practices in British Workplaces
     ILR Review, 1999, 52, (2), 179-195 View citations (33)
     See also Working Paper Trade Unions and Training Practices in British Workplaces, CEP Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (33) (1996)

1998

104. Estimating the effect of minimum wages on employment from the distribution of wages: A critical view
     Labour Economics, 1998, 5, (2), 109-134 View citations (39)
     See also Working Paper Estimating the Effect of Minimum Wages on Employment from the Distribution of Wages: A Critical View, CEP Discussion Papers (1994) View citations (11) (1994)
105. Implications of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1245-1279 View citations (610)
     See also Working Paper Implications of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence, Boston University - Institute for Economic Development (1997) View citations (42) (1997)
106. Recent shifts in wage inequality and the wage returns to education in Britain
     National Institute Economic Review, 1998, 166, 87-96 View citations (2)
     Also in National Institute Economic Review, 1998, 166, (1), 87-96 (1998) View citations (27)
107. Technology and Changes in Skill Structure: Evidence from Seven OECD Countries
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1215-1244 View citations (745)
     See also Working Paper Technology and changes in skill structure: evidence from seven OECD countries, IFS Working Papers (1998) View citations (743) (1998)
108. The Meaning and Determinants of Skills Shortages
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 60, (2), 165-187 View citations (26)
     Also in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 60, (2), 165-87 (1998) View citations (56)

1997

109. Can supply create its own demand? Implications for rising skill differentials
     European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 507-516 View citations (23)
110. Colliery Closures and the Decline of the UK Coal Industry
     British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1997, 35, (2), 197-214 View citations (12)
111. Corporate Growth and Profitability
     Journal of Industrial Economics, 1997, 45, (2), 171-189 View citations (75)
112. Evaluating the pin money hypothesis: The relationship between women`s labour market activity, family income and poverty in Britain
     Journal of Population Economics, 1997, 10, (2), 137-158 View citations (12)
113. Intergenerational Mobility in Britain
     Economic Journal, 1997, 107, (440), 47-66 View citations (247)
     See also Working Paper Intergenerational Mobility in Britain, CEP Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (10) (1996)
114. Minimum wages and economic outcomes in Europe
     European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 733-742 View citations (40)
115. The decline of labour market institutions and the rise in wage inequality in Britain
     European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 647-657 View citations (86)

1996

116. Employment and the Introduction of a Minimum Wage in Britain
     Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (436), 667-76 View citations (36)
117. Product Market Competition Wages and Productivity: International Evidence from Establishment-Level Data
     Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1996, (41-42), 219-253 View citations (38)
     See also Working Paper Product Market Competition Wages and Productivity: International Evidence from Establishment-Level Data, CEP Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (40) (1996)
118. The Employer Size-Wage Effect: Can Dynamic Monopsony Provide an Explanation?
     Oxford Economic Papers, 1996, 48, (3), 433-55 View citations (82)
119. Trade Unions and Financial Performance
     Oxford Economic Papers, 1996, 48, (2), 213-41 View citations (41)
     See also Working Paper Trade Unions and Financial Performance, CEP Discussion Papers (1995) View citations (4) (1995)
120. Wage Inequality in the UK
     Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1996, 12, (1), 47-64 View citations (108)

1995

121. Boosting Women's Pay
     New Economy, 1995, 2, (4), 220-222
122. British Unions in Decline: Determinants of the 1980s Fall in Union Recognition
     ILR Review, 1995, 48, (3), 403-419 View citations (11)
123. Plant Closures and Unionization in British Establishments
     British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1995, 33, (1), 55-68 View citations (28)
124. THE EFFECT OF MINIMUM WAGES ON UK AGRICULTURE
     Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1995, 46, (1), 1-19 View citations (10)
     See also Working Paper The Effect of Minimum Wages on UK Agriculture, CEP Discussion Papers (1994) View citations (9) (1994)
125. Taking Care of Business, Executive Compensation in the United Kingdom
     Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (430), 704-14 View citations (70)
126. Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in British Establishments, 1980-90
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 57, (2), 167-84 View citations (42)
     See also Working Paper Trade Unions and the Dispersion of Earnings in British Establishments, 1980-90, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (6) (1994)

1994

127. Minimum Wages and Employment
     International Journal of Manpower, 1994, 15, (2/3), 26-48
128. The Effects of Minimum Wages on Wage Dispersion and Employment: Evidence from the U.K. Wages Councils
     ILR Review, 1994, 47, (2), 319-329 View citations (187)
129. What happened to the wages of men since the mid-1960s
     Fiscal Studies, 1994, 15, (4), 63-87 View citations (6)

1993

130. Price and Quantity Adjustment over the Business Cycle: Evidence from Survey Data
     Oxford Economic Papers, 1993, 45, (2), 257-68 View citations (26)
131. Profit Margins and the Business Cycle: Evidence from UK Manufacturing Firms
     Journal of Industrial Economics, 1993, 41, (1), 29-50 View citations (81)
132. Signals and Cycles? Productivity Growth and Changes in Union Status in British Companies, 1984-9
     Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (419), 894-907 View citations (28)
133. The Disappearing Relationship Between Directors' Pay and Corporate Performance
     British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1993, 31, (1), 1-9 View citations (60)
134. The Profitability of Innovating Firms
     RAND Journal of Economics, 1993, 24, (2), 198-211 View citations (284)
135. Wages Councils: Was There a Case for Abolition?
     British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1993, 31, (4), 515-529 View citations (14)

1992

136. Testing Dynamic Models of Worker Effort
     Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (3), 288-305 View citations (17)
137. Unions, the Demise of the Closed Shop and Wage Growth in the 1980's
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 54, (1), 53-71 View citations (6)

1991

138. Changes in Union Status, Increased Competition and Wage Growth in the 1980s
     British Journal of Industrial Relations, 1991, 29, (4), 603-611 View citations (3)
139. Market structure and the empirical specification of profit margins
     Economics Letters, 1991, 35, (2), 227-231 View citations (14)
140. Testing a Model of the Kinked Demand Curve
     Journal of Industrial Economics, 1991, 39, (3), 241-54 View citations (4)
141. The Determination of Profit Margins in UK Manufacturing
     Journal of Industrial Economics, 1991, 39, (4), 569-82 View citations (24)
142. The Effects of Unions of Investment and Innovation: Evidence from WIRS
     Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (405), 324-30 View citations (47)
143. The Effects of Unions on Organisational Change and Employment
     Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (407), 835-54 View citations (81)
144. The relationship between union wage and profitability effects
     Economics Letters, 1991, 37, (3), 315-321 View citations (8)
145. The role of profitability and industrial wages in firm level wage determination
     Fiscal Studies, 1991, 12, (2), 34-45 View citations (10)
146. Unions and the capture of economic rents: An investigation using british firm level data
     International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1991, 9, (2), 261-274 View citations (15)

1990

147. Unions and the Financial Performance of British Private Sector Establishments
     Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1990, 5, (4), 327-50 View citations (53)

1988

148. Unions and the incidence of performance linked pay schemes in Britain
     International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1988, 6, (1), 91-107 View citations (21)
     See also Working Paper Unions and the Incidence of Performance Linked Pay Schemes in Britain, The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) (1987) View citations (1) (1987)

Edited books

2011

1. Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 4
   Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier View citations (1642)
2. Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 3
   Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier View citations (551)

2008

3. The Economics of Education and Training
   Studies in Empirical Economics, Springer View citations (14)

Chapters

2016

1. Rising Wage Inequality, Real Wage Stagnation and Unions☆
   A chapter in Inequality: Causes and Consequences, 2016, vol. 43, pp 329-354 View citations (7)

2013

2. Immigration and crime
   Chapter 19 in International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, 2013, pp 353-372 View citations (2)

2011

3. Housing Valuations of School Performance
   Elsevier View citations (64)
4. Introduction
   Elsevier View citations (6)

2010

5. Crime Displacement and Police Interventions: Evidence from London's "Operation Theseus"
   A chapter in The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America, 2010, pp 359-374 View citations (8)

2008

6. Editorial: the economics of education and training
   Springer View citations (1)

2004

7. Mobility and Joblessness
   A chapter in Seeking a Premier Economy: The Economic Effects of British Economic Reforms, 1980–2000, 2004, pp 371-410 View citations (28)
8. Skill-Biased Technical Change and Educational Outcomes
   Chapter 5 in International Handbook on the Economics of Education, 2004 View citations (5)

2003

9. Higher Education, Family Income and Changes in Intergenerational Mobility
   Palgrave Macmillan
10. Wage Inequality Since 1975
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (15)

2000

11. Child Development and Success or Failure in the Youth Labor Market
    A chapter in Youth Employment and Joblessness in Advanced Countries, 2000, pp 247-288 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Child Development and Success or Failure in the Youth Labour Market, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1998) View citations (37) (1998)

1999

12. The causes and consequences of longterm unemployment in Europe
    Chapter 47 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part C, pp 3085-3139 View citations (165)
    See also Working Paper The Causes and Consequences of Long-Term Unemployment in Europe, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1998) View citations (31) (1998)

Undated

13. Introduction
    University of Munich, Department of Economics

Editor

1. Economic Journal
   Royal Economic Society
2. Economic Journal
   Royal Economic Society