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Postal address:	School of Economics University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD United Kingdom
Workplace:	School of Economics, University of Nottingham, (more information at EDIRC) Nottingham Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Income shocks, political support and voting behaviour
   IWH Discussion Papers, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic and Political Research (NICEP) (2023)
   See also Journal Article Income shocks, political support and voting behaviour, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Safety net or helping hand? The effect of job search assistance and compensation on displaced workers
   IWH Discussion Papers, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

2022

3. Let’s Stay Together: the Effects of Repeated Student-Teacher Matches on Academic Achievement
   Working Papers, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   See also Journal Article Let's stay together: The effects of repeat student-teacher matches on academic achievement, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2023) (2023)

2021

4. The firm-level link between productivity dispersion and wage inequality: A symptom of low job mobility?
   OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)
   Also in OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2021) View citations (1)

2020

5. Workforce Composition, Productivity and Pay: The Role of Firms in Wage Inequality
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
   Also in OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2020) View citations (9)
   OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2020) View citations (9)

2018

6. Does the Internet Increase the Job Finding Rate? Evidence from a Period of Internet Expansion
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

2017

7. Social comparisons in job search: experimental evidence
   Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham

2015

8. Do Foreign Workers Reduce Trade Barriers? Microeconomic Evidence
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (2015)
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP (2015)
   See also Journal Article Do foreign workers reduce trade barriers? Microeconomic evidence, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (22) (2017)
9. Don’t Look Down: New Evidence on Job Loss in a Flexible Labour Market
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (6)
10. Job and worker turnover in German establishments
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Job and Worker Turnover in German Establishments, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
11. Off the Waterfront: The Long-run Impact of Technological Change on Dock Workers
    Working Papers, Lund University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP (2015) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Off the Waterfront: The Long-Run Impact of Technological Change on Dockworkers, British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
12. Private Returns to Education for Wage-employees and the Self-employed in Uganda
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (9)
13. Structural adjustment, job turnover and career progression
    Gecomplexity Discussion Paper Series, Action IS1104 "The EU in the new complex geography of economic systems: models, tools and policy evaluation"
14. Worker Flows and the Impact of Labour Transitions on Earnings in Uganda
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT View citations (1)

2012

15. Endogenous Participation in Imperfect Labour and Capital Markets
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics (CFCM)
    See also Journal Article Endogenous participation in imperfect labor and capital markets, Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon (2013) (2013)
16. High Wage Workers Match with High Wage Firms: Clear Evidence of the Effects of Limited Mobility Bias
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (79)
    See also Journal Article High wage workers match with high wage firms: Clear evidence of the effects of limited mobility bias, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (79) (2012)
17. Migration and Imperfect Labor Markets: Theory and Cross-Country Evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Norface Discussion Paper Series, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London (2012) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Migration and imperfect labor markets: Theory and cross-country evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2014) View citations (35) (2014)
18. More Hours, More Jobs? The Employment Effects of Longer Working Hours
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article More hours, more jobs? The employment effects of longer working hours, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
19. The Response of German Establishments to the 2008-2009 Economic Crisis
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (4)
    See also Chapter The Response of German Establishments to the 2008–2009 Economic Crisis, Dynamic Modeling and Econometrics in Economics and Finance, Springer (2015) View citations (24) (2015)

2011

20. L'incidence a long terme sur le revenu des etudes postsecondaires apres la perte d'un emploi
    Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques
21. The Long-term Earnings Impact of Post-secondary Education Following Job Loss
    Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch View citations (3)

2010

22. Do Foreign-Owned Firms Provide Better Working Conditions Than Their Domestic Counterparts? A Comparative Analysis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP (2010) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Foreign-owned firms around the world: A comparative analysis of wages and employment at the micro-level, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (131) (2013)
23. Weighing China's Export Basket: An Account of the Chinese Export Boom, 2000--2007
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (8)

2008

24. Structural Adjustment, Turnover and Career Mobility
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP

2007

25. Employment, Job Turnover and the Trade in Producer Services: Firm-level Evidence
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Employment, job turnover, and trade in producer services: UK firm-level evidence, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2011) View citations (24) (2011)
26. Foreign-owned Plants and Job Security
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Foreign-owned plants and job security, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
27. Job Creation, Job Destruction and the Role of Small Firms: Firm-Level Evidence for the UK
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Job Creation, Job Destruction and the Role of Small Firms: Firm‐Level Evidence for the UK, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2010) View citations (48) (2010)
28. Snakes or Ladders? Skill Upgrading and Occupational Mobility in the US and the UK during the 1990s
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (4)
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (2)
29. The Takeover and Selection Effects of Foreign Ownership in Germany: An Analysis Using Linked Worker-Firm Data
    Discussion Papers, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics View citations (22)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP (2007) View citations (23)

2006

30. High wage workers and low wage firms: Negative assortative matching or statistical artefact?
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics (2006) View citations (13)
31. Testing theories of labour market matching
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society (2003) View citations (2)
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester (2003) View citations (3)
32. Why do job-seeker and vacancy hazards slope downwards? Estimating a two-sidedsearch model of the labour market
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester
    Also in Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester (2003)

2005

33. Practical estimation methods for linked employer-employee data
    Discussion Papers, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics View citations (10)
    Also in IAB-Discussion Paper, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany] (2004) View citations (31)
    Discussion Papers, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Labour and Regional Economics (2004) View citations (26)

2004

34. Analysing linked employer-employee data with Stata
    United Kingdom Stata Users' Group Meetings 2004, Stata Users Group View citations (2)
35. IS IT EASIER TO ESCAPE FROM LOW PAY IN URBAN AREAS? EVIDENCE FROM THE UK
    Discussion Papers, University of Aberdeen Business School, Centre for European Labour Market Research (CELMR)

2003

36. Regional mobility and unemployment transitions in the UK and Spain
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)

2002

37. Structural Adjustment and the Sectoral and Geographical Mobility of Labour
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)

2001

38. Estimating the Wage Costs of Inter- and Intra-Sectoral Adjustment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article Estimating the wage costs of inter- and intra- sectoral adjustment, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (2002) View citations (8) (2002)

1991

39. An empirical study of equity in the finance and delivery of health care in Britain
    Working Papers, Centre for Health Economics, University of York View citations (2)

Undated

40. Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Youth Training in the UK
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Lancaster

Journal Articles

2024

1. Income shocks, political support and voting behaviour
   Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 239, (C)
   See also Working Paper Income shocks, political support and voting behaviour, IWH Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Let's stay together: The effects of repeat student-teacher matches on academic achievement
   Economics of Education Review, 2023, 94, (C)
   See also Working Paper Let’s Stay Together: the Effects of Repeated Student-Teacher Matches on Academic Achievement, Working Papers (2022) (2022)

2021

3. Does the internet increase the job finding rate? Evidence from a period of expansion in internet use
   Information Economics and Policy, 2021, 55, (C) View citations (9)

2019

4. Don't Look Down: The Consequences of Job Loss in a Flexible Labour Market
   Economica, 2019, 86, (341), 166-200 View citations (4)
5. Social comparisons in job search
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 168, (C), 338-361 View citations (5)

2018

6. Job and Worker Turnover in German Establishments
   Manchester School, 2018, 86, (4), 417-445 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Job and worker turnover in German establishments, Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
7. Quantity restrictions and price adjustment of Chinese Textile Exports to the US
   The World Economy, 2018, 41, (11), 2983-3000 View citations (1)

2017

8. Do foreign workers reduce trade barriers? Microeconomic evidence
   The World Economy, 2017, 40, (9), 1750-1774 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Do Foreign Workers Reduce Trade Barriers? Microeconomic Evidence, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)
9. Off the Waterfront: The Long-Run Impact of Technological Change on Dockworkers
   British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2017, 55, (2), 225-273 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Off the Waterfront: The Long-run Impact of Technological Change on Dock Workers, Working Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2016

10. Quota restrictions and intra-firm reallocations: Evidence from Chinese exports to the US
    Economics Letters, 2016, 144, (C), 71-74 View citations (2)

2015

11. More hours, more jobs? The employment effects of longer working hours
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2015, 67, (2), 245-268 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper More Hours, More Jobs? The Employment Effects of Longer Working Hours, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) (2012)

2014

12. Beschäftigungsanpassung in deutschen Betrieben: Flexibler als gedacht?
    (Employment adjustment in German firms: more flexible than we thought?)
    Journal for Labour Market Research, 2014, 47, (1), 71-81
13. Migration and imperfect labor markets: Theory and cross-country evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK
    European Economic Review, 2014, 66, (C), 205-225 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Migration and Imperfect Labor Markets: Theory and Cross-Country Evidence from Denmark, Germany and the UK, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2013

14. Beschäftigungsanpassung in deutschen Betrieben: Flexibler als gedacht? (Employment adjustment in German firms: more flexible than we thought?)
    Journal for Labour Market Research, 2014, 47, (1-2), 71-81 View citations (1)
15. ESTIMATING THE STOCK-FLOW MATCHING MODEL USING MICRO DATA
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, (5), 1153-1177 View citations (13)
16. Endogenous participation in imperfect labor and capital markets
    Economics Bulletin, 2013, 33, (4), 2454-2464
    See also Working Paper Endogenous Participation in Imperfect Labour and Capital Markets, Discussion Papers (2012) (2012)
17. Foreign-owned firms around the world: A comparative analysis of wages and employment at the micro-level
    European Economic Review, 2013, 60, (C), 170-188 View citations (131)
    See also Working Paper Do Foreign-Owned Firms Provide Better Working Conditions Than Their Domestic Counterparts? A Comparative Analysis, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
18. Weighing China’s export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41, (2), 527-543 View citations (145)

2012

19. Foreign-owned plants and job security
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2012, 148, (1), 89-117 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Foreign-owned Plants and Job Security, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
20. High wage workers match with high wage firms: Clear evidence of the effects of limited mobility bias
    Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (3), 824-827 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper High Wage Workers Match with High Wage Firms: Clear Evidence of the Effects of Limited Mobility Bias, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (79) (2012)

2011

21. Employment, job turnover, and trade in producer services: UK firm-level evidence
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2011, 44, (3), 1020-1043 View citations (24)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2011, 44, (3), 1020-1043 (2011) View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Employment, Job Turnover and the Trade in Producer Services: Firm-level Evidence, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (29) (2007)

2010

22. Job Creation, Job Destruction and the Role of Small Firms: Firm‐Level Evidence for the UK
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72, (5), 621-647 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper Job Creation, Job Destruction and the Role of Small Firms: Firm-Level Evidence for the UK, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (5) (2007)
23. The Income Losses of Displaced Workers
    Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (1) View citations (131)
24. The impact of financial participation on workers' compensation (Der Einfluss von finanzieller Mitarbeiterbeteiligung auf die Entlohnung der Arbeitnehmer)
    Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for Labour Market Research, 2010, 43, (1), 72-89

2009

25. The takeover and selection effects of foreign-owned establishments: an analysis using linked employer–employee data
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2009, 145, (2), 293-317 View citations (16)

2008

26. High wage workers and low wage firms: negative assortative matching or limited mobility bias?
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2008, 171, (3), 673-697 View citations (320)
27. Successful Employer Search? An Empirical Analysis of Vacancy Duration Using Micro Data
    Economica, 2008, 75, (299), 455-480 View citations (39)

2006

28. Is it Easier to Escape from Low Pay in Urban Areas? Evidence from the United Kingdom
    Environment and Planning A, 2006, 38, (4), 693-710 View citations (7)
29. Practical fixed-effects estimation methods for the three-way error-components model
    Stata Journal, 2006, 6, (4), 461-481 View citations (104)

2002

30. Estimating the wage costs of inter- and intra- sectoral adjustment
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2002, 138, (2), 229-253 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the Wage Costs of Inter- and Intra-Sectoral Adjustment, CEPR Discussion Papers (2001) (2001)
31. Evaluating outcomes from the Youth Training Scheme using matched firm‐trainee data
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 64, (3), 277-306

2001

32. Estimating the probability of a match using microeconomic data for the youth labour market
    Labour Economics, 2001, 8, (3), 335-357 View citations (15)

2000

33. Sectoral Transformation and Labour-Market Flows
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2000, 16, (3), 57-75 View citations (22)
    See also Chapter Sectoral Transformation and Labour Market Flows, International Economic Association Series, 2002, 93-114 (2002) (2002)
34. Smooth and Sticky Adjustment: A Comparative Analysis of the US and UK
    Review of International Economics, 2000, 8, (3), 517-532 View citations (7)
35. The Dynamics of Low Income in Rural Areas
    Regional Studies, 2000, 34, (5), 407-417 View citations (9)

1999

36. Estimating Youth Training Wage Differentials during and after Training
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1999, 51, (3), 517-44 View citations (12)

1998

37. The estimation of union wage differentials and the impact of methodological choices
    Labour Economics, 1998, 5, (4), 449-474 View citations (36)
38. Union Coverage Differentials. Some Estimates for Britain Using the New Earnings Survey Panel Dataset
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 60, (1), 47-7 View citations (9)
    Also in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 60, (1), 47-77 (1998) View citations (11)

1992

39. Need, equity and the NHS: the distribution of health care expenditure 1974-87
    Fiscal Studies, 1992, 13, (2), 1-21 View citations (9)

Edited books

2008

1. Globalisation and Labour Market Adjustment
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (15)

2002

2. Trade, Investment, Migration and Labour Market Adjustment
   International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (29)

Chapters

2015

1. The Response of German Establishments to the 2008–2009 Economic Crisis
   Springer View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper The Response of German Establishments to the 2008-2009 Economic Crisis, OECD Publishing (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2008

2. Introduction and Overview
   Palgrave Macmillan
3. Trade Adjustment and Occupational Mobility
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

2002

4. Introduction
   Palgrave Macmillan
5. Sectoral Transformation and Labour Market Flows
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Journal Article Sectoral Transformation and Labour-Market Flows, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2000) View citations (22) (2000)

2001

6. Sectoral Mobility in UK and US Labour Markets
   Palgrave Macmillan