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Working Papers

2017

1. Mental health and employment transitions: a slippery slope
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
2. SMEs access to formal finance in post-communist economies: Do institutional structure and political connectedness matter?
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (2)
3. Where are the female CFOs?
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol

2015

4. Effects of preferential trade agreements in the presence of zero trade flows: the cases of China and India
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
5. Preferential trading agreements and the gravity model in presence of zero and missing trade flows: Early results for China and India
   Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics
6. University entrepreneurship education experiences: enhancing the entrepreneurial ecosystems in a UK
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol

2014

7. Is temporary employment a cause or consequence of poor mental health?
   Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol (2014) View citations (3)
8. Regional productivity in a multi-speed Europe
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)

2013

9. What determines students’ choices of elective modules?
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
   See also Journal Article in International Review of Economics Education (2014)
10. Why do students study economics?
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Issues Journal Articles (2014)

2012

11. Does energy consumption affect growth?
    Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics
12. Internet shopping and Internet banking in sequence
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
13. Mental and physical health: reconceptualising the relationship with employment propensity
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
14. Sub-national vulnerability and relative location: A case study of South Africa
    Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics
15. Temporary versus permanent employment: Does health matter?
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) (2015)
16. The changing influence of culture on job satisfaction across Europe: 1981-2008
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    Also in Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (10)
17. The impact of the quality of the work environment on employees’ intention to quit
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (3)
18. The role of structural change in European regional productivity growth
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    See also Journal Article in Regional Studies (2015)
19. Understanding student attendance in Business Schools: an exploratory study
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    See also Journal Article in International Review of Economics Education (2014)
20. Using student evaluations to improve individual and department teaching qualities
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol

2011

21. Employment propensity: The roles of mental and physical health
    Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics
22. Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria
    Working Papers, Auckland University of Technology, Department of Economics
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Modeling (2013)

2010

23. Australasian money demand stability: Application of structural break tests
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2013)

2009

24. Real Wages, Inflation and Labour Productivity in Australia
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2012)

2008

25. A statistical development of fixed odds betting rules in soccer
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Gambling Business and Economics (2009)
26. Economic Performace in Rural England
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Studies (2012)
27. Modelling structural change using broken sticks
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
28. Productivity and Proximity
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)

2007

29. Basic Needs, Government Debt and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    See also Journal Article in The World Economy (2009)
30. Voting Patterns, Party Spending and Space in England and Wales
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol

2006

31. Attendance and Exam Performance at University
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)
32. Country-level Business Performance and Policy Asymmetries in Great Britain
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
33. Measuring Poverty/Health: A Cautionary Note
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
34. Who Stopped Flying around September 11th?
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics Letters (2009)
35. Why Do Foreign Firms Invest in South West England?
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol

2005

36. Convergence towards a Steady State Distribution
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2007)
37. Regional Productivity Differentials: Explaining the Gap
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (3)
38. Student Participation in Sporting Activities
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2009)

2004

39. Concordant Convergence Empirics
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)
40. Convergence across Spanish Provinces:Cross-section and Pairwise Evidence
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
41. Environmental Kuznets Curves: Mess or Meaning?
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (2)
42. Gender Specific Peer Groups and Choice at 16
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol

2003

43. Church Organists:Analysing their Willingness to Play
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics) (2006)
44. Reflections on Curriculum Development by a New Academic
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol
45. Who Uses External Business Advice?
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Investment in digital infrastructure: Why and for whom?
   REGION, 2022, 9, 147-163

2021

2. COVID-19: How community businesses in England struggled to respond to their communities’ needs
   Local Economy, 2021, 36, (6), 524-540
3. Cultural and economic discrimination by the Great Leveller
   Regional Science Policy & Practice, 2021, 13, (S1), 198-216
4. Cultural proximity bias in AI-acceptability: The importance of being human
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021, 173, (C)
5. Cultural relativity in consumers' rates of adoption of artificial intelligence
   Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (3), 1234-1251 View citations (1)
6. Voting with your feet or voting for Brexit: The tale of those stuck behind
   Regional Science Policy & Practice, 2021, 13, (2), 247-277 View citations (2)

2020

7. Student Entrepreneurial Propensities in the Individual-Organisational-Environmental Nexus
   Economic Issues Journal Articles, 2020, 25, (1), 31-59

2019

8. Does connectedness improve SMEs’ access to formal finance? Evidence from post-communist economies
   Post-Communist Economies, 2019, 31, (2), 258-278 View citations (2)
9. European regional productivity: does country affiliation matter?
   International Review of Applied Economics, 2019, 33, (4), 523-541 View citations (2)
10. House price affordability, the global financial crisis and the (ir)relevance of mortgage rates
    Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2019, 6, (1), 405-420 View citations (1)

2018

11. Explaining productivity in a poor productivity region
    Environment and Planning A, 2018, 50, (1), 157-174
12. Obituary: Prof Mike Campbell, OBE
    Local Economy, 2018, 33, (1), 118-119
13. Regional Growth Paths and Resilience: A European Analysis
    Economic Geography, 2018, 94, (4), 355-375 View citations (23)

2016

14. INNOVATION AND GROWTH IN THE CITY REGION: MICROECONOMIC EVIDENCE OF ASYMMETRIES
    International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2016, 20, (02), 1-25
    See also Chapter (2017)

2015

15. Is temporary employment a cause or consequence of poor mental health? A panel data analysis
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 134, (C), 50-58 View citations (23)
16. Temporary Versus Permanent Employment: Does Health Matter?
    Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2015, 18, (2), 169-186
    See also Working Paper (2012)
17. The Role of Structural Change in European Regional Productivity Growth
    Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (9), 1548-1560 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2014

18. Mental and physical health: re-assessing the relationship with employment propensity
    Work, Employment & Society, 2014, 28, (3), 407-429 View citations (3)
19. Understanding student attendance in business schools: An exploratory study
    International Review of Economics Education, 2014, 17, (C), 120-136
    See also Working Paper (2012)
20. What determines students’ choices of elective modules?
    International Review of Economics Education, 2014, 17, (C), 39-54
    See also Working Paper (2013)
21. Why do Students Study Economics?
    Economic Issues Journal Articles, 2014, 19, (1), 119-147 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

22. Australasian money demand stability: application of structural break tests
    Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (8), 1011-1025 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
23. Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2013, 35, (6), 978-991 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

24. Economic Performance in Rural England
    Regional Studies, 2012, 46, (3), 279-291 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
25. Grade surprise and the decision to stay on into post-compulsory education
    Applied Economics Letters, 2012, 19, (11), 1095-1099
26. Quality of life research in economics: An introduction to the special issue
    New Zealand Economic Papers, 2012, 46, (3), 189-190
27. Real wages, inflation and labour productivity in Australia
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (23), 2945-2954 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
28. Students’ perceptions of economics: identifying demand for further study
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (9), 1121-1132 View citations (4)
29. Testing the validity of the Feldstein--Horioka puzzle for Australia
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (5), 599-605 View citations (11)
30. Wagner's Law revisited: cointegration and causality tests for New Zealand
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (5), 607-616 View citations (37)

2011

31. Does Pluralism in Economics Education Make Better Educated, Happier Students? A Qualitative Analysis
    International Review of Economic Education, 2011, 10, (2), 50-62 View citations (4)

2010

32. Sector Variations in SMEs’ Use of External Business Advice
    Local Economy, 2010, 25, (4), 339-355
33. Voting Patterns, Party Spending and Relative Location in England and Wales
    Regional Studies, 2010, 44, (6), 735-760 View citations (10)

2009

34. A Statistical Development of Fixed Odds Betting Rules in Soccer
    Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 2009, 3, (1), 89-99 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
35. An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results
    Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (18), 1825-1829 View citations (3)
36. Basic Needs, Government Debt and Economic Growth
    The World Economy, 2009, 32, (6), 965-994 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
37. Business Productivity and Area Productivity in Rural England
    Regional Studies, 2009, 43, (5), 661-675 View citations (7)
38. Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap*
    Papers in Regional Science, 2009, 88, (3), 609-621 View citations (2)
39. Student participation in sporting activities
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (9), 1183-1190 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
40. Who stopped flying around September 11?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (13), 1375-1381
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2008

41. Beyond ‘Access’: Internet Use and Take-up of Online Services by Adults Living in Disadvantaged Areas in England
    Local Economy, 2008, 23, (1), 47-57 View citations (1)
42. Country-level business performance and policy asymmetries in the UK
    International Journal of Business Performance Management, 2008, 10, (4), 305-317 View citations (1)

2007

43. Convergence towards a steady-state distribution
    Economics Letters, 2007, 94, (3), 338-341
    See also Working Paper (2005)
44. Explaining Spatial Variation in Business Performance in Great Britain
    European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2007, 4, (2), 319-332 View citations (3)
45. Which SMEs Use External Business Advice? A Multivariate Subregional Study
    Environment and Planning A, 2007, 39, (8), 1981-1997 View citations (16)

2006

46. Church organists: Analysing their willingness to play
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2006, 35, (5), 854-867
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2005

47. Income Convergence across U.S. States: An Analysis Using Measures of Concordance and Discordance*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2005, 45, (3), 565-589 View citations (20)
48. Reflections on Curriculum Development, Pedagogy and Assessment by a New Academic
    International Review of Economic Education, 2005, 4, (1), 58-73 View citations (3)

2003

49. Regional Factor Price Convergence Across Four Major European Countries
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (8), 773-782 View citations (6)

2002

50. Book Review: Economic growth and international trade
    Progress in Development Studies, 2002, 2, (1), 67-68
51. Book Review: Technology and skills in Zimbabwe’s manufacturing: from Autarky to competition
    Progress in Development Studies, 2002, 2, (4), 359-360
52. Dematerializing Local Economies: A Case for ad hoc Governance
    Local Economy, 2002, 17, (2), 96-110
53. Labour's reward across regions of the EU: a distributional dynamic approach
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (3), 385-394 View citations (2)
54. Policies to stimulate growth: should we invest in health or education?
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (13), 1633-1643 View citations (38)
55. Rendement des facteurs et hétérogénéité régionale: quels sont les effets des échanges commerciaux et des marchés du travail sur le salaire moyen dans les diverses régions d'Europe ?
    Innovations, 2002, 15, (1), 151-171
56. School Leaving Intentions at the Age of Sixteen: Evidence from a Multicultural City Environment
    Economic Issues Journal Articles, 2002, 7, (1), 1-14 View citations (4)

2001

57. A slowing of national income convergence
    Applied Economics Letters, 2001, 8, (11), 709-711 View citations (2)
58. Convergence of labour's factor reward between regions of the EU
    Applied Economics Letters, 2001, 8, (5), 355-357 View citations (5)
59. Pay across EU Regions: Contributory Effects of Labor Markets and Regional Heterogeneity
    Journal of Income Distribution, 2001, 10, (3-4), 3-3

2000

60. Empirical Modelling in Economics: Specification and Evaluation: Clive W. J. Granger, (Cambridge University Press, 1999) 108 pages, Paperback: ISBN 0-521 77825-5 [UK pound]9.95 ($15.95).Hardback: ISBN 0-521-66208-7 [UK pound]30.00 ($49.95)
    International Journal of Forecasting, 2000, 16, (2), 288-289

Chapters

2017

1. INNOVATION AND GROWTH IN THE CITY REGION: MICROECONOMIC EVIDENCE OF ASYMMETRIES
   Chapter 1 in Promoting Innovation in New Ventures and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, 2017, pp 3-27
   See also Journal Article in International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) (2016)