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Working Papers

2019

1. Returns to Higher Education Subjects and Tiers in China: Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2018)

2018

2. Elite School Designation and House Prices - Quasi-experimental Evidence from Beijing, China
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
3. Returns to Higher Education in China: Evidence from the 1999 Higher Education Expansion Using Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2017

4. University Selectivity and the Graduate Wage Premium: Evidence from the UK
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
5. University Selectivity and the Relative Returns to Higher Education: Evidence from the UK
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2018)

2014

6. Intergenerational Mobility of Housework Time in the United Kingdom
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economics of the Household (2018)
7. Political Uncertainty and Household Savings
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (1)
   Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2014) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2017)

2013

8. The Causal Effect of Deficiency at English on Female Immigrants' Labor Market Outcomes in the UK
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2013) View citations (4)

2012

9. English Deficiency and the Native-Immigrant Wage Gap
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2012) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2013)

2011

10. Differences by Degree: Evidence of the Net Financial Rates of Return to Undergraduate Study for England and Wales
    Working Papers, AlmaLaurea Inter-University Consortium View citations (46)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2011)
11. Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2007) View citations (15)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (14)
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2008)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2012)
12. What Determines Post-Compulsory Educational Choice? Evidence from the Longitudinal Survey of Young People in England
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent

2010

13. The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School
    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 (2010) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2012)
14. The Effect of Education on Marital Status and Partner Characteristics: Evidence from the UK
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (6)

2009

15. Do Migrants Really Save More? Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Savings in Rural China
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Studies (2011)
16. The Causal Effect of Teen Motherhood on Worklessness
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (1)
17. Where Did All the Remittances Go? Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Consumption Patterns in Rural China
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2014)

2008

18. Child Support and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent
19. Competition for private and state school teachers
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (2)
20. Multiple job holding in the United Kingdom: evidence from the Bristish household panel survey
    Working Papers, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School, Economics Division View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2009)
21. Overqualification, Job Dissatisfaction, and Increasing Dispersion in the Returns to Graduate Education
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2010)
22. The College Wage Premium and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (55)
    Also in Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2008) View citations (55)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2008)

2007

23. Do Dads matter? Or is it just their money that matters? Unpicking the effects of separation on educational outcomes by and
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (1)
24. The College Wage Premium, Overeducation, and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK by and
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (2)
25. Who Benefits from Child Benefit?
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
    Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2006)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2012)

2005

26. The College Wage Premium, Overeducation, and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)

2004

27. Child Support and Partnership Dissolution: Evidence from the UK
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (2)
28. Child support liability and partnership dissolution
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (1)

2003

29. Does Education Raise Productivity or Just Reflect It?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2003) View citations (1)
    Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2002) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2004)
30. Welfare and the Returns to Education: The Interaction between Welfare, Work and Wages in the UK
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society

1999

31. Child Support Reform: Some Analysis of the 1999 White Paper
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1999)
    See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2000)

1998

32. A Framework for Empirical Modelling of Consumer Demand with Latent Quality Attributes
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (1)
33. The Labour Supply of Married Mothers and the Effects of Intra-Household Redistribution
    Keele Department of Economics Discussion Papers (1995-2001), Department of Economics, Keele University
34. The Pattern of Household Savings during a Hyperinflation The Case of Urban China in the Late 1980s
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2001)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Does the higher education expansion in the UK reduce the returns to education? A comparison of returning-from-work versus fresh out-of-school graduates
   Economic Modelling, 2019, 79, (C), 276-285

2018

2. Decomposing the language pay gap among the indigenous ethnic minorities of Mexico: is it all down to observables?
   Economics Bulletin, 2018, 38, (2), 689-695
3. Harmony in Diversity: Can the One Belt One Road Initiative Promote China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment?
   Sustainability, 2018, 10, (9), 1-28 View citations (3)
4. Intergenerational mobility of housework time in the United Kingdom
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2018, 16, (4), 911-937
   See also Working Paper (2014)
5. University selectivity and the relative returns to higher education: Evidence from the UK
   Labour Economics, 2018, 53, (C), 230-249 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
6. What determines post-compulsory academic studies? Evidence from the longitudinal survey of young people in England
   Applied Economics Letters, 2018, 25, (9), 607-610

2017

7. Political uncertainty and household savings
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (1), 154-170 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
8. The impact of Province-Managing-County fiscal reform on primary education in China
   China Economic Review, 2017, 45, (C), 45-61
9. Variation of Land-Expropriated Farmers’ Willingness: A Perspective of Employment and Inhabitance
   Sustainability, 2017, 9, (7), 1-18

2014

10. What a difference a term makes: the effect of educational attainment on marital outcomes in the UK
    Journal of Population Economics, 2014, 27, (2), 387-419 View citations (5)
11. Where did all the remittances go? Understanding the impact of remittances on consumption patterns in rural China
    Applied Economics, 2014, 46, (12), 1312-1322 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2013

12. English deficiency and the native–immigrant wage gap
    Economics Letters, 2013, 118, (1), 38-41 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

13. Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (21), 2767-2776 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
14. The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools
    Economica, 2012, 79, (316), 658-679 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
15. WHO BENEFITS FROM CHILD BENEFIT?
    Economic Inquiry, 2012, 50, (1), 153-170 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2011

16. Differences by degree: Evidence of the net financial rates of return to undergraduate study for England and Wales
    Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (6), 1177-1186 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
17. Do Migrants Really Save More? Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Savings in Rural China
    Journal of Development Studies, 2011, 48, (5), 654-672 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

18. Overqualification, job dissatisfaction, and increasing dispersion in the returns to graduate education
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2010, 62, (4), 740-763 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

19. Multiple job holding in the United Kingdom: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (21), 2751-2766 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

20. The College Wage Premium and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (4), 695-709 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2006

21. Child Support and Partnership Dissolution
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (510), C93-C109 View citations (20)

2005

22. Education, Work and Wages in the UK
    German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 395-414

2004

23. Does Education Raise Productivity, or Just Reflect it?
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (499), F499-F517 View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
24. Income Differential and Out-migration: the Impacts of Between-gap and Within-gap
    Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2004, 2, (1), 27-37 View citations (1)

2002

25. Latent total consumption expenditure, unobservable individual preferences and panel data
    Economic Modelling, 2002, 19, (2), 277-293

2001

26. The Pattern of Household Savings During a Hyperinflation: The Case of Urban China in the Late 1980s
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2001, 47, (2), 181-202 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

2000

27. Child support reform: some analysis of the 1999 White Paper
    Fiscal Studies, 2000, 21, (1), 105-140 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1999)