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Working Papers
2025
- Returns to College Education of Chinese Manufacturing Employees: Who Benefits More?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
2024
- Can the Teaching Style Reduce Inequality in the Classroom? Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- The impact of international students in the UK on the cultural goods trade
French Stata Users' Group Meetings 2024, Stata Users Group
2022
- Does It Pay to Attend More Selective High Schools? Regression Discontinuity Evidence from China
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- Does the Employment Effect of National Minimum Wage Vary by Non-employment Rate? A Regression Discontinuity Approach
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022)
See also Journal Article Does the employment effect of national minimum wage vary by non‐employment rate? A regression discontinuity approach, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2023) (2023)
- Returns to Education in China: Evidence from the Great Higher Education Expansion
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (10)
See also Journal Article Returns to education in China: Evidence from the great higher education expansion, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2022) View citations (10) (2022)
- Returns to Higher Education - Graduate and Discipline Premiums
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022)
2021
- Does Higher Education Make You More Entrepreneurial? Causal Evidence from China
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
See also Journal Article Does higher education make you more entrepreneurial? Causal evidence from China, Journal of Business Research, Elsevier (2021) View citations (14) (2021)
- Higher Education Expansion and Supply of Teachers in China
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
See also Journal Article Higher education expansion and supply of teachers in China, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2022) View citations (9) (2022)
- How much does degree choice matter?
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
See also Journal Article How much does degree choice matter?, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
- The Impact of an Un(der)Funded Inclusive Education Policy: Evidence from the 2013 China Education Panel Survey
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
See also Journal Article The impact of an un(der)funded inclusive education policy: Evidence from the 2013 China education panel survey, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) View citations (9) (2021)
2020
- Elite School Designation and Housing Prices: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Beijing, China
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
- Higher Education Expansion, the Hukou System, and Returns to Education in China
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
- Overeducation, Major Mismatch, and Return to Higher Education Tiers: Evidence from Novel Data Source of a Major Online Recruitment Platform in China
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Overeducation, major mismatch, and return to higher education tiers: Evidence from novel data source of a major online recruitment platform in China, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (19) (2021)
2019
- Returns to Higher Education Subjects and Tiers in China: Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2018) View citations (4)
2018
- Elite School Designation and House Prices - Quasi-experimental Evidence from Beijing, China
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
- 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) View citations (7)
See also Journal Article Returns to higher education in China – evidence from the 1999 higher education expansion using a fuzzy regression discontinuity, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
2017
- University Selectivity and the Graduate Wage Premium: Evidence from the UK
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
- 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 University selectivity and the relative returns to higher education: Evidence from the UK, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (30) (2018)
2014
- Intergenerational Mobility of Housework Time in the United Kingdom
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
See also Journal Article Intergenerational mobility of housework time in the United Kingdom, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2018) View citations (25) (2018)
- Political Uncertainty and Household Savings
Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (1)
Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2014) View citations (1)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Political uncertainty and household savings, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (32) (2017)
2013
- 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 (6)
Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2013) View citations (6)
2012
- English Deficiency and the Native-Immigrant Wage Gap
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (2)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article English deficiency and the native–immigrant wage gap, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2013) View citations (39) (2013)
2011
- 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 (93)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Differences by degree: Evidence of the net financial rates of return to undergraduate study for England and Wales, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2011) View citations (93) (2011)
- Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany
Post-Print, HAL View citations (5)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (20)
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2008)
SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2007) View citations (20)
See also Journal Article Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (22) (2012)
- 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
- The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School
CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (3)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (3)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (7)
See also Journal Article The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2012) View citations (23) (2012)
- The Effect of Education on Marital Status and Partner Characteristics: Evidence from the UK
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
2009
- 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 (2)
See also Journal Article Do Migrants Really Save More? Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Savings in Rural China, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
- The Causal Effect of Teen Motherhood on Worklessness
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (1)
- 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 (4)
See also Journal Article Where did all the remittances go? Understanding the impact of remittances on consumption patterns in rural China, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (24) (2014)
2008
- Child Support and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (1)
- Competition for private and state school teachers
CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (7)
- Multiple job holding in the United Kingdom: evidence from the Bristish household panel survey
NBS Discussion Papers in Economics, Economics, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Multiple job holding in the United Kingdom: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (30) (2009)
- Overqualification, Job Dissatisfaction, and Increasing Dispersion in the Returns to Graduate Education
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (13)
See also Journal Article Overqualification, job dissatisfaction, and increasing dispersion in the returns to graduate education, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2010) View citations (156) (2010)
- The College Wage Premium and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (117)
Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2008) View citations (101)
See also Journal Article The College Wage Premium and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2008) View citations (114) (2008)
2007
- 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 (4)
- 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 (4)
- 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 WHO BENEFITS FROM CHILD BENEFIT?, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2012) View citations (26) (2012)
2005
- The College Wage Premium, Overeducation, and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (24)
2004
- Child Support and Partnership Dissolution: Evidence from the UK
Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (2)
- Child support liability and partnership dissolution
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
2003
- Does Education Raise Productivity or Just Reflect It?
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
Also in Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2002) View citations (9)
Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2003) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Does Education Raise Productivity, or Just Reflect it?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (156) (2004)
- 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
- Child Support Reform: Some Analysis of the 1999 White Paper
Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (3)
Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1999) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Child support reform: some analysis of the 1999 White Paper, Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2000) View citations (3) (2000)
1998
- A Framework for Empirical Modelling of Consumer Demand with Latent Quality Attributes
Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (1)
- 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
- The Pattern of Household Savings during a Hyperinflation The Case of Urban China in the Late 1980s
Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (1)
See also Journal Article The Pattern of Household Savings During a Hyperinflation: The Case of Urban China in the Late 1980s, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2001) View citations (10) (2001)
Journal Articles
2025
- Children's Personality and Its Contribution to School Grades Inequality: Evidence From Mexico
Bulletin of Economic Research, 2025, 77, (2), 128-134
- The Impact of International Students on UK Trade of Cultural Goods
The World Economy, 2025, 48, (5), 1108-1126
2023
- Does the employment effect of national minimum wage vary by non‐employment rate? A regression discontinuity approach
Manchester School, 2023, 91, (1), 18-36
See also Working Paper Does the Employment Effect of National Minimum Wage Vary by Non-employment Rate? A Regression Discontinuity Approach, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)
2022
- Higher education expansion and supply of teachers in China
China Economic Review, 2022, 71, (C) View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Higher Education Expansion and Supply of Teachers in China, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
- How much does degree choice matter?
Labour Economics, 2022, 79, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper How much does degree choice matter?, IFS Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
- Returns to education in China: Evidence from the great higher education expansion
China Economic Review, 2022, 74, (C) View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Returns to Education in China: Evidence from the Great Higher Education Expansion, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2022) View citations (10) (2022)
- Returns to higher education in China – evidence from the 1999 higher education expansion using a fuzzy regression discontinuity
Applied Economics Letters, 2022, 29, (6), 489-494 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Returns to Higher Education in China: Evidence from the 1999 Higher Education Expansion Using Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
2021
- Does higher education make you more entrepreneurial? Causal evidence from China
Journal of Business Research, 2021, 135, (C), 543-558 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Does Higher Education Make You More Entrepreneurial? Causal Evidence from China, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (14) (2021)
- Overeducation, major mismatch, and return to higher education tiers: Evidence from novel data source of a major online recruitment platform in China
China Economic Review, 2021, 66, (C) View citations (19)
See also Working Paper Overeducation, Major Mismatch, and Return to Higher Education Tiers: Evidence from Novel Data Source of a Major Online Recruitment Platform in China, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
- The effect of deficiency at English on female immigrants’ wage in the UK: correcting for measurement error, endogenous treatment, and sample selection bias
Applied Economics Letters, 2021, 28, (5), 349-353 View citations (2)
- The impact of an un(der)funded inclusive education policy: Evidence from the 2013 China education panel survey
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 190, (C), 768-784 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper The Impact of an Un(der)Funded Inclusive Education Policy: Evidence from the 2013 China Education Panel Survey, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (12) (2021)
2020
- Elite school designation and housing prices-quasi-experimental evidence from Beijing, China✰
Journal of Housing Economics, 2020, 50, (C) View citations (10)
2019
- 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 View citations (1)
2018
- 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 View citations (4)
- 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 (35)
- Intergenerational mobility of housework time in the United Kingdom
Review of Economics of the Household, 2018, 16, (4), 911-937 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper Intergenerational Mobility of Housework Time in the United Kingdom, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
- University selectivity and the relative returns to higher education: Evidence from the UK
Labour Economics, 2018, 53, (C), 230-249 View citations (30)
See also Working Paper University Selectivity and the Relative Returns to Higher Education: Evidence from the UK, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2017) (2017)
- 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
- Political uncertainty and household savings
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (1), 154-170 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Political Uncertainty and Household Savings, Discussion Paper Series in Economics (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
- The impact of Province-Managing-County fiscal reform on primary education in China
China Economic Review, 2017, 45, (C), 45-61 View citations (16)
- Variation of Land-Expropriated Farmers’ Willingness: A Perspective of Employment and Inhabitance
Sustainability, 2017, 9, (7), 1-18 View citations (5)
2014
- 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 (14)
- 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 (24)
See also Working Paper Where Did All the Remittances Go? Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Consumption Patterns in Rural China, Studies in Economics (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
2013
- English deficiency and the native–immigrant wage gap
Economics Letters, 2013, 118, (1), 38-41 View citations (39)
See also Working Paper English Deficiency and the Native-Immigrant Wage Gap, Studies in Economics (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
2012
- Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany
Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (21), 2767-2776 View citations (22)
Also in Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (21), 2767-2776 (2012) View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany, Post-Print (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
- 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)
- WHO BENEFITS FROM CHILD BENEFIT?
Economic Inquiry, 2012, 50, (1), 153-170 View citations (26)
See also Working Paper Who Benefits from Child Benefit?, Working Papers (2007) (2007)
2011
- 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 (93)
See also Working Paper Differences by Degree: Evidence of the Net Financial Rates of Return to Undergraduate Study for England and Wales, Working Papers (2011) View citations (93) (2011)
- 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 (5)
See also Working Paper Do Migrants Really Save More? Understanding the Impact of Remittances on Savings in Rural China, Studies in Economics (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
2010
- Overqualification, job dissatisfaction, and increasing dispersion in the returns to graduate education
Oxford Economic Papers, 2010, 62, (4), 740-763 View citations (156)
See also Working Paper Overqualification, Job Dissatisfaction, and Increasing Dispersion in the Returns to Graduate Education, Studies in Economics (2008) View citations (13) (2008)
2009
- Multiple job holding in the United Kingdom: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (21), 2751-2766 View citations (30)
See also Working Paper Multiple job holding in the United Kingdom: evidence from the Bristish household panel survey, NBS Discussion Papers in Economics (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
2008
- The College Wage Premium and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (4), 695-709 View citations (114)
See also Working Paper The College Wage Premium and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK, Working Papers (2008) View citations (117) (2008)
2006
- Child Support and Partnership Dissolution
Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (510), C93-C109 View citations (22)
2005
- Education, Work and Wages in the UK
German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 395-414 View citations (1)
Also in German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 395-414 (2005) View citations (1)
2004
- Does Education Raise Productivity, or Just Reflect it?
Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (499), F499-F517 View citations (156)
See also Working Paper Does Education Raise Productivity or Just Reflect It?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (3) (2003)
- 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
- Latent total consumption expenditure, unobservable individual preferences and panel data
Economic Modelling, 2002, 19, (2), 277-293
2001
- 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 (10)
See also Working Paper The Pattern of Household Savings during a Hyperinflation The Case of Urban China in the Late 1980s, Discussion Papers (1998) View citations (1) (1998)
2000
- Child support reform: some analysis of the 1999 White Paper
Fiscal Studies, 2000, 21, (1), 105-140 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Child Support Reform: Some Analysis of the 1999 White Paper, Economic Research Papers (1999) View citations (3) (1999)
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