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Working Papers

2022

1. 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)
2. Returns to Education in China: Evidence from the Great Higher Education Expansion
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
3. Returns to Higher Education - Graduate and Discipline Premiums
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)

2021

4. Does Higher Education Make You More Entrepreneurial? Causal Evidence from China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Business Research (2021)
5. Higher Education Expansion and Supply of Teachers in China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2022)
6. How much does degree choice matter?
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (1)
7. 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 (4)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2021)

2020

8. Elite School Designation and Housing Prices: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Beijing, China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
9. Higher Education Expansion, the Hukou System, and Returns to Education in China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
10. 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 (2)
    See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2021)

2019

11. 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 (8)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2018) View citations (4)

2018

12. Elite School Designation and House Prices - Quasi-experimental Evidence from Beijing, China
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
13. 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 in Applied Economics Letters (2022)

2017

14. University Selectivity and the Graduate Wage Premium: Evidence from the UK
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
15. 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

16. Intergenerational Mobility of Housework Time in the United Kingdom
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economics of the Household (2018)
17. Political Uncertainty and Household Savings
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (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

18. 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

19. 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 in Economics Letters (2013)

2011

20. 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 (71)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2011)
21. 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)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2007) View citations (20)
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2008)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2012)
22. 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

23. 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 in Economica (2012)
24. The Effect of Education on Marital Status and Partner Characteristics: Evidence from the UK
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)

2009

25. 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 in Journal of Development Studies (2011)
26. The Causal Effect of Teen Motherhood on Worklessness
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (1)
27. 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 (3)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2014)

2008

28. Child Support and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (1)
29. Competition for private and state school teachers
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (7)
30. 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 in Applied Economics (2009)
31. 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 in Oxford Economic Papers (2010)
32. The College Wage Premium and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (86)
    Also in Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2008) View citations (102)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2008)

2007

33. 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)
34. 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)
35. Who Benefits from Child Benefit?
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (7)
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2012)

2005

36. The College Wage Premium, Overeducation, and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)

2004

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

2003

39. 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 in Economic Journal (2004)
40. 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

41. 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) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Fiscal Studies (2000)

1998

42. A Framework for Empirical Modelling of Consumer Demand with Latent Quality Attributes
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (1)
43. 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
44. 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 in Review of Income and Wealth (2001)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Higher education expansion and supply of teachers in China
   China Economic Review, 2022, 71, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
2. 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
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2021

3. Does higher education make you more entrepreneurial? Causal evidence from China
   Journal of Business Research, 2021, 135, (C), 543-558 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
4. 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 (5)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
5. 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
6. 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 (4)
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2020

7. Elite school designation and housing prices-quasi-experimental evidence from Beijing, China✰
   Journal of Housing Economics, 2020, 50, (C) View citations (2)

2019

8. 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

9. 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 (2)
10. 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 (25)
11. Intergenerational mobility of housework time in the United Kingdom
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2018, 16, (4), 911-937 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
12. University selectivity and the relative returns to higher education: Evidence from the UK
    Labour Economics, 2018, 53, (C), 230-249 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
13. 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

14. Political uncertainty and household savings
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (1), 154-170 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
15. The impact of Province-Managing-County fiscal reform on primary education in China
    China Economic Review, 2017, 45, (C), 45-61 View citations (7)
16. Variation of Land-Expropriated Farmers’ Willingness: A Perspective of Employment and Inhabitance
    Sustainability, 2017, 9, (7), 1-18 View citations (5)

2014

17. 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 (12)
18. 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 (20)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2013

19. English deficiency and the native–immigrant wage gap
    Economics Letters, 2013, 118, (1), 38-41 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

20. Precautionary savings by natives and immigrants in Germany
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (21), 2767-2776 View citations (19)
    Also in Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (21), 2767-2776 (2012) View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
21. The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools
    Economica, 2012, 79, (316), 658-679 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
22. WHO BENEFITS FROM CHILD BENEFIT?
    Economic Inquiry, 2012, 50, (1), 153-170 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2011

23. 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 (71)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
24. 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 (2)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

25. Overqualification, job dissatisfaction, and increasing dispersion in the returns to graduate education
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2010, 62, (4), 740-763 View citations (137)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

26. Multiple job holding in the United Kingdom: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (21), 2751-2766 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

27. The College Wage Premium and the Expansion of Higher Education in the UK
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (4), 695-709 View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2006

28. Child Support and Partnership Dissolution
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (510), C93-C109 View citations (22)

2005

29. 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

30. Does Education Raise Productivity, or Just Reflect it?
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (499), F499-F517 View citations (140)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
31. 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

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

2001

33. 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 (1998)

2000

34. Child support reform: some analysis of the 1999 White Paper
    Fiscal Studies, 2000, 21, (1), 105-140 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1999)