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Working Papers

2009

1. Do Bookmakers Possess Superior Skills to Bettors in Predicting Outcomes?
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (27)
   See also Journal Article Do bookmakers possess superior skills to bettors in predicting outcomes?, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (27) (2009)

2008

2. To Bat or Not to Bat: An Examination of Contest Rules in Day-night Limited Overs Cricket
   Working Papers, International Association of Sports Economists View citations (1)

2007

3. Broadcasting Productivity Growth in the UK
   Occasional Papers, Industrial Economics Division View citations (1)

2006

4. Teenage Pregnancy Risk: the impact of parental involvement for contraception
   Occasional Papers, Industrial Economics Division

2005

5. Matching Estimates of the Impact of Over-the-Counter Emergency Birth Control on Teenage Pregnancy
   Occasional Papers, Industrial Economics Division
   See also Journal Article Matching estimates of the impact of over‐the‐counter emergency birth control on teenage pregnancy, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2006) View citations (13) (2006)
6. The Abortion-Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales
   Occasional Papers, Industrial Economics Division View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department (2005) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Abortion–Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2008) View citations (13) (2008)

2004

7. Random Behaviour Or Rational Choice? Family Planning, Teenage Pregnancy And STIs
   Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)

2002

8. 'Quarbs' and Efficiency in Spread Betting Markets: can you beat the book?
   Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society

Undated

9. A Direction Dynamic Approach to Inside Information
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University
10. Advertising, Quality and Sales: Some New Evidence
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University
11. Advertising: signal of productive efficiency or cause of allocative inefficiency
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University
12. Can Regulation Make Betting Markets More Efficient?
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University
13. Do Transactions Costs Explain Market Efficiency in Football Fixed Odds and Spread Betting Markets
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University
14. Explaining the Sign of Betting Biases?
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University
15. Odds, Information and Arbitrage: Explorations in a Betting Market
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, The Nottingham Trent University

Journal Articles

2024

1. Covid-19 Vaccines As a Condition of Employment: Impact on Uptake, Staffing, and Mortality in Elderly Care Homes
   Management Science, 2024, 70, (5), 2882-2899
2. Using double-debiased machine learning to estimate the impact of Covid-19 vaccination on mortality and staff absences in elderly care homes
   European Economic Review, 2024, 170, (C) View citations (1)

2022

3. Financial transaction taxes and market structure: Lessons from the gambling industry
   Economics Bulletin, 2022, 42, (4), 1901 - 1907
4. International Journal of the Economics of Business Best Paper Prize Announcement
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2022, 29, (2), 137-137
   Also in International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2019, 26, (2), 327-327 (2019)
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2020, 27, (1), 157-157 (2020)
5. Is assisted suicide a substitute for unassisted suicide?
   European Economic Review, 2022, 145, (C)

2020

6. Taxing Gambling Machines To Enhance Public and Private Revenue
   Kyklos, 2020, 73, (4), 500-523 View citations (1)
7. The impact of sex education mandates on teenage pregnancy: International evidence
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (7), 790-807 View citations (5)

2018

8. A New Era for the International Journal of the Economics of Business
   International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2018, 25, (3), 339-339

2017

9. The effect of spending cuts on teen pregnancy
   Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 54, (C), 135-146 View citations (2)

2016

10. An Economic Analysis of Attendance Demand for One Day International Cricket
    The Economic Record, 2016, 92, (296), 121-136 View citations (3)
11. Managerial Decision Making Under Uncertainty
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2016, 17, (1), 44-63 View citations (3)

2015

12. Forecasting the Outcome of Closed‐Door Decisions: Evidence from 500 Years of Betting on Papal Conclaves
    Journal of Forecasting, 2015, 34, (5), 391-404 View citations (1)
13. Home bias in officiating: evidence from international cricket
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2015, 178, (3), 741-755 View citations (13)
14. Is education the best contraception: The case of teenage pregnancy in England?
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 131, (C), 1-9 View citations (3)

2014

15. Uncertainty of outcome or strengths of teams: an economic analysis of attendance demand for international cricket
    Applied Economics, 2014, 46, (17), 2034-2046 View citations (10)

2013

16. Do New Gambling Products Displace Old? Evidence from a Postcode Analysis
    Regional Studies, 2013, 47, (6), 963-973 View citations (4)
17. Does Parental Consent for Birth Control Affect Underage Pregnancy Rates? The Case of Texas
    Demography, 2013, 50, (6), 2105-2128 View citations (4)

2011

18. The impact of emergency birth control on teen pregnancy and STIs
    Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30, (2), 373-380 View citations (21)

2010

19. Gambling, Prediction Markets and Public Policy
    Southern Economic Journal, 2010, 76, (4), 878-883 View citations (1)
20. Productivity Measurement in Gambling: Plant‐level Evidence from the United Kingdom
    Southern Economic Journal, 2010, 76, (4), 953-975

2009

21. Do bookmakers possess superior skills to bettors in predicting outcomes?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 71, (2), 539-549 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Do Bookmakers Possess Superior Skills to Bettors in Predicting Outcomes?, Post-Print (2009) View citations (27) (2009)
22. Productivity growth and funding of public service broadcasting
    Public Choice, 2009, 141, (3), 335-349 View citations (1)
23. The Growth of Gambling and Prediction Markets: Economic and Financial Implications
    Economica, 2009, 76, (302), 219-224 View citations (5)
24. The impact of financial performance on environmental policy: does firm life cycle matter?
    Business Strategy and the Environment, 2009, 18, (6), 397-413 View citations (25)
25. To bat or not to bat: An examination of match outcomes in day-night limited overs cricket
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2009, 60, (12), 1786-1793 View citations (9)

2008

26. Advertising as an Entry Deterrent: Evidence from UK firms
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2008, 15, (1), 63-83 View citations (3)
27. The Abortion–Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales
    Economica, 2008, 75, (297), 1-21 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Abortion-Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales, Occasional Papers (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
28. The export intensity of venture capital backed companies
    Small Business Economics, 2008, 31, (1), 39-58 View citations (27)

2007

29. Do fat tails matter in GARCH estimation: testing market efficiency in two transition economies
    Economic Issues Journal Articles, 2007, 12, (2), 15-26 View citations (1)

2006

30. Market Efficiency in Person‐to‐Person Betting
    Economica, 2006, 73, (292), 673-689 View citations (42)
31. Matching estimates of the impact of over‐the‐counter emergency birth control on teenage pregnancy
    Health Economics, 2006, 15, (9), 1021-1032 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Matching Estimates of the Impact of Over-the-Counter Emergency Birth Control on Teenage Pregnancy, Occasional Papers (2005) (2005)

2005

32. An econometric analysis of trends in research joint venture activity
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2005, 26, (2), 149-158 View citations (10)
33. Attendance at County Cricket
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2005, 6, (1), 24-45 View citations (26)
34. Forecasting outcomes in spread betting markets: can bettors use 'quarbs' to beat the book?
    Journal of Forecasting, 2005, 24, (2), 139-154 View citations (12)
35. The economics of corporate social responsibility: an overview of the special issue
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2005, 16, (3), 309-312 View citations (8)
36. The impact of environmental performance on firm performance: static and dynamic panel data evidence
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2005, 16, (3), 395-412 View citations (121)
37. Transition, the Evolution of Stock Market Efficiency and Entry into EU: The Case of Romania
    Economic Change and Restructuring, 2005, 37, (3), 203-223 View citations (9)
    Also in Economic Change and Restructuring, 2004, 37, (3), 203-223 (2004) View citations (13)

2004

38. Taxation and the Demand for Gambling: New Evidence From the United Kingdom
    National Tax Journal, 2004, 57, (4), 847-61 View citations (14)

2003

39. Does advertising increase labour supply? Time series evidence from the UK
    Applied Economics, 2003, 35, (11), 1357-1368 View citations (7)

2002

40. A Policy Response To The E--Commerce Revolution: The Case Of Betting Taxation In The UK
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (480), F296-F314 View citations (22)
41. Advertising, quality and sales
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (4), 431-438 View citations (3)
42. An analysis of policy initiatives to promote strategic research partnerships
    Research Policy, 2002, 31, (8-9), 1459-1466 View citations (21)
43. Have Lower Real Wages Helped Industrial Restructuring in Romania?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 39, (1), 165-180 View citations (1)
44. Identifying irregularities in a financial market
    Applied Financial Economics, 2002, 12, (9), 633-637
45. The economics of family planning and underage conceptions
    Journal of Health Economics, 2002, 21, (2), 207-225 View citations (19)

2001

46. Gambling Taxation: A Comment
    Australian Economic Review, 2001, 34, (4), 437-440 View citations (7)
47. Monopoly Rents and Price Fixing in Betting Markets
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2001, 19, (3), 265-278 View citations (1)
48. Notes on the Journal of Industrial Economics Website: An Introduction to the 1999 Advertising and Industry Survey
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2001, 49, (1), 111-111 View citations (1)
49. The characteristics and attributes of UK firms obtaining accreditation to ISO 14001
    Business Strategy and the Environment, 2001, 10, (4), 238-244 View citations (10)
50. The determinants of voluntary investment decisions
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2001, 22, (8), 453-463 View citations (9)

1999

51. Regulating Insider Trading in Betting Markets
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1999, 51, (3), 237-41 View citations (5)

1998

52. Do betting costs explain betting biases?
    Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (5), 333-335 View citations (8)
53. Who A dvertises Prices? A Firm Level Study Based on Survey Data
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1998, 5, (1), 57-75
54. Why are some favourite-longshot biases positive and others negative?
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (11), 1505-1510 View citations (29)

1997

55. Does information efficiency require a perception of information inefficiency?
    Applied Economics Letters, 1997, 4, (10), 615-617 View citations (2)
56. Why Is There a Favourite-Longshot Bias in British Racetrack Betting Markets?
    Economic Journal, 1997, 107, (440), 150-58 View citations (63)

Chapters

2011

1. The Changing Demands of Leisure Time: The Emergence of Twenty20 Cricket
   Chapter 18 in Handbook on the Economics of Leisure, 2011