David Blackaby

Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods

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Philip Murphy

Swansea University

Nigel C. O’Leary

Swansea University

Derek Leslie

Manchester Metropolitan University

Stephen Drinkwater

IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

Peter J. Sloane

MedStar Health

Paul L. Latreille

University of Sheffield

Jeff Frank

St. Lawrence University

Melanie Jones

Cardiff University

Mirain Rhys

Cardiff Metropolitan University

D. N. Manning

Technische Universität Berlin

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An Analysis of Reservation Wages for the Economically Inactive

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (2006)

David Blackaby Paul L. Latreille Philip Murphy Nigel C. O’Leary Peter J. Sloane

This paper uses unique data for the economically inactive to calculate elasticity estimates of the reservation wage and exit probability with respect to state benefits and the arrival rate of job offers, and finds that the inactive react in similar ways to benefit increases as the unemployed.

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An Analysis of Reservation Wages for the Economically Inactive

SSRN Electronic Journal (2006)

David Blackaby Paul L. Latreille Philip Murphy Nigel C. O’Leary Peter J. Sloane

10.2139/ssrn.887749

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Outside Offers and the Gender Pay Gap: Empirical Evidence from the UK

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (2002)

David Blackaby Alison L. Booth Jeff Frank

Using a unique data source on academic economist labour market experiences, we explore gender, pay and promotions. In addition to earnings and productivity measures, we have information on outside offers and perceptions of discrimination. In contrast to the existing literature, we find both a gender promotions gap and a within-rank gender pay gap. A driving factor may be the role of outside offers: men receive more outside offers than women of comparable characteristics, and gain higher pay increases in response to outside offers. This may arise due to discrimination, and we find that perceptions of discrimination and also outside job applications correlate with an individual receiving earnings below that expected, given their characteristics.

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THE EFFECTS OF TRADE UNIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS: A SAMPLE SELECTIVITY APPROACH^†

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (1992)

Philip Murphy Peter J. Sloane David Blackaby

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10.1111/j.1468-0084.1992.mp54004003.x

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Evaluating the Foundation Phase: Annual Report 2011/12

Chris Taylor Trisha Maynard Owain Rhys Davies Samuel Waldron Mirain Rhys

The Foundation Phase (introduced in 2008) provides a developmentally appropriate experiential curriculum for children aged 3-7 in Wales. The Welsh Government commissioned independent evaluation (led by WISERD) aims to evaluate how well it is being implemented, what impact it has had, and ways in which it can be improved. The three-year evaluation utilises a range of mixed methods at a national and local scale.

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English Language Fluency and the Ethnic Wage Gap for Men in England and Wales

Economic Issues Journal Articles (2001)

David Blackaby Nigel C. O’Leary Philip Murphy Stephen Drinkwater

Using data from the Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities, English language fluency is shown to have an important influence over the level of earnings that ethnic minorities are able to command within the employee labour market. There is also evidence to suggest that language fluency has some role to play in describing the difference in average weekly earnings between white and ethnic minority workers, but it does not emerge as a major determinant. Indeed, it would appear that the concentration of ethnic minorities in local enclaves with their high levels of unemployment has a greater influence over the level of ethnic earnings disadvantage.

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Modelling and Explaining Regional Differences in Economic Prosperity within Wales: Gender and Migration

David Blackaby

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Outside Offers and the Gender Pay Gap: Empirical Evidence from the UK

SSRN Electronic Journal (2002)

David Blackaby Alison L. Booth Jeff Frank

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University Patenting in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: a Comparative Analysis

Higher Education Quarterly (2008)

Andrew V. Beale David Blackaby Lynn Mainwaring

Abstract Using data on the patent portfolios of UK universities, the paper compares the levels of patenting activity (filings), success (grants) and quality (patents with commercial co‐assignees and patent citations) at Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish institutions. Patent activity, per researcher, in Wales is on a par with that in Scotland and about twice the rate in Northern Ireland, but the numbers of researchers relative to population in Wales and Northern Ireland are around half of the number in Scotland. Patent quality indicators are less favourable to Wales, while both activity levels and conversion of applications into grants are poor in Northern Ireland. It is suggested that greater cross‐university collaboration in Wales and Northern Ireland would help improve performance.

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10.1111/j.1468-2273.2008.00377.x

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Evaluating the Foundation Phase: Update and Technical Report2012/13

Chris Taylor Trisha Maynard Owain Rhys Davies Samuel Waldron Mirain Rhys

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