Research Papers

Working Papers

Jakobsen, K., Jorgensen, T and Low, H. (2022) "Fertility and Family Labor Supply" Department of Economics, University of Oxford Working Paper R&R American Economic Review

Low, H., Meghir, C., Pistaferri, L. and Voena, A. (2022) “Marriage, labor supply and the dynamics of the social safety net” NBER Working Paper 24356 R&R 2nd round, Journal of Political Economy

Low, H. and Pistaferri, L. (2022) "Disability insurance: error rates and gender differences" NBER Working Paper 26513  R&R 2nd round, Journal of Political Economy

Gallipoli, G., Low, H. and Mitra, A. (2022) "Consumption and Income Inequality across Generations" Working Papers 2020-061, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group. R&R Journal of Labor Economics

Crossley, T., Levell, P. and Low, H. (2022) "House Price Rises and Borrowing to Invest"  Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper 20/2 R&R Journal of Economics Behavior and Organisation

Blundell, R., Gu,R., Leth-Petersen, S., Low, H and C. Meghir (2021)  "Durables and Lemons: Private Information and the Market for Cars" NBER Working Paper 26281  R&R Quantitative Economics

Low, H. and Sanchez-Marcos, V. (2023) "Winners and Losers of  House Price Booms and Busts" R&R Labor Economics 

Older Working Papers

Benzeval,M., Burton,J., Crossley,T.F., Fisher,P., Jäckle,A., Low,H and Read,B. (2020) "The Idiosyncratic Impact of an Aggregate Shock The Distributional Consequences of COVID-19" University of Oxford Discussion Paper 911

Crossley, T.F., Low, H., O'Dea, C. and C. Sleeman (2016) "Using a Temporary Indirect Tax Cut as a Fiscal Stimulus: Evidence from the UK.'' Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper

Alan, S., Crossley, T. and Low, H. (2015) "Saving on a rainy day, borrowing for a rainy day" Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper; Cambridge Working Papers in Economics

Bottazzi, R., Low, H. and M. Wakefield, (2009) "Why do home owners work longer hours?" Institute for Fiscal Studies Working Paper 07-10

Publications

• • Crossley, T., Fisher,P., Levell, P. and Low, H. (2023) "Stimulus Payments and Private Transfers"  Economic Letters 

  • Crossley, T., Fisher,P., Levell, P. and Low, H. (2022) "A year of COVID: the evolution of labour market and financial inequalities through the crisis"  Oxford Economic Papers

  • Crossley, T., Fisher, P. , Levell, P. and Low,H. (2021)  "MPCs in an economic crisis: spending, saving and private transfers" Journal of Public Economics Plus [Open Access] 

  • Crossley,T., Fisher, P. and Low, H. (2021) "The heterogenous and regressive consequences of COVID-19: Evidence from high quality panel data" Journal of Public Economics 

  • Kovacs, A., Low, H. and Moran, P. (2021) "Estimating Temptation and Commitment over the Life-Cycle"  International Economic Review

  • Low, H. and Pistaferri, L. (2020) "Disability Insurance: Theoretical Trade-Offs and Empirical Evidence" Fiscal Studies 41(1): 129-164

  • Attanasio, O., Levell, P., Low, H. and Sanchez-Marcos, V. (2018) "Aggregating Elasticities: Intensive and Extensive Margins of Women's Labour Supply” Econometrica, 86(6): 2049-2082

  • Fisher, H. and Low, H. (2018) "Divorce early or divorce late? The long term financial consquences" Australian Journal of Family Law 32

• • Low, H. and Meghir, C. (2017) “The use of structural models in econometrics” Journal of Economic Perspectives 31(2): 33-5

  • Aidt, T., Lili J. and Low, H. (2017) “Are prices enough? The economics of material demand reduction” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 375

  • Crossley, T., Low, H. and Smith, S. (2016) “Do Consumers Gamble to Convexify?”Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation 134:60-77

  • Fisher, H. and Low, H. (2016) “Recovery from Divorce: Comparing High and Low Income Couples” International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 30(3): 338-371

  • Low, H. and Pistaferri, L. (2015) “Disability Insurance and the Dynamics of the Incentive-Insurance Trade-off” American Economic Review  105(10): 2986-3029

  • Low, H. and Sanchez-Marcos,V. (2015) “Female labour market outcomes and the impact of maternity leave policies” IZA Journal of Labour Economics 4:14

  • Fisher, H. and Low, H. (2015) "Does marriage matter? Financial implications of relationship breakdown" Review of Economics of the Household 13(4): 735-769

  • Crossley, T. and Low, H. (2014) "Job loss, credit constraints and consumption growth" Review of Economics and Statistics 9(5): 876-884

  • Ball, S. and Low, H. (2014) "Do Self-Insurance and Disability Insurance Prevent Consumption Loss on Disability?" Economica, 81: 468-490

  • Crossley, T., Low, H. and O'Dea, C. (2013), "Household consumption through recent recessions" Fiscal Studies 34(2): 203-229 

  • Blundell, R., Low, H. and Preston, I. (2013) "Decomposing changes in income risk using consumption data" Quantitative Economics 4: 1--37

  • Attanasio, O., Botazzi, R., Low, H., Nesheim, L. and M. Wakefield (2012) "Modelling the demand for housing over the life-cycle" Review of Economic Dynamics, 15(1):1-18 

  • Crossley,T. and H. Low (2011) "Borrowing constraints, the cost of precautionary saving, and unemployment insurance" International Tax and Public Finance, 18(6): 658-687

  • Crossley,T. and H. Low (2011) "Is the elasticity of intertemporal substitution constant?" Journal of the European Economic Association 9(1): 87--106

  • Low, H., Meghir, C. and Pistaferri, L (2010) “Wage risk and employment risk over the life cycle” American Economic Review 100(4): 1432--1467

  • Crossley,T., Low, H. and M. Wakefield (2009) "The economics of a temporary cut in VAT" Fiscal Studies 30(1): 3--16

  • Attanasio, O., Low, H. and Sanchez-Marcos, V. (2008) "Explaining changes in female labour supply in a life-cycle model" American Economic Review  98(4): 1517--1552

  • Low, H. (2005) "Self-insurance in a life-cycle model of labour supply and savings" Review of Economic Dynamics Vol. 8 (4): 945-975 

  • Attanasio, O., Low, H. and Sanchez-Marcos (2005) "Female labour supply as insurance against idiosyncratic risk" Journal of the European Economic Association Vol. 3 (2-3): 755-764

  • Attanasio O and Low, H (2004), "Estimating Euler Equations", Review of Economic Dynamics 7: 406-435 

  • Low, H and Maldoom, D (2004), "Optimal taxation, prudence and risk sharing," Journal of Public Economics 88: 443-464 

  • Araki, K. and Low, H. (2000) "Convention selection with local interaction" Sociological Methods and Research Vol 28(3): 312-341