Research

Publications 

Journal Articles

1. “Spatial inequality in unsolved crime: Evidence from small neighbourhoods” (with Bahadir Dursun and Diego Zambiasi, Newcastle), forthcoming Journal of Regional Science, 2024. http://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12739 

2. “Racial Disparities in Civilian Response to Police Use of Force: Evidence from London”, forthcoming British Journal of Criminology, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azae037

3. “Do Social Interaction Mechanisms Affect University Reputation: Evidence from the UK Higher Education Sector” (with Rasha Abdelbabie, Edinburgh Napier, and Aly Salama, Northumbria), forthcoming Abacus: A Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12323 

4. “Expected Returns to Crime and Crime Location” (with Arnaud Chevalier, Royal Holloway, and Tanya Wilson, University of Glasgow), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 16(4), 2024, pp. 144-160. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20220585

5. “Austerity, welfare cuts and hate crime: Evidence from the UK’s Age of Austerity” (with Kerry Bray, former PhD student, and John Wildman, Newcastle), Journal of Urban Economics 141 (Special Issue Race, Social Justice & Cities), 103439, 2024. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jue.2022.103439 

6. “Unions as insurance: Workplace unionisation and workers’ outcomes during COVID-19” (with Boris Hirsch, Lüneburg), Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 63(2), 2024. pp. 152-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12344

7. “Residential turnover and crime – Evidence from administrative data for England and Wales”, British Journal of Criminology 63(6), 2023, pp. 1460-1481. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac090

8. “Mass layoffs and voting behaviour: Evidence from the UK” (with Wessel Vermeulen, Newcastle and OECD), British Journal of Industrial Relations 61(4), 2023, pp. 922-950. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12749

9. “Worker adjustment to unexpected occupational risk: Evidence from COVID-19” (with Barbara Eberth and John Wildman, Newcastle), European Economic Review 150, 2022, 104325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104325

10. “Does stop and search reduce crime? Evidence from street-level data and a surge in operations following a high-profile crime”, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A 185(3), 2022, pp. 1370-1397. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12839

11. “Immigration status uncertainty and mental health – Evidence from Brexit”, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 60(4), 2021, pp. 521-548. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/irel.12287

12. “The Effects of Collective Bargaining Systems on the Productivity Function of Firms: An Analysis of Bargaining Structures and Processes and the Implications for Policy Making” (with Bernd Brandl, Durham University), Industrial Relations Journal 52(3), 2021, pp. 218- 236. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12325

13. “The performance effects of collective and individual bargaining: A comprehensive and gran- ular analysis of the effects of different bargaining systems on company productivity’ (with Bernd Brandl, Durham University), International Labour Review 160(1), 2021, pp. 43-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12166

14. “Variable Pay and/or Collective Wage Bargaining? Complements or Substitutes?” (with Barbara Bechter and Bernd Brandl, both Durham University), Industrial and Labor Relations Review 74(2), 2021, pp. 443-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793919883882

15. “VAT Rebate As Trade Policy: Evidence from China” (with Bo Gao, former PhD student at Newcastle, now Loughborough, and Sara Maioli, Newcastle University), China Economic Review 63, 2020, 101536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2020.101536

16. “Housing subsidies and property prices: Evidence from England” (with Stephen McDonald, Newcastle University and Which?), Regional Science and Urban Economics 80 (Special issue on housing affordability), 2020, 103374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco. 2018.06.002

17. “Immigration and the property market: Evidence from England and Wales”, Real Estate Economics 47(2), 2019, pp. 509-533. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1540-6229.12151

18. “Company closures and the erosion of the political center: Evidence from Germany”, British Journal of Industrial Relations 56(4), 2018, pp. 835-858. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir. 12292

19. “The link between crime risk and house prices – Evidence from UK street-level data”, Urban Studies 54(8), 2017, pp. 1990-2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098016634611

20. “Are immigrants in favour of immigration? Evidence from England and Wales” (with Muhammad Waqas, former PhD student at Newcastle, now University of Bradford, and John Wildman, Newcastle University), B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 17(1), 2017, 20160029. https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2016-0029

21. “Reconsidering the impact of family size on labour supply: The twin-problems of the twin- birth instrument” (with John Wildman, Newcastle University), Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A 179(4), 2016, pp. 1093-1115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12160

22. “Cannabis consumption, crime and victimization – Evidence from the 2004 cannabis declassification in the UK” (with Simon Jones, Newcastle UG alumni), Social Science and Medicine 115, 2014, pp. 29-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.003

23. “The consequences of own and spousal disability on labor market outcomes and subjective well-being: Evidence from Germany”, Review of Economics of the Household 12(4), 2014, pp. 717-736. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11150-012-9164-7

24. “The long-term impact of international experiences on objective and subjective career success” (joint with Torsten Biemann, University of Mannheim), International Journal of Human Resource Management 24(8), 2013, pp. 3438-3456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/ 09585192.2013.775176

25. “What determines wage inequality among young German university graduates?”, Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik 233(2), 2013, pp. 130-158.

26. “How do individuals deal with victimization and victimization risk? Longitudinal evidence from Mexico”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 84(1), 2012, pp. 335-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2012.04.001

27. “The causal relationship between education, health and health related behaviour: Evidence from a natural experiment in England”, Journal of Health Economics 30(4), 2011, pp. 753- 763. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.05.015

28. “Product Differentiation and Profitability in German Manufacturing Firms” (joint with Joachim Wagner, Lueneburg), Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik 231(3), 2011, pp. 326-335.

29. “Product Diversification and Stability of Employment and Sales: First Evidence from Ger- man Manufacturing Firms” (joint with Joachim Wagner, Lueneburg), Applied Economics 43(27), 2011, pp. 3977-3985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036841003742629

30. “How does economic integration influence employment and wages in border regions? The case of the EU-enlargement 2004 and Germany’s eastern border” (joint with Alexander Vogel, Statistik Nord/Lueneburg), Review of World Economics 147(2), 2011, pp. 303-323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10290-010-0084-4

31. “Islamistic terror and the Job Prospects of Arab Men in Britain: Does a Country’s Direct Involvement Matter?”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy 57(4), 2010, pp. 430-454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.2010.00525.x

32. “Fields of training, plant characteristics and the gender wage gap in entry wages among skilled workers – Evidence from German administrative data”, Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik 230(1), 2010, pp. 27-41.

33. “The impact of the 2004 EU-enlargement on enterprise performance and exports of service enterprises in the German eastern border region” (joint with Alexander Vogel, Statistik Nord/Lueneburg), Review of World Economics 146(1), 2010, pp. 75-89. http://dx.doi. org/10.1007/s10290-009-0042-1

34. “Is there a compensating wage differential for high crime levels? – First evidence from Europe”, Journal of Urban Economics 66(3), 2009, pp. 218-231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2009.08.002

35. “The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the employment prospects of Arabs and Muslims in the German labor market”, Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik 229(1), 2009, pp. 2-21.

36. “Wirkungen der Beschaeftigungspflicht schwerbehinderter Arbeitnehmer - Erkenntnisse aus der Einfuehrung des ‘Gesetzes zur Bekaempfung der Arbeitslosigkeit Schwerbehinderter’ ”, Zeitschrift fuer Arbeitsmarktforschung / Journal for Labour Market Research 41(1), 2008, pp. 9-24.

Other publications
“Struktur und Erfolg von Ich-AG-Gruendungen - Ergebnisse einer Umfrage im Arbeitsagenturbezirk Lueneburg”, in Richter, Joerg, Stephan Schoening and Heike Wetzel (eds.), 2008: “Mittelstand 2008: Aktuelle Forschungsbeitraege zu gesellschaftlichen und finanzwirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen”, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag 2008, pp. 127-147.

“Die Einfuehrung der fachkundigen Stellungnahme bei der Ich-AG”, in Merz, Joachim and Reinhard Schulte (eds.), 2008: “Neue Ansaetze der Mittelstands- Forschung”, Muenster etc.: Lit-Verlag 2008, pp. 257-273.

“Labor Market Adjustments after a Large Import Shock: Evidence from the German Clothing Industry and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement”’ (joint with Joachim Wagner) in: Hirschel, Dierk; Paic, Peter; Zwick, Markus (eds.), 2013: Daten in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung: Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Joachim Merz, 2013, Wiesbaden, Springer Gabler.