Barr, Nicholas

Professor Nicholas Barr FRSA

Department	Position held
European Institute
Department of Economics	Professor of Public Economics

Non LSE positions held

Department	Position held
Pensions Policy Institute	Council Member
HelpAge International Council	Board Member

Experience keywords:

transition; Russia and Eastern Europe; health finance; higher education finance; Soviet Union; education finance; security; social security; Eastern Europe; pensions; Europe; state; welfare state; insurance; post-communist transition; social insurance; finance

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My major interest is in the application of the economics of information to the welfare state. My writing covers insurance, social insurance, and health finance and, most particularly, the economics of pensions and the finance of higher education. My research covers the economic theory underlying those institutions, and also the application of the theory to policy.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Healthcare; Public Administration

Countries and regions to which research relates:

China; Romania; Lithuania; Sweden; Czech Republic; Eastern Europe; Poland; Hungary; Australia; European Union; Chile; Slovenia; Estonia; Netherlands; USA; Greece; Germany; UK; Slovakia; Bulgaria; New Zealand; Latvia; Central Europe

Languages:

German [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; French [Spoken: Basic]

Media experience:

Has written for mainstream press; Radio; TV

Contact Points
LSE phone number: +44 (0)20 7955 7482	LSE email: n.barr@lse.ac.uk

Publications

The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.

2012

Barr, Nicholas (2012) The 2012 reforms of higher education finance in England. Ifo Institute, Munich, Munich

Barr, Nicholas (2012) Credit crisis and pensions: international scope. In: Bovenberg, Lans and van Ewijk, Casper and Westerhout, Ed, (eds.) The future of multi-pillar pensions. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107022263

Barr, Nicholas (2012) The Higher Education White Paper: the good, the bad, the unspeakable - and the next White Paper. Social policy & administration, 46 (5). pp. 483-508. ISSN 0144-5596

2011

Barr, Nicholas (2011) The recommendations of the Hutton Report will protect workers and pensioners, but we must come to terms with retiring later. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Barr, Nicholas and Berlinger, Edina and Dumcius, Rimantas and Gausas, Simonas and Gilly, Gyula and Macadie, Hugh and Nemeslaki, Andras and Papp, Erika and Repeckaite, Daiva (2011) Feasibility study on student lending. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2010

Barr, Nicholas (2010) Designing student loans to protect low earners. Policy Exchange, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas (2010) A properly designed ‘graduate contribution’ could work well for UK students and higher education: even though the original ‘graduate tax’ proposal is a terrible idea. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Barr, Nicholas (2010) Long-term care: a suitable case for social insurance. Social policy & administration, 44 (4). pp. 359-374. ISSN 0144-5596

Barr, Nicholas (2010) Hard choices in UK public policy: fees harm access – a case of pub economics. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Barr, Nicholas (2010) Retirement age – a good news story. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Barr, Nicholas and Johnston, Alison (2010) Interest subsidies on student loans: a better class of drain. CEE discussion papers, CEEDP0114. Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas and Diamond, Peter (2010) Pension reform: a short guide. Oxford University Press, New York, USA. ISBN 9780195387728

2009

Barr, Nicholas (2009) Book review: when I'm sixty-four: the plot against pensions and the plan to save them. Journal of economic literature, 47 (3). pp. 842-844. ISSN 0022-0515

Barr, Nicholas (2009) Financing higher education: lessons from economic theory and reform in England. Higher education in Europe, 34 (2). ISSN 0379-7724

Barr, Nicholas and Diamond, Peter (2009) Reforming pensions: principles, analytical errors and policy directions. International social security review, 62 (2). pp. 5-29. ISSN 0020-871X

Barr, Nicholas (2009) Financing higher education: lessons from economic theory and reform in the England. Bulletin de documentation, 4 pp. 33-50. ISSN 0980-949X

Barr, Nicholas (2009) International trends in pension provision. Accounting and business research, 39 (3). pp. 211-225. ISSN 0001-4788

2008

Barr, Nicholas and Diamond, Peter (2008) Reforming pensions: principles and policy choices. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780195311303

2007

Barr, Nicholas (2007) Foreword: investing in human capital: a capital markets approach to student funding. In: Lleras, Miguel Palacios, (ed.) Investing in human capital: a capital markets approach to student funding. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521039529

2006

Barr, Nicholas and Diamond, Peter (2006) The economics of pensions. Oxford review of economic policy, 22 (1). pp. 15-39. ISSN 0266-903X

Barr, Nicholas (2006) Pensions: overview of the issues. Oxford review of economic policy, 22 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 0266-903X

2005

Barr, Nicholas (2005) Both student loans policies flawed. The dominion post, ISSN 1175-9488

Barr, Nicholas (2005) Poverty during early transition. Development & transition, (1). pp. 13-15.

Barr, Nicholas (2005) The (too high?) price of education: Rae review sets out fiscally realistic plan for financing high-quality university system. Toronto Star, Ontari (1 Marc). pp. 17-17. ISSN 0319-0781

Asher, Mukul and Barr, Nicholas and Diamond, Peter and Lim, Edward and Mirrlees, James (2005) Social security reform in China: issues and options. MIT, USA

Barr, Nicholas (2005) Financovani vysokeho skolstvi z hlediska ekonomicke teorie. In: Simonova, N. and Mateju, P., (eds.) Ceske vysoke skolstvi na krizovatce. SoU AVCR, Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 19-39. ISBN 8073300729

Barr, Nicholas (2005) Higher education funding. In: Iacobucci, Frank and Tuohy, Carolyn, (eds.) Taking public universities seriously. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, pp. 441-475. ISBN 0802093760

Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) (2005) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe: the accession and beyond. The World Bank, Washington, DC. ISBN 0821361198

Barr, Nicholas (2005) Non-financial defined contribution pensions: mapping the terrain. In: Holzmann, Robert and Palmer, Edward, (eds.) Pension reform: issues and prospects for non-financial defined (NDC) contribution. The World Bank, Washington, DC., USA, pp. 57-69. ISBN 0821360388

Barr, Nicholas (2005) Financing higher education. Finance and development, 42 (2). pp. 34-37. ISSN 0015-1947

Barr, Nicholas (2005) Financing higher education. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy: the accession and beyond. The World Bank, Washington, DC, pp. 243-248. ISBN 0821361198

Barr, Nicholas (2005) Financing higher education: commentary on the 2004 UK higher education act. In: Beach, Charles M. and Broadway, Robin W. and McInnis, R. Marvin, (eds.) Higher education in Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press, Ontario, Canada, pp. 181-204. ISBN 1553390709

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain (2005) Financing higher education: answers from the UK. Routledge, London. ISBN 0415348579

Barr, Nicholas and Rutkowski, Michal (2005) Pensions. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe: the accession and beyond. The World Bank, Washington, DC., USA, pp. 135-170. ISBN 0821361198

Barr, Nicholas (2005) From transition to accession. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe: the accession and beyond. The World Bank, Washington, DC., USA, pp. 1-29. ISBN 0821361198

2004

Barr, Nicholas (2004) A. W. H. Phillips. In: Matthew, H. G. C. and Harrison, Brian, (eds.) Dictionary of national biography. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 95-97. ISBN 9780198614111

Barr, Nicholas (2004) Riformara le pensioni: miti, verità e scelte politiche. La rivista delle politiche sociali, 2 pp. 295-339. ISSN 1724-5389

Barr, Nicholas (2004) Variable fees are the fairer route to quality. Financial times, (30 Mar). ISSN 0307-1766

Barr, Nicholas (2004) A good deal for all the family. Times educational supplement, pp. 21-21. ISSN 0140-0460

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain (2004) Why nobody need lose in this system. The Guardian, 2004 (Januar). pp. 8-9. ISSN 0261-3077

Barr, Nicholas (2004) La seguridad de ingressos en la vejez y el papel del estado. In: El sistema de pensiones en Chile en el contexto mundial y de América Latina: evaluación y desafíos, ponencias del seminario internacional. Organizacion Internacional del Trabajo, Santiago, Chile, pp. 16-26. ISBN 92292231604

Barr, Nicholas (2004) The logic of income-contingent programs. In: O'Halloran, Elizabeth F and Palacios Llera, Miguel and Halliday, Amy L and Bruner, Robert F, (eds.) An executive briefing on financing human capital. Darden Business Publishing, Charlotteville, Virginia, pp. 16-23. ISBN 1932692010

Barr, Nicholas (2004) Previsión social basada en contribuciones definidas nocionales: "mapeando el terreno". In: El futuro de la previsión social en Argentina y el mundo: evaluación y desafíos, ponencias del seminario internacional Buenos Aires 20 de abril 2004. Ministerio de Trabajo Empleo y Seguridad Social, y Oficina Internacional del Trabajo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, pp. 18-32. ISBN 9223160278

Barr, Nicholas (2004) Alan Prest. In: Rutherford, Donald, (ed.) Biographical dictionary of British economists. Continuum International Publishing Group, Bristol, pp. 970-972. ISBN 9781843710301

Barr, Nicholas (2004) Economics of the welfare state. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 019926497x

Barr, Nicholas (2004) Foreword. In: Palacios Lleras, Miguel, (ed.) Investing in human capital : a capital markets approach to student funding. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 17-20. ISBN 0-521828406

Barr, Nicholas (2004) Higher education funding. Oxford review of economic policy, 20 (2). pp. 264-283. ISSN 1460-2121

Barr, Nicholas (2004) Notional defined contribution pensions: what they can do and what they can't. Nordisk forsikringstidsskrift, 3 pp. 203-214. ISSN 0348-6516

Barr, Nicholas (2004) The economics of the welfare state. Oxford University Press; Stanford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 019926497x

2003

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain (2003) Myth or magic. Guardian Education, pp. 20-21. ISSN 0261-3077

Barr, Nicholas (2003) Financing higher education: lessons from the UK debate. Political quarterly, 74 (3). pp. 371-381. ISSN 1467-923X

Barr, Nicholas (2003) Can't pay, won't pay. Guardian, pp. 21-21. ISSN 0261-3077

Barr, Nicholas (2003) University funding: discuss. Times higher education supplement, (1572). ISSN 0049-3929

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain (2003) Set universities free to decide their own fees. Independent, Education, ISSN 0951-9467

Barr, Nicholas (2003) The economics of the welfare state. China Labour and Social Security Publishing House, China.

Barr, Nicholas (2003) Population ageing : a problem not a crisis. In: Aiginger, Karl and Hutschenreiter, Gernot, (eds.) Economic policy issues for the next decade. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht ; London, pp. 85-96. ISBN 1-402077157

Barr, Nicholas (2003) Comment on "Between governmental and individual responsibility: new social programs: the example of the pensions system". In: Matyas Kovacs, Janos, (ed.) Small transformations: the politics of welfare reform - east and west. Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, NJ ; London, UK, pp. 212-222. ISBN 382586443X

2002

Barr, Nicholas (2002) A way to make universities universal. Financial times, pp. 21-21. ISSN 0307-1766

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain (2002) Access for all. Guardian Education, pp. 13-13. ISSN 0261-3077

Barr, Nicholas (2002) Reforming pensions : myths, truths, and policy choices. International social security review, 55 (2). pp. 3-36. ISSN 0020-871X

Barr, Nicholas (2002) The pension puzzle : prerequisites and policy choices in pension design. International Monetary Fund, Washington DC. ISBN 1-58-906111-X

Barr, Nicholas (2002) Welfare states in central and eastern Europe. In: Kapstein, Ethan B and Milanovic, Branko, (eds.) When markets fail : social policy and economic reform. Russell Sage Foundation, New York, pp. 27-57. ISBN 0-871544601

2001

Barr, Nicholas (2001) Reforming welfare states in post-communist countries. In: Orlowski, Lucjan, (ed.) Transition and growth in post-communist countries : the ten-year experience. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham and Northampton, Mass., pp. 169-218. ISBN 1-840645563

Barr, Nicholas (2001) The welfare state as piggy bank : information, risk, uncertainty, and the role of the state. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-924659-9

Barr, Nicholas (2001) The truth about pension reform. Finance and development, 38 (3). pp. 6-9. ISSN 0145-1707

Barr, Nicholas (2001) Introduction. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Economic theory and the welfare state. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass., pp. 13-40. ISBN 1-858987059

2000

Barr, Nicholas (2000) The history of the Phillips Machine. In: Leeson, Robert, (ed.) A. W. H. Phillips : collected works in contemporary perspective. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 89-114. ISBN 0-521571359

Barr, Nicholas (2000) La partnership pubblico-privata nelle pensioni : all ricerca del giusti equilibrio. L''assistenza sociale, 1 pp. 175-191. ISSN 0392-1026

Barr, Nicholas (2000) A market failures approach to health and education. Market failures review, pp. 16-25.

Barr, Nicholas and Agulnik, Philip (2000) The public / private mix in UK pension policy. World economics, 1 (1). pp. 69-80. ISSN 1468-1838

Barr, Nicholas (2000) Postkomunistyczne pa | stwo opieku | cze, problem nierownoVci i wyzwania rozwoju. In: Neneman, Jaroslav, (ed.) Po Dziesi ciu Latach B Transformacja i Rozwoj w Krajach Postcomunistycznych. Centrum Analiz Spo~eczno-Ekonomicznych, Warsawa, pp. 183-230.

Barr, Nicholas (2000) La reforma de las pensiones : analisis economico y algunas opciones de politica. In: Munoz Machado, Santiago and Garcia Delgado, Jose Luis and Gonzalez Seara, Luis, (eds.) Las estructuras del bienestar en Europa. Civitas, Madrid, pp. 657-675.

Barr, Nicholas (2000) Reforming pensions : myths, truths and policy choices. IMF working paper ; WP/00/139. International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC

1999

Agulnik, Philip and Barr, Nicholas and Falkingham, Jane and Rake, Katherine (1999) Partnership in pensions? Responses to the pensions green paper. CASE paper, 24. Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas (1999) Comments on ''Economic policy and equity : an overview'' by Amartya Sen. In: Tanzi, Vito and Ke-young Chu, and Gupta, Sanjeev, (eds.) Economic policy and equity. International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, pp. 44-48. ISBN 1-557757887

Barr, Nicholas (1999) Pension reform in central and eastern Europe : the good, the bad and the unsustainable. In: Daniel, Sami and Arestis, Philip and Grahl, John, (eds.) Regulation strategies and economic policies. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 174-191. ISBN 1-858985803

Barr, Nicholas (1999) A public-private partnership in pensions : getting the balance right. In: Agulnik, Phil and Barr, Nicholas and Falkingham, Jane and Rake, Katherine, (eds.) Partnership in pensions? Responses to the pensions green paper. London School of Economics and Political Science, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, pp. 30-45.

Barr, Nicholas (1999) Response to Arthur Grimes, ''Pensions and the demographic crisis : can building up pension funds help?''. Australian social policy, (2). pp. 96-98. ISSN 1442-6331

Barr, Nicholas (1999) Fundamentals of social security analysis. Australian social policy, (1). pp. 7-29. ISSN 1442-6331

1998

Barr, Nicholas (1998) Towards a 'third way' : rebalancing the role of the state. New economy, 5 (2). pp. 71-76. ISSN 1468-0041

Barr, Nicholas (1998) Higher education in Australia and Britain : what lessons? Australian economic review, 31 (2). pp. 179-188. ISSN 1467-8462

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain (1998) The Dearing Report and the government's response : a critique. Political quarterly, 69 (1). pp. 72-84. ISSN 1467-923X

Barr, Nicholas (1998) Health and health care in the post-communist countries. Eurohealth, 4 (6). pp. 8-10. ISSN 1356-1030

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain (1998) Funding higher education in an age of expansion. Education economics, 6 (1). pp. 45-70. ISSN 0964-5292

Barr, Nicholas (1998) The economics of the welfare state. Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Oxford, London. ISBN 0-29-782158-X

Barr, Nicholas (1998) Comments on ''Older and wiser : the economics of public pensions''. In: The future of social security. Federation of Social Insurance Offices, Stockholm, pp. 120-126.

1997

Barr, Nicholas (1997) Student loans : towards a new public/private mix. Public money and management, 17 (3). pp. 31-39. ISSN 1467-9302

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain (1997) Funding higher education : the Dearing Recommendations and the Government's response. Parliamentary brief, 5 (2). ISSN 1354-5507

Barr, Nicholas (1997) Higher education for the masses. Economic review, 15 (2). pp. 16-18. ISSN 0265-0290

Barr, Nicholas (1997) Market forces in higher education : the United Kingdom experience and a view ahead. In: Miller, Paul W and Pincus, Jonathan J, (eds.) Funding higher education : performance and diversity. AGPS, Canberra, pp. 97-110.

Barr, Nicholas (1997) Comment on ''SuperHECS : a proposal for funding Australian higher education'' by Paul W Miller and Jonathan J Pincus. In: Miller, Paul W and Pincus, Jonathan J, (eds.) Funding higher education : performance and diversity. AGPS, Canberra, pp. 151-156.

Barr, Nicholas (1997) Reforming student loans : a better deal for students and the taxpayer. Parliamentary brief, 5 (1). pp. 22-23. ISSN 1354-5507

Barr, Nicholas (1997) More resources without increased public spending. Review, 16 pp. 10-11. ISSN 1357-0781

1996

Barr, Nicholas (1996) People and transition. In: World development report 1996 : from plan to market. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, pp. 66-84. ISBN 0-195211073

Barr, Nicholas (1996) People in transition : reforming education and health care. Finance & development, 33 (3). pp. 24-27. ISSN 0145-1707

Barr, Nicholas (1996) The transition from socialism to a market economy. In: Sasson, Helen and Diamond, Derek, (eds.) LSE on social science. LSE Books, London, pp. 23-35. ISBN 0-753007630

Barr, Nicholas (1996) Comment on ''Government provision and regulation of economic support in old age'' by Peter Diamond. In: Bruno, Michael and Pleskovic, Boris, (eds.) Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics. World Bank, Washington, DC, pp. 104-109. ISSN 1020-4407

Barr, Nicholas and Crawford, Iain and Falkingham, Jane (1996) Student loans: where are we now? Repayment rates for student loans: some sensitivity tests. Welfare State Programme discussion paper; WSP 127. CASE and Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas (1996) Investing in people and growth. In: World development report 1996 : from plan to market. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, pp. 123-131. ISBN 0-195211073

Barr, Nicholas (1996) Income transfers in transition : constraints and progress. M O C T - M O S T, 6 (1). pp. 57-74. ISSN 1573-7063

1995

Barr, Nicholas (1995) Safety nets for the rural poor : an overview. In: Umali-Deininger, Dina and Maguire, Charles, (eds.) Agriculture in liberalizing economies : changing roles for governments. World Bank, Washington, D.C, pp. 331-344. ISBN 0-821333542

Barr, Nicholas and Sipos, Sandor (1995) Safety nets after the cooperatives : the challenge to welfare in Central and Eastern Europe. In: Umali-Deininger, Dina and Maguire, Charles, (eds.) Agriculture in liberalizing economies : changing roles for governments. World Bank, Washington, D.C, pp. 345-376. ISBN 0-821333542

Barr, Nicholas and Falkingham, Jane and Glennerster, Howard (1995) Education funding, equity and the life cycle. In: Falkingham, Jane and Hills, John, (eds.) The dynamic of welfare : the welfare state and the life cycle. Prentice Hall/ Harvester Wheatsheaf, Hemel Hempstead, pp. 150-166. ISBN 0-133428419

1994

Barr, Nicholas (1994) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe : the transition and beyond. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-520998-2

Barr, Nicholas (1994) Income transfers : social insurance. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe : the transition and beyond. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, pp. 192-225. ISBN 0-195209982

Barr, Nicholas (1994) Munkaerpiac s Szocilpolitika kzep-s Kelet-Eurpban : Az talakuls, s ami utna jn. Hilscher Rezs Szocilpolitikai Egyeslet, Budapest.

Barr, Nicholas (1994) Private unemployment insurance: myths and realities. Benefits: the journal of poverty and social justice, 10 pp. 1-9. ISSN 0962-7898

Barr, Nicholas and Gomulka, Stanislaw and Tomes, Igor (1994) Constraints on change. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe : the transition and beyond. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, pp. 89-109. ISBN 0-195209982

Barr, Nicholas (1994) A strategy for reform. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe : the transition and beyond. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, pp. 113-120. ISBN 0-195209982

Barr, Nicholas and Harbison, Ralph W (1994) Overview : hopes, tears and transformation. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe : the transition and beyond. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, pp. 1-28. ISBN 0-195209982

Barr, Nicholas (1994) The forces driving change. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe : the transition and beyond. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, pp. 77-88. ISBN 0-195209982

Barr, Nicholas (1994) The role of government in a market economy. In: Barr, Nicholas, (ed.) Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe: the transition and beyond. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, USA, pp. 29-50. ISBN 9780195209983

1993

Barr, Nicholas (1993) Alternative funding resources for higher education. Economic journal, 103 (418). pp. 718-728. ISSN 1468-0297

Barr, Nicholas (1993) Income transfers in Russia : problems and some policy directions. Economics of transition, 1 (3). pp. 317-344. ISSN 1468-0351

Barr, Nicholas and Whynes, David (1993) Introductory issues. In: Barr, Nicholas and Whynes, David, (eds.) Current issues in the economics of welfare. Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 1-19. ISBN 0-333556941

Barr, Nicholas (1993) Poland : income support and the social safety net during the transition. World Bank, Washington, D.C. ISBN 0-821323709

Barr, Nicholas (1993) Retirement pensions. In: Barr, Nicholas and Whynes, David, (eds.) Current issues in the economics of welfare. Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 45-62. ISBN 0-333556941

Barr, Nicholas and Whynes, DK (Ed.) (1993) Current issues in the economics of welfare. Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 0-33-355694-1

Barr, Nicholas and Glennerster, Howard (1993) European school systems and financing : lessons for the United States. In: Thornton, Robert J and O'Brien, Anthony P, (eds.) The economic consequences of American education. JAI Press, Greenwich, Connecticut ; London, pp. 137-187. ISBN 1-559385049

Barr, Nicholas (1993) Ekonomika polityki spolecznej. Wydawnictwo Akademii Ekonomicznej w Poznaniu, Poznan, Poland.

Barr, Nicholas (1993) The economics of the welfare state. Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Oxford, London. ISBN 029782158x

Barr, Nicholas and Falkingham, Jane (1993) Paying for learning. Welfare State Programme discussion paper; WSP 094. CASE and Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

1992

Barr, Nicholas (1992) Economic theory and the welfare state : a survey and interpretation. Journal of economic literature, 30 (2). pp. 741-803. ISSN 0022-0515

Barr, Nicholas (1992) The social safety net during economic transition : the case of Poland. The World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region, Discussion Paper ; report no. IDP-00106 (January 1992). The World Bank, Washington, DC

Barr, Nicholas (1992) Income transfers and the social safety net in Russia. The World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region, Washington, D.C. ISBN 0-821322680

1991

Barr, Nicholas (1991) The objectives and attainments of pension schemes. In: Wilson, T and Wilson, D, (eds.) The state and social welfare - the objectives of policy. Longman, Harlow, pp. 143-162. ISBN 0-58-208513-6

Barr, Nicholas (1991) Income-contingent student loans : an idea whose time has come. In: Shaw, G K, (ed.) Economics, culture and education - essays in honour of Mark Blaug. Edward Elgar Publishing, Aldershot, pp. 155-170. ISBN 1-85-278383-4

Barr, Nicholas (1991) Income support during the transition: common problems and some policies. Prague journal of sociology, 17 pp. 631-636.

1990

Barr, Nicholas and Hills, John and Le Grand, Julian and Le Grand, Julian (1990) The state of welfare: the welfare state in Britain since 1974. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198233053

Barr, Nicholas (1990) United Kingdom : administrative and social conditions. In: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., pp. 16-20.

Barr, Nicholas and Barnes, AJL (1990) Policies for access, expansion and efficiency. In: Watts, Ron and Greenberg, Jeff, (eds.) Post-secondary education : preparation for the world of work. Dartmouth Publishing. ISBN 9781855210622

Barr, Nicholas (1990) Economic theory and the welfare state : a survey and reinterpretation. Welfare State Programme discussion paper; WSP 054, 54. CASE and Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas and Coulter, F (1990) Social security : solution or problem? In: Hills, J, (ed.) The state of welfare - the welfare state in Britain since 1974. Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 274-337. ISBN 0-19-823305-1

1989

Barr, Nicholas and Glennerster, Howard and Le Grand, Julian (1989) Working for patients: the right approach? Welfare State Programme discussion paper; WSP 040, 40. CASE and Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas (1989) Social insurance as an efficiency device. Journal of public policy, 9 (1). pp. 59-82. ISSN 0143-814X

Barr, Nicholas (1989) Student loans : the key to future reform. Public money and management, 9 (2). pp. 47-50. ISSN 0954-0962

Barr, Nicholas (1989) Funding the National Health Service. Economics, 25 (105). pp. 4-8.

Barr, Nicholas (1989) Student loans : the next steps. Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen. ISBN 0-08-037966-4

Barr, Nicholas (1989) Alternative proposals for student loans in the United Kingdom. In: Woodhall, Maureen, (ed.) Financial support for students : grants, loans or graduate tax?. Institute of Education, London, pp. 110-121. ISBN 1-850918899

Barr, Nicholas (1989) The white paper on student loans. Journal of social policy, 18 (3). pp. 409-417. ISSN 0047-2794

Barr, Nicholas and Glennerster, Howard and Le Grand, Julian (1989) Working for patients: the right approach? Social policy and administration, 23 (2). pp. 117-127. ISSN 0144-5596

Barr, Nicholas (1989) Higher education : a suitable case for privatisation? Economic review, 7 (2). pp. 32-35. ISSN 0265-0290

1988

Barnes, John and Barr, Nicholas (1988) Strategies for higher education : the alternative white paper. Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen. ISBN 0-080365892

Barr, Nicholas (1988) The Phillips Machine. LSE Quarterly, 2 (4). pp. 305-337. ISSN 0269-9710

Barr, Nicholas (1988) Build on a cheap and popular NHS. Medeconomics, 9 (5). pp. 101-105. ISSN 0144-4271

Barr, Nicholas and Low, William (1988) Student grants and student poverty. Welfare State Programme discussion paper; WSP 028, 28. CASE and Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas and Glennerster, Howard and Le Grand, Julian (1988) Reform and the National Health Service. Welfare State Programme discussion paper; WSP 032, WSP 032. CASE and Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas (1988) Implications of spending plans for income distribution.

Barr, Nicholas (1988) The mirage of private unemployment insurance. Welfare State Programme discussion paper; WSP 034, 34. CASE and Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas (1988) Cash benefits. In: Gillie, Alan, (ed.) D345 Block 4 Unit 13 Economics and government policy, Unit 13 Cash benefits. Open University Press, Milton Keynes. ISBN 0-749200731

1987

Barr, Nicholas (1987) The economics of the welfare state. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London. ISBN 0-29-778835-3

Barr, Nicholas (1987) The welfare state as an efficiency device. Welfare State Programme discussion paper; WSP 022, 22. CASE and Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Barr, Nicholas (1987) Strategies for income support : a simple taxonomy. Suntory and Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics, Welfare State Programme Research Note ; No 3. London School of Economics and Political Science, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London

1986

Cahn, Edgar S and Barr, Nicholas (1986) Service credits : a new currency for the welfare state. Discussion paper / Welfare State Programme. Suntory and Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines ; no.8. London School of Economics and Political Science, Suntory and Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines, Welfare State Programme, London

Barr, Nicholas (1986) Revenue, expenditure and the government accounts. British tax review, 6 pp. 340-346. ISSN 0007-1870

1985

Barr, Nicholas (1985) Economic welfare and social justice. Journal of social policy, 14 (2). pp. 175-187. ISSN 0047-2794

Prest, A R and Barr, Nicholas (1985) Public finance in theory and practice. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London. ISBN 0-297787527

1984

Barr, Nicholas (1984) The pensions time bomb. Economic review, 2 (1). pp. 33-36. ISSN 0265-0290

Hutchinson, G and Barr, Nicholas and Drobny, A (1984) The employment of young males in a segmented labour market: the case of Great Britain. Applied economics, 16 (2). pp. 187-204. ISSN 0003-6846

1981

Barr, Nicholas (1981) Empirical definitions of the poverty line. Policy and politics, 9 (1). pp. 1-21. ISSN 0305-5736

Barr, Nicholas (1981) The taxation of husband and wife. British tax review, 1981 (1). pp. 6-9. ISSN 0007-1870

Barr, Nicholas and Hall, RE (1981) The probability of dependence on public assistance. Economica, 48 (190). pp. 109-123. ISSN 0013-0427

Barr, Nicholas (1981) Real rates of return in British manufacturing and service industries 1962-1979. In: Comparative studies of service industries between Japan and Britain. Kikai Shinko Kyokai Keizai Kenkyusho, Tokyo and Kansai Economic Research Centre, Osaka.

1980

Barr, Nicholas (1980) Health care and education in Britain. In: Comparative studies of service industries between Japan and Britain. Kikai Shinko Kyokai Keizai Kenkyusho, Tokyo and Kansai Economic Research Centre, Osaka.

Barr, Nicholas (1980) The taxation of married women's incomes, II. British tax review, 1980 (6). pp. 478-490. ISSN 0007-1870

Barr, Nicholas (1980) The taxation of married women's incomes, I. British tax review, 1980 (5). pp. 398-412. ISSN 0007-1870

1979

Barr, Nicholas and Hutchinson, Gillian (1979) Quantitative and qualitative identification of the target group. In: Youth unemployment and vocational training : a report on occupational choice and motivation of young people , their vocational training and employment prospects. European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Berlin, pp. 9-119.

Prest, A R and Barr, Nicholas (1979) Public finance in theory and practice. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London. ISBN 0-297776495

Barr, Nicholas (1979) Myths my Grandpa taught me. Three banks review, 124 pp. 27-55. ISSN 0040-649X

Barr, Nicholas and Hutchinson, G and Drobny, A (1979) A sequential approach to the dynamic specification of the demand for young male labour in Great Britain. Working paper ; no. 60. Queen Mary College, Department of Economics, London

1978

Barr, Nicholas and Carrier, John (1978) Women's aid groups: the economic case for state assistance to battered wives. Policy and politics, 6 (3). pp. 333-350. ISSN 0305-5736

Barr, Nicholas (1978) Taxation benefits and pay : action on the social division of welfare. In: Brown, Muriel and Baldwin, Sally, (eds.) The year book of social policy in Britain 1977. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, pp. 228-244.

1977

Barr, Nicholas (1977) PAYE codes in 1977-78. British tax review, 6 pp. 321-324. ISSN 0007-1870

Barr, Nicholas and James, SR and Prest, AR (1977) Self-assessment for income tax. Heinemann Educational for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute for Fiscal Studies, London. ISBN 0-435-840-606

1975

Barr, Nicholas (1975) Negative income taxation and the redistribution of income. Oxford bulletin of economic and statistics, 37 (1). pp. 29-48. ISSN 0305-9049

Barr, Nicholas (1975) Real rates of return to financial assets since the war. Three banks review, 107 pp. 23-43. ISSN 0040-649X

Barr, Nicholas and Hall, RE (1975) The taxation of earnings under public assistance. Economica, 42 (168). pp. 373-384. ISSN 0013-0427

Barr, Nicholas (1975) Labour's pension plan: a lost opportunity II. British tax review, 3 pp. 155-174. ISSN 0007-1870

Barr, Nicholas (1975) Labour's pension plan : a lost opportunity. British tax review, 2 pp. 107-113. ISSN 0007-1870

1974

Barr, Nicholas and Hall, RE (1974) The probability of dependence on public assistance. MIT Department of Economics working paper ; no 131. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics, Cambridge, Mass., USA

Barr, Nicholas and Roper, John (1974) Tax credits : an optimistic appraisal. Three banks review, 101 pp. 24-45. ISSN 0040-649X

Barr, Nicholas Higher education funding. In: European economy, quality and efficiency in education, european commission, directorate-general for economic and financial affairs. , pp. 61-85. ISBN 9289481285

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