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Research interests
The effects of new technology on productivity in Britain, 1800-2000; Links between learning-by-doing, labour turnover and labour productivity; Effects of industrial structure on the British cotton industry; The determinants of heights in Britain; The performance of railways in Britain, 1840-2009; Economic geography
Guest lecturer
EH101 The Internationalisation of Economic Growth, 1870 to the present day
Selected publications
- 'Social Savings' Journal of Economic Surveys, Forthcoming 2010
- 'Cities, market integration and going to sea: stunting and the standard of living in early nineteenth century England and Wales' (with J Humphries) Economic History Review, Vol 62, Issue 2, pp. 458-478, May 2009
- 'Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind? Anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London' (with J Humphries) Explorations in Economic History, Vol. 46, Issue 1, January 2009, pp 120-131.
Selected Working Papers
- Learning from some of Britain's successful sectors: An historical analysis of the role of government BIS Economics Paper no. 6
- Networks in the Premodern Economy: the Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600-1749 CEP Discussion Paper, Tim Leunig, Chris Minns, Patrick Wallis, November 2009, Paper No' CEPDP0956
Selected Public Policy Papers
- The decline in manufacturing and its regional consequences in the UK, published by La Vie des Idees, Paris 2010.
- Low house prices and owner occupation: A better alternative to social housing
- The Right to Move
- Cities Unlimited
Expertise
Productivity, technology and industry, economic geography
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