Dr Tim Leunig

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

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Expertise

Productivity, technology and industry, economic geography