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Changing the structure of minimum wages : firm adjustment and wage spillovers

Giupponi, Giulia; Machin, Stephen - 2018

This paper analyses the economic impact of a significant change to the structure of a minimum wage setting policy. The context is the United Kingdom where government mandated an unexpected change in the structure of minimum wages and their setting in 2016 by introducing a new minimum wage - the...

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Changing the structure of minimum wages : firm adjustment and wage spillovers

Giupponi, Giulia; Machin, Stephen - 2018

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011881974

Panic on the streets of London: police, crime and the july 2005 terror attacks

Draca, Mirko; Machin, Stephen; Witt, Robert - 2008

terror attacks that hit central London in July 2005. The attacks resulted in a large redeployment of police officers to … central London boroughs as compared to outer London - in fact, police deployment in central London increased by over 30 … London. Study of the timing of the crime reductions and their magnitude, the types of crime which were more likely to be …

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Panic on the streets of London : police, crime and the July 2005 terror attacks

Draca, Mirko (contributor); Machin, Stephen (contributor); … - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003649800

Valuing rail access using transport innovations

Gibbons, Stephen (contributor); Machin, Stephen (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Panic on the streets of London : police, crime and the july 2005 terror attacks

Draca, Mirko (contributor); Machin, Stephen (contributor); … - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688774

Subject of Degree and the Gender Wage Differential Evidence from the UK and Germany

Machin, Stephen; Puhani, Patrick A. - 2002

We show that controlling for subject of degree explains a significant part of the male/female gender wage differential amongst graduates. Using data from the labour force surveys of the United Kingdom and Germany, we find similar results in these two countries: subject of degree explains about...

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Minimum wages and firm profitability

Draca, Mirko; Machin, Stephen; Van Reenen, John - 2006

Although there is a large literature on the economic effects of minimum wages on labour market outcomes (especially employment), there is hardly any evidence on their impact on firm performance. This is surprising: minimum wages appear to have a significant impact on wages, but only a limited...

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Crime and police resources: the street crime initiative

Machin, Stephen; Marie, Olivier - 2005

In this paper we look at links between police resources and crime in a different way to the existing economics of crime work. To do so we focus on a large-scale policy intervention the Street Crime Initiative that was introduced in England and Wales in 2002. This allocated additional resources...

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New technology in schools: is there a payoff?

Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Silva, Olmo - 2006

Despite its high relevance to current policy debates, estimating the causal effect of Information Communication Technology (ICT) investment on educational standards remains fraught with difficulties. In this paper, we exploit a change in the rules governing ICT funding across different school...

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