Muscle drain versus brain gain in association football: technology transfer through player emigration and manager immigration

Allan, G.J.; Moffat, J.

doi:10.1080/13504851.2013.870641

What explains the increase in trade union density and female share of union members in the United Kingdom in 2017-2020? (2023)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2023). What explains the increase in trade union density and female share of union members in the United Kingdom in 2017-2020?. Journal of Industrial Relations, 65(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856231157107

Trade union density increased for three consecutive years in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2020. This contrasts with a general decline in union membership since 1979. Since union density continued to fall amongst male employees in 2017–2020, th... Read More about What explains the increase in trade union density and female share of union members in the United Kingdom in 2017-2020?.

The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18: the sources of the London productivity advantage (2021)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2022). The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18: the sources of the London productivity advantage. Regional Studies, 56(10), 1713-1728. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.2004308

The UK government has committed to ‘levelling up’ regional economic performance. Through deriving geographically disaggregated estimates of total factor productivity from plant-level data, we show that the productivity advantage of London is far grea... Read More about The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18: the sources of the London productivity advantage.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level and distribution of intangibles investment in the UK (2021)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level and distribution of intangibles investment in the UK. Applied Economics Letters, 29(13), 1238-1242. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2021.1954591

This paper investigates trends in intangibles investment since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Responses from an online survey show that investment in R&D has dropped substantially for many firms but that over 40% of firms i... Read More about The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level and distribution of intangibles investment in the UK.

The Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance: A Cross-Country Perspective (2020)
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Harris, R., Krenz, A., & Moffat, J. (2021). The Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance: A Cross-Country Perspective. Journal of Common Market Studies, 59(3), 589-607. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13108

This paper has two objectives: the construction of enterprise‐level estimates of absorptive capacity to allow comparison of absorptive capacity levels across Europe and the analysis of whether the effects of absorptive capacity on R&D and innovation... Read More about The Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance: A Cross-Country Perspective.

The Impact of Product Subsidies on Plant-level Total Factor Productivity in Britain, 1997-2014 (2020)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2020). The Impact of Product Subsidies on Plant-level Total Factor Productivity in Britain, 1997-2014. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 67(4), 387-403. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12240

The United Kingdom’s imminent departure from the European Union provides the opportunity for a more selective industrial strategy. This paper therefore analyses the effect of product subsidies on productivity in British manufacturing plants between 1... Read More about The Impact of Product Subsidies on Plant-level Total Factor Productivity in Britain, 1997-2014.

Does Spatial Proximity Raise Firm Productivity? Evidence from British Manufacturing (2019)
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Harris, R., Moffat, J., Evenhuis, E., Martin, R., Pike, A., & Sunley, P. (2019). Does Spatial Proximity Raise Firm Productivity? Evidence from British Manufacturing. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 12(3), 467-487. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsz017

The UK’s economy is one of the most regionally imbalanced in Europe. The government’s recent industrial strategy discusses various means of addressing this, one of which is the strengthening of existing clusters. Using plant-level indices of spatial... Read More about Does Spatial Proximity Raise Firm Productivity? Evidence from British Manufacturing.

Religion, Religiosity and Educational Attainment: Evidence from the Compulsory Education System in England (2019)
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Moffat, J., & Yoo, H. (2020). Religion, Religiosity and Educational Attainment: Evidence from the Compulsory Education System in England. Applied Economics, 52(4), 430-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1646872

This paper investigates the effect of religion on the educational attainment of pupils in their final year of compulsory education in England. The results show that pupils that identify with any religion have better academic performance than other pu... Read More about Religion, Religiosity and Educational Attainment: Evidence from the Compulsory Education System in England.

The Impact of Participation in pan-European Competition on Domestic Performance in Association Football (2019)
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Moffat, J. (2020). The Impact of Participation in pan-European Competition on Domestic Performance in Association Football. European Sport Management Quarterly, 20(4), 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2019.1629980

Research question: This paper empirically examines whether participation in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League has a causal impact on the performance of teams in national leagues. An appropriate methodology is adopted to address the selection... Read More about The Impact of Participation in pan-European Competition on Domestic Performance in Association Football.

The Decline of British Manufacturing, 1973 - 2012: The role of total factor productivity (2019)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2019). The Decline of British Manufacturing, 1973 - 2012: The role of total factor productivity. National Institute Economic Review, 247(1), R19-R31. https://doi.org/10.1177/002795011924700112

This paper uses plant-level estimates of total factor productivity covering 40 years to examine what role, if any, productivity has played in the decline of output share and employment in British manufacturing. The results show that TFP growth in Bri... Read More about The Decline of British Manufacturing, 1973 - 2012: The role of total factor productivity.

Cohort size and youth labour-market outcomes in Europe (2017)
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Moffat, J., & Roth, D. (2017). Cohort size and youth labour-market outcomes in Europe. Economics Bulletin, 37(4), 2735-2740

Using data from 49 European regions covering 2005-2012, this paper estimates the effect of cohort size on youth employment and unemployment outcomes. The effects are found to be very sensitive to the age range of the sample used for estimation. In pa... Read More about Cohort size and youth labour-market outcomes in Europe.

The UK productivity puzzle, 2008–2012: evidence using plant-level estimates of total factor productivity (2016)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2017). The UK productivity puzzle, 2008–2012: evidence using plant-level estimates of total factor productivity. Oxford Economic Papers, 69(3), 529-549. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpw057

This paper presents new information from plant-level data on the UK’s productivity performance since 2008 and considers whether a fall in the capital-labour ratio explains the UK’s productivity puzzle. The results show that, while both manufacturing... Read More about The UK productivity puzzle, 2008–2012: evidence using plant-level estimates of total factor productivity.

The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe (2016)
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Moffat, J., & Roth, D. (2016). The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe. LABOUR, 30(4), 415-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12081

This paper estimates the impact of cohort size on wages using data on young males in European regions covering 2004-2010. The effect of cohort size on wages is identified through an instrumental variables strategy which, in contrast to previous analy... Read More about The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe.

The Sources of The Scotland-Rest Of The UK Productivity Gap: Implications For Policy (2016)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2017). The Sources of The Scotland-Rest Of The UK Productivity Gap: Implications For Policy. Regional Studies, 51(9), 1297-1311. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1160044

The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap: implications for policy. Regional Studies. This paper finds that aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) in Scotland was 16% below the ‘rest of the UK’ in 2012. This is mainly due to nega... Read More about The Sources of The Scotland-Rest Of The UK Productivity Gap: Implications For Policy.

Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession (2016)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2016). Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession. Economics Letters, 140, 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.01.004

One of the suggested explanations for the UK productivity puzzle is that, since the onset of the Great Recession, low productivity plants that would normally have closed have continued operating. This paper therefore investigates whether there has be... Read More about Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession.

The Impact of Exporting and Importing Goods and Services on Productivity in the UK (2015)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2015). The Impact of Exporting and Importing Goods and Services on Productivity in the UK. World Economy, 38(11), 1781-1794. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12292

This paper investigates the impact of exporting and importing on productivity for UK plantsusing a combination of regression and propensity score matching. Unlike earlier papers, the data allows us to distinguish the effects of trade in goods and ser... Read More about The Impact of Exporting and Importing Goods and Services on Productivity in the UK.

Virtual Learning Environments: Linking Participation to Evaluation (2015)
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Moffat, J., & Robinson, C. (2015). Virtual Learning Environments: Linking Participation to Evaluation. International Review of Economics Education, 19, 22-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2015.05.003

This paper considers the role of online multiple choice revision quizzes within the Virtual Learning Environment as a means of improving learning outcomes. A quiz was offered to 1st year undergraduates. Results were analysed to consider whether stude... Read More about Virtual Learning Environments: Linking Participation to Evaluation.

Who are the unemployed? Evidence from the United Kingdom (2015)
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Moffat, J., & Yoo, H. (2015). Who are the unemployed? Evidence from the United Kingdom. Economics Letters, 132, 61-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.04.017

Using the UK Labour Force Survey 2005–2012, we analyse heterogeneity among non-employment subgroups in future employment hazards. Based on the results, we propose alternative measures of unemployment that include out-of-the-labour-force subgroups wit... Read More about Who are the unemployed? Evidence from the United Kingdom.

Plant-level Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in Great Britain, 1997-2008 (2015)
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Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2015). Plant-level Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in Great Britain, 1997-2008. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 44(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-015-0442-2

This paper examines the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) using a British plant-level dataset. It considers the role of the following four plant characteristics: internal and external knowledge; foreign ownership; multi-plant economies... Read More about Plant-level Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in Great Britain, 1997-2008.

Regional Selective Assistance in Scotland: Does it Make a Difference to Plant Productivity? (2014)
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Moffat, J. (2014). Regional Selective Assistance in Scotland: Does it Make a Difference to Plant Productivity?. Urban Studies, 51(12), 2555-2571. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013510568

This paper examines whether receipt of a Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant has a causal impact on plant total factor productivity (TFP). To tackle the problem of self-selection into the treatment group, propensity score matching is employed.... Read More about Regional Selective Assistance in Scotland: Does it Make a Difference to Plant Productivity?.

Muscle drain versus brain gain in association football: technology transfer through player emigration and manager immigration (2014)
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Allan, G., & Moffat, J. (2014). Muscle drain versus brain gain in association football: technology transfer through player emigration and manager immigration. Applied Economics Letters, 21(7), 490-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2013.870641

To test theories of migration and economic development, this article examines whether international football teams benefit from having players playing abroad in stronger leagues and from employing managers from countries with stronger leagues. The re... Read More about Muscle drain versus brain gain in association football: technology transfer through player emigration and manager immigration.

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