These papers explore the connections between rates of sickness and disability and regional variations in the state of the UK labour market.
Why Is Our Employment Rate The Lowest In The UK? Labour Market Bulletin No 16 November 2002
Our Non-Employment In Comparative Perspective. Labour Market Bulletin No 17 November 2003
The Real North-South Divide? Regional Gradients In UK Male Non-Employment.Regional Studies 2004 Vol 38 pp85-96
Regional Variations in Labour Market Outcomes for the Disabled: What Can We Learn From The Labour Force Survey? Labour Market BulletinNo 19 December 2005
How Well Are Women Doing? Female Non-Employment Across UK Regions. Applied Economics 2007 Vol 39 Issue 14 pp1843-1854
Panel Estimates of the Determinants of British Regional Male Incapacity Benefits Rolls 1998-2006 (with Duncan McVicar)Applied Economics (iFirst, published 8 May 2008)Females Appendix to this article
What is the problem, exactly? The distribution of Incapacity Benefit claimants’ conditions across British regionsJune 2009