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	Professor Alan MANNING Programme Director - Community
	Tel: 020 7955 6078 Email: a.manning@lse.ac.uk Room/Desk: 32L 2.36 A Curriculum Vitae Personal WebSite
Expertise: labour markets in general monopsony, job polarization, minimum wages, gender pay gap, immigration Biography: Professor of Economics, London School of Economics Former Editor of Journal of Labor Economics Fellow of Society of Labor Economists Current Areas of Research: My current research is in a number of areas: 1. the impact of minimum wages on wage inequality in the UK and the US 2. the impact of immigration on wages in the UK 3. the cyclicality in wages and reservation wages 4. the migration response to local shocks 5. admiration 6. intermarriage Education: BSc Economics, University of Cambridge DPhil Economics, University of Oxford Selected Publications: See also Publications on LSE Research Online "Monopsony in Motion: Imperfect Competition in Labor Markets", Princeton University Press, 2003 "Explaining Job Polarization: Routine-Biased Technological Change and Offshoring", American Economic Review, 2014 "The Impact of Immigration on the Structure of Male Wages: Theory and Evidence from Britain,” (with Marco Manacorda and Jonathan Wadsworth), Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012 CEP Publications: Who voted Leave? Monica Langella, Alan Manning, October 2016 Paper No' CEPCP479: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Elusive Employment Effect of the Minimum Wage Alan Manning, May 2016 Paper No' CEPDP1428: Read Abstract \| Full paper Reservation Wages and the Wage Flexibility Puzzle Felix Koenig, Alan Manning, Barbara Petrongolo, February 2016 Paper No' CEPDP1406: Read Abstract \| Full paper In brief... American Idol: 65 years of admiration Alan Manning, Amar Shanghavi, July 2015 Paper No' CEPCP449: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Persistence of Local Joblessness Michael Amior, Alan Manning, June 2015 Paper No' CEPDP1357: Read Abstract \| Full paper #ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election Ghazala Azmat, Brian Bell, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Swati Dhingra, Christian Hilber, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, Ralf Martin, Alistair McGuire, Sandra McNally, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Henry Overman, Isabelle Roland, Thomas Sampson, Anna Valero, John Van Reenen, Jonathan Wadsworth, Gill Wyness, Gabriel Zucman, April 2015 Paper No' CEPEA034: Read Abstract \| Paper 1 \| Paper 2 Top Rate of Income Tax Alan Manning, April 2015 Paper No' CEPEA029: Read Abstract \| Full paper 'American Idol' - 65 years of Admiration Alan Manning, Amar Shanghavi, December 2014 Paper No' CEPDP1320: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Volatility of Earnings: Evidence from High-Frequency Firm-Level Data Andreas Georgiadis, Alan Manning, August 2014 Paper No' CEPDP1290: Read Abstract \| Full paper Immigrant's access to social housing: perception and reality Diego Battiston, Richard Dickens, Alan Manning, Jonathan Wadsworth, May 2014 Paper No' CEPCP420: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises 'Immigration and the Access to Social Housing in the UK' by Diego Battiston, Richard Dickens, Alan Manning and Jonathan Wadsworth, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1264, April 2014. Minimum wages: the economics and the politics Alan Manning, May 2014 Paper No' CEPCP419: Read Abstract \| Full paper Immigration and the Access to Social Housing in the UK Diego Battiston, Richard Dickens, Alan Manning, Jonathan Wadsworth, April 2014 Paper No' CEPDP1264: Read Abstract \| Full paper Lovely and lousy jobs Alan Manning, December 2013 Paper No' CEPCP398: Read Abstract \| Full paper Initial research was published in ‘Lousy and Lovely Jobs: The Rising Polarization of Work in Britain’,Maarten Goos and Alan Manning, CEP Discussion Paper No. 604, December 2003 This paper has been published as: Review of Economics and Statistics 89(1): 118-33, February 2007 Minimum Wages and Wage Inequality: Some Theory and an Application to the UK Tim Butcher, Richard Dickens, Alan Manning, November 2012 Paper No' CEPDP1177: Read Abstract \| Full paper Steady-State Equilibrium in a Model of Short-Term Wage-Posting Alan Manning, July 2012 Paper No' CEPDP1158: Read Abstract \| Full paper The letters page Alan Manning, February 2012 Paper No' CEPCP363: Read Abstract \| Full paper How Local Are Labour Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model Alan Manning, Barbara Petrongolo, December 2011 Paper No' CEPDP1101: Read Abstract \| Full paper Explaining Job Polarization in Europe: The Roles of Technology, Globalization and Institutions Maarten Goos, Alan Manning, Anna Salomons, November 2010 Paper No' CEPDP1026: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Contribution of the Minimum Wage to U.S. Wage Inequality over Three Decades: A Reassessment David H. Autor, Alan Manning, Christopher L. Smith, November 2010 Paper No' CEPDP1025: Read Abstract \| Full paper Imperfect Competition in the Labour Market Alan Manning, May 2010 Paper No' CEPDP0981: Read Abstract \| Full paper The integration of immigrants and their children in Europe Yann Algan, Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz, Alan Manning, February 2010 Paper No' CEPCP304: Read Abstract \| Full paper This paper has been published as: This article summarises The Economic Situation of First- and Second-generation Immigrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom by Yann Algan, Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz and Alan Manning, which is published in the February 2010 issue of the Economic Journal The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom Yann Algan, Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz, Alan Manning, October 2009 Paper No' CEPDP0951: Read Abstract \| Full paper Big ideas: The UK's National Minimum Wage Alan Manning, October 2009 Paper No' CEPCP290: Read Abstract \| Full paper One Nation Under a Groove? Identity and Multiculturalism in Britain Andreas Georgiadis, Alan Manning, July 2009 Paper No' CEPDP0944: Read Abstract \| Full paper Theory of Values Andreas Georgiadis, Alan Manning, July 2009 Paper No' CEPDP0943: Read Abstract \| Full paper Change and Continuity Among Minority Communities in Britain Andreas Georgiadis, Alan Manning, January 2009 Paper No' CEPDP0903: Read Abstract \| Full paper Understanding the Gender Pay Gap: What's Competition Got to Do with It? Alan Manning, Farzad Saidi, November 2008 Paper No' CEPDP0898: Read Abstract \| Full paper In Brief: Spend it like Beckham Andreas Georgiadis, Alan Manning, October 2008 Paper No' CEPCP262: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Labour Market Effects of Immigration Marco Manacorda, Alan Manning, Jonathan Wadsworth, February 2008 Paper No' CEPCP245: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises The Impact of Immigration on the Structure of Male Wages: Theory and Evidence from Britain by Marco Manacorda, Alan Manning and Jonathan Wadsworth, CEP Discussion Paper No. 754 Spend It Like Beckham? Inequality and Redistribution in the UK, 1983-2004 Andreas Georgiadis, Alan Manning, August 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0816: Read Abstract \| Full paper Privatization, Entry Regulation and the Decline of Labor's Share of GDP: A Cross-Country Analysis of the Network Industries Ghazala Azmat, Alan Manning, John Van Reenen, June 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0806: Read Abstract \| Full paper Culture Clash or Culture Club? The Identity and Attitudes of Immigrants in Britain Alan Manning, Sanchari Roy, June 2007 Paper No' CEPCP224: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises Culture Clash or Culture Club? The Identity and Attitudes of Immigrants in Britain, CEP Discussion Paper No.790 Respect Alan Manning, May 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0793: Read Abstract \| Full paper Culture Clash or Culture Club? The Identity and Attitudes of Immigrants in Britain Alan Manning, Sanchari Roy, April 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0790: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Plant Size-Place Effect: Agglomeration and Monopsony in Labour Markets Alan Manning, January 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0773: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Impact of Immigration on the Structure of Male Wages: Theory and Evidence from Britain Marco Manacorda, Alan Manning, Jonathan Wadsworth, October 2006 Paper No' CEPDP0754: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Gender Pay Gap Alan Manning, June 2006 Paper No' CEPCP200: Read Abstract \| Full paper See also Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo (2005), 'The Part-time Pay Penalty', CEP Discussion Paper No. 679 Comprehensive Versus Selective Schooling in England and Wales: What Do We Know? Alan Manning, Jörn-Steffen Pischke, June 2006 Paper No' CEEDP0066: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Part-Time Pay Penalty Alan Manning, Barbara Petrongolo, December 2005 Paper No' CEPCP194: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises 'The Part-time Pay Penalty' by Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo, CEP Discussion Paper No. 679 The Gender Gap in Early Career Wage Growth Alan Manning, Joanna Swaffield, July 2005 Paper No' CEPDP0700: Read Abstract \| Full paper You Can't Always Get What You Want: the Impact of the Jobseeker's Allowance Alan Manning, July 2005 Paper No' CEPDP0697: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Part-Time Pay Penalty Alan Manning, Barbara Petrongolo, March 2005 Paper No' CEPDP0679: Read Abstract \| Full paper This paper has been published as: 'The Part-time Pay Penalty' by Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo, published by the Women and Equality Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry We Can Work It Out: the Impact of Technological Change on the Demand for Low Skill Workers Alan Manning, June 2004 Paper No' CEPDP0640: Read Abstract \| Full paper Women Looking for Work Ghazala Azmat, Maia Güell, Alan Manning, June 2004 Paper No' CEPCP160: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article is based on Ghazala Azmat, Maia Güell and Alan Manning, 'Gender Gaps in Unemployment Rates in OECD Countries', CEP Discussion Paper No. 607, January 2004 Instrumental Variables for Binary Treatments with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects: A Simple Exposition Alan Manning, February 2004 Paper No' CEPDP0619: Read Abstract \| Full paper Gender Gaps in Unemployment Rates in OECD Countries Ghazala Azmat, Maia Güell, Alan Manning, January 2004 Paper No' CEPDP0607: Read Abstract \| Full paper Lousy and Lovely Jobs: the Rising Polarization of Work in Britain Maarten Goos, Alan Manning, December 2003 Paper No' CEPDP0604: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Incidence of UK Housing Benefit: Evidence from the 1990s Reforms Steve Gibbons, Alan Manning, December 2003 Paper No' CEPDP0597: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Real Thin Theory: Monopsony in Modern Labour Markets Alan Manning, May 2003 Paper No' CEPDP0564: Read Abstract \| Full paper More Sellers Than Buyers Alan Manning, February 2003 Paper No' CEPCP142: Read Abstract \| Full paper See also Alan Manning's book 'Monopsony in Motion: Imperfect Competition in Labor Markets', Princeton University Press, 2003 Where the Minimum Wage Bites Hard: the Introduction of the UK National Minimum Wage to a Low Wage Sector Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, Lupin Rahman, September 2002 Paper No' CEPDP0544: Read Abstract \| Full paper Has The National Minimum Wage Reduced UK Wage Inequality? Richard Dickens, Alan Manning, June 2002 Paper No' CEPDP0533: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Structure of Wages in What Should be a Competitive Labour Market Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, June 2002 Paper No' CEPDP0532: Read Abstract \| Full paper Monopsony and the Efficiency of Labour Market Interventions Alan Manning, November 2001 Paper No' CEPDP0514: Read Abstract \| Full paper A Generalised Model of Monopsony Alan Manning, July 2001 Paper No' CEPDP0499: Read Abstract \| Full paper Labour Supply, Search and Taxes Alan Manning, February 2000 Paper No' CEPDP0449: Read Abstract \| Full paper Pretty Vacant: Recruitment in Low Wage Labour Markets Alan Manning, March 1999 Paper No' CEPDP0418: Read Abstract \| Full paper Just Can''t Get Enough:More On Skill-Biassed Change and Labour Market Performance Marco Manacorda, Alan Manning, January 1999 Paper No' CEPDP0412: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Causes and Consequences of Long-Term Unemployment in Europe Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, July 1998 Paper No' CEPDP0400: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Third Way? Alan Manning, June 1998 Paper No' CEPCP049: Something in the way She Movcs: A Fresh Look at an Old Gap Alan Manning, Helen Robinson, May 1998 Paper No' CEPDP0389: Read Abstract \| Full paper Mighty Good Thing: The Returns to Tenure Alan Manning, March 1998 Paper No' CEPDP0383: Read Abstract \| Full paper Movin On Up: Interpreting the Earnings Experience Profile Alan Manning, January 1998 Paper No' CEPDP0380: Read Abstract \| Full paper A Simple Test of the Shirking Model Alan Manning, J Thomas, November 1997 Paper No' CEPDP0374: Read Abstract \| Full paper Labour Markets with Company Wage Policies Alan Manning, December 1994 Paper No' CEPDP0214: Read Abstract Paper copy now out of print. The Effect of Minimum Wages on UK Agriculture Richard Dickens, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, David Metcalf, Jonathan Wadsworth, S Woodland, August 1994 Paper No' CEPDP0204: Read Abstract Paper copy now out of print. Estimating the Effect of Minimum Wages on Employment from the Distribution of Wages: A Critical View Richard Dickens, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, August 1994 Paper No' CEPDP0203: Read Abstract \| Full paper Paper copy now out of print. How do we Know that Real Wages are Too High? Alan Manning, May 1994 Paper No' CEPDP0195: Read Abstract The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from Britain Richard Dickens, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, January 1994 Paper No' CEPDP0183: Read Abstract Paper copy now out of print. Are Workers Paid their Marginal Product? Evidence from a Low Wage Labour Market Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, S Woodland, July 1993 Paper No' CEPDP0158: Read Abstract Paper copy now out of print. The Equal Pay Act as an Experiment to Test Theories of the Labour Market Alan Manning, June 1993 Paper No' CEPDP0153: Read Abstract Endogenous Labour Market Segmentation in a Matching Model Alan Manning, March 1993 Paper No' CEPDP0126: Read Abstract Paper copy now out of print. Wage Setting and the Tax System: theory and Evidence for the UK Ben Lockwood, Alan Manning, January 1993 Paper No' CEPDP0115: Read Abstract An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Pre-Strike Ballots Alan Manning, September 1992 Paper No' CEPDP0098: Read Abstract Minimum Wages Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, June 1992 Paper No' CEPDP0080: Read Abstract Paper copy now out of print. The Employer Size-Wage Effect: Is Monopsony the Explanation? Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, June 1992 Paper No' CEPDP0079: Read Abstract How Robust is the Microeconomic theory of the Trade Union? Alan Manning, March 1992 Paper No' CEPDP0065: Read Abstract Productivity Growth, Wage Setting and the Equilibrium Rate of Unemployment Alan Manning, March 1992 Paper No' CEPDP0063: Read Abstract Wage Bargaining and the Phillips Curve: The Identification and Specification of Aggregate Wage Equations Alan Manning, February 1992 Paper No' CEPDP0062: Authority in Employment Contracts: A Bilateral Bargaining Model Alan Manning, February 1991 Paper No' CEPDP0021: Read Abstract The Effects of union Density of Wages and Employment: A Dynamic Monopoly Union Model Alan Manning, February 1991 Paper No' CEPDP0020: Read Abstract Pre-Strike Ballots and Wage-Employment Bargaining Alan Manning, February 1991 Paper No' CEPDP0019: Read Abstract

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