Robert A. Hart

University of Stirling - Department of Economics

Stirling, Scotland FK9 4LA

United Kingdom

Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (38)

1.

Did British Women Achieve Long-Term Economic Benefits from Working in Essential WWII Industries?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4006
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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WWII female employment, essential war industries, long-term real wages, regression discontinuity design

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Paid and Unpaid Overtime Working in Germany and the UK

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Sep 2000
University of Stirling - Department of Economics, University of Stirling - Department of Economics, University of Hannover and European Central Bank (ECB)
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Overtime Working in an Unregulated Labour Market

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 May 2000
Robert A. Hart and David N.F. Bell
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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Wages, Productivity, and Work Intensity in the Great Depression

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Aug 2002
Julia Darby and Robert A. Hart
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow - Strathclyde Business School - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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Wages, Productivity, Work Intensity, Great Depression

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Women Doing Men's Work and Women Doing Women's Work: Female Work and Pay in British Wartime Engineering

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Jun 2005
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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World War II, women engineers, pay and hours, female-male wage differentials

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Why Do Firms Pay an Overtime Premium?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Nov 2003
Robert A. Hart and Yue Ma
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics & Finance
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Overtime premium, human capital, asymmetric information, mandatory overtime rules

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Real Wages and the Cycle: The View from the Frequency Domain

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 May 2001
Robert A. Hart, Jim Malley and Ulrich Woitek
University of Stirling - Department of Economics, University of Glasgow - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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Real Wages, Frequency Domain, Univariate Measure, Multivariate Measures, Phase Shift, Business Cycle

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Wages, Hours and Human Capital Over the Life Cycle

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 23 Jun 2000
Robert A. Hart and Yue Ma
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics & Finance
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Lifetime wage-hours contracts, asymmetric information, estimated wage- and hour-tenure profiles

Forced to Be Rich? Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Britain

IZA Working Paper No. 3305
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 May 2008
Paul J. Devereux and Robert A. Hart
University College Dublin - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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compulsory schooling, return to education

Forced to Be Rich? Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Britain

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6679
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 Jun 2008
Paul J. Devereux and Robert A. Hart
University College Dublin - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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compulsory schooling, return to education

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Real Wages, Working Time, and the Great Depression: What Does Micro Evidence Tell Us?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4977
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Robert A. Hart and Elizabeth Roberts
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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timework, piecework, working time, real wage cyclicality, the Great Depression

11.

Who Gained from the Introduction of Free Universal Secondary Education in England and Wales?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9827
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 04 Apr 2016
Robert A. Hart, Mirko Moro and Elizabeth Roberts
University of Stirling - Department of Economics, University of Stirling and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
Downloads 106 (524,095)
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family background, free secondary education, 1944 Education Act, school qualifications

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Tenure-Based Wage Setting

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 17 Mar 2000
Robert A. Hart and Felix Ritchie
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and Government of the United Kingdom - Office for National Statistics
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Real Wage Cyclicality of Female Stayers and Movers in Part-Time and Full-Time Jobs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2364
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 24 Oct 2006
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
Downloads 101 (542,210)
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wage cycles, females, part-time jobs, full-time jobs, stayers, movers

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On the Cyclicality and Stability of Real Earnings

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 May 2000
Robert A. Hart and Jim Malley
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Glasgow - Department of Economics
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Hours and Wages in the Depression: British Engineering, 1926-1938

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Jul 2000
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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Piecework Versus Timework in British Wartime Engineering

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 May 2005
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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piecework, timework, British engineering, World War II

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A Good Time to Stay Out? Strikes and the Business Cycle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3614
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Aug 2008
Paul J. Devereux and Robert A. Hart
University College Dublin - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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incidence, duration, cyclicality, strikes, outcome

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Above and Beyond the Call: Long-Term Real Earnings Effects of British Male Military Conscription During WWII and the Post-War Years

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4118
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Apr 2009
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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National Service, WWII conscription, long-term real earnings, regression discontinuity design

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Women Workers in Essential British Metal and Chemical Industries During the Second World War and the Immediate Post-War Years

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16407
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Aug 2023
Robert A. Hart and Elizabeth Roberts
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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women workers, Group 1 industries, skill acquisition, pay differentials

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Piece Work Pay and Hourly Pay Over the Cycle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2210
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 31 Jul 2006
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
Downloads 87 (595,991)
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piece work pay, hourly pay, business cycle

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Worker-Job Matches, Job Mobility, and Real Wage Cyclicality

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Oct 2003
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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real wage cyclicality, job stayers, job movers

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General Human Capital and Employment Adjustment in the Great Depression: Apprentices and Journeymen in UK Engineering

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Jul 2003
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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General Human Capital, British Engineering, Great Depression, Employment Adjustments

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Real Wages, Working Time and the Great Depression

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Feb 2011
Robert A. Hart and Elizabeth Roberts
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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real wage cyclicality, working time, piecework, timework, the Great Depression

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Wage-Hours Contracts, Overtime Working and Premium Pay

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3797
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 Nov 2008
Robert A. Hart and Yui Ma
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) - Lingnan (University) College
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wage-hours contracts, overtime, premium pay, specific human capital, asymmetric information

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Real Wage Cyclicality of Job Stayers, Within-Company Job Movers, and Between-Company Job Movers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1651
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Jul 2005
Paul J. Devereux and Robert A. Hart
University College Dublin - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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wage cyclicality, job stayers, internal job movers, external job movers

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How Important is Guaranteed or Institutionalised Overtime?

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 08 May 2003
David N.F. Bell and Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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Overtime Hours, Individual Effects, GMM Estimation

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Labor Productivity During the Great Depression in UK Manufacturing

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12379
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 10 Jun 2019
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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labor productivity, Great Depression, diminishing returns to hours

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Job Re-Grading, Real Wages, and the Cycle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5912
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Aug 2011
Robert A. Hart and Elizabeth Roberts
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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real wage cyclicality, spot wages, job moves, job re-grading

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The Decline of Overtime Working in Britain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12651
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Oct 2019
David N.F. Bell and Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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overtime hours, overtime pay, two-part regression model

30.

Retire Later or Work Harder?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4720
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
David N.F. Bell and Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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older workers, statutory retirement age, hours of work

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Job Spells, Employer Spells, and Wage Returns to Tenure

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7384
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 May 2013
Paul J. Devereux, Robert A. Hart and Elizabeth Roberts
University College Dublin - Department of Economics, University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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job spells, employer spells, wage-tenure profiles

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The Spot Market Matters: Evidence on Implicit Contracts from Britain

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Feb 2005
Paul J. Devereux and Robert A. Hart
University College Dublin - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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spot market wages, implicit contracts, unemployment, wage sequences

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Workers Made Idle by Company Strikes and the 'British Disease'

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4248
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Jun 2009
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
Downloads 66 (692,953)
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strikes, workers made idle, pay disputes, non-pay disputes

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Above and Beyond the Call: Long-Term Real Earnings Effects of British Male Military Conscription in the Post-War Years

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5563
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Mar 2011
Julien Grenet, Robert A. Hart and Elizabeth Roberts
Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics
Downloads 59 (731,910)
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WWII conscription, long-term real earnings, regression discontinuity design, National Service

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Date of Birth and Selective Schooling

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10949
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 31 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2023
Robert A. Hart and Mirko Moro
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling
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selective schooling, date of birth, 1944 Education Act, class streaming

36.

Overtime Working and Contract Efficiency

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7560
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 31 Aug 2013
Robert A. Hart and Yue Ma
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics & Finance
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paid overtime, wage-hours contract, plant and machine operatives

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Labour Productivity During the Great Depression and the Great Recession in UK Engineering and Metal Manufacture

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13528
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics
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Great Recession, labour productivity, Great Depression

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Wages, Hours, and Overtime Premia: Evidence from the British Labor Market

Posted: 23 Jul 2003
David N.F. Bell and Robert A. Hart
University of Stirling - Department of Economics and University of Stirling - Department of Economics

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