Professor Andy Dickerson
BA, MA, PhD
School of Economics
Professor of Economics
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School of Economics
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9 Mappin Street
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S1 4DT
- Profile
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Andy is an applied economist with research and policy interests in the operation and functioning of labour markets, with a particular focus on the measurement, utilisation and value of skills. He sits on the Skills and Productivity Board (SPB), an expert committee providing independent, evidence-based advice to ministers at the Department for Education on matters relating to skills and their contribution to productivity. He is also a member of the Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER) which was funded by the Department for Education to undertake rigorous, policy-relevant research in the field of technical and vocational education and training (TVET), and to communicate its findings to policy makers and other stakeholders.
Andy’s current research projects include Skills Imperative 2035: Essentials skills for tomorrow’s workforce, a major Nuffield-sponsored project on how demand and supply of essential employment skills is likely to change over the next 15 years and how these skills can be developed through the education system.
Andy was Director of the ºù«Ӱҵ Methods Institute, the University of ºù«Ӱҵ’s interdisciplinary centre for research and training in quantitative and qualitative research methods in the Social Sciences from 2016-2022. He was previously Head of Department in Economics from 2011-2015. He was also the Labour Market Economist member of the (PSPRB). which is the independent, non-departmental, public body, responsible for making recommendations on pay and conditions for prison service staff in England and Wales, and in Northern Ireland from 2016-2021.
- Qualifications
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- BA Maths and Economics
- MA Economics
- PhD Economics
- Research interests
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Andy's research interests are focussed on the operation and functioning of labour markets, particularly the development and utilisation of education and skills, and their implications for individuals, firms and the economy as a whole. His work includes the analysis of micro and longitudinal data, including matched datasets.
Recent research has been funded by the ESRC, Department for Education, and the Nuffield Foundation.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- . British Journal of Nutrition.
- . Education Economics.
- . Fiscal Studies.
- . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 179(2), 535-558.
- . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (General), 179(2), 535-558.
- . Economics of Education Review, 46, 1-22.
- . Regional Science and Urban Economics, 49, 321-329.
- . Urban Studies, 50(4), 742-758.
- . Applied Economics, 44(35), 4639-4650.
- . Labour Economics, 19(2), 198-210.
- . Economic Journal, 117(518), 544-566.
- . The Economic Journal, 114(493), F73-F96.
- . Oxford Economic Papers, 56(3), 371-406.
- . Economics Letters, 83(2), 149-155.
- . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 66(5), 811-846.
- . Cambridge Journal of Economics, 27(3), 337-357.
- . Applied Economics, 35(6), 619-630.
- . Economics Letters, 78(1), 87-92.
- . International Journal of Industrial Organization, 20(8), 1167-1195.
- . World Development, 29(11), 1923-1939.
- The state of working Britain. WORLD ECONOMY, 23(8), 1085-1086.
- . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 62(3), 417-431.
- Econometric Modelling of UK Aggregate Investment: The Role of Profits and Uncertainty. Manchester School, 68(3), 276-300.
- . Journal of Economic Surveys, 14(2), 119-154.
- . Economica, 67(265), 101-121.
- . The Journal of Industrial Economics, 46(3), 281-300.
- Business cycle correspondence in the European Union. Empirica, 25(1), 51-77.
- . Oxford Economic Papers, 49(3), 344-361.
- . International Review of Applied Economics, 11(1), 119-134.
- . The Manchester School, 63(4), 351-367.
- . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
- Persistent Poverty and Children’s Cognitive Development: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society).
- . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 56(3), 285-303.
- . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 55(3), 253-284.
All publications
Journal articles
- . British Journal of Nutrition.
- . Education Economics.
- . Fiscal Studies.
- . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 179(2), 535-558.
- . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (General), 179(2), 535-558.
- . Economics of Education Review, 46, 1-22.
- . Regional Science and Urban Economics, 49, 321-329.
- . Urban Studies, 50(4), 742-758.
- . Applied Economics, 44(35), 4639-4650.
- . Labour Economics, 19(2), 198-210.
- . Economic Journal, 117(518), 544-566.
- . The Economic Journal, 114(493), F73-F96.
- . Oxford Economic Papers, 56(3), 371-406.
- . Economics Letters, 83(2), 149-155.
- . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 66(5), 811-846.
- . Cambridge Journal of Economics, 27(3), 337-357.
- . Applied Economics, 35(6), 619-630.
- . Economics Letters, 78(1), 87-92.
- . International Journal of Industrial Organization, 20(8), 1167-1195.
- . World Development, 29(11), 1923-1939.
- The state of working Britain. WORLD ECONOMY, 23(8), 1085-1086.
- . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 62(3), 417-431.
- Econometric Modelling of UK Aggregate Investment: The Role of Profits and Uncertainty. Manchester School, 68(3), 276-300.
- . Journal of Economic Surveys, 14(2), 119-154.
- . Economica, 67(265), 101-121.
- . The Journal of Industrial Economics, 46(3), 281-300.
- . Empirica, 25(1), 49-75.
- Business cycle correspondence in the European Union. Empirica, 25(1), 51-77.
- . Oxford Economic Papers, 49(3), 344-361.
- . International Review of Applied Economics, 11(1), 119-134.
- . The Manchester School, 63(4), 351-367.
- . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
- Persistent Poverty and Children’s Cognitive Development: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society).
- . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 56(3), 285-303.
- . Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 55(3), 253-284.
Working papers
- Anticipated labour market discrimination and educational achievement. The ºù«Ӱҵ Economic Research Paper Series (SERPS), 2022017.
- The many dimensions of child poverty: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. The ºù«Ӱҵ Economic Research Paper Series (SERPS).
- Gambling and credit: an individual and household level analysis for the UK.
- A review of estimators for the fixed-effects ordered logit model.
- The Distribution and Determinants of Job Vacancies: Evidence From the 2001 Employers Skill Survey.
- Part time employment and happiness: A cross-country analysis.
- Gambling and the use of credit: an individual and household level analysis.
- The incidence and intensity of employer-provided training.
- The Growth and Valuation of Generic Skills.
Preprints
- Research group
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Andy is willing to supervise students in a broad range of applied economics areas. Recent PhD supervisions include projects on: intergenerational mobility, wage inequality, gendered pay, and educational aspirations and choices.
- Grants
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Nuffield Foundation, The Skills Imperative 2035: Essential Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce, with Jude Hillary (NFER), Steve McIntosh (ºù«Ӱҵ), Rob Wilson (Warwick), Bryony Hoskins (Roehampton), Fiona Aldridge (Learning and Work Institute) and Richard Brind (Kantar) 2021-2025.
Department for Education (DfE), Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER), with Steve McIntosh (ºù«Ӱҵ), Sandra McNally (LSE), Gavan Conlon (London Economics) and Stefan Speckesser (National Institute for Economic and Social Research), 2015-2020.
Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), Evaluation of the Employer Ownership Pilot Round One, with CFE and QA Research, 2012-2017.