| National Institute Economic Review Articles
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O'Mahony, M., Weale, M., Stevens, P., Loveridge, P., Stokes, L., Adriana Castelli, Diana Dawson, Hugh Gravelle, Rowena Jacobs, Paul Kind, Stephen Martin and Andrew S, (Apr 2007),
A new approach to measuring health system output and productivity
, National Institute Economic Review, No. 200,
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Stevens, P., (Jul 2006),
Public sector performance: Introduction
, National Institute Economic Review, No. 197, pp. 65-66
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Stevens, P., Stokes, L., O'Mahony, M., (Jul 2006),
Metrics, Targets and Performance
, National Institute Economic Review, No. 197, pp. 80-92
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Stevens, P., (Jul 2005),
Assessing the performance of local government
, National Institute Economic Review, No. 193, pp. 90-101
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Stevens, P., (Oct 2004),
Academic Salaries in the UK and US
, National Institute Economic Review, No. 190, pp. 104-110
JOURNAL ARTICLES
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Stevens, P., (2006),
Skill Shortages and firms employment Behaviour, Labour Economics
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Stevens, P., (2005),
A stochastic frontier analysis of English and Welsh universities, Education Economics, Vol. 13, pp. 355-374
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Stevens, P., Kneller, Richard, (2005),
Absorptive Capacity and Frontier Technology: Evidence from OECD Manufacturing Industries, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 67
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Weale, M., O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., Stokes, L., Dawson, D., Kind, P., Gravelle, H., Street, A., Castelli, A., Jacobs, R., Quinn, C., (2005),
Developing new approaches to measuring NHS outputs and productivity: second interim report, CHE Technical Paper Series
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O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., Stokes, L., Weale, M., (2004),
Developing new approaches to measuring NHS outputs and productivity: first interim report, CHE Technical Paper Series
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Stevens, P., (2004),
Firms’ Expectations and Employment Behaviour: Evidence from a Panel of UK Manufacturing Firms, Economics Letters, Vol. 81, pp. 305-8
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Stevens, P., Kneller, Richard, (2003),
The specification of the aggregate production function in the presence of inefficiency, Economics Letters, Vol. 81, pp. 223-6
BOOKS/CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
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O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., Stokes, L., (2008), Public service productivity: new approaches to performance measurement in health sectors,
Managing to Improve Public Services, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
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Metcalf, H., Rolfe, H., Stevens, P., Weale, M., (2005), Recruitment And Retention of Academic Staff In Higher Education,
DfES, London,
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Stevens, P., Weale, M., (2005), Education and growth,
The International Handbook on the Economics of Education,
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O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., Stokes, L., (2004), Performance in the EU health sector,
European Competitiveness Report,
DISCUSSION PAPERS
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O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., Stokes, L., Loveridge, P., Diane Dawson, Hugh Gravelle, Andrew Street, Adriana Castelli, Rowena Jacobs, Paul Kind, (Dec 2005),
Developing new approaches to measuring NHS outputs and productivity,
Dp. 264
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Stevens, P., (Nov 2005),
The job satisfaction of English academics and their intentions to quit academe,
Dp. 262
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Stevens, P., (Jul 2005),
The Provision of Library Services by English Local Authorities,
Dp. 259
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Stevens, P., (May 2004),
Skill Shortages and Firms’ Employment Behaviour,
Dp. 240
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Stevens, P., (May 2004),
Accounting for Background Variables in Stochastic Frontier Analysis,
Dp. 239
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Stevens, P., Weale, M., (May 2004),
Lazy Students? A Study of Student Time Use,
Dp. 233
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Stevens, P., Weale, M., (May 2003),
Education and Economic Growth,
Dp. 221
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Stevens, P., Richard Kneller, (Dec 2002),
The Role of Efficiency as an Explanation of International Income Differences,
Dp. 205
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Stevens, P., Richard Kneller, (Oct 2002),
Absorptive Capacity and Frontier Technology: Evidence from OECD Manufacturing Industries,
Dp. 202
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Stevens, P., (Sep 2001),
The determinants of economic efficiency in English and Welsh universities,
Dp. 185
REPORTS
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O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., Stokes, L., (Jul 2006),
Metrics, Targets and Performance: The Case of NHS Trusts, Report to: Economic and Social Research Council
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O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., Stokes, L., Weale, M., Diane Dawson, Paul Kind, Hugh Gravelle, Andrew Street, Adriana Castelli, Rowena Jacobs, Casey Quinn, (Oct 2005),
Developing new approaches to measuring NHS outputs and productivity: Final Report, Report to: The Department of Health
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O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., Plant, H, (Jan 2003),
Measuring the Cost Effectiveness of Local Authorities
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Mason, G., Forth, J., Stevens, P., Wilson Rob, Campbell Duncan, Dickerson Andy, Hogarth Terence, (Jan 2003),
Employers Skills Surveys: New Analyses and Lessons Learned
CONFERENCE/SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
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Stevens, P., (Mar 2006),
Metrics, Targets and Performance, Presented at ESRC Public Services Programme Seminar, Audit Commission
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Stevens, P., (Jan 2006),
Metrics, Targets and Performance: Hospital Star Ratings, Presented at the Fourth NIESR Public Sector Performance Conference, British Academy
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Stevens, P., Kellawan, K., (Jan 2006),
Fourth NIESR Public Sector Performance Conference, British Academy
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Stevens, P., O'Mahony, M., (Sep 2005),
Output and Productivity Measurement in the NHS, Presented to Employment Research Unit, 20th Annual Conference, Cardiff Business School
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Stevens, P., O'Mahony, M., Stokes, L., (Jun 2005),
Metrics, Targets & Performance: The Case of NHS Trusts, Presented at ESRC Public Services Seminar, University of York
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Stevens, P., (Jun 2005),
What has the public sector ever done for us?, The public sector represents a sizable proportion of the UK economy and spending has risen at an almost unprecedented rate in recent years. Is this a good or a bad thing? Is government spending good value for money? How can one tell?
Measuring the output of the public sector is fraught with difficulties that were long thought to be insurmountable. This led to the question of what the public sector does being answered simply with how much it spent. This presentation will survey recent attempts to generate more useful measures of the output and productivity of the public sector. It will consider what it is we are trying to measure, how one ought to go about doing it and how these might depend on the precise questions being asked. It will provide illustrations from a number of government services, including the big political bugbears of health and education spending.
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Stevens, P., (Jun 2005),
What has the public sector ever done for us?, Organised by NIESR as part of the ESRC Social Science Week 2005
Venue: NIESR
by Dr Philip Stevens, NIESR
The public sector represents a sizable proportion of the UK economy and spending has risen at an almost unprecedented rate in recent years. Is this a good or a bad thing? Is government spending good value for money? How can one tell? Measuring the output of the public sector is fraught with difficulties that were long thought to be insurmountable. This led to the question of what the public sector does being answered simply with how much it spent. This presentation will survey recent attempts to generate more useful measures of the output and productivity of the public sector. It will consider what it is we are trying to measure, how one ought to go about doing it and how these might depend on the precise questions being asked. It will provide illustrations from a number of government services, including the big political bugbears of health and education spending.
To view presentation click here.
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Stevens, P., (Feb 2005),
Measuring productivity in the public sectors: Identifying measures, Presentation to the Sector Skill Councils Intelligence Network Workshop, February 2005
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Stevens, P., (Nov 2004),
The Provision of Health Services in Europe: Diversity and Change, Venue: NIESR
by Dr Philip Stevens, NIESR
This presentation will examine the changing systems of healthcare provision in the EU and compare them with that of the markedly different US system. It will examine the economic, organisational and innovation characteristics of the health sector and review the existing evidence on performance. In particular, it will examine the effect of the structure of the healthcare system on performance and consider recent attempts to improve efficiency through reform in the context of organisational changes.
To view presentation click here.
To view summary click here.
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Stevens, P., (Aug 2004),
Skill Shortages and Firms' Employment Behaviour, Presentation to the European Economic Association Annual Conference, Madrid.
This study investigates the effects of skill shortages on the dynamics of employment at the firm level for UK manufacturing between 1984-94.
ABSTRACT.
We find that shortages of skilled labour have a statistically significant effect on firms’ employment behaviour. It has a positive effect on firms’ adjustment costs leading to employment being more sluggish to respond when the labour market is tight, implying that employment adjustment will be more responsive in the downward direction.
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Stevens, P., (Jun 2004),
Academic Salaries in the UK and US, NIESR, DfES and ESRC Conference on ‘Recent Developments in the UK Graduate Labour Market’, June 2004.
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Weale, M., Stevens, P., (Jun 2004),
Student Labour Supply, Presented to and NIESR, DfES and ESRC Conference on ‘Recent Developments in the UK Graduate Labour Market’, June 2004.
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Stevens, P., O'Mahony, M., (Apr 2004),
Measuring International Comparative Performance in the Provision of Public Services: A Review,
This paper considers the measurement of performance in public service provision in an
international context. It first sets out the measurement issues in general terms. The paper
then applies these methods to estimate labour productivity in the education sector
comparing the UK experience with that in the US from the mid 1990s. The results suggest
reasonable labour productivity growth in UK education over this time period and show the
UK outperforming the US.
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O'Mahony, M., Stevens, P., (Nov 2003),
International Comparisons of Performance in the Provision of Public Services: Outcome based measures for education, Presentation to NIESR conference on ‘Productivity and Performance in the Provision of Public Services’ at the British Academy
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Stevens, P., Kneller, Richard, (Jun 2003),
Absorptive Capacity and Frontier Technology: Evidence from OECD Manufacturing Industries, Presented to the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference, University of Warwick.
In this paper we examine the three facets of technology: its creation, dispersion and absorption. We investigates whether differences in absorptive capacity help to explain cross-country differences in the level of productivity. We utilise stochastic frontier analysis to investigate two potential sources of this inefficiency – differences in human capital and R&D – for nine industries in twelve OECD countries over the period 1973-91. We find that inefficiency in production does indeed exist and it depends upon the level of human capital of the country’s workforce. Evidence that the amount of R&D an industry undertakes is also important is less robust.
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Stevens, P., Kneller, Richard, (Jun 2003),
Absorptive Capacity and Frontier Technology: Evidence from OECD Manufacturing Industries, Absorptive Capacity and Frontier Technology
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Stevens, P., O'Mahony, M., (Nov 2002),
Measuring International Comparative Performance in the Provision of Public Services: A Review, Presentation to NIESR Conference on Productivity and Performance in the Provision of Public Services, Conference at the British Academy, London, 19th November 2002
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Stevens, P., Vecchi, M., (Nov 2002),
The use of Frontier Methods in Evaluating Relative Efficiency: Universities and Local Authorities, Presentation to NIESR conference on ‘Productivity and Performance in the Provision of Public Services’ at the British Academy
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Stevens, P., Kneller, Richard, (Sep 2002),
The Role of (In-)efficiency as an Explanation of International Income Differences, Presentation to NIESR and ESRC Conference on ‘The Role of Efficiency as an Explanation of International Income Differences’.
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Stevens, P., Kneller, Richard, (Sep 2002),
The Final Frontier: The Effects of International Technology, R&D and Human Capital on Productive Inefficiency, Presentation to NIESR and ESRC Conference on ‘The Role of Efficiency as an Explanation of International Income Differences’.
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Stevens, P., Pain, N., Richard Kneller, (Sep 2002),
The Role of Efficiency as an Explanation of International Income Differences, A conference based on the REID research project being conducted by NIESR, funded by the ESRC. View Presentations by clicking on links below:
Philip Stevens, Research Officer, NIESR: The Role of (In-)efficiency as an Explanation of International Income Differences.
Nigel Pain, former Senior Research Fellow, NIESR: Inward Investment, Knowledge Transfers and Productivity: What Does the UK Evidence Reveal?.
Richard Kneller, Centre for Research in Globalisation and Economic Policy, University of Nottingham: The Final Frontier: The Effects of International Technology, R&D and Human Capital on Productive Inefficiency.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Weale, M., Barrell, R., Kirby, S., Stevens, P., STANK0V, R., Kellawan, K., (Jul 2006),
Economic Agenda - Issue 31
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Stevens, P., Kellawan, K., (Jan 2006),
Fourth NIESR Public Sector Performance Conference
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Stevens, P., Pain, N., Richard Kneller, (Sep 2002),
The Role of Efficiency as an Explanation of International Income Differences
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