John Micklewright

Research Fellow

University College London

j.micklewright@ucl.ac.uk

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John Micklewright is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Social Statistics in the UCL Social Research Institute, University College London. His previous posts include Professor of Social Statistics at the University of Southampton, Head of Research at UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence, Professor of Economics at Queen Mary, University of London, and Professor of Economics at the European University Institute, Florence.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in December 2002.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12890

Tony Atkinson's New Book, Measuring Poverty around the World: Some Further Reflections

Andrea Brandolini, John Micklewright

published in: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2019-20, XLIX, 1-12

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10869

Tony Atkinson and His Legacy

Andrea Brandolini, Stephen P. Jenkins, John Micklewright

published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63 (3), 411 - 444.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8411

Which Schools and Pupils Respond to Educational Achievement Surveys? A Focus on the English PISA Sample

Sylke V. Schnepf, Gabriele B. Durrant, John Micklewright

revised version published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 2018, 181 (4), 1057 - 1074

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8392

Socioeconomic Gradients in Children's Cognitive Skills: Are Cross-Country Comparisons Robust to Who Reports Family Background?

John Jerrim, John Micklewright

revised version published in: European Sociological Review, 2014, doi: 10.1093/esr/jcu072

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8380

Social Mobility and the Importance of Networks: Evidence for Britain

Oscar Marcenaro Gutierrez, John Micklewright, Anna Vignoles

published in: Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 2015, 6 (2), 190-211

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7014

Charitable Bequests and Wealth at Death

Tony Atkinson, Peter G. Backus, John Micklewright

published in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127 (605), F1-F23

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5839

The Effectiveness of English Secondary Schools for Pupils of Different Ability Levels

Lorraine Dearden, John Micklewright, Anna Vignoles

published in: Fiscal Studies, 2011, 32(2), 225-244

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5616

Unofficial Development Assistance: A Dynamic Model of Charities' Donation Income

Wiji Arulampalam, Peter G. Backus, John Micklewright

revised version published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 77(2), 191–209

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4789

Non-Response Biases in Surveys of School Children: The Case of the English PISA Samples

John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf, Chris Skinner

revised version published as 'Non-response biases in surveys of schoolchildren: the case of the English Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) samples' in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2012, 175 (4), 915-938

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3872

Charitable Giving for Overseas Development: UK Trends over a Quarter Century

Tony Atkinson, Peter G. Backus, John Micklewright, Cathy Pharoah, Sylke V. Schnepf

revised version published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2012, 175 (1), 167-190

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3177

How Reliable Are Income Data Collected with a Single Question?

John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf

revised version published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2010, 173 (2), 409-430

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3057

Who Gives for Overseas Development?

John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf

published in: Journal of Social Policy, 2009, 38(2), 317-341

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2814

New Directions in the Analysis of Inequality and Poverty

Stephen P. Jenkins, John Micklewright

published in: Stephen P. Jenkins and John Micklewright (eds.), Inequality and Poverty Re-Examined, Oxford: OUP, 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2517

Inequality of Learning in Industrialised Countries

John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf

published in: Stephen P. Jenkins and John Micklewright (eds.), Inequality and Poverty Re-Examined, Oxford: OUP, 2007

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1959

Social Segregation in Secondary Schools: How Does England Compare with Other Countries?

Stephen P. Jenkins, John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf

published in: Oxford Review of Education, 2008, 34(1), 21-38

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1839

Job Search Monitoring and Unemployment Duration in Hungary: Evidence from a Randomised Control Trial

John Micklewright, Gyula Nagy

revised version published as 'The effect of monitoring unemployment insurance recipients on unemployment duration: Evidence from a field experiment' in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (1), 180-187

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1652

Cross-National Surveys of Learning Achievement: How Robust are the Findings?

Giorgina Brown, John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf, Robert Waldmann

published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2007, 170 (3), 623-646

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1235

In-School Work Experience, Parental Allowances, and Wages

Christian Dustmann, John Micklewright, Arthur van Soest

published under revised title in: Empirical Economics, 2009, 37 (1), 201-218

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1186

Educational Achievement in English-Speaking Countries: Do Different Surveys Tell the Same Story?

John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1113