Tim Leunig
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(in no particular order)Department of Economic History
Location: London, United Kingdom
London School of Economics (LSE)
Homepage: http://www.lse.ac.uk/depts/economic-history/
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Handle: RePEc:edi:chlseuk (more details at EDIRC)Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Location: London, United Kingdom
London School of Economics (LSE)
Homepage: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/
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Phone: +44(0)20-7955 7284
Fax: +44(0)20-7955 7595
Postal: Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Handle: RePEc:edi:celseuk (more details at EDIRC)
Works
Working papers
- Björn Erikssoon & Tobias Karlsson & Tim Leunig & Maria Stanfors, 2012. "Sexism at work," CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance 385, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Tim Leunig & Joachim Voth, 2011. "In brief...Cotton and Cars: the Huge Gains from Process Innovation," CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance 347, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Tim Leunig & Joachim Voth, 2011.
"Spinning Welfare: the Gains from Process Innovation in Cotton and Car Production,"
CEP Discussion Papers
dp1050, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Tim Leunig & Joachim Voth, 2011. "Spinning welfare: The gains from process innovation in cotton and car production," Economics Working Papers 1352, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
- Leunig, Tim, 2011. "Growth figures show that Britain is essentially going backwards. Bringing forward the £10,000 tax allowance is the best option to encourage growth," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 2011. "The rise in global gas prices is being passed on disproportionately to the poor by utility companies," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 2011. "Housing is expensive in Britain. This is because we have built too few houses for the number of new households – land auctions will help give us the homes we need," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Tim Leunig, 2011. "Cart or Horse: Transport and Economic Growth," International Transport Forum Discussion Papers 2011/4, OECD Publishing.
- Björn Eriksson & Tobias Karlsson & Tim Leunig & Maria Stanfors, 2011. "Gender, Productivity and the Nature of Work and Pay: Evidence from the Late Nineteenth-Century Tobacco Industry," CEP Discussion Papers dp1053, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Hills, John & Wehner, Joachim & Dunleavy, Patrick & Cammaerts, Bart & Leunig, Tim, 2010. "The ‘emergency’ budget – solving the UK’s problems?: or creating the basis for new crises?," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 2010.
"Social savings,"
Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Tim Leunig, 2010. "Social Savings," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(5), pages 775-800, December.
- Crafts, Nicholas & Leunig, Tim & Mulatu, Abay, 2010. "Were British railway companies well-managed in the early twentieth century?," Economic History Working Papers 27889, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Tim Leunig, 2009. "In brief: Train times," CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance 275, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Tim Leunig & Chris Minns & Patrick Wallis, 2009.
"Networks in the Premodern Economy: the Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600-1749,"
CEP Discussion Papers
dp0956, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Leunig, Tim & Minns, Chris & Wallis, Patrick, 2011. "Networks in the Premodern Economy: The Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600–1749," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 71(02), pages 413-443, June.
- J.Humphries & T. Leunig, 2007. "Cities, Market Integration and Going to Sea: Stunting and the standard of living in early nineteenth-century England and Wales," Oxford University Economic and Social History Series _066, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.
- Humphries, Jane & Leunig, Tim, 2007.
"Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind?: anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London,"
Economic History Working Papers
22317, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Humphries, Jane & Leunig, Timothy, 2009. "Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind? Anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London?," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 120-131, January.
- Leunig, Tim & Voth, Hans-Joachim, 2006. "Comment on Oxley’s "Seat of death and terror"," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 2005.
"Time is money: a re-assessment of the passenger social savings from Victorian British railways,"
Economic History Working Papers
22551, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Leunig, Timothy, 2006. "Time is Money: A Re-Assessment of the Passenger Social Savings from Victorian British Railways," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(03), pages 635-673, September.
- Leunig, Tim, 2006. "Time is money: a re-assessment of the passenger social savings from Victorian British railways," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 2003. "Piece rates and learning: understanding work and production in the New England textile industry a century ago," Economic History Working Papers 22360, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Leunig, Tim, 2003.
"A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago,"
Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Timothy Leunig, 2003. "A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 56(1), pages 90-117, 02.
- Leunig, Tim, 2002. "Can profitable arbitrage opportunities in the raw cotton market explain Britain’s continued preference for mule spinning?," Economic History Working Papers 515, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Leunig, Tim & Voth, Hans-Joachim, 2001. "Height and the high life – what future for a tall story?," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 2001. "Britannia ruled the waves," Economic History Working Papers 536, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Leunig, Tim & Voth, Hans-Joachim, 2001. "Smallpox really did reduce height : a reply to Razzell," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 2000.
"New answers to old questions: explaining the slow adoption of ring spinning in Lancashire, 1880-1913,"
Economic History Working Papers
22378, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Leunig, Timothy, 2001. "NEW ANSWERS TO OLD QUESTIONS: EXPLAINING THE SLOW ADOPTION OF RING SPINNING IN LANCASHIRE, 1880 l913," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(02), pages 439-466, June.
- Leunig, Tim, 2001. "New answers to old questions : explaining the slow adoption of ring spinning in Lancashire, 1880-1913," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Tim Leunig, 1998. "New Answers to Old Questions: Transport Costs and the Slow Adoption of Ring Spinning in Lancashire," Oxford University Economic and Social History Series _022, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.
- Leunig, Tim & Voth, Hans-Joachim, 1998. "Smallpox did reduce height : a reply to our critics," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Voth, Hans-Joachim & Leunig, Tim, 1996. "Did smallpox reduce height?: stature and the standard of living in London, 1770-1873," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Articles
- Tim Leunig, 2012. "The Liberal Democrats And Supply-Side Economics," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(2), pages 17-20, 06.
- Nicholas Crafts & Timothy Leunig & Abay Mulatu, 2011. "Corrigendum: Were British railway companies well managed in the early twentieth century?," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 64(1), pages 351-356, February.
- Leunig, Tim, 2011. "Measuring economic performance and social progress," European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 15(02), pages 357-363, August.
- Leunig, Tim & Minns, Chris & Wallis, Patrick, 2011.
"Networks in the Premodern Economy: The Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600–1749,"
The Journal of Economic History,
Cambridge University Press, vol. 71(02), pages 413-443, June.
- Tim Leunig & Chris Minns & Patrick Wallis, 2009. "Networks in the Premodern Economy: the Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600-1749," CEP Discussion Papers dp0956, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Tim Leunig, 2010.
"Social Savings,"
Journal of Economic Surveys,
Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(5), pages 775-800, December.
- Leunig, Tim, 2010. "Social savings," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Steckel, Richard H. & Leunig, Tim, 2010. "Preface," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 47(3), pages 259-259, July.
- Humphries, Jane & Leunig, Timothy, 2009.
"Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind? Anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London?,"
Explorations in Economic History,
Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 120-131, January.
- Humphries, Jane & Leunig, Tim, 2007. "Was Dick Whittington taller than those he left behind?: anthropometric measures, migration and the quality of life in early nineteenth century London," Economic History Working Papers 22317, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Jane Humphries & Tim Leunig, 2009. "Cities, market integration, and going to sea: stunting and the standard of living in early nineteenth-century England and Wales -super-1," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 62(2), pages 458-478, 05.
- Tim Leunig & Henry Overman, 2008. "Spatial patterns of development and the British housing market," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 24(1), pages 59-78, spring.
- Nicholas Crafts & Timothy Leunig & Abay Mulatu, 2008. "Were British railway companies well managed in the early twentieth century? -super-1," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 61(4), pages 842-866, November.
- Timothy Leunig & Hans-Joachim Voth, 2006. "Comment on 'Seat of Death and Terror' -super-1," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 59(3), pages 607-616, 08.
- Leunig, Timothy, 2006.
"Time is Money: A Re-Assessment of the Passenger Social Savings from Victorian British Railways,"
The Journal of Economic History,
Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(03), pages 635-673, September.
- Leunig, Tim, 2006. "Time is money: a re-assessment of the passenger social savings from Victorian British railways," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 2005. "Time is money: a re-assessment of the passenger social savings from Victorian British railways," Economic History Working Papers 22551, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Timothy Leunig, 2003.
"A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago,"
Economic History Review,
Economic History Society, vol. 56(1), pages 90-117, 02.
- Leunig, Tim, 2003. "A British industrial success: productivity in the Lancashire and New England cotton spinning industries a century ago," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Timothy, 2001.
"NEW ANSWERS TO OLD QUESTIONS: EXPLAINING THE SLOW ADOPTION OF RING SPINNING IN LANCASHIRE, 1880 l913,"
The Journal of Economic History,
Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(02), pages 439-466, June.
- Leunig, Tim, 2000. "New answers to old questions: explaining the slow adoption of ring spinning in Lancashire, 1880-1913," Economic History Working Papers 22378, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Leunig, Tim, 2001. "New answers to old questions : explaining the slow adoption of ring spinning in Lancashire, 1880-1913," Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Leunig, Tim, 1999. "The Prothictivity Race: BritishManifacturingin International Perspective, 1850–1990. By S. N. Broadberry. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Pp. xxv, 451. £45.00, $74.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 59(01), pages 215-216, March.
- Leunig, Tim, 1998. "The People and the British Economy, 1830–1914. By Roderick Floud. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Pp. x, 218. $15.95, paper," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 58(03), pages 881-882, September.
- Leunig, Tim, 1997. "The Lancashire Cotton Industry: A History Since 1700. Edited by Mary Rose. Preston: Lancashire County Books, 1996. Pp. xii, 404. £24.95, cloth; £14.95, paper," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 57(04), pages 964-965, December.
NEP Fields
10 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (1) 2013-01-07
- NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2011-08-22
- NEP-HIS: Business, Economic & Financial History (6) 2008-05-10 2010-01-16 2011-05-30 2011-06-11 2011-11-07 2013-01-07. Author is listed
- NEP-HME: Heterodox Microeconomics (1) 2011-06-11
- NEP-HRM: Human Capital & Human Resource Management (2) 2011-06-11 2013-01-07
- NEP-INO: Innovation (2) 2011-05-30 2011-11-07
- NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (2) 2011-06-11 2013-01-07
- NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (1) 2010-01-16
- NEP-URE: Urban & Real Estate Economics (4) 2008-05-10 2010-01-16 2011-06-11 2011-08-22. Author is listed
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- Leunig, Tim, 2005. "Time is money: a re-assessment of the passenger social savings from Victorian British railways," Economic History Working Papers 22551, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
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- Björn Erikssoon & Tobias Karlsson & Tim Leunig & Maria Stanfors, 2012. "Sexism at work," CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance 385, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
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