Staff profile
Overview
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| Affiliation |
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| Emeritus Associate Professor in Economics in the Business School |
Biography
A former Director of Undergraduate Admissions for the Department and the Business School, Martin helped to run undergraduate modules in Labour Economics, Industrial Organisation and the Dissertation in Economics. He served his time as the Deputy Chair of the Undergraduate Board of Examiners. Prior to joining the University in 2000, he lectured for a number of years at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Research interests
- Economics of the labour market effects of natural disasters
- Regional labour markets
- Small business and entrepreneurship, in particular the economics of self-employment
- The economic impact of labour market institutions
Publications
Journal Article
- Radulescu, R., & Robson, M. (2020). Does Strict Employment Protection Legislation Influence the Rate of Workplace Accidents?. Manchester School, 88(1), 91-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12276
- Reimann, N., & Robson, M. (2013). Using seen examination questions in economics: an evaluation. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 37(2), 224-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2011.645449
- Radulescu, R., & Robson, M. (2013). Does labour market flexibility matter for investment? A study of manufacturing in the OECD. Applied Economics, 45(5), 581-592. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2011.607633
- Robson, M. (2009). Structural Change, Employment Specialization and Regional Labour Market Performance: Evidence for the UK. Applied Economics, 41(3), 275-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840601007278
- Radulescu, R., & Robson, M. (2008). Trade Unions, Wage Bargaining Coordination and Foreign Direct Investment. LABOUR, 22(4), 661-678. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.2008.00430.x
- Robson, M. (2007). Explaining Cross-National Variations in Entrepreneurship: the Role of Social Protection and Political Culture. Comparative labor law & policy journal, 28(4), 863-92
- Robson, M. (2006). Sectoral shifts, employment specialization and the efficiency of matching : An analysis using UK regional data. Regional Studies, 40(7), 743-754
- Parker, S., & Robson, M. (2004). Explaining international variations in self-employment : Evidence from a panel of OECD countries. Southern Economic Journal, 71(2), 287-301
- Robson, M. (2003). Does stricter employment protection legislation promote self-employment?. Small Business Economics, 21(3), 309-319. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1025742423308
- Robson, M. (2003). Housing markets and regional unemployment flows in Great Britain. Manchester School, 71(2), 132-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9957.00340
- Robson, M., & Barlow, D. (2002). Have unincorporated businesses in the UK been constrained in their access to bank finance?. Applied financial economics, 12(9), 673-680. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603100010024446
- Robson, M. (2001). Regional variations in the competitiveness of unemployed job-seekers and the rate of outflows from unemployment. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 63(1), 61-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0084.00209
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