Staff profile

John joined Durham University Business School in September 2013. Prior to joining Durham University, he worked as a lecturer at Swansea University, as a postdoctoral research assistant for the Spatial Economics Research Centre at the University of Glasgow and as a research assistant on the Impact of Higher Education Institutions on Regional Economies initiative at the University of Strathclyde. His main research interests are in policy evaluation, productivity analysis, spatial economics and labour economics.

• policy evaluation
• productivity analysis
• spatial economics
• labour economics

Journal Article

• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2023). What explains the increase in trade union density and female share of union members in the United Kingdom in 2017-2020?. Journal of Industrial Relations, 65(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856231157107
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2022). The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18: the sources of the London productivity advantage. Regional Studies, 56(10), 1713-1728. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.2004308
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level and distribution of intangibles investment in the UK. Applied Economics Letters, 29(13), 1238-1242. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2021.1954591
• Harris, R., Krenz, A., & Moffat, J. (2021). The Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance: A Cross-Country Perspective. Journal of Common Market Studies, 59(3), 589-607. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13108
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2020). The Impact of Product Subsidies on Plant-level Total Factor Productivity in Britain, 1997-2014. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 67(4), 387-403. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12240
• Moffat, J. (2020). The Impact of Participation in pan-European Competition on Domestic Performance in Association Football. European Sport Management Quarterly, 20(4), 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2019.1629980
• Moffat, J., & Yoo, H. (2020). Religion, Religiosity and Educational Attainment: Evidence from the Compulsory Education System in England. Applied Economics, 52(4), 430-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1646872
• Harris, R., Moffat, J., Evenhuis, E., Martin, R., Pike, A., & Sunley, P. (2019). Does Spatial Proximity Raise Firm Productivity? Evidence from British Manufacturing. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 12(3), 467-487. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsz017
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2019). The Decline of British Manufacturing, 1973 - 2012: The role of total factor productivity. National Institute Economic Review, 247(1), R19-R31. https://doi.org/10.1177/002795011924700112
• Moffat, J., & Roth, D. (2017). Cohort size and youth labour-market outcomes in Europe. Economics Bulletin, 37(4), 2735-2740
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2017). The Sources of The Scotland-Rest Of The UK Productivity Gap: Implications For Policy. Regional Studies, 51(9), 1297-1311. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1160044
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2017). The UK productivity puzzle, 2008–2012: evidence using plant-level estimates of total factor productivity. Oxford Economic Papers, 69(3), 529-549. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpw057
• Moffat, J., & Roth, D. (2016). The cohort size-wage relationship in Europe. LABOUR, 30(4), 415-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/labr.12081
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2016). Plant Closure in Britain since the Great Recession. Economics Letters, 140, 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.01.004
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2015). The Impact of Exporting and Importing Goods and Services on Productivity in the UK. World Economy, 38(11), 1781-1794. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12292
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2015). Plant-level Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in Great Britain, 1997-2008. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 44(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-015-0442-2
• Moffat, J., & Yoo, H. (2015). Who are the unemployed? Evidence from the United Kingdom. Economics Letters, 132, 61-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.04.017
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2015). Total factor productivity growth in Local Enterprise Partnership regions in Britain, 1997-2008. Regional Studies, 49(6), 1019-1041. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2013.799770
• Moffat, J., & Robinson, C. (2015). Virtual Learning Environments: Linking Participation to Evaluation. International Review of Economics Education, 19, 22-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2015.05.003
• Moffat, J. (2015). Regional Selective Assistance in Scotland: Does It Make a Difference to Plant Survival?. Regional Studies, 49(4), 568-581. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2013.786826
• Moffat, J. (2014). Regional Selective Assistance in Scotland: Does it Make a Difference to Plant Productivity?. Urban Studies, 51(12), 2555-2571. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013510568
• Allan, G., & Moffat, J. (2014). Muscle drain versus brain gain in association football: technology transfer through player emigration and manager immigration. Applied Economics Letters, 21(7), 490-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2013.870641
• Harris, R., Li, Q., & Moffat, J. (2013). The impact of higher education institution-firm knowledge links on establishment-level productivity in British regions. Manchester School, 81(2), 143-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9957.2011.02276.x
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2013). Intangible Assets, Absorbing Knowledge and its Impact on Firm Performance: Theory, Measurement and Policy Implications. Contemporary Social Science, 8(3), 346-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2012.751498
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2013). The Direct Contribution of FDI to Productivity Growth in Britain, 1997-2008. World Economy, 36(6), 713-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12059
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2012). Is productivity higher in British cities?. Journal of Regional Science, 52(5), 762-786. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9787.2012.00778.x
• Harris, R., Moffat, J., & Kravtsova, V. (2011). In search of ‘W’. Spatial Economic Analysis, 6(3), 249-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2011.586721
• Harris, R., Li, Q., & Moffat, J. (2011). The impact of higher education institution-firm knowledge links on firm-level productivity in Britain. Applied Economics Letters, 18(13-15), 1243-1246. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2010.532098