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Before (re)joining Durham University Business School in September 2012, Richard held the positions of Alec Cairncross Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Centre for Public Policy for Regions at Glasgow University. He previously worked at the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Portsmouth and Queen's Belfast in the UK and Waikato in New Zealand. He holds degrees from the Universities of Belfast (Queen's), Lancaster and Kent.

To date (November 2023), he has published some 178 journal articles, book chapters, and books. He has undertaken a significant amount of public policy research, including extensive work for UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) involving acting as an External Advisor on Trade Development Activities and the Asia Task Force project. In 2012-13 he was a member of the BIS/Foresight Lead Expert Group that reported in October 2013 on ‘The Future of Manufacturing in the UK’; and a Special Advisor to the UK Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. He was an inaugural member of the ESRC Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN) Project Approvals Panel. More recently, he was an academic member of the DIT Trade & Economy panel, a Research Affiliate of the New Zealand Productivity Commission, and a member of the Exporting Strategy Working Group for the NE LEP.

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Before joining Durham University Business School in September 2012, Richard held the positions of Alec Cairncross Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Centre for Public Policy for Regions at Glasgow University. He previously worked at the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Portsmouth and Queen's Belfast in the UK and Waikato in New Zealand. He holds degrees from the Universities of Belfast, (Queen's), Lancaster and Kent.

• Gender bias in UK Higher Education
• Micro-analysis of firm/plant level productivity in the UK using panel data
• Differences in (UK) regional performance
• Evaluation of government industrial policy
• Relative performance of UK SMEs
• Evaluation methodology for impact of government assistance on TFP

Authored book

• Harris, R., & Sollis, R. (2003). Applied Time Series Modelling and Forecasting. John Wiley and Sons
• Harris, R. (1995). Using Cointegration Analysis in Econometric Modelling. Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf
• Harris, R., & Daldy, B. (1994). Labour Market Adjustment in New Zealand. Avebury
• Harris, R. (1991). Harris, Richard : Regional Economic Policy in Northern Ireland 1945-1988. Avebury
• Harris, R. (1989). The Structure and Growth of the UK Regional Economy, 1963-85. Gower

Chapter in book

• Harris, R., Siegel, D., & Wright, M. (2008). the United Kingdom. In M. Wright, & H. Bruining (Eds.), Private Equity and management Buy-outs (293-305). Edward Elgar Publishing
• Harris, R., & Reid, R. (2008). Barriers to Growth in Family-owned Smaller Businesses. In R. Barrett, & S. Mayson (Eds.), International Handbook of Entrepreneurship and HRM (260-284). Edward Elgar Publishing
• Harris, R., Chapple, S., & Silverstone, B. (1996). Unemployment. In B. Silverstone, A. Bollard, & R. Lattimore (Eds.), A Study of Economic Reform: The Case of New Zealand (139-172). North-Holland
• Harris, R. (1993). Interrelated Demand for the Factors of Production in the UK Engineering Industry, 1968-81. In G. Galeazzi, & D. Hamermesh (Eds.), Dynamic Labor Demand and Adjustment Costs. Edward Elgar Publishing
• Harris, R. (1993). Retreat From Policy: The Rationale and Effectiveness of Automatic Capital Grants. In R. Harrison, & M. Hart (Eds.), Spatial Policy in a Divided Nation (64-84). Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1990). Collective Bargaining and Relative Wages. In M. Gregory, & A. Thomson (Eds.), A Portrait of Pay, 1970-1982: An Analysis of the New Earnings Survey. Clarendon Press
• Harris, R. (1990). Regional Earnings Differentials. In M. Gregory, & A. Thomson (Eds.), A Portrait of Pay, 1970-1982: An Analysis of the New Earnings Survey (238-273). Clarendon Press
• Harris, R. (1990). Manufacturing Industry. In R. Harris, C. Jefferson, & J. Spencer (Eds.), The Northern Ireland Economy: Growth in a Peripheral Region (48-78). Longmand
• Harris, R. (1990). Income. In R. Harris, C. Jefferson, & J. Spencer (Eds.), The Northern Ireland Economy: Growth in a Peripheral Region (217-251). Longmans
• Harris, R. (1989). Relative Earnings in Northern Ireland, 1972-82. In R. Jenkins (Ed.), Northern Ireland: Studies in Social and Economic Life (126-148). Gower
• Harris, R., & Taylor, J. (1987). Trends-Through-Peaks Methods of Estimating Capacity Utilization. In D. Bosworth, & D. Heathfield (Eds.), Working Below Capacity. Macmillan

Edited book

• Harris, R., Jefferson, C., & Spencer, J. (Eds.). (1990). The Northern Ireland Economy: Growth in a Peripheral Region. Longmans

Journal Article

• Harris, R., Mate-Sanchez-Val, M., & Ruiz Marín, M. (2023). The gender pay gap in UK universities 2004/5 to 2019/20. Studies in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2280205
• Sunley, P., Evenhuis, E., Harris, J., Harris, R., Martin, R., & Pike, A. (2023). Renewing industrial regions? Advanced manufacturing and industrial policy in Britain. Regional Studies, 57(6), 1126-1140. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1983163
• Harris, R. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 on research in Durham University Business School. SAGE Open, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231181314
• 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., & Mate-Sanchez-Val, M. (2022). Gender pay and productivity in UK universities: Evidence from research-intensive Business Schools. Economics Letters, 218, Article 110738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110738
• Sunley, P., Harris, J. L., Pike, A., Harris, R., Martin, R., & Evenhuis, E. (2022). Industrial Policies, Strategy, and the UK’s Levelling Up Agenda. Local Economy, 37(5), 403-418. https://doi.org/10.1177/02690942221149007
• 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., & 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. (2021). Experiences with Testing, Self-isolation and Vaccination in North East England during the COVID pandemic. Vaccines, 9(7), Article 759. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070759
• 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. I. (2021). The importance of spatial differences in total factor productivity: The example of New Zealand, 2001-2016. Regional Studies, 55(7), 1209-1227. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1869204
• 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
• Zhong, Y., I.D. Harris, R., & Deng, S. (2020). The spillover effects among offshore and onshore RMB exchange rate markets, RMB Hibor market. Quantitative Finance and Economics, 4(2), 294-309. https://doi.org/10.3934/qfe.2020014
• Harris, R. (2020). The importance of frontier firms in total factor productivity in New Zealand, 2001-2016. New Zealand Economic Papers, 54(3), 285-311. https://doi.org/10.1080/00779954.2020.1806339
• Harris, R., & Li, S. (2019). Government Assistance and Total Factor Productivity: Firm-level Evidence from China. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 52(1-3), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-019-00559-4
• 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., & Yan, J. (2019). The Measurement of Absorptive Capacity from an Economics Perspective: Definition, Measurement and Importance. Journal of Economic Surveys, 33(3), 729-756. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12296
• 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
• Qu, T., & Harris, R. (2019). Does support from government help firms survive? Evidence on financial and political assistance in China, 1998–2007. Applied Economics, 51(5), 528-541. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2018.1494816
• Harris, R., & Le, T. (2018). Absorptive Capacity in New Zealand Firms: Measurement and Importance. Science and Public Policy, 46(2), 290-309. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scy058
• Maté-Sánchez-Val, M., & Harris, R. (2018). The paradox of geographical proximity for innovators: A regional study of the Spanish agri-food sector. Land Use Policy, 73, 458-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.024
• 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
• Dai, M., Harris, R., Lu, Y., & Liu, H. (2016). Exports and firm survival: do trade regime and productivity matter?. Applied Economics Letters, 23(6), 457-460. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2015.1080800
• Ding, S., Guariglia, A., & Harris, R. (2016). The determinants of productivity in Chinese large and medium-sized industrial firms, 1998-2007. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 45(2), 131-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-015-0460-0
• 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., McAdam, R., & Reid, R. (2015). The Effect of Business Improvement Methods on Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Peripheral Regions. Regional Studies, 50(12), 2040-2054. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2015.1083971
• 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
• 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
• Harris, R., & Mate, M. (2014). Differential empirical innovation factors for Spain and the UK. Research Policy, 43(2), 451-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2013.10.013
• 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., & Mcadam, R. (2013). Levels of innovation within SMEs in peripheral regions: the role of business improvement initiatives
• 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., & Li, Q. (2012). Export-market dynamics and firm-level productivity: evidence for UK tradable sectors. Industrial and Corporate Change, 21(3), 649-670. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtr054
• Harris, R., & Li, Q. (2012). Determinants of firm exit from exporting : evidence for the UK. International Journal of the Economics of Business, 18(3), 381-397. https://doi.org/10.1080/13571516.2011.618611
• Harris, R. (2011). Models of regional growth: past, present and future. Journal of Economic Surveys, 25(5), 913-951. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6419.2010.00630
• 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
• Harris, R., & Trainor, M. (2011). A matching analysis of why some firms in peripheral regions undertake R&D whereas others do not. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 20(4), 367-385. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2010.494098
• Harris, R., & Li, Q. (2011). Participation in export markets and the role of R&D: establishment-level evidence from the UK Community Innovation Survey 2005. Applied Economics, 43(23), 3007-3020. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840903427190
• Harris, R., & Li, Q. (2010). Export-market dynamics and the probability of firm closure: evidence for the United Kingdom. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 57(2), 145-168. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.2010.00511.x
• Harris, R., Li, Q., & Trainor, M. (2009). Is a higher rate of R&D tax credit a panacea for low levels of R&D in disadvantaged regions?. Research Policy, 38(1), 192-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2008.10.016
• Harris, R. (2009). Estimates of Inter-Regional Differences in Production in the United Kingdom, 1968-78. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 44(3), 241-260. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.1982.mp44003004.x
• Harris, R., & Li, Q. (2009). Exporting, R&D, and absorptive capacity in UK establishments. Oxford Economic Papers, 61(1), 74-103. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpn011
• Harris, R., & Li, Q. (2008). Evaluating the contribution of exporting to UK productivity growth: some microeconomic evidence. World Economy, 31(2), 212-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01087
• Harris, R., & Trainor, M. (2007). Impact of government intervention on employment change and plant closure in Northern Ireland, 1983-97. Regional Studies, 41(1), 51-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400601095225
• Chapple, W., Harris, R., & Paul, C. (2006). The cost implications of waste reduction: factor demand, competitiveness and policy implications. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 26(3), 245-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-006-0014-6
• Harris, R. (2005). Economics of the Workplace: Special Issue Editorial. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 52(3), 323-343. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0036-9292.2005.00347
• Collins, A., & Harris, R. (2005). The impact of foreign ownership and efficiency on pollution abatement expenditure by chemical plants: Some UK evidence. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 52(5), 747-768. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.2005.00365
• Chapple, W., Morrison Paul, C., & Harris, R. (2005). Manufacturing and corporate environmental responsibility: cost implications of voluntary waste minimisation. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 16(3), 347-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2004.04.003
• Harris, R., & Trainor, M. (2005). Capital subsidies and their impact on total factor productivity: Firm-level evidence from Northern Ireland. Journal of Regional Science, 45(1), 49-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-4146.2005.00364
• Harris, R., & Trainor, M. (2005). Plant-level analysis using the ARD: Another look at Gibrat's law. Scottish Journal of Political Economy. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 52(3), 492-518. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0036-9292.2005.00353
• Harris, R., Siegel, D., & Wright, M. (2005). Assessing the impact of management buyouts on economic efficiency: Plant-level evidence from the United Kingdom. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 87(1), 148-153. https://doi.org/10.1162/0034653053327540
• Harris, R., & Robinson, C. (2005). Impact of regional selective assistance on sources of productivity growth: Plant-level evidence from UK manufacturing, 1990-98. Regional Studies, 39(6), 751-765. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400500213648
• Harris, R., & Robinson, C. (2004). Industrial policy in Great Britain and its effect on total factor productivity in manufacturing plants, 1990-98. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 51(4), 528-543. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0036-9292.2004.00319
• Harris, R., & Robinson, C. (2004). Productivity impacts and spillovers from foreign ownership in the United Kingdom. National Institute Economic Review, 187(1), 58-75. https://doi.org/10.1177/00279501041871006
• Harris, R., Reid, S., & McAdam, R. (2004). Employee involvement in family and non-family-owned businesses in Great Britain. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 10(1), 49-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552550410521371
• Harris, R. (2004). Consultation and communication in family businesses in Great Britain. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 15(8), 1424-1444. https://doi.org/10.1080/0958519042000258011
• Harris, R., & Robinson, C. (2003). Foreign ownership and productivity in the united kingdom estimates for UK manufacturing using the ARD. Review of Industrial Organization, 22(3), 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1023622407571
• Beaumont, P., & Harris, R. (2003). Internal wage structures and organizational performance. British Journal of Industrial Relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 41(1), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8543.00261
• Harris, R. (2002). Foreign Ownership and Productivity in the United Kingdom—Some Issues When Using the ARD Establishment Level Data. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 49(3), 318-335. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9485.00234
• Harris, R., & Hassaszadeh, P. (2002). The impact of ownership changes and age effects on plant exits in UK manufacturing, 1974–1995. Economics Letters, 75(3), 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-1765%2801%2900619-x
• Collins, A., & Harris, R. (2002). Does plant ownership affect the level of pollution abatement expenditure?. Land Economics, 78(2), 171-189. https://doi.org/10.3368/le.78.2.171
• Reid, R., & Harris, R. (2002). The determinants of training in SMEs in Northern Ireland. Education + Training, 44(8), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910210449286
• Beaumont, P., & Harris, R. (2002). Examining white-collar downsizing as a cause of change in the psychological contract: some UK evidence. Employee Relations, 24(4), 378-388. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425450210435527
• Harris, R., & Robinson, C. (2002). The effect of foreign acquisitions on total factor productivity: Plant-level evidence from UK manufacturing, 1987-1992
• Harris, R. (2001). Comparing Regional Technical Efficiency in UK Manufacturing Plants: The Case of Northern Ireland 1974-1995. Regional Studies, 35(6), 519-534. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400120065697
• Harris, R., & Silverstone, B. (2001). Testing for asymmetry in Okun's law: a cross-country comparison. Economics Bulletin, 5(2), 1-13
• Harris, R., & Drinkwater, S. (2000). UK Plant and Machinery Capital Stocks and Plant Closures. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 62(2), 243-265. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0084.00170
• Harris, R., & Andrew, B. (2000). Rates of Return on Plant and Machinery in the Regions of the UK, 1968-1991. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 47(3), 304-324. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9485.00164
• Collins, A., & Harris, R. (1999). Downsizing and Productivity: The Case of UK Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 1974-1994. Managerial and Decision Economics, 20(5), 281-290. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28sici%291099-1468%28199908%29
• 1949-1992 Period?. Applied Economics, 31(12), 1573-1580. https://doi.org/10.1080/000368499323094
• Harris, R. (1999). Size. Applied Economics, 31(4), 451-463. https://doi.org/10.1080/000368499324165
• Harris, R., & Trainor, M. (1999). Manufacturing Industries in the UK: Was There Convergence During the 1968-1992 Period?. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 46(5), 552-569. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9485.00147
• Harris, R., & Liu, A. (1999). Approach. Applied Economics Letters, 6(1), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/135048599353834
• Beaumont, P., & Harris, R. (1998). Unemployment. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 9(6), 1064-1075. https://doi.org/10.1080/095851998340757
• Harris, R., & Lau, E. (1998). Based on the Cointegration Approach. Oxford Economic Papers, 50(2), 201-219. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a028642
• Harris, R., & Liu, A. (1998). Input-Output Modelling of the Urban and Regional Economy: The Importance of External Trade. Regional Studies, 32(9), 851-862. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343409850118004
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1998). Trade Union Density in Ireland
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1998). Development of Union Density Levels in Eastern Germany
• Harris, R., & Judge, G. (1998). Small Sample Testing for Cointegration Using the Bootstrap Approach. Economics Letters, 58(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-1765%2897%2900275-9
• Harris, R. (1997). UK Regional Plant and Machinery Capital Stocks and Pre-Mature Scrapping. Regional Studies, 31(8), 737-750. https://doi.org/10.1080/713693392
• Harris, R., & Trainor, M. (1997). Productivity and Growth in UK Regions, 1968-91. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 59(4), 485-510. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0084.00079
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1997). Trade Union Membership Within the EU
• Harris, R. (1997). Impact of the University of Portsmouth on the Local Economy. Urban Studies, 34(4), 605-626. https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098975943
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1996). Accidents at Work: Who and Where?
• Harris, R., & Gibson, J. (1996). The Pattern of Plant Exit in a Declining Manufacturing Sector: The Case of New Zealand. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 78(3), 521-529
• Harris, R. (1996). The Long-Run Determinants of Wages in New Zealand. New Zealand Economic Papers, 30(2), 171-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/00779959609544256
• Bennenbroek, N., & Harris, R. (1995). 1986/1987. Applied Economics, 27(11), 1093-1101. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036849500000092
• Harris, R., & Baeumont, P. (1995). Privatised Organisations and Industrial Relations Change. Policy Studies, 16(4), 18-28
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1995). Large, Multi-Establishment Companies and Opposition to Unions in Britain
• Harris, R., & Trainor, M. (1995). Innovations and R&D in Northern Ireland Manufacturing: A Schumpeterian Approach. Regional Studies, 29(7), 593-604. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343409512331349213
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1994). The Institutional Vacuum in British Industrial Relations. Policy Studies, 15(4), 50-59
• Harris, R. (1993). Scotland: Where Have All the Trade Union Members Gone. Fraser of Allander economic commentary, 17(3), 57-64
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1993). Diverse Changes in Bargaining Levels Revealed
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1993). Health and Safety in Union and Non-Union Establishments
• Beaumont, P., & Harris, R. (1989). North-South Divide in the UK: The Case of Trade Union Recognition. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 51(4), 413-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.1989.mp51004004.x
• Harris, R. (1988). Innovations. Regional Studies, 22(5), 361-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343408812331345050
• Harris, R. (1988). Demand for Factors of Production in the Northern Ireland Mechanical Engineering Industry. Economic and social review, 19(4), 249-264
• Harris, R. (1988). Market Structure and External Control in the Regional Economies of Great Britain. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 35(4), 334-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.1988.tb01060.x
• Beaumont, P., & Harris, R. (1988). Sub-Systems of Industrial Relations: The Spatial Dimension in Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 26(3), 397-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.1988.tb00758.x
• Beaumont, P., & Harris, R. (1988). Non-Union Establishments in Britain: The Spatial Pattern. Employee Relations, 10(4), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb055126
• Harris, R., & Beaumont, P. (1988). High Technology Industries and Non-Union Establishments in Britain
• Harris, R. (1987). The Role of Manufacturing in Regional Growth. Regional Studies, 21(4), 301-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343408712331344488
• Harris, R., & Wass, V. (1987). The Structure of Collective Bargaining in Northern Ireland in 1973-84. Economic and social review,
• Harris, R., & Wass, V. (1987). The Effect of Collective Bargaining on Earnings in Northern Ireland in 1973. Economic and social review,
• Harris, R. (1985). Interrelated Demand for the Factors of Production in the UK Engineering Industry, 1968-81. The Economic Journal, 95(380), 1049-1068. https://doi.org/10.2307/2233264
• Harris, R. (1985). Interrelated Demand for Factors of Production in the U.K. Engineering Industry, 1968-81. The Economic Journal, 95(380), 1049-1068
• Harris, R., & Taylor, J. (1985). The Measurement of Capacity Utilization. Applied Economics, 17(5), 849-866. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036848500000040
• Harris, R. (1983). The Measurement of Capital Services in Production for UK Regions. Regional Studies, 17(3), 169-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/09595238300185171
• Harris, R. (1983). Specification of Factor Demand Models and Shiftworking- An Extension to the CES Case. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 30(2), 170-174. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.1983.tb01010.x
• Harris, R. (1982). Estimates of Rates of Return on Capital Employed for UK Regions, 1968-1978. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 29(3), 298-309. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9485.1982.tb00456.x

Report

• Harris, R. (1999). Road Assessment. [No known commissioning body]
• Harris, R. (1988). Regional Policy in Northern Ireland (in: European Community Policy in Northern Ireland - report for EC, Brussels). European Coomunity, Brussels
• Harris, R. (1984). Regional Policy in Northern Ireland (in: European Community Policy in Northern Ireland - report for EC, Brussels). European Community, Brussels
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Working Paper

• Li, S., & Harris, R. (2016). Government Assistance and Total Factor Productivity: Firm-level Evidence from China, 1998-2007
• Harris, R., & Moffat, J. (2014). Lower Productivity in Scotland, 1997-2012: Implications Post-2016