Professor Andy Dickerson

BA, MA, PhD

Sheffield Methods Institute

Professor of Economics

a.p.dickerson@sheffield.ac.uk

Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Professor Andy Dickerson
Sheffield Methods Institute
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP

Profile

Andy is an applied economist with research and policy interests in the operation and functioning of labour markets, with a particular focus on the measurement, utilisation and value of skills. He sits on the Skills and Productivity Board (SPB), an expert committee providing independent, evidence-based advice to ministers at the Department for Education on matters relating to skills and their contribution to productivity. He is also a member of the Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER) which was funded by the Department for Education to undertake rigorous, policy-relevant research in the field of technical and vocational education and training (TVET), and to communicate its findings to policy makers and other stakeholders.

Andy’s current research projects include Skills Imperative 2035: Essentials skills for tomorrow’s workforce, a major Nuffield-sponsored project on how demand and supply of essential employment skills is likely to change over the next 15 years and how these skills can be developed through the education system.

Andy was Director of the Sheffield Methods Institute, the University of Sheffield’s interdisciplinary centre for research and training in quantitative and qualitative research methods in the Social Sciences from 2016-2022. He was previously Head of the Department of Economics from 2011-2015. He was also the Labour Market Economist member of the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB). which is the independent, non-departmental, public body, responsible for making recommendations on pay and conditions for prison service staff in England and Wales, and in Northern Ireland from 2016-2021.

Qualifications

BA Maths and Economics
MA Economics
PhD Economics

Research interests

Andy's research interests are focussed on the operation and functioning of labour markets, particularly the development and utilisation of education and skills, and their implications for individuals, firms and the economy as a whole. His work includes the analysis of micro and longitudinal data, including matched datasets.

Recent research has been funded by the ESRC, Department for Education, and the Nuffield Foundation.

Publications

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Featured publications

Journal articles

Dickerson A & Popli GK (2017) The Many Dimensions of Child Poverty: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Fiscal Studies. View this article in WRRO
Dickerson A & Popli GK (2016) Persistent poverty and children's cognitive development: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 179(2), 535-558. View this article in WRRO
Dickerson A, McIntosh S & Valente C (2015) Do the maths: An analysis of the gender gap in mathematics in Africa. Economics of Education Review, 46, 1-22. View this article in WRRO
Dickerson AP, Hole A & Munford L (2014) The relationship between well-being and commuting revisited: Does the choice of methodology matter?. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 49, 321-329. View this article in WRRO
Dickerson A & McIntosh S (2013) The Impact of Distance to Nearest Education Institution on the Post-compulsory Education Participation Decision. Urban Studies, 50(4), 742-758.
Brown S, Dickerson A, McHardy J & Taylor K (2012) Gambling and credit: An individual and household level analysis for the UK. Applied Economics, 44(35), 4639-4650.
Dickerson A & Green F (2012) Fears and realisations of employment insecurity. Labour Economics, 19(2), 198-210.
Campbell D, Carruth A, Dickerson A & Green F (2007) Job insecurity and wages. Economic Journal, 117(518), 544-566.
Arbache JS, Dickerson A & Green F (2004) Trade Liberalisation and Wages in Developing Countries. The Economic Journal, 114(493), F73-F96.
Dickerson A & Green F (2004) The growth and valuation of computing and other generic skills. Oxford Economic Papers, 56(3), 371-406.
Arbache JS, Dickerson A & Green F (2004) Assessing the stability of the inter-industry wage structure in the face of radical economic reforms. Economics Letters, 83(2), 149-155.
Carruth A, Collier W & Dickerson A (2004) Inter-industry wage differences and individual heterogeneity. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 66(5), 811-846.
Dickerson AP (2003) Is attack the best form of defence? A competing risks analysis of acquisition activity in the UK. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 27(3), 337-357.
Carruth A & Dickerson A (2003) An asymmetric error correction model of UK consumer spending. Applied Economics, 35(6), 619-630.
Henley A, Carruth A & Dickerson A (2003) Industry-wide versus firm-specific uncertainty and investment: British company panel data evidence. Economics Letters, 78(1), 87-92.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (2002) Takeover risk and the market for corporate control: the experience of British firms in the 1970s and 1980s. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 20(8), 1167-1195.
Green F, Dickerson A & Arbache JS (2001) A picture of wage inequality and the allocation of labor through a period of trade liberalization: The case of Brazil. World Development, 29(11), 1923-1939.
Dickerson A (2000) The state of working Britain. WORLD ECONOMY, 23(8), 1085-1086.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (2000) Internal vs External Financing of Acquisitions: Do Managers Squander Retained Profits?. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 62(3), 417-431.
Dickerson AP, Carruth A & Henley AG (2000) Econometric Modelling of UK Aggregate Investment: The Role of Profits and Uncertainty. Manchester School, 68(3), 276-300.
Carruth A, Dickerson A & Henley A (2000) What do We Know About Investment Under Uncertainty?. Journal of Economic Surveys, 14(2), 119-154.
Dickerson A, Peirson J & Vickerman R (2000) Road Accidents and Traffic Flows: An Econometric Investigation. Economica, 67(265), 101-121.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (1998) Takeover Risk and Dividend Strategy: A Study of UK Firms. The Journal of Industrial Economics, 46(3), 281-300.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (1998) Business cycle correspondence in the European Union. Empirica, 25(1), 51-77.
DICKERSON AP, GIBSON HD & TSAKALOTOS E (1997) THE IMPACT OF ACQUISITIONS ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM A LARGE PANEL OF UK FIRMS. Oxford Economic Papers, 49(3), 344-361.
Dickerson AP, Geroski PA & Knight KG (1997) Productivity, efficiency and strike activity. International Review of Applied Economics, 11(1), 119-134.
DICKERSON AP, GIBSON HD & TSAKALOTOS E (1995) SHORT-TERMISM AND UNDERINVESTMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. The Manchester School, 63(4), 351-367.
Dickerson AP () THE CYCLICALITY OF BRITISH STRIKE FREQUENCY†. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 56(3), 285-303.
Dickerson AP & Stewar MB () IS THE PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE PRONE?. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 55(3), 253-284.

All publications

Journal articles

Dickerson A & Popli GK (2017) The Many Dimensions of Child Poverty: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Fiscal Studies. View this article in WRRO
Dickerson A & Popli GK (2016) Persistent poverty and children's cognitive development: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 179(2), 535-558. View this article in WRRO
Dickerson A, McIntosh S & Valente C (2015) Do the maths: An analysis of the gender gap in mathematics in Africa. Economics of Education Review, 46, 1-22. View this article in WRRO
Dickerson AP, Hole A & Munford L (2014) The relationship between well-being and commuting revisited: Does the choice of methodology matter?. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 49, 321-329. View this article in WRRO
Dickerson A & McIntosh S (2013) The Impact of Distance to Nearest Education Institution on the Post-compulsory Education Participation Decision. Urban Studies, 50(4), 742-758.
Brown S, Dickerson A, McHardy J & Taylor K (2012) Gambling and credit: An individual and household level analysis for the UK. Applied Economics, 44(35), 4639-4650.
Dickerson A & Green F (2012) Fears and realisations of employment insecurity. Labour Economics, 19(2), 198-210.
Campbell D, Carruth A, Dickerson A & Green F (2007) Job insecurity and wages. Economic Journal, 117(518), 544-566.
Arbache JS, Dickerson A & Green F (2004) Trade Liberalisation and Wages in Developing Countries. The Economic Journal, 114(493), F73-F96.
Dickerson A & Green F (2004) The growth and valuation of computing and other generic skills. Oxford Economic Papers, 56(3), 371-406.
Arbache JS, Dickerson A & Green F (2004) Assessing the stability of the inter-industry wage structure in the face of radical economic reforms. Economics Letters, 83(2), 149-155.
Carruth A, Collier W & Dickerson A (2004) Inter-industry wage differences and individual heterogeneity. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 66(5), 811-846.
Dickerson AP (2003) Is attack the best form of defence? A competing risks analysis of acquisition activity in the UK. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 27(3), 337-357.
Carruth A & Dickerson A (2003) An asymmetric error correction model of UK consumer spending. Applied Economics, 35(6), 619-630.
Henley A, Carruth A & Dickerson A (2003) Industry-wide versus firm-specific uncertainty and investment: British company panel data evidence. Economics Letters, 78(1), 87-92.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (2002) Takeover risk and the market for corporate control: the experience of British firms in the 1970s and 1980s. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 20(8), 1167-1195.
Green F, Dickerson A & Arbache JS (2001) A picture of wage inequality and the allocation of labor through a period of trade liberalization: The case of Brazil. World Development, 29(11), 1923-1939.
Dickerson A (2000) The state of working Britain. WORLD ECONOMY, 23(8), 1085-1086.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (2000) Internal vs External Financing of Acquisitions: Do Managers Squander Retained Profits?. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 62(3), 417-431.
Dickerson AP, Carruth A & Henley AG (2000) Econometric Modelling of UK Aggregate Investment: The Role of Profits and Uncertainty. Manchester School, 68(3), 276-300.
Carruth A, Dickerson A & Henley A (2000) What do We Know About Investment Under Uncertainty?. Journal of Economic Surveys, 14(2), 119-154.
Dickerson A, Peirson J & Vickerman R (2000) Road Accidents and Traffic Flows: An Econometric Investigation. Economica, 67(265), 101-121.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (1998) Takeover Risk and Dividend Strategy: A Study of UK Firms. The Journal of Industrial Economics, 46(3), 281-300.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (1998) . Empirica, 25(1), 49-75.
Dickerson AP, Gibson HD & Tsakalotos E (1998) Business cycle correspondence in the European Union. Empirica, 25(1), 51-77.
DICKERSON AP, GIBSON HD & TSAKALOTOS E (1997) THE IMPACT OF ACQUISITIONS ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM A LARGE PANEL OF UK FIRMS. Oxford Economic Papers, 49(3), 344-361.
Dickerson AP, Geroski PA & Knight KG (1997) Productivity, efficiency and strike activity. International Review of Applied Economics, 11(1), 119-134.
DICKERSON AP, GIBSON HD & TSAKALOTOS E (1995) SHORT-TERMISM AND UNDERINVESTMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. The Manchester School, 63(4), 351-367.
Dickerson A, McDool E & Morris D () Post-compulsory education pathways and labour market outcomes. Education Economics, 1-27.
Dickerson AP () THE CYCLICALITY OF BRITISH STRIKE FREQUENCY†. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 56(3), 285-303.
Dickerson AP & Stewar MB () IS THE PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE PRONE?. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 55(3), 253-284.

Working papers

Dickerson AP & Popli G (2015) The many dimensions of child poverty: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. The Sheffield Economic Research Paper Series (SERPS). View this article in WRRO
Brown S, Dickerson A, Mchardy J & Taylor K (2011) Gambling and credit: an individual and household level analysis for the UK.
Hole AR, Dickerson A & Munford L () A review of estimators for the fixed-effects ordered logit model.
Dickerson A () The Distribution and Determinants of Job Vacancies: Evidence From the 2001 Employers Skill Survey.
Willson J & Dickerson AP () Part time employment and happiness: A cross-country analysis.
Brown S, Dickerson AP, McHardy JP & Taylor K () Gambling and the use of credit: an individual and household level analysis.
Dickerson A & Wilson R () The incidence and intensity of employer-provided training.
Green F & Dickerson A () The Growth and Valuation of Generic Skills.

Research group: Andy is willing to supervise students in a broad range of applied economics areas. Recent PhD supervisions include projects on: intergenerational mobility, wage inequality, gendered pay, and educational aspirations and choices.

Grants

Nuffield Foundation, The Skills Imperative 2035: Essential Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce, with Jude Hillary (NFER), Steve McIntosh (Sheffield), Rob Wilson (Warwick), Bryony Hoskins (Roehampton), Fiona Aldridge (Learning and Work Institute) and Richard Brind (Kantar) 2021-2025.

Department for Education (DfE), Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER), with Steve McIntosh (Sheffield), Sandra McNally (LSE), Gavan Conlon (London Economics) and Stefan Speckesser (National Institute for Economic and Social Research), 2015-2020.

Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), Evaluation of the Employer Ownership Pilot Round One, with CFE and QA Research, 2012-2017.