Jennifer Houston
Biographic Data
| ID | 225577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Houston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Houston |
| SIGNATURE | HOUSTON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4532-0820 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1958 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Starting from scratch? A new approach to subnational public finance
The arrangements for lower level governments to finance public goods are complex. Combinations of grant mechanisms and local taxes are often regarded as unfair, opaque or ineffective, and therefore tend to lack legitimacy. This paper explores the design of a new fiscal framework for regional public finance, building from principles rather than an ad hoc political process. It also considers the possibility that a region may choose to leave the fed…
Gender disparities in horizontal mismatch penalties: An examination of professional' degrees in the UK (2007-2015)
We quantify the returns to higher education for degree disciplines, namely ‘professional’ degrees, Medicine/Dentistry, Law, Accountancy and Psychology, within the UK from 2007 to 2015. We estimate the returns to education in the form of employment and wage premia associated with each subject. Our analysis contributes to the existing literature on the topic of horizontal mismatch by estimating the wage premia in different occupational settings and…
Representative bureaucracy: Does female police leadership affect gender-based violence arrests
Representative bureaucracy theory postulates that passive representation leads to active representation of minority groups. This article investigates the passive representation of female police officers at leadership levels and the active representation of women vis-a-vis gender-based violence arrest rates in the UK. Much of the extant research on representative bureaucracy is located at street level, with evidence showing that discretionary powe…
Employability and Earnings Returns to Qualifications in Scotland
Gasteen A. and Houston J. (2007) Employability and earnings returns to qualifications in Scotland, Regional Studies 41, 443–451. Scottish Social Inclusion and Lifelong Learning policies emphasize the need for individuals to become qualified through the acquisition of formal qualifications. Although education policy in Scotland is a devolved activity, there has been little investigation of the earnings and employment returns in the labour market. …
Indigenous Autoethnography: Formulating Our Knowledge, Our Way
This paper seeks to engage the cultural interface where Indigenous knowledge meets western academia, by questioning the validity of traditional research methods. Firstly, it is a response to the challenges facing Indigenous people confronted with the ethical and methodological issues arising from academic research. Secondly, it is a journey into academia, where the researcher is all too often forced to remove the "self" from the "subject"; a diff…
Labour Market Flexibility in Scotland and the New Parliament's Income Tax Varying Powers
This paper examines the implications of increased labour market flexibility in the form of part-time work for the 'Scottish public finances' in the context of devolution and the establishment of a Scottish Parliament with tax varying powers. The labour market/public finance implications of increased flexibility are discussed. The Scottish situation is then analysed using an integrated spreadsheet model which calculates the net contributions (taxe…
The Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
Waterloo: From Fact to Myth
The Interplay of Love and the Universe in the Work of Lucien Becker
Representative bureaucracy: Does female police leadership affect gender-based violence arrests
Representative bureaucracy theory postulates that passive representation leads to active representation of minority groups. This article investigates the passive representation of female police officers at leadership levels and the active representation of women vis-a-vis gender-based violence arrest rates in the UK. Much of the extant research on representative bureaucracy is located at street level, with evidence showing that discretionary powe…
Indigenous Autoethnography: Formulating Our Knowledge, Our Way
This paper seeks to engage the cultural interface where Indigenous knowledge meets western academia, by questioning the validity of traditional research methods. Firstly, it is a response to the challenges facing Indigenous people confronted with the ethical and methodological issues arising from academic research. Secondly, it is a journey into academia, where the researcher is all too often forced to remove the "self" from the "subject"; a diff…
Gender disparities in horizontal mismatch penalties: An examination of professional' degrees in the UK (2007-2015)
We quantify the returns to higher education for degree disciplines, namely ‘professional’ degrees, Medicine/Dentistry, Law, Accountancy and Psychology, within the UK from 2007 to 2015. We estimate the returns to education in the form of employment and wage premia associated with each subject. Our analysis contributes to the existing literature on the topic of horizontal mismatch by estimating the wage premia in different occupational settings and…
Employability and Earnings Returns to Qualifications in Scotland
Gasteen A. and Houston J. (2007) Employability and earnings returns to qualifications in Scotland, Regional Studies 41, 443–451. Scottish Social Inclusion and Lifelong Learning policies emphasize the need for individuals to become qualified through the acquisition of formal qualifications. Although education policy in Scotland is a devolved activity, there has been little investigation of the earnings and employment returns in the labour market. …
Starting from scratch? A new approach to subnational public finance
The arrangements for lower level governments to finance public goods are complex. Combinations of grant mechanisms and local taxes are often regarded as unfair, opaque or ineffective, and therefore tend to lack legitimacy. This paper explores the design of a new fiscal framework for regional public finance, building from principles rather than an ad hoc political process. It also considers the possibility that a region may choose to leave the fed…
The Interplay of Love and the Universe in the Work of Lucien Becker
Waterloo: From Fact to Myth
The Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
Labour Market Flexibility in Scotland and the New Parliament's Income Tax Varying Powers
This paper examines the implications of increased labour market flexibility in the form of part-time work for the 'Scottish public finances' in the context of devolution and the establishment of a Scottish Parliament with tax varying powers. The labour market/public finance implications of increased flexibility are discussed. The Scottish situation is then analysed using an integrated spreadsheet model which calculates the net contributions (taxe…
Employability and Earnings Returns to Qualifications in Scotland
Gasteen A. and Houston J. (2007) Employability and earnings returns to qualifications in Scotland, Regional Studies 41, 443–451. Scottish Social Inclusion and Lifelong Learning policies emphasize the need for individuals to become qualified through the acquisition of formal qualifications. Although education policy in Scotland is a devolved activity, there has been little investigation of the earnings and employment returns in the labour market. …
Indigenous Autoethnography: Formulating Our Knowledge, Our Way
This paper seeks to engage the cultural interface where Indigenous knowledge meets western academia, by questioning the validity of traditional research methods. Firstly, it is a response to the challenges facing Indigenous people confronted with the ethical and methodological issues arising from academic research. Secondly, it is a journey into academia, where the researcher is all too often forced to remove the "self" from the "subject"; a diff…
Representative bureaucracy: Does female police leadership affect gender-based violence arrests
Representative bureaucracy theory postulates that passive representation leads to active representation of minority groups. This article investigates the passive representation of female police officers at leadership levels and the active representation of women vis-a-vis gender-based violence arrest rates in the UK. Much of the extant research on representative bureaucracy is located at street level, with evidence showing that discretionary powe…
Gender disparities in horizontal mismatch penalties: An examination of professional' degrees in the UK (2007-2015)
We quantify the returns to higher education for degree disciplines, namely ‘professional’ degrees, Medicine/Dentistry, Law, Accountancy and Psychology, within the UK from 2007 to 2015. We estimate the returns to education in the form of employment and wage premia associated with each subject. Our analysis contributes to the existing literature on the topic of horizontal mismatch by estimating the wage premia in different occupational settings and…
Starting from scratch? A new approach to subnational public finance
The arrangements for lower level governments to finance public goods are complex. Combinations of grant mechanisms and local taxes are often regarded as unfair, opaque or ineffective, and therefore tend to lack legitimacy. This paper explores the design of a new fiscal framework for regional public finance, building from principles rather than an ad hoc political process. It also considers the possibility that a region may choose to leave the fed…
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