Simon Appleton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3710555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon Appleton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon |
| FAMILY NAME | Appleton |
| SIGNATURE | APPLETON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1990-8444 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 174 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Government Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditure in Ghana
The relationship between membership in Ghana’s national health insurance scheme and out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure (OOPHE) was quantified using data from two rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Survey for 2013 and 2017. Censored quantile regressions were evaluated with and without instrumental variables. The results show that going from having no insured household member to all insured predicted less OOPHE (by 19% at the median). We find s…
Who Looks after the Kids? The Effects of Childcare Choice on Early Childhood Development in China
This paper examines whether childcare choice affects the early childhood development of children aged 7–59 months. Using the data from Chinese Family Panel Studies, we look at household choices between parental and grandparental cares and the timing of four key early life achievements – walking, talking, counting and toilet training. We conceptualize early childhood development within a household production model, which enables us to identify the…
Hedonic Adaptation to Treatment: Evidence from a Medical Intervention
We investigate whether changes in life circumstances lead to long-lasting changes in subjective well-being using a medical intervention that provided orthotic equipment to Ugandan adults with lower limb disabilities. The intervention had a positive effect on mobility and physical health, and treated patients reported a significant improvement in life satisfaction in the first few months after the treatment. However, the effect on subjective well-…
Understanding Urban Wage Inequality in China 1988–2008: Evidence from Quantile Analysis
The Economics of Communist Party Membership: The Curious Case of Rising Numbers and Wage Premium during China's Transition
As the Chinese Communist Party has loosened its grip in a more market-oriented economy, why have membership and the economic benefits of joining risen? We use three national household surveys over 11 years to answer this question for wages in urban China. Individual demand for Party membership is treated as an investment in ‘political capital’ that brings monetary rewards in terms of a wage premium that has risen in recent years. However, this do…
Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988–2002
Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
Child Health in Uganda: Policy Determinants and Measurement
The impact of international teacher migration on schooling in developing countries—the case of Southern Africa
Whilst the migration of teachers has been a phenomenon for hundreds of years, the advent of ‘globalisation’ has seen such migration return to prominence. This article focuses on the experiences of two developing countries in Southern Africa which have been on different ends of the process: South Africa as a net sender of teachers and Botswana as a net receiver of teachers. In comparing these two country experiences it is possible to highlight the…
Why Do Girls in Rural China Have Lower School Enrollment
Managing the International Recruitment of Health Workers and Teachers: Do the Commonwealth Agreements Provide an Answer
The international recruitment by countries of the developed world of health workers and teachers from developing countries has become a controversial aspect of the problem of ‘brain drain’. This article, based on research commissioned by the UK's Department for International Development, examines the impact of such international migration, focusing on the recruitment of health workers and teachers within the Commonwealth. It further examines the …
Labor retrenchment in China
Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector
The Gender Wage Gap in Three African Countries
Women-headed households and household welfare: An empirical deconstruction for Uganda
Problems of Measuring Changes in Poverty over Time: The Case of Uganda 1989-92
Summaries Official reports on household surveys of Uganda in 1989 and 1992 imply a 34 per cent fall in real consumption per household. Various adjustments are considered which reduce the apparent fall in living standards to 6 per cent. However, even these adjusted figures imply worsening living standards, increased poverty and greater inequality. The reliability of such comparisons is questioned based on discrepancies concerning production estima…
Gender Dimensions of Structural Adjustment: The Role of Economic Theory and Quantitative Analysis 1
Macroeconomic theory identifies sectors which will be differentially affected by structural adjustment. This article considers the gender dimensions of such effects and how they can be analysed using large scale household surveys. Examples are given using the 1986 LSMS of the Côte d'Ivoire focusing on gender differentials in access to formal employment and education and on the relationship between the gender distribution of income and the pattern…
Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
Why Do Girls in Rural China Have Lower School Enrollment
Women-headed households and household welfare: An empirical deconstruction for Uganda
Understanding Urban Wage Inequality in China 1988–2008: Evidence from Quantile Analysis
Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988–2002
The Gender Wage Gap in Three African Countries
Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector
Managing the International Recruitment of Health Workers and Teachers: Do the Commonwealth Agreements Provide an Answer
The international recruitment by countries of the developed world of health workers and teachers from developing countries has become a controversial aspect of the problem of ‘brain drain’. This article, based on research commissioned by the UK's Department for International Development, examines the impact of such international migration, focusing on the recruitment of health workers and teachers within the Commonwealth. It further examines the …
The impact of international teacher migration on schooling in developing countries—the case of Southern Africa
Whilst the migration of teachers has been a phenomenon for hundreds of years, the advent of ‘globalisation’ has seen such migration return to prominence. This article focuses on the experiences of two developing countries in Southern Africa which have been on different ends of the process: South Africa as a net sender of teachers and Botswana as a net receiver of teachers. In comparing these two country experiences it is possible to highlight the…
Problems of Measuring Changes in Poverty over Time: The Case of Uganda 1989-92
Summaries Official reports on household surveys of Uganda in 1989 and 1992 imply a 34 per cent fall in real consumption per household. Various adjustments are considered which reduce the apparent fall in living standards to 6 per cent. However, even these adjusted figures imply worsening living standards, increased poverty and greater inequality. The reliability of such comparisons is questioned based on discrepancies concerning production estima…
Gender Dimensions of Structural Adjustment: The Role of Economic Theory and Quantitative Analysis 1
Macroeconomic theory identifies sectors which will be differentially affected by structural adjustment. This article considers the gender dimensions of such effects and how they can be analysed using large scale household surveys. Examples are given using the 1986 LSMS of the Côte d'Ivoire focusing on gender differentials in access to formal employment and education and on the relationship between the gender distribution of income and the pattern…
Women-headed households and household welfare: An empirical deconstruction for Uganda
Problems of Measuring Changes in Poverty over Time: The Case of Uganda 1989-92
Summaries Official reports on household surveys of Uganda in 1989 and 1992 imply a 34 per cent fall in real consumption per household. Various adjustments are considered which reduce the apparent fall in living standards to 6 per cent. However, even these adjusted figures imply worsening living standards, increased poverty and greater inequality. The reliability of such comparisons is questioned based on discrepancies concerning production estima…
The Gender Wage Gap in Three African Countries
Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector
Labor retrenchment in China
Managing the International Recruitment of Health Workers and Teachers: Do the Commonwealth Agreements Provide an Answer
The international recruitment by countries of the developed world of health workers and teachers from developing countries has become a controversial aspect of the problem of ‘brain drain’. This article, based on research commissioned by the UK's Department for International Development, examines the impact of such international migration, focusing on the recruitment of health workers and teachers within the Commonwealth. It further examines the …
The impact of international teacher migration on schooling in developing countries—the case of Southern Africa
Whilst the migration of teachers has been a phenomenon for hundreds of years, the advent of ‘globalisation’ has seen such migration return to prominence. This article focuses on the experiences of two developing countries in Southern Africa which have been on different ends of the process: South Africa as a net sender of teachers and Botswana as a net receiver of teachers. In comparing these two country experiences it is possible to highlight the…
Why Do Girls in Rural China Have Lower School Enrollment
Child Health in Uganda: Policy Determinants and Measurement
Life Satisfaction in Urban China: Components and Determinants
The Economics of Communist Party Membership: The Curious Case of Rising Numbers and Wage Premium during China's Transition
As the Chinese Communist Party has loosened its grip in a more market-oriented economy, why have membership and the economic benefits of joining risen? We use three national household surveys over 11 years to answer this question for wages in urban China. Individual demand for Party membership is treated as an investment in ‘political capital’ that brings monetary rewards in terms of a wage premium that has risen in recent years. However, this do…
Growing out of Poverty: Trends and Patterns of Urban Poverty in China 1988–2002
Understanding Urban Wage Inequality in China 1988–2008: Evidence from Quantile Analysis
Hedonic Adaptation to Treatment: Evidence from a Medical Intervention
We investigate whether changes in life circumstances lead to long-lasting changes in subjective well-being using a medical intervention that provided orthotic equipment to Ugandan adults with lower limb disabilities. The intervention had a positive effect on mobility and physical health, and treated patients reported a significant improvement in life satisfaction in the first few months after the treatment. However, the effect on subjective well-…
Who Looks after the Kids? The Effects of Childcare Choice on Early Childhood Development in China
This paper examines whether childcare choice affects the early childhood development of children aged 7–59 months. Using the data from Chinese Family Panel Studies, we look at household choices between parental and grandparental cares and the timing of four key early life achievements – walking, talking, counting and toilet training. We conceptualize early childhood development within a household production model, which enables us to identify the…
Government Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditure in Ghana
The relationship between membership in Ghana’s national health insurance scheme and out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure (OOPHE) was quantified using data from two rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Survey for 2013 and 2017. Censored quantile regressions were evaluated with and without instrumental variables. The results show that going from having no insured household member to all insured predicted less OOPHE (by 19% at the median). We find s…
Economics (16 works) · Demographic economics (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Economic growth (10 works) · China (7 works) · Labour economics (6 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (4 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (4 works)