John Moffat
Biographic Data
| ID | 4381450 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Moffat |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Moffat |
| SIGNATURE | MOFFAT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9529-1749 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The effect of R&D co-location on innovation activities in Great Britain
What explains the increase in trade union density and female share of union members in the United Kingdom in 2017–2020
Trade union density increased for three consecutive years in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2020. This contrasts with a general decline in union membership since 1979. Since union density continued to fall amongst male employees in 2017–2020, the overall increase was entirely attributable to females. This paper explores the factors which explain why there was an increase in overall union density after a period of decline (for males and femal…
The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18
The UK government has committed to 'levelling up' regional economic performance. Through deriving geographically disaggregated estimates of total factor productivity from plant-level data, we show that the productivity advantage of London is far greater than differences between other regions. Evidence is then provided on the extent to which differences in multinational ownership, trade involvement, enterprise structure, plant age, research and de…
The Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance
This article has two objectives: the construction of enterprise‐level estimates of absorptive capacity to allow comparison of absorptive capacity levels across Europe and the analysis of whether the effects of absorptive capacity on R&D and innovation vary across countries. The dataset is the Community Innovation Survey, which provides information on the innovation activities of enterprises in Europe. The estimates of absorptive capacity are gene…
Does spatial proximity raise firm productivity? Evidence from British manufacturing
The UK’s economy is one of the most regionally imbalanced in Europe. The government’s recent industrial strategy discusses various means of addressing this, one of which is the strengthening of existing clusters. Using plant-level indices of spatial proximity derived from postcode district data, this article investigates the extent of spatial concentration and its impact on total factor productivity in advanced manufacturing sectors in Great Brit…
The impact of product subsidies on plant‐level total factor productivity in Britain , 1997–2014
The United Kingdom’s imminent departure from the European Union provides the opportunity for a more selective industrial strategy. This paper therefore analyses the effect of product subsidies on productivity in British manufacturing plants between 1997 and 2014 in order to provide evidence on the desirability of extending their use. The results suggest that low rates of subsidization had either a positive or no effect but higher rates had a nega…
The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap
The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap: implications for policy. Regional Studies. This paper finds that aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) in Scotland was 16% below the ‘rest of the UK’ in 2012. This is mainly due to negative ‘non-place’ effects in the service sector. It also finds that new plant start-ups and foreign-owned plants contributed negatively to TFP growth during 1997–2012. This casts doubt on whether conti…
Regional Selective Assistance in Scotland
This paper examines whether receipt of a Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant has a causal impact on plant total factor productivity (TFP). To tackle the problem of self-selection into the treatment group, propensity score matching is employed. In order to control for the endogeneity of other variables in the model, estimations are performed using the system GMM estimator. The results show that for low technology manufacturing, receipt of an…
Intangible assets, absorbing knowledge and its impact on firm performance
The use of intangible assets (IA) is widely recognised as a key driver of enterprise performance. A concept that is closely linked to IA is absorptive capacity, which is defined as the ability to exploit knowledge that is embodied in IA. The main objective of this paper is to explore what is meant by absorptive capacity, before examining the empirical relationship between absorptive capacity and various dimensions of firm performance. The latter …
Total Factor Productivity Growth in Local Enterprise Partnership Regions in Britain, 1997–2008
Harris R. and Moffat J. Total factor productivity growth in Local Enterprise Partnership regions in Britain, 1997–2008, Regional Studies. This paper decomposes aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) growth in Britain for 1997–2008 to show the contribution of different Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) as well as manufacturing and services and UK- and foreign-owned plants within LEPs. These contributions are further decomposed to show the ro…
Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) in Scotland
This paper examines whether receipt of a Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant in Scotland has a causal impact on plant survival. The dataset is created by linking a register of grant recipients into the Annual Respondents Database. In order to control for the consequences of self-selection into the ‘treatment’ group, the Cox proportional hazards model is estimated using a sample created by propensity score matching. The preferred estimates s…
The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18
The UK government has committed to 'levelling up' regional economic performance. Through deriving geographically disaggregated estimates of total factor productivity from plant-level data, we show that the productivity advantage of London is far greater than differences between other regions. Evidence is then provided on the extent to which differences in multinational ownership, trade involvement, enterprise structure, plant age, research and de…
Total Factor Productivity Growth in Local Enterprise Partnership Regions in Britain, 1997–2008
Harris R. and Moffat J. Total factor productivity growth in Local Enterprise Partnership regions in Britain, 1997–2008, Regional Studies. This paper decomposes aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) growth in Britain for 1997–2008 to show the contribution of different Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) as well as manufacturing and services and UK- and foreign-owned plants within LEPs. These contributions are further decomposed to show the ro…
The Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance
This article has two objectives: the construction of enterprise‐level estimates of absorptive capacity to allow comparison of absorptive capacity levels across Europe and the analysis of whether the effects of absorptive capacity on R&D and innovation vary across countries. The dataset is the Community Innovation Survey, which provides information on the innovation activities of enterprises in Europe. The estimates of absorptive capacity are gene…
Does spatial proximity raise firm productivity? Evidence from British manufacturing
The UK’s economy is one of the most regionally imbalanced in Europe. The government’s recent industrial strategy discusses various means of addressing this, one of which is the strengthening of existing clusters. Using plant-level indices of spatial proximity derived from postcode district data, this article investigates the extent of spatial concentration and its impact on total factor productivity in advanced manufacturing sectors in Great Brit…
The impact of product subsidies on plant‐level total factor productivity in Britain , 1997–2014
The United Kingdom’s imminent departure from the European Union provides the opportunity for a more selective industrial strategy. This paper therefore analyses the effect of product subsidies on productivity in British manufacturing plants between 1997 and 2014 in order to provide evidence on the desirability of extending their use. The results suggest that low rates of subsidization had either a positive or no effect but higher rates had a nega…
The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap
The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap: implications for policy. Regional Studies. This paper finds that aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) in Scotland was 16% below the ‘rest of the UK’ in 2012. This is mainly due to negative ‘non-place’ effects in the service sector. It also finds that new plant start-ups and foreign-owned plants contributed negatively to TFP growth during 1997–2012. This casts doubt on whether conti…
Intangible assets, absorbing knowledge and its impact on firm performance
The use of intangible assets (IA) is widely recognised as a key driver of enterprise performance. A concept that is closely linked to IA is absorptive capacity, which is defined as the ability to exploit knowledge that is embodied in IA. The main objective of this paper is to explore what is meant by absorptive capacity, before examining the empirical relationship between absorptive capacity and various dimensions of firm performance. The latter …
Total Factor Productivity Growth in Local Enterprise Partnership Regions in Britain, 1997–2008
Harris R. and Moffat J. Total factor productivity growth in Local Enterprise Partnership regions in Britain, 1997–2008, Regional Studies. This paper decomposes aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) growth in Britain for 1997–2008 to show the contribution of different Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) as well as manufacturing and services and UK- and foreign-owned plants within LEPs. These contributions are further decomposed to show the ro…
Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) in Scotland
This paper examines whether receipt of a Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant in Scotland has a causal impact on plant survival. The dataset is created by linking a register of grant recipients into the Annual Respondents Database. In order to control for the consequences of self-selection into the ‘treatment’ group, the Cox proportional hazards model is estimated using a sample created by propensity score matching. The preferred estimates s…
Regional Selective Assistance in Scotland
This paper examines whether receipt of a Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant has a causal impact on plant total factor productivity (TFP). To tackle the problem of self-selection into the treatment group, propensity score matching is employed. In order to control for the endogeneity of other variables in the model, estimations are performed using the system GMM estimator. The results show that for low technology manufacturing, receipt of an…
The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap
The sources of the Scotland–Rest of the UK productivity gap: implications for policy. Regional Studies. This paper finds that aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) in Scotland was 16% below the ‘rest of the UK’ in 2012. This is mainly due to negative ‘non-place’ effects in the service sector. It also finds that new plant start-ups and foreign-owned plants contributed negatively to TFP growth during 1997–2012. This casts doubt on whether conti…
Does spatial proximity raise firm productivity? Evidence from British manufacturing
The UK’s economy is one of the most regionally imbalanced in Europe. The government’s recent industrial strategy discusses various means of addressing this, one of which is the strengthening of existing clusters. Using plant-level indices of spatial proximity derived from postcode district data, this article investigates the extent of spatial concentration and its impact on total factor productivity in advanced manufacturing sectors in Great Brit…
The impact of product subsidies on plant‐level total factor productivity in Britain , 1997–2014
The United Kingdom’s imminent departure from the European Union provides the opportunity for a more selective industrial strategy. This paper therefore analyses the effect of product subsidies on productivity in British manufacturing plants between 1997 and 2014 in order to provide evidence on the desirability of extending their use. The results suggest that low rates of subsidization had either a positive or no effect but higher rates had a nega…
The geographical dimension of productivity in Great Britain, 2011–18
The UK government has committed to 'levelling up' regional economic performance. Through deriving geographically disaggregated estimates of total factor productivity from plant-level data, we show that the productivity advantage of London is far greater than differences between other regions. Evidence is then provided on the extent to which differences in multinational ownership, trade involvement, enterprise structure, plant age, research and de…
The Effects of Absorptive Capacity on Innovation Performance
This article has two objectives: the construction of enterprise‐level estimates of absorptive capacity to allow comparison of absorptive capacity levels across Europe and the analysis of whether the effects of absorptive capacity on R&D and innovation vary across countries. The dataset is the Community Innovation Survey, which provides information on the innovation activities of enterprises in Europe. The estimates of absorptive capacity are gene…
What explains the increase in trade union density and female share of union members in the United Kingdom in 2017–2020
Trade union density increased for three consecutive years in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2020. This contrasts with a general decline in union membership since 1979. Since union density continued to fall amongst male employees in 2017–2020, the overall increase was entirely attributable to females. This paper explores the factors which explain why there was an increase in overall union density after a period of decline (for males and femal…
The effect of R&D co-location on innovation activities in Great Britain
Economics (9 works) · Regional Development and Policy (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Productivity (6 works) · Agricultural economics (5 works) · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (5 works) · Total factor productivity (5 works) · Economic geography (4 works) · Innovation Policy and RD (4 works)