Professor Robert Witt

Refereed Publications

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (2024), The Effect of League Design on Club Revenues in The Scottish Premier League, Eastern Economic Journal, Volume 50, Issue 1, January, Pages 1-28.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (2021), The Effect of League Design on Spectator Attendance:  A Regression Discontinuity Design Approach, Journal of Sports Economics, Volume 22, Issue 5, June, Pages 514-545.

• Kirchmaier, T., Machin, S., Sandi, M., and Witt, R. (2020),  Prices, Policing and Policy: The Dynamics of Crime Booms and Busts, Journal of the European Economic Association, Volume 18, Issue 2, April, Pages 1040–1077.

• Bachan R., Reilly B., and Witt R. (2014), Team Performance and Race: Evidence from the English and French National Soccer Teams, Applied Economics, Volume 46, Issue 13, Pages 1535-1546.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (2013), Red Cards, Referee Home Bias and Social Pressure: Evidence From English Premiership Soccer, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 20, Issue 7, Pages 710-714.

• Reilly B,, Rickman N., and Witt R. (2012), Robbing Banks: Crime Does Pay - But Not Very Much, Significance, Volume 9, Issue 3 Pages 17-21.

• Draca M,. Machin S., and Witt R. (2011), Panic on the Streets of London: Police, Crime, and the July 2005 Terror Attacks, American Economic Review, Volume 101, Issue 5, Pages 2157-2181.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (2011), Disciplinary Sanctions in English Premiership Football: Is There a Racial Dimension?, Labour Economics, Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 360-370.

• Bachan R., Reilly B., and Witt R. (2008), The Hazard of Being an English Football League Manager: Emprical Estimates for Three Recent League Seasons, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Volume 59, Issue 7, Pages 884-891.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (2008), Domestic Burglaries and the Real Price of Audio-Visual Goods: Some Time Series Evidence for Britain, Economics Letters, Volume 100, Issue 1, Pages 96-100.

• Rickman N., and Witt R. (2008), Favouritism and Financial Incentives: A Natural Experiment, Economica, Volume 75, Issue 298, Pages 296-309.

• Rickman N., and, Witt R. (2007), The Determinants of Employee Crime in the UK, Economica, Volume 74, Issue 293, Pages 161-175.

• Lemke R. J., Witt R., and Witte A.D. (2007), The Transition from Welfare to Work, Eastern Economic Journal, Volume 33, Issue 3, July, Pages 359-373.

• Witt R. (2005), Do Players React to Sanction Changes? Evidence form the English Premier League, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 623-640.

• Clements M.P,, and Witt R. (2005), Forecasting Quarterly Aggregate Crime Series, The Manchester School, Volume 76, Issue 6, Pages 709-727.

• Witte A.D., Witt R. (2001), What We Spend and What We get: Public and Private Provision of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Fiscal Studies, Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 1-40.

• Witt R., and Witte A.D. (2000), Crime, Prison and Female Labour Supply, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 69-85.

• Witt R., Clarke A., and Fielding N. (1999), Crime and Economic Activity: A Panel Data Approach, British Journal of Criminology, Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 391-400.

• Witt R., Clarke A., and Fielding N. (1998), Crime, Earnings, Inequality and Unemployment in England and Wales, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 265-267.

• Witt R., Clarke A., and Fielding N. (1998), Common Trends and Common Cycles in Regional Crime, Applied Economics, Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages1407-1412.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (1998), Petrol Price Asymmetries Revisited, Energy Economics, Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 297-308.

• Witt R. (1997), The Demand for Car Fuel Efficiency: Some Evidence for the UK, Applied Economics, Volume 29, Issue 9, Pages 1249-1254.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (1996), Crime, Deterrence and Unemployment in England and Wales: An Empirical Analysis, Bulletin of Economic Research, Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 137-159.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (1995), English League Transfer Prices: Is There a Racial Dimension?, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 2, Issue 7, Pages 220-222.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (1994), Regional House Prices and Possessions in England and Wales: An Empirical Analysis, Regional Studies, Volume 28, Issue 5, Pages 475-482.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (1992), Are the Treasury's Tax Revenue Forecasts Rational?, The Manchester School, Volume 60, Issue 4, Pages 390-402.

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (1992), Regional Crime and Unemployment in Scotland: An Econometric Analysis,using Regional Data Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages 213-228.

Other Publications

• Kirchmaier, T., Machin, S., Sandi, M., and Witt, R. (2018), Metal Crime: the Impact of Prices, Policing and Policy, Centre Piece, Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 15-17.

• Draca, M., Machin, S., and Witt, R. (2006). Panic on the Streets of London, Centre Piece, Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 6-9.

• Clark S., Close R., Porter A., and Witt R. (1978), Flow of Funds - Analysis and Forecasts, Barclays Review 1978 - Group Econ Intelligence, Barclays Review 53 (3) pp. 47-51

Books and Book Chapters

• Draca M., Machin S., and Witt R. (2010), Crime Displacement and Police Interventions: Evidence from London's Operation Theseus in: Tella RD, Edwards S, Schargrodsky E (eds.), The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America, Pages 359-374 University Of Chicago Press: NBER Conference.

• Witte A.D., and Witt R. (2003), What We Spend and What We Get: Public and Private Provision of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in: Miles D, Myles G, Preston I (eds.), The Economics of Public Spending, Pages 199-235 OUP Oxford.

• Witt R., and Witte A.D. (2002), Crime Causation: Economic Theories, In: Dressler J (eds.), Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Volume 1, Pages 302-306 MacMillan Reference Library.

• Fielding N.G., Clarke A., and Witt R. (eds) (2000), The Economic Dimensions of Crime, Palgrave Macmillan.

• Clarke A., Fielding N., and Witt R. (2000), Crime, Unemployment and Deprivation, in: Fielding N., Clarke A., and Witt R. (eds.), The Economics Dimensions of Crime Pages. 210-222 Macmillan Press and St. Martin's Press.

Working Papers

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (2016), Disciplinary Sanction and Social Pressure in English Premiership Soccer, University of Sussex Economics Working Paper Series (No. 88-2016)

• Bale T., Reilly B., and Witt R. (2008), Determining Constituency Marginality in the UK Using the Expense Claims of MPs, University of Surrey School of Economics Discussion Paper DP 01/08 pp. 1-18

• Reilly B., and Witt R. (2007). The Determinants of Base Pay and the Role of Race in Major League Soccer: Evidence from the 2007 League Season, University of Surrey School of Economics Discussion Paper DP 19/07 pp. 1-27

• Temple P., Blind K., Jungmittag A., Spencer C., Swann G., and Witt R. (2005) The Empirical Economics of Standards, DTI Economics Paper No. 12.

• Temple P.,Witt R., and Spencer C. (2004), Institutions and Long-Run Growth in the UK: the Role of Standards, University of Surrey School of Economics Discussion Paper DP 19/07.

• Witte A.D., Queralt M., Witt R., and Griesinger H. (2002), The Policy Context and Infant and Toddler Care in the Welfare Reform Era, NBER Working Paper No. 8893

• Witte A.D.,, Queralt M., and Witt R. (2000), Changes in the Availability, Quality and Price of Child Care in Massachusetts Between 1997 to 1999, Wellesley College Working Paper 2000, 2000-12.

• Lemke RJ., Witte A.D., Queralt M., and Witt R. (2000), Child Care and the Welfare to Work Transition, NBER Working Paper No. 7583

• Witt R., Clarke A., and Fielding N. (1996), Are Higher Long-Term Unemployment Rates Associated with Higher Crime?, University of Surrey School of Economics Discussion Paper DP 7/96

• Hunt LC., and Witt R. (1995), An Analysis of UK Energy Demand Using Multivariate Cointegration, Surrey Energy Economics Discussion Paper Series SEEDS86