Outputs (11)

Gender differences in household education expenditure in Malaysia (2025)
Journal Article
Surianshah, S., & Bridges, S. (2025). Gender differences in household education expenditure in Malaysia. International Journal of Social Economics, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-03-2024-0247

Purpose The objective of this study is to examine gender differences in the allocation of household expenditure on education in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the determinants of expenditure on education using a double hurd... Read More about Gender differences in household education expenditure in Malaysia.

The effect living arrangements and intergenerational support have on the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure: A microeconomic analysis for China (2025)
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Bridges, S., & Liu, L. (2025). The effect living arrangements and intergenerational support have on the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure: A microeconomic analysis for China. China Economic Review, 90, Article 102360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2025.102360

This paper uses data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) conducted in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2018 to examine the effect recent health and societal changes have had on the ability of households to manage the financial burden... Read More about The effect living arrangements and intergenerational support have on the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure: A microeconomic analysis for China.

The impact of child migration on the health and well‐being of parents left behind (2022)
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Bridges, S., & Liu, L. (2022). The impact of child migration on the health and well‐being of parents left behind. Journal of International Development, 34(6), 1145-1164. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3621

This paper uses data from the China Health and Retirement Survey to estimate the causal effect child out-migration has on the health of parents in China. For rural parents, we show that after controlling for self-selection, child out-migration has a... Read More about The impact of child migration on the health and well‐being of parents left behind.

Early Childhood Health During Conflict: The Legacy of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda* (2021)
Journal Article
Bridges, S., & Scott, D. (2021). Early Childhood Health During Conflict: The Legacy of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda*. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 84(4), 694-718. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12480

This paper finds evidence of severe health deficits among young children who were exposed to the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency in Northern Uganda (1987–2007). We employ a difference-in-differences approach to estimate a 0.74 standard deviation de... Read More about Early Childhood Health During Conflict: The Legacy of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda*.

Disability in Uganda: a medical intervention to measure gendered impacts on functional independence and labour-market outcomes (2021)
Journal Article
Abubakar, A., Bridges, S., Gaggero, A., & Owens, T. (2021). Disability in Uganda: a medical intervention to measure gendered impacts on functional independence and labour-market outcomes. Oxford Development Studies, 49(4), 324-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2021.1959539

Using data from an orthotic intervention in Kampala, Uganda, this paper estimates the health and economic impacts of providing orthotic equipment to adults with lower limb disabilities. We examine changes to: (i) functional mobility and (ii) labour m... Read More about Disability in Uganda: a medical intervention to measure gendered impacts on functional independence and labour-market outcomes.

What is the association between price and economic activity with cigarette consumption in Cuba from 1980 to 2014? (2019)
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Varona-Perez*, P., Bridges, S., Lorenzo-Vazquez, E., Suarez-Medina, R., Venero-Fernandez, S.-J., Langley, T., Britton, J., & Fogarty, A. W. (2019). What is the association between price and economic activity with cigarette consumption in Cuba from 1980 to 2014?. Public Health, 173, 126-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.05.014

Objectives: Cuba is a tobacco producing country that has been economically isolated as a consequence of an embargo imposed by the USA, and has also experienced a severe economic depression in the 1990s after the withdrawal of support by the former So... Read More about What is the association between price and economic activity with cigarette consumption in Cuba from 1980 to 2014?.

Labour market and intra-household dynamics in urban Tanzania (2018)
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Bridges, S., Gaggero, A., & Owens, T. (2018). Labour market and intra-household dynamics in urban Tanzania

While a large body of literature documents the existence of informal arrangements to share risk across and within households, there has been little research on the various coping strategies through which risk sharing takes place, and how these strate... Read More about Labour market and intra-household dynamics in urban Tanzania.

Female job satisfaction: can we explain the part-time puzzle? (2016)
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Bridges, S., & Owens, T. (2017). Female job satisfaction: can we explain the part-time puzzle?. Oxford Economic Papers, 69(3), 782-808. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpw064

Although it is generally accepted that women who work part-time are, on average, more satisfied in their jobs than their full-time counterparts, this is unlikely to be true for all women. Using the British Household Panel Survey we estimate the deter... Read More about Female job satisfaction: can we explain the part-time puzzle?.

Youth Unemployment and Earnings in Africa: Evidence from Tanzanian Retrospective Data (2016)
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Bridges, S., Fox, L., Gaggero, A., & Owens, T. (2017). Youth Unemployment and Earnings in Africa: Evidence from Tanzanian Retrospective Data. Journal of African Economies, 26(2), 119-139. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejw020

We exploit a unique data set of individual labour market histories in urban Tanzania to estimate the effect of early labour market experiences on adult labour market outcomes. We consider four labour market entry states—wage employment, self-employme... Read More about Youth Unemployment and Earnings in Africa: Evidence from Tanzanian Retrospective Data.

Household finances, income shocks and family separation in Britain (2016)
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Bridges, S., & Disney, R. (2016). Household finances, income shocks and family separation in Britain. Economic Inquiry, 54(1), 698-718. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12259

We examine the effect of household financial indebtedness on the incidence of partnership dissolution using a large survey of families with children in Britain. We use detailed data on household finances to provide a robust statistical analysis of th... Read More about Household finances, income shocks and family separation in Britain.