Professor Stephen Knowles

2024

Journal - Research Article

Chan, N. W., Knowles, S., Peeters, R., & Wolk, L. (2024). On generosity in public good and charitable dictator games. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 224, 624-640. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.05.027

Chan, N. W., Knowles, S., Peeters, R., & Wolk, L. (2024). Measuring strength of altruistic motives. Journal of the Economic Science Association. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40881-024-00170-w

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S. (2024, June). Charitable giving and effective altruism: Do New Zealanders care about global health? [Panel discussion: Why should New Zealanders care about global health?]. Verbal presentation at the 58th Otago Foreign Policy School: Global Health: Challenges and Responses, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

Knowles, S., Peeters, R., Smith, M., & Wesselbaum, D. (2023). Who behaves charitably? Evidence from a global study. Applied Economics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2023.2288063

Chan, N. W., Knowles, S., Peeters, R., & Wolk, L. (2023). Cost-(in)effective public good provision: An experimental exploration. Theory & Decision, 96, 397-442. doi: 10.1007/s11238-023-09956-6

Fielding, D., Knowles, S., & Peeters, R. (2023). Timing of rebates and generosity. Journal of Behavioral & Experimental Economics, 107, 102115. doi: 10.1016/j.socec.2023.102115

McGillivray, M., Feeny, S., Hansen, P., Knowles, S., & Ombler, F. (2023). What are valid weights for the Human Development Index? A discrete choice experiment for the United Kingdom. Social Indicators Research, 165, 679-694. doi: 10.1007/s11205-022-03039-9

Journal - Research Other

Crump, J. A., Vakaoti, P., Moore-Jones, M., Tan, L., Ergler, C. R., Fenton, E., Anderson, E. M. R., Bremer, P. J., Sharples, K. J., Walls, T., … Hadingham, J., Hill, P. C., & Knowles, S. (2023). Health nationalism in Aotearoa New Zealand during COVID-19: Problems for global health equity. Nature Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02436-y

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S. (2023, November). Do donors to charity really not care about effectiveness? Verbal presentation at the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 15th Annual Conference: Aotearoa New Zealand's Contribution to Global Health: Global Citizen versus Good Neighbour? Dunedin, New Zealand.

Knowles, S. (2023, November). Charitable giving and effective altruism. Verbal presentation at the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 15th Annual Conference: Aotearoa New Zealand's Contribution to Global Health: Global Citizen versus Good Neighbour? Dunedin, New Zealand.

Knowles, S. (2023, June). Can receiving charity be detrimental to well-being? Verbal presentation at the 63rd Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Auckland, New Zealand.

2022

Journal - Research Article

Fielding, D., Knowles, S., & Peeters, R. (2022). In search of competitive givers. Southern Economic Journal, 88, 1517-1548. doi: 10.1002/soej.12558

Chan, N. W., Knowles, S., Peeters, R., & Wolk, L. (2022). Perception of generosity under matching and rebate subsidies. Judgment & Decision Making, 17(5), 1058-1071.

Trinh, K. A., Berg, N., Garces-Ozanne, A., & Knowles, S. (2022). Why did they not borrow? Debt-averse farmers in rural Vietnam. Developing Economies, 60(4), 228-260. doi: 10.1111/deve.12336

Knowles, S., Servátka, M., Sullivan, T., & Genç, M. (2022). Procrastination and the non‐monotonic effect of deadlines on task completion. Economic Inquiry, 60, 706-720. doi: 10.1111/ecin.13042

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S. (2022, June-July). Perception of generosity under matching and rebate subsidies. Verbal presentation at the 62nd Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Wellington, New Zealand.

2021

Chapter in Book - Research

Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2021). The importance of social capital in New Zealand's COVID-19 response. In S. Ratuva, T. Ross, Y. Crichton-Hill, A. Basu, P. Vakaoti & R. Martin-Neuninger (Eds.), COVID-19 and social protection: A study in human resilience and social solidarity. (pp. 261-277). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-2948-8_14

Journal - Research Article

Genç, M., Knowles, S., & Sullivan, T. (2021). In search of effective altruists. Applied Economics, 53(7), 805-819. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1814947

Knowles, S., & Stahlmann-Brown, P. (2021). Cash is not king in incentivizing online surveys. Applied Economics Letters, 28(2), 105-108. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1734524

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S. (2021, June-July). Rebate timing and charitable giving. Verbal presentation at the 61st Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), [Hybrid].

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Chan, N. W., Knowles, S., Peeters, R., & Wolk, L. (2021). Cost-(in)effective public good provision: An experimental exploration [Economics Discussion Papers No. 2102]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 45p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10646

2020

Journal - Research Article

Grimson, D., Knowles, S., & Stahlmann-Brown, P. (2020). How close to home does charity begin? Applied Economics, 52(34), 3700-3708. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1720906

Fielding, D., Knowles, S., & Robertson, K. (2020). Materialists and altruists in a charitable donation experiment. Oxford Economic Papers, 72(1), 216-234. doi: 10.1093/oep/gpz027

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Knowles, S., & Fielding, D. (2020). The importance of social capital in New Zealand's COVID-19 response. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 13th Annual Conference: Shared Humanity and Global Health. (pp. 22). Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/oghiconf2020

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Fielding, D., Knowles, S., & Peeters, R. (2020). In search of competitive givers [Economics Discussion Papers No. 2004]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10203

2019

Journal - Research Article

Feeny, S., Hansen, P., Knowles, S., McGillivray, M., & Ombler, F. (2019). Donor motives, public preferences and the allocation of UK foreign aid: A discrete choice experiment approach. Review of World Economics, 155, 511-537. doi: 10.1007/s10290-019-00351-4

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S., Genc, M., & Sullivan, T. (2019, July). In search of effective altruists. Verbal presentation at the Proceedings of the 60th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Wellington, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Brown, P., Grimson, D., & Knowles, S. (2019). How close to home does charity begin? [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1908]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 31p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9467

Genç, M., Knowles, S., & Sullivan, T. (2019). In search of effective altruists [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1905]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 26p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9235

Brown, P., & Knowles, S. (2019). Cash is not king in incentivising online surveys [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1904]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 11p. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/economics/research/discussion

2018

Journal - Research Article

Fielding, D., Knowles, S., & Robertson, K. (2018). Alcohol, generosity and empathy. Journal of Behavioral & Experimental Economics, 76, 28-39. doi: 10.1016/j.socec.2018.07.005

Clark, J., Garces-Ozanne, A., & Knowles, S. (2018). Emphasising the problem or the solution in charitable fundraising for international development. Journal of Development Studies, 54(6), 1082-1094. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2017.1308490

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Knowles, S., McGillivray, M., Feeny, S., Hansen, P., & Ombler, F. (2018). Weighting the Human Development Index: Health matters most. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 11th Annual Conference. (pp. 15). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health/annual-conference

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Brounéus, K., Kappmeier, M., Knowles, S., & McBride, D. (2018, April). Mind the ‘Ivory Tower–Grassroots’ Gap: Science communication in post conflict societies. Panel discussion at the 15th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Knowles, S. (2018, October). Does charity begin at home or overseas? University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2017

Journal - Research Article

Knowles, S., & Sullivan, T. (2017). Does charity begin at home or overseas? Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 46(5), 944-962. doi: 10.1177/0899764017703710

Cunningham, H., Knowles, S., & Hansen, P. (2017). Bilateral foreign aid: How important is aid effectiveness to people for choosing countries to support? Applied Economics Letters, 24(5), 306-310. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1184372

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Fielding, D., Knowles, S., & Robertson, K. (2017). Alcohol expenditure, generosity and empathy [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1711]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 12p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7774

Fielding, D., Knowles, S., & Robertson, K. (2017). When does it matter how you ask? Cross-subject heterogeneity in framing effects in a charitable donation experiment [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1701]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7040

2016

Journal - Research Article

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2016). Who votes expressively, and why? Experimental evidence. Bulletin of Economic Research, 68(2), 105-116. doi: 10.1111/boer.12033

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Clarke, J., Garces-Ozanne, A., & Knowles, S. (2016). Dire straits v the cure: Emphasising the problem or the solution in charitable fundraising for international development [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1608]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 31p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6816

Cunningham, H., Knowles, S., & Hansen, P. (2016). Bilateral foreign aid: How important is aid effectiveness to people for choosing countries to support? [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1605]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 10p.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2015). Can you spare some change for charity? Experimental evidence on verbal cues and loose change effects in a Dictator Game. Experimental Economics, 18, 718-730. doi: 10.1007/s10683-014-9424-x

Knowles, S., & Servátka, M. (2015). Transaction costs, the opportunity cost of time and procrastination in charitable giving. Journal of Public Economics, 125, 54-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.03.001

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S., Servátka, M., & Sullivan, T. (2015, July). Deadlines, procrastination, and inattention in charitable giving: A field experiment. Verbal presentation at the 56th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE), Wellington, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Knowles, S., & Sullivan, T. (2015). Does charity begin at home or overseas? [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1504]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 17p.

Knowles, S., Servátka, M., & Sullivan, T. (2015). Deadlines, procrastination, and inattention in charitable giving: A field experiment [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1501]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 18p.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Hansen, P., Kergozou, N., Knowles, S., & Thorsnes, P. (2014). Developing countries in need: Which characteristics appeal most to people when donating money? Journal of Development Studies, 50(11), 1494-1509. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2014.925542

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Knowles, S. (2014). Developing countries in need: Which characteristics appeal most to people when donating money? In D. Hill (Ed.), Proceedings of the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network (DevNet) Conference. (pp. 41). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Abstract]

Hansen, P., Kergozou, N., Knowles, S., & Thorsnes, P. (2014). Developing countries in need: Which characteristics appeal most to people when donating money? Proceedings of the 7th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference. (pp. 10). Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth/conference/index.html

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Knowles, S., & Servátka, M. (2014). Transaction costs, the opportunity cost of time and inertia in charitable giving [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1401]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 46p.

2013

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2013). Can you spare some change for charity? Experimental evidence on verbal cues and loose change effects in a dictator game [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1318]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 35p.

Hansen, P., Kergozou, N., Knowles, S., & Thorsnes, P. (2013). Developing countries in need: Which characteristics appeal most to people when donating money? [Economics Discussion Papers No. 1312]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 32p.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2012). Are survey measures of trust correlated with experimental trust? Evidence from Cameroon. Journal of Development Studies, 48(12), 1813-1827. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2011.649263

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2012). Giving to Africa and perceptions of poverty. Journal of Economic Psychology, 33(4), 819-832. doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2012.03.003

2011

Journal - Research Article

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2011). Does trust extend beyond the village? Experimental trust and social distance in Cameroon. Experimental Economics, 14, 15-35. doi: 10.1007/s10683-010-9255-3

Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2011). Dangerous interactions: Problems in interpreting tests of conditional aid effectiveness. World Economy, 34(6), 972-983. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2011.01363.x

Dulal, H. B., Foa, R., & Knowles, S. (2011). Social capital and cross-country environmental performance. Journal of Environment & Development, 20(2), 121-144. doi: 10.1177/1070496511405153

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2011). Trust and ROSCA membership in rural Cameroon. Journal of International Development, 23(4), 461-475. doi: 10.1002/jid.1686

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2011). Giving to Africa and perceptions of poverty. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE). Retrieved from http://www.nzae.org.nz/event/nzae-conference-2011/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S., Allan, C., Hill, P., & Owen, P. D. (2011, November). Social capital and health: A cross-country analysis. Verbal presentation at the 4th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

McGillivray, M., Fielding, D., Torres, S., & Knowles, S. (2011). Does aid work for the poor? [Economics Discussion Papers: No. 1114]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 33p.

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2011). What sort of people vote expressively? [Economics Discussion Papers: No. 1101]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 26p.

Other Research Output

Knowles, S. (2011, August). Giving to Africa: Does it depend on why a country is poor? EcoNZ@Otago, 27, 10-12. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz/. [Other Research Output].

2010

Journal - Research Article

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2010). Which institutions are good for your health? The deep determinants of comparative cross-country health status. Journal of Development Studies, 46(4), 701-723. doi: 10.1080/00220380903428399

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2010). Are survey measures of trust correlated with experimental trust? Empirical evidence from Cameroon. Proceedings of the Joint Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) and Law and Economics Association of New Zealand (LEANZ). Retrieved from http://www.nzae.org.nz/event/nzae-conference-2010/programme/

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2010). Does trust extend beyond the village? Experimental trust and social distance in Cameroon. Proceedings of the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) Conference: Economic Development in Africa. Retrieved from http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/conferences/default.html

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2010). Giving to Africe and perceptions of poverty [Economics Discussion Papers: No. 1008]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 24p.

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2010). Are survey measures of trust correlated with experimental trust? Empirical evidence from Cameroon [Economics Discussion Papers: No. 1016]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 10p.

Other Research Output

Knowles, S., & Owen, D. (2010, March). Keeping your eye on the prize: 2009 Nobel Awards in Economics. EcoNZ@Otago, 24, 9-11. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz. [Other Research Output].

2009

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2009). Does trust extend beyond the village? Experimental trust and social distance in Cameroon? [Economics Discussion Papers: No. 0907]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 37p.

2008

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2008, November). Which institutions are good for your health? Verbal presentation at the Otago International Health Research Network Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2008). Which institutions are good for your health? The deep determinants of comparative cross-country health status [Economics Discussion Papers No. 0811]. Dunedin, New Zealand: School of Business, University of Otago. 38p.

2007

Chapter in Book - Research

Knowles, S. (2007). Is social capital part of the institutions continuum and is it a deep determinant of development? In G. Mavrotas & A. Shorrocks (Eds.), Advancing development: Core themes in global economics. (pp. 197-223). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Jones, M., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2007). The deep determinants of health and education: Institutions versus geography. In W. R. Garside (Ed.), Institutions and market economies: The political economy of growth and development. (pp. 167-185). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal - Research Article

Knowles, S. (2007). Social capital, egalitarianism and foreign aid allocations. Journal of International Development, 19, 229-314.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Knowles, S. (2007). From the editor [Editorial note]. EcoNZ@Otago, 18(February), 1. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2007). Measuring aid effectively in tests of aid effectiveness [Economics Discussion Papers No. 0704]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Economics, University of Otago. 8p.

Etang, A., Fielding, D., & Knowles, S. (2007). Survey trust, experimental trust and ROSCA membership in rural Cameroon [Economics Discussion Papers No. 0713]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Economics, University of Otago. 32p.

Other Research Output

Knowles, S. (2007, August). Economics: The peaceful science! EcoNZ@Otago, 19, 1-3. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz. [Other Research Output].

2006

Other Research Output

Knowles, S. (2006, September). Trust me, social capital matters! EcoNZ@Otago, 17, 5-7. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz. [Other Research Output].

2005

Journal - Research Article

Alexander, W. R. J., Bell, J. D., & Knowles, S. (2005). Quantifying compliance costs of small businesses in New Zealand. New Zealand Economic Papers, 39(1), 37-50. doi: 10.1080/00779950509558479

Knowles, S. (2005). Inequality and economic growth: The empirical relationship reconsidered in the light of comparable data. Journal of Development Studies, 41(1), 135-159.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Knowles, S. (2005). Will the G8 package help make poverty history. EcoNZ@Otago, 15, 5-6. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Knowles, S. (2005). The future of social capital in development economics research. Proceedings of the WIDER Jubilee Conference. [Web-based], (pp. 2-45). Retrieved from http://www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conference-2005-3/conference-2005-3.htm

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Knowles, S. (2005). Is social capital part of the institutions continuum? CREDIT Research Paper No. 05/11. Nottingham, UK: University of Nottingham. 28p.

2004

Journal - Research Article

Grafton, R. Q., & Knowles, S. (2004). Social capital and national environmental performance: A cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Environment & Development, 13(4), 336-370.

Grafton, R. Q., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2004). Total factor productivity, per capita income and social divergence. Economic Record, 80(250), 302-313.

Journal - Research Other

Knowles, S. (2004). Compliance costs: Perception versus reality. Competition & Regulation Times, (15), 10-11.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Alexander, W. R. J., Bell, J. D., & Knowles, S. (2004). Quantifying compliance costs of small businesses in New Zealand. University of Otago Economics Discussion Papers No. 0406. Dunedin, New Zealand. 38p.

Other Research Output

Knowles, S. (2004, July). Business compliance costs: BIG or small?. EcoNZ@Otago, (13), 4-5. Retrieved from http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/econ/econz. [Other Research Output].

2003

Journal - Research Article

Knowles, S., & McCombie, J. S. L. (2003). Erkin Bairam: 1958-2001 his contribution to economics. Ekonomia, 6(1), 1-18.

Knowles, S., & Garces-Ozanne, A. (2003). Government intervention and economic performance in East Asia. Economic Development & Cultural Change, 51(2), 451-478.

2002

Chapter in Book - Research

Grafton, R. Q., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2002). Social divergence and productivity: Making a connection. In A. Sharpe, F. St-Hilaire & K. Banting (Eds.), The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress 2002: Towards a Social Understanding of Productivity. (pp. 203-223). Montreal and Ottawa: The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) and Centre for the Study of Living Standards.

Journal - Research Article

Knowles, S., Lorgelly, P. K., & Owen, P. D. (2002). Are educational gender gaps a brake on economic development? Some cross-country empirical evidence. Oxford Economic Papers, 54(1), 118-149.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Knowles, S. (2002). Does social capital affect foreign aid allocations? [CREDIT Research Paper No. 02/17]. Nottingham, UK: Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade, University of Nottingham. 12p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10419/81846

2001

Chapter in Book - Research

Garces, A., & Knowles, S. (2001). Government intervention and economic growth in East Asia. In R. Starrs (Ed.), Asian nationalism in an age of globalization. (pp. 49-64). Surrey, UK: Curzon Press.

Journal - Research Article

Lorgelly, P. K., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2001). Barro's fertility equations: the robustness of the role of female education and income. Applied Economics, 33(8), 1065-1075.

Knowles, S. (2001). Are the Penn World Tables data on government consumption and investment being misused? Economics Letters, 71(2), 293-298.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Knowles, S. (2001). Inequality and economic growth: The empirical relationship reconsidered in the light of comparable data. World Institute of Development Economics Research (WIDER) Poverty Conference. Retrieved from http://www.wider.unu.edu/conference/conference-2001-1/conference1.htm

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Grafton, R. Q., Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2001). Social divergence and economic performance [CREDIT Research Paper No. 01/08]. Nottingham, UK: Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade, University of Nottingham. 29p. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10419/81817

2000

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Knowles, S., & Garces, A. (2000). Measuring government intervention and estimating its effect on output: With reference to the high performing Asian economies. CREDIT Working Paper No. 00/14, 1-25. Nottingham, UK: School of Economics, University of Nottingham.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Knowles, S., Lorgelly, P. K., & Owen, P. D. (2000). Are educational gender gaps a brake on economic development? Some cross-country empirical evidence. Royal Economic Society conference, St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved from http://cgi.st-andrews.ac.uk/cgi/~res2000/abstract1

Commissioned Report for External Body

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (2000). Estimating the Effect of Illness on Output: Are Senhadji's Estimates Appropriate? Commissioned by World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization. 48p.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Knowles, S., & Garces, A. (2000). Measuring government intervention and estimating its effect on output: With reference to the high performing Asian economies. Nottingham, UK: CREDIT. 25p.

1999

Journal - Research Article

Richardson, M. D., & Knowles, S. (1999). On the use of competition policy to enhance industrial policy. Review of Development Economics, 3(1), 58-65.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Knowles, S. (1999). Female education and economic development. EcoNZ@Otago, (2), 8-11.

1998

Journal - Research Article

Humphries, H., & Knowles, S. (1998). Does agriculture contribute to economic growth? Some empirical evidence. Applied Economics, 30, 775-781.

Hansen, P., & Knowles, S. (1998). Human capital and returns to scale. Journal of Economic Studies, 25, 118-123.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Knowles, S. (1998). What caused the East Asian economic crisis? EcoNZ@Otago, 1, 9-10.

1997

Journal - Research Article

Knowles, S., & Owen, P. D. (1997). Education and health in an effective-labour empirical growth model. Economic Record, 73(223), 314-328.

Knowles, S. (1997). Which level of schooling has the greatest economic impact on output? Applied Economics Letters, 4(3), 177-180.