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Overview
I am a Cardiff Co-Director for the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD).
As an applied labour economist, I have undertaken a research examining a variety of issues related to employment and the labour market. This research has been based on large scale primary data collection, as well as conducting analysis on secondary survey and administrative data sources. My research has been published in leading journals including Labour Economics, the Cambridge Journal of Economics and the British Journal of Industrial Relations. My work has had significant impact outside of academia and I frequently make presentations of my research to policy experts and scientific advisory boards.
Publication
2024
- Huxley, K. and Davies, R. 2024. Understanding inequity in tertiary education in Wales: Analysis of linked data. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Centre for Public Policy. Available at: https://wcpp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ADR-Wales-Data-Report-Understanding-inequity-in-tertiary-education.pdf
- Jenkins, J., Blakely, H., Davies, R. and Huxley, K. 2024. The quest for cleaner clothes: using more systematic data collection to promote worker organising and advocacy in the international garment sector. In: Laroche, M. and Murray, G. eds. Experimenting for union renewal: challenges, illustrations and lessons. Brussels: etui., pp. 119-126.
- Huxley, K. and Davies, R. 2024. Changing education landscapes and (in)equality in Wales: An exploration of barriers to tertiary education using linked UK Census and education data. Presented at: nternational Population Data Linkage Conference 2024, Chicago, IL, USA, 15-18 September 2024, Vol. 9. Vol. 5. Swansea University, (10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2500)
2023
- Davies, R. and Felstead, A. 2023. Is job quality better or worse? Insights from quiz data collected before and after the pandemic. Industrial Relations Journal 54(3), pp. 203-222. (10.1111/irj.12401)
- Huxley, K. and Davies, O. 2023. How is careers guidance for school pupils prioritised?. Project Report. [Online]. ADR Wales. Available at: https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/Data_Insights/Prioritisation_of_Careers_Guidance.pdf
- Huxley, K. and Davies, O. 2023. Effectiveness of careers guidance in supporting participation in Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET). Project Report. [Online]. ADR Wales. Available at: https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/Data_Insights/PCET.pdf
2021
- Beynon, H., Blakely, H., Bryson, A. and Davies, O. 2021. The persistence of union membership within the coalfields of Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations 59(4), pp. 1131-1152. (10.1111/bjir.12588)
- Davies, R., Huxley, K. and Yunus, S. 2021. Understanding the origins of labour market disadvantage In Wales. ADR Wales. Available at: https://www.adruk.org/news-publications/publications-reports/understanding-the-origins-of-labor-market-disadvantage-in-wales-476/
2019
- Bryson, A. and Davies, R. 2019. Family, place and the intergenerational transmission of union membership. British Journal of Industrial Relations 57(3), pp. 624-650. (10.1111/bjir.12435)
- Bryson, A. and Davies, R. 2019. Accounting for geographical variance in the union satisfaction gap. Industrial Relations Journal 50(2), pp. 104-125. (10.1111/irj.12243)
- Felstead, A. and Davies, R. 2019. Gweithio yng Nghymru, 2006-2017: Tystiolaeth o’r Arolwg Sgiliau a Chyflogaeth. Project Report. Llywodraeth Cymru.
2018
- Jones, M., Davies, R. and Drinkwater, S. 2018. The dynamics of disability and work in Britain. The Manchester School 86(3), pp. 279-307. (10.1111/manc.12177)
2017
- Davies, R., Munday, M. and Roche, N. 2017. The experiences of participants in ESF funded training programmes. Welsh Economic Review 25, pp. 18-27. (10.18573/j.2017.10195)
- Davies, O., Taylor, C. and Huxley, K. 2017. Learners leaving Sixth Form before Year 13: characteristics and further education enrolment. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/research/2017/170301-learners-leaving-sixth-form-before-year13-characteristics-enrolment-en.pdf
- Davies, R. and Parken, A. 2017. Devolution, recession and the alleviation of inequality in Wales. In: Fée, D. and Kober-Smith, A. eds. Inequalities in the UK. Emerald, pp. 323-340., (10.1108/978-1-78714-479-820171016)
2016
- Taylor, C. M. et al. 2016. Evaluating the Foundation Phase: technical report. Technical Report.
- Davies, R., Jones, M. and Lloyd-Williams, H. 2016. Age and work-related health: insights from the UK Labour Force Survey. British Journal of Industrial Relations 54(1), pp. 136-159. (10.1111/bjir.12059)
- Davies, O. R. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Report of findings prepared by Fieldwork for the Arts Council of Wales: to establish baseline data and to evaluate the current approach of the Arts Council of Wales to supporting creative professionals in Wales. Arts Council of Wales.
2015
- Taylor, C. et al. 2015. Evaluating the Foundation Phase: final report. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/23035/3/150514-foundation-phase-final-en_Redacted.pdf
- Davies, R., McNabb, R. and Whitfield, K. 2015. Do high-performance work practices exacerbate or mitigate the gender pay gap?. Cambridge Journal of Economics 39(2), pp. 537-564. (10.1093/cje/bev009)
- Taylor, C. M., Davies, O. R., Rhys, M., Waldron, S. and Blackaby, D. 2015. Evaluating the Foundation Phase: The outcomes of Foundation Phase pupils up to 2011/12 (Report 2). Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/research/2015/150107-outcomes-foundation-phase-pupils-2011-12-report-2-en.pdf
- Rees, G., Taylor, C., Davies, O., Drinkwater, S., Evans, C. and Wright, C. 2015. Access to higher education in Wales: a report to the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. Technical Report.
2014
- Parken, A., Pocher, E. and Davies, O. R. 2014. Working patterns in Wales: gender, occupations and pay. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.wavewales.co.uk/uploads/STRAND1/Working_Patterns_In_Wales.pdf
2013
- Taylor, C. M., Rees, G. M. and Davies, O. R. 2013. Devolution and geographies of education: the use of the Millennium Cohort Study for 'home international' comparisons across the UK. Comparative Education 49(3), pp. 290-316. (10.1080/03050068.2013.802927)
- Davies, O. R., Taylor, C., Maynard, T., Rhys, M., Waldron, S. and Blackaby, D. 2013. Evaluating the Foundation Phase: the outcomes of Foundation Phase pupils (Report 1). Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/research/130717-evaluating-foundation-phase-outcomes-pupils-report-1-en.pdf
- Davies, O. R., Felstead, A. and Jones, S. 2013. Well-being, insecurity and attitudes to work in Wales: Results from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Well-being,%20Insecurity%20and%20Attitudes%20to%20Work%20in%20Wales_mini-report.pdf
- Felstead, A., Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2013. Job skills, qualification use and training in Wales: results from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Job%20Skills,%20Qualification%20Use%20and%20Training%20in%20Wales_mini-report.pdf
- Felstead, A., Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2013. Skills and the quality of work in Wales, 2006-2012: Main results. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Skills%20and%20the%20Quality%20of%20Work%20in%20Wales,%202006-2012%20Main%20Report.pdf
2012
- MacKay, R. R. and Davies, O. R. 2012. Collective learning, effective demand, loss of work and loss of direction: the growing regional divide within the UK. Regional Studies 46(7), pp. 859-871. (10.1080/00343404.2010.543128)
2011
- Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2011. Quantitative research resources within the social sciences. Project Report. Cardiff: Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods.
- Davies, O. R. et al. 2011. An anatomy of inequality in Wales. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Equality and Human Rights Commission Wales. Available at: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/anatomy-economic-inequality-wales
2009
- Davies, O. R. and Elias, P. 2009. The application of ESEC to three sources of harmonised European data. In: Rose, D. and Harrison, E. eds. Social Class in Europe: an Introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification. Routledge/ESA Studies in European Societies London: Routledge, pp. 61-86.
- Davies, O. R., Jones, P. and Nuñez, I. 2009. The impact of the business cycle on occupational injuries in the UK. Social Science & Medicine 69(2), pp. 178-182. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.033)
- Orton, M. and Davies, O. R. 2009. Exploring neglected dimensions of social policy: the SDW, fiscal welfare and the exemplar of local taxation in England. Social Policy and Administration 43(1), pp. 33-53. (10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00657.x)
2008
- Davies, O. R. and Welpton, R. 2008. How does workplace monitoring affect the gender wage differential? Analysis of the annual survey of hours and earnings and the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey - a research note. British Journal of Industrial Relations 46(4), pp. 732-749. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2008.00700.x)
Articles
- Davies, R. and Felstead, A. 2023. Is job quality better or worse? Insights from quiz data collected before and after the pandemic. Industrial Relations Journal 54(3), pp. 203-222. (10.1111/irj.12401)
- Beynon, H., Blakely, H., Bryson, A. and Davies, O. 2021. The persistence of union membership within the coalfields of Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations 59(4), pp. 1131-1152. (10.1111/bjir.12588)
- Bryson, A. and Davies, R. 2019. Family, place and the intergenerational transmission of union membership. British Journal of Industrial Relations 57(3), pp. 624-650. (10.1111/bjir.12435)
- Bryson, A. and Davies, R. 2019. Accounting for geographical variance in the union satisfaction gap. Industrial Relations Journal 50(2), pp. 104-125. (10.1111/irj.12243)
- Jones, M., Davies, R. and Drinkwater, S. 2018. The dynamics of disability and work in Britain. The Manchester School 86(3), pp. 279-307. (10.1111/manc.12177)
- Davies, R., Munday, M. and Roche, N. 2017. The experiences of participants in ESF funded training programmes. Welsh Economic Review 25, pp. 18-27. (10.18573/j.2017.10195)
- Davies, R., Jones, M. and Lloyd-Williams, H. 2016. Age and work-related health: insights from the UK Labour Force Survey. British Journal of Industrial Relations 54(1), pp. 136-159. (10.1111/bjir.12059)
- Davies, R., McNabb, R. and Whitfield, K. 2015. Do high-performance work practices exacerbate or mitigate the gender pay gap?. Cambridge Journal of Economics 39(2), pp. 537-564. (10.1093/cje/bev009)
- Taylor, C. M., Rees, G. M. and Davies, O. R. 2013. Devolution and geographies of education: the use of the Millennium Cohort Study for 'home international' comparisons across the UK. Comparative Education 49(3), pp. 290-316. (10.1080/03050068.2013.802927)
- MacKay, R. R. and Davies, O. R. 2012. Collective learning, effective demand, loss of work and loss of direction: the growing regional divide within the UK. Regional Studies 46(7), pp. 859-871. (10.1080/00343404.2010.543128)
- Davies, O. R., Jones, P. and Nuñez, I. 2009. The impact of the business cycle on occupational injuries in the UK. Social Science & Medicine 69(2), pp. 178-182. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.033)
- Orton, M. and Davies, O. R. 2009. Exploring neglected dimensions of social policy: the SDW, fiscal welfare and the exemplar of local taxation in England. Social Policy and Administration 43(1), pp. 33-53. (10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00657.x)
- Davies, O. R. and Welpton, R. 2008. How does workplace monitoring affect the gender wage differential? Analysis of the annual survey of hours and earnings and the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey - a research note. British Journal of Industrial Relations 46(4), pp. 732-749. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2008.00700.x)
Book sections
- Jenkins, J., Blakely, H., Davies, R. and Huxley, K. 2024. The quest for cleaner clothes: using more systematic data collection to promote worker organising and advocacy in the international garment sector. In: Laroche, M. and Murray, G. eds. Experimenting for union renewal: challenges, illustrations and lessons. Brussels: etui., pp. 119-126.
- Davies, R. and Parken, A. 2017. Devolution, recession and the alleviation of inequality in Wales. In: Fée, D. and Kober-Smith, A. eds. Inequalities in the UK. Emerald, pp. 323-340., (10.1108/978-1-78714-479-820171016)
- Davies, O. R. and Elias, P. 2009. The application of ESEC to three sources of harmonised European data. In: Rose, D. and Harrison, E. eds. Social Class in Europe: an Introduction to the European Socio-economic Classification. Routledge/ESA Studies in European Societies London: Routledge, pp. 61-86.
Conferences
- Huxley, K. and Davies, R. 2024. Changing education landscapes and (in)equality in Wales: An exploration of barriers to tertiary education using linked UK Census and education data. Presented at: nternational Population Data Linkage Conference 2024, Chicago, IL, USA, 15-18 September 2024, Vol. 9. Vol. 5. Swansea University, (10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2500)
Monographs
- Huxley, K. and Davies, R. 2024. Understanding inequity in tertiary education in Wales: Analysis of linked data. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Wales Centre for Public Policy. Available at: https://wcpp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ADR-Wales-Data-Report-Understanding-inequity-in-tertiary-education.pdf
- Huxley, K. and Davies, O. 2023. How is careers guidance for school pupils prioritised?. Project Report. [Online]. ADR Wales. Available at: https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/Data_Insights/Prioritisation_of_Careers_Guidance.pdf
- Huxley, K. and Davies, O. 2023. Effectiveness of careers guidance in supporting participation in Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET). Project Report. [Online]. ADR Wales. Available at: https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/Data_Insights/PCET.pdf
- Davies, R., Huxley, K. and Yunus, S. 2021. Understanding the origins of labour market disadvantage In Wales. ADR Wales. Available at: https://www.adruk.org/news-publications/publications-reports/understanding-the-origins-of-labor-market-disadvantage-in-wales-476/
- Felstead, A. and Davies, R. 2019. Gweithio yng Nghymru, 2006-2017: Tystiolaeth o’r Arolwg Sgiliau a Chyflogaeth. Project Report. Llywodraeth Cymru.
- Davies, O., Taylor, C. and Huxley, K. 2017. Learners leaving Sixth Form before Year 13: characteristics and further education enrolment. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/research/2017/170301-learners-leaving-sixth-form-before-year13-characteristics-enrolment-en.pdf
- Taylor, C. M. et al. 2016. Evaluating the Foundation Phase: technical report. Technical Report.
- Davies, O. R. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Report of findings prepared by Fieldwork for the Arts Council of Wales: to establish baseline data and to evaluate the current approach of the Arts Council of Wales to supporting creative professionals in Wales. Arts Council of Wales.
- Taylor, C. et al. 2015. Evaluating the Foundation Phase: final report. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/23035/3/150514-foundation-phase-final-en_Redacted.pdf
- Taylor, C. M., Davies, O. R., Rhys, M., Waldron, S. and Blackaby, D. 2015. Evaluating the Foundation Phase: The outcomes of Foundation Phase pupils up to 2011/12 (Report 2). Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/research/2015/150107-outcomes-foundation-phase-pupils-2011-12-report-2-en.pdf
- Rees, G., Taylor, C., Davies, O., Drinkwater, S., Evans, C. and Wright, C. 2015. Access to higher education in Wales: a report to the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. Technical Report.
- Parken, A., Pocher, E. and Davies, O. R. 2014. Working patterns in Wales: gender, occupations and pay. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.wavewales.co.uk/uploads/STRAND1/Working_Patterns_In_Wales.pdf
- Davies, O. R., Taylor, C., Maynard, T., Rhys, M., Waldron, S. and Blackaby, D. 2013. Evaluating the Foundation Phase: the outcomes of Foundation Phase pupils (Report 1). Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/research/130717-evaluating-foundation-phase-outcomes-pupils-report-1-en.pdf
- Davies, O. R., Felstead, A. and Jones, S. 2013. Well-being, insecurity and attitudes to work in Wales: Results from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Well-being,%20Insecurity%20and%20Attitudes%20to%20Work%20in%20Wales_mini-report.pdf
- Felstead, A., Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2013. Job skills, qualification use and training in Wales: results from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Job%20Skills,%20Qualification%20Use%20and%20Training%20in%20Wales_mini-report.pdf
- Felstead, A., Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2013. Skills and the quality of work in Wales, 2006-2012: Main results. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ses2012/[hidden]resources/Skills%20and%20the%20Quality%20of%20Work%20in%20Wales,%202006-2012%20Main%20Report.pdf
- Davies, O. R. and Jones, S. 2011. Quantitative research resources within the social sciences. Project Report. Cardiff: Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods.
- Davies, O. R. et al. 2011. An anatomy of inequality in Wales. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Equality and Human Rights Commission Wales. Available at: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/anatomy-economic-inequality-wales
Research
My research interests include:
- occupational and social classification;
- gender pay gaps;
- workplace accidents and occupational ill-health;
- the evaluation of programmes that support progression and participation in the labour market
- the determinants of trade union membership and the effects of unions on labour market outcomes.
Biography
Prior to joining WISERD, I worked at the Institute for Employment Research at Warwick University (1999-2006) and the Office for National Statistics (2006-09).
Contact Details
DaviesOR@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 70328
sbarc|spark, Room 03.14, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
+44 29208 70328
sbarc|spark, Room 03.14, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
