Personal profile
Research interests
Jonathan James joined the Department of Economics in September 2012 as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor). Jonathan completed his PhD at the University of Essex in 2011. Prior to joining the University of Bath, he held a post-doctoral position as a Max Weber fellow at the European University Institute in Italy.
Jonathan's research interests are in the field of applied microeconomics, with a focus on applied policy orientated research.
- Health Economics
- Field Experiments
- Economics of Education
- Labour Economics
Personal Website: www.jonathangjames.com
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Out of office, out of school? Working from Home and School Absence
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (CoI) & James, J. (PI)
1/05/25 → 31/05/26
Project: Other
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Long-term effects of school absence
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (CoI), James, J. (CoI) & Fu, Z. (PI)
1/09/24 → 31/05/26
Project: Other
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The Friday effect in school absences
James, J. (PI) & Clifton-Sprigg, J. (CoI)
1/01/23 → 10/02/25
Project: Other
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The effect of COVID-19 on racial and religious hate crimes in the UK
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (PI), James, J. (PI), Vujic, S. (PI) & Carr, J. (PI)
1/04/21 → 10/02/25
Project: Other
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The "Friday Effect": School attendance over the week i
Clifton-Sprigg, J. & James, J., 28 Feb 2025, In: British Educational Research Journal. 51, 1, p. 73-92 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changing Dietary Habits Early in Life: A Field Experiment with Low-Income Families
Belot, M., Berlin, N., James, J. & Skafida, V., 1 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics. 2, 4, 40 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Smoking, Information and Education: The Royal College of Physicians and the New Public Health Movement
James, J., 31 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 43, 2, p. 446-471 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The prevalence, trends and heterogeneity in maternal smoking around birth between the 1930s and 1970s
von Hinke, S., James, J., Sorenson, E., Sievertsen, H. H. & Vitt, N., 27 Aug 2024, Recent Developments in Health Econometrics: A volume in honour of Andrew Jones. Baltagi & Moscone (eds.). Bingley, U. K.: Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, p. 201-227 27 p. (Contributions to Economic Analysis; vol. 297).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter
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A Bad Break-up? Assessing the Effects of the 2016 Brexit Referendum on Migration
Clifton-Sprigg, J., James, J., Vujic, S. & Homburg, I., Sept 2023, Bonn, Germany: IZA Institute for the Study of Labor.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper
Datasets
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Dataset for "A Computer-Based Incentivized Food Basket Choice Tool: Presentation and Evaluation"
Spiteri, J. (Creator), James, J. (Creator) & Belot, M. (Creator), The University of Edinburgh, 21 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2478
Dataset
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Dataset for "Freedom of information (FOI) as a data collection tool for social scientists."
Clifton-Sprigg, J. (Creator), James, J. (Creator) & Vujic, S. (Creator), University of Bath, 27 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00763
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Prizes
Activities
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Dept. of Economics, University of Bath, Lunchtime Department Seminar
James, J. (Speaker)
Nov 2017Activity: Public, Community and School Engagement › Public talk, lecture, debate, seminar, workshop
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Max Weber Multidisciplinary Conference 2024
James, J. (Speaker)
Jun 2024Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance
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European Society of Population Economics, Naples
James, J. (Speaker)
Jun 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance
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Department Seminar at University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
James, J. (Speaker)
Oct 2025Activity: Public, Community and School Engagement › Public talk, lecture, debate, seminar, workshop
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European Society of Population Economics 2019, Bath
James, J. (Speaker)
Jun 2019Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance