Carl Singleton

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Associate Professor in Economics
- Module Convenor for Economics Core Competencies
Office
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Edith MorleyAreas of interest
My research mainly focuses on Macroeconomics and Labour Economics, with interests in understanding cyclical fluctuations, wage determination and issues of economic inequality. I also do research in Sports Economics and Prediction Markets.
I am interested in work at the intersection of macroeconomcis and labour markets. This could include: how wages are determined, wage inequality, and business cycle fluctuations. This could be theoretical (e.g., models with search
frictions) or applied/empirical (e.g., measuring whether wages are sticky, or how much of wage inequality is driven by the differences between firms).
I will supervise other applied research so long as it relates to the role of labour markets or sports. (See my personal website for the latest versions of all my publications and working papers).
Background
I joined the University of Reading in 2018. Before that, I received my PhD from The University of Edinburgh, after a few years working in the Government Economic Service.
Academic qualifications
- MSc & PhD, University of Edinburgh
- BSc, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Wage and Employment Dynamics (Administrative Data Research UK funded project)
- The Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR)
- Labour and Household Economics Research Cluster
- Sports Economics Research Cluster
- Football Research Group
Publications
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Dagaev, D.
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Paklina, S.
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2023) The Iron Curtain and referee bias in international football. Journal of Sports Economics , 25 (1). pp. 126-151. ISSN: 1552-7794 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15270025231206470
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Scarfe, R.
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 , Sunmoni, A.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3496-0168 , Telemo, P. (2023) The age-wage-productivity puzzle: evidence from the careers of top earners. Economic Inquiry ISSN: 1465-7295 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13191
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Whittard, D.
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Ritchie, F.
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Phan, V.
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Bryson, A.
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Forth, J.
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Stokes, L.
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2023) The perils of pre-filling: lessons from the UK’s Annual Survey of Hours and Earning microdata. Statistical Journal of the IAOS , 39 (3). pp. 661-677. ISSN: 1874-7655 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SJI-230013
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Chiyaba, G.
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2023) Do natural resources and FDI tend to erode or support the development of national institutions?. The World Economy ISSN: 1467-9701 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/twec.13447
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Humphreys, B.
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Schreyer, D. , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2023) Separating the crowds: examining home and away attendances at football matches. In: Rodríguez, P. , Taks, M. , Konning, R. , (eds.) Essays on Sports Economics in Memory of Stefan Kesenne. Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 , Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Schreyer, D. (2023) A decade of violence and empty stadiums in Egypt: when does emotion from the terraces affect behaviour on the pitch?. Empirical Economics ISSN: 1435-8921 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00181-023-02383-0
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Ramirez, P.
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2023) Betting on a buzz: mispricing and inefficiency in online sportsbooks. International Journal of Forecasting , 39 (3). pp. 1413-1423. ISSN: 0169-2070 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.07.011
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Schaefer, D.
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2022) The extent of downward nominal wage rigidity: new evidence from payroll data. Review of Economic Dynamics ISSN: 1094-2025 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.red.2022.11.006
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 , Bryson, A. , Dolton, P. , Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Schreyer, D. (2022) Economics lessons from sports during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Pedersen, P. , (eds.) Research Handbook on Sport and COVID-19. Business 2022 Edward Elgar Publishing , Cheltenham. pp. 9-18. ISBN: 9781802207569 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781802207576.00008
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Schreyer, D. , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2022) Eliminating supportive crowds reduces referee bias. Economic Inquiry , 60 (3). pp. 1416-1436. ISSN: 1465-7295 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13063
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Angelini, G.
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De Angelis, L.
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2022) Informational efficiency and behaviour within in-play prediction markets. International Journal of Forecasting , 38 (1). pp. 282-299. ISSN: 0169-2070 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2021.05.012
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 , Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Rewilak, J. , Schreyer, D. (2021) How big is home advantage at the Olympic Games?. In: Solberg, H. , Storm, R. , Swart, K. , (eds.) Research Handbook on Major Sporting Events. Edward Elgar Publishing | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3888639
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Scarfe, R.
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 , Telemo, P. (2021) Extreme wages, performance and superstars in a market for footballers. Industrial Relations , 60 (1). pp. 84-118. ISSN: 1468-232X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irel.12270
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Bryson, A.
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Dolton, P.
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Schreyer, D. , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2021) Causal effects of an absent crowd on performances and refereeing decisions during Covid-19. Economics Letters , 198 ISSN: 0165-1765 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109664
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X and Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2021) Demand for public events in the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of European football. European Sport Management Quarterly , 21 (3). pp. 391-405. ISSN: 1618-4742 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1841261
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Schreyer, D. , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2021) Stadium attendance demand during the COVID-19 crisis: early empirical evidence from Belarus. Applied Economics Letters , 28 (18). pp. 1542-1547. ISSN: 1466-4291 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2020.1830933
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 , Brown, A. (2021) Evaluating strange forecasts: the curious case of football match scorelines. Scottish Journal of Political Economy , 68 (2). pp. 261-285. ISSN: 1467-9485 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12264
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Reade, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8610-530X , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 , Jewell, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4413-6618 (2021) It’s just not cricket: rules and the gentleman’s game. In: Butler, R. , (eds.) Advances in Sports Economics. Agenda Publishing , Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. ISBN: 9781788213554
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Razzu, G.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2640-8314 , Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 , Mitchell, M. (2020) On why the gender employment gap in Britain has stalled since the early 1990s. Industrial Relations Journal , 51 (6). pp. 476-501. ISSN: 0019-8692 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irj.12309
- Scarfe, R. , Singleton, C. , Telemo, P. (2020) Do high wage footballers play for high wage teams? The case of Major League Soccer. International Journal of Sport Finance , 15 (4). pp. 177-190. ISSN: 1930-076X
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Reade, J.
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Singleton, C.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8247-8830 (2020) European football after COVID-19. In: Billio, M. and Varotto, S. , (eds.) A new world post COVID-19: lessons for business, the finance industry and policy makers. Ca’ Foscari University Press , Venice, Italy. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-442-4/028
- Reade, J. , Singleton, C. , Vaughan Williams, L. (2020) Betting markets for English Premier League results and scorelines: evaluating a forecasting model. Economic Issues , 25 (1). pp. 87-106. ISSN: 1363-7029
- Singleton, C. , Reade, J. , Brown, A. (2020) Going with your gut: the (in)accuracy of forecast revisions in a football score prediction game. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics , 89 ISSN: 2214-8043 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2019.101502
- Elaad, G. , Reade, J. , Singleton, C. (2020) Information, prices and efficiency in an online betting market. Finance Research Letters , 35 ISSN: 1544-6123 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2019.09.006
- Jewell, S. , Razzu, G. , Singleton, C. (2020) Who works for whom and the UK gender pay gap. British Journal of Industrial Relations , 58 (1). pp. 50-81. ISSN: 0007-1080 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12497
- Schaefer, D. and Singleton, C. (2020) Recent changes in British wage inequality: evidence from large firms and occupations. Scottish Journal of Political Economy , 67 (1). pp. 100-125. ISSN: 1467-9485 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12225
- Schaefer, D. and Singleton, C. (2019) Cyclical labor costs within jobs. European Economic Review , 120 ISSN: 0014-2921 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2019.103317
- Singleton, C. (2019) The public-private sector wage differential in the UK: evidence from longitudinal employer-employee data. Economics Letters , 174 pp. 109-113. ISSN: 0165-1765 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.11.005
- Singleton, C. (2018) Long-term unemployment and the great recession: evidence from UK stocks and flows. Scottish Journal of Political Economy , 65 (2). pp. 105-126. ISSN: 1467-9485 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12139
- Schaefer, D. and Singleton, C. (2018) Unemployment and econometric learning. Research in Economics , 72 (2). pp. 277-296. ISSN: 1090-9443 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rie.2017.10.005
- Razzu, G. and Singleton, C. (2018) Segregation and gender gaps in the United Kingdom's great recession and recovery. Feminist Economics , 24 (4). pp. 31-55. ISSN: 1466-4372 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2018.1451907
- Razzu, G. and Singleton, C. (2016) Gender and the business cycle: an analysis of labour markets in the US and UK. Journal of Macroeconomics , 47 pp. 131-146. ISSN: 0164-0704 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmacro.2015.12.006
- Razzu, G. and Singleton, C. (2014) The macroeconomic context: gender business cycles. In: Razzu, G. , (eds.) Gender inequality in the labour market in the UK. Oxford University Press , Oxford. ISBN: 9780199686483 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199686483.003.0002