Recent publications
Article
Houston, D & Lindsay, C 2025, 'Reconceptualising labour utilisation and underutilisation with new ‘full-time equivalent’ employment and unemployment rates', Journal of Labour Market Research, vol. 59, no. 1, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-025-00396-z
Ayoubkhani, D, Zaccardi, F, Pouwels, K, Walker, S, Houston, D, Alwan, N, Martin, J, Khunti, K & Nafilyan, V 2024, 'Employment outcomes of people with Long Covid symptoms: community-based cohort study', European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae034
Reuschke, D, Houston, D & Sissons, P 2024, 'Impacts of Long COVID on workers: a longitudinal study of employment exit, work hours and mental health in the UK', PLOS One, vol. 19, no. 6, e0306122. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306122
Houston, D, Lindsay, C, Stewart, R & Byrne, G 2024, 'Local labour markets, workforce planning and underemployment', Economic and Industrial Democracy. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X24126132
Chapter
Reuschke, D & Houston, D 2024, Economic Inactivity. in Birmingham Economic Review 2024. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, pp. 23-26. <https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/campaigns-and-insights/birmingham-economic-review.html>
Houston, D 2024, Inequality. in The State of the UK Economy 2024. The UK in a Changing Europe, pp. 27-30.
Houston, D, Riley, B, Uppal, C, Levermore, M, Singh, K, Anand, H, Pendleton, C, Pugh, A, Schwarz, J & Kitagawa, F 2023, Challenges and opportunities. in Birmingham Economic Review 2023. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. <https://issuu.com/greaterbirminghamchamberofcommerce/docs/ber_23_-_chapter_5_challenges_and_opportunities?fr=xIAEoAT3_NTU1>
Commissioned report
Pugh, A (ed.), Stubbs, E (ed.), Riley, B, Hassan, S, Read, H, Bramley, G, Lyons, M, Green, A, Davies, J, Kollydas, K, Ma, H, Houston, D, Billing, C, Kitagawa, F, Ramcharan, M, Reuschke, D, Taylor, A, Kitagawa, F & Blake-Carr, R 2024, Birmingham Economic Review 2024: Summary. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce.
Data set/Database
Houston, D & Kollydas, K, Economic Inactivity, Health Conditions, Work-Limiting Health Conditions and EU and Non-EU Populations in NUTS3 Regions of the UK, 2018-2021, 2024, Data set/Database, UK Data Service, Colchester, Essex. <https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/857426/>
Digital or Visual Products
Houston, D, Ramcharan, M & Kollydas, K, Geography matters: Geographical lessons from the COVID Pandemic, 2025, Digital or Visual Products, Time for Geography Ltd. <https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos-container/geography-matters-geographical-lessons-from-the-covid-pandemic/>
Houston, D, Ramcharan, M, Kollydas, K, Parker, R, Bilbie, E, Parker, T & Carron, J, Geography Matters: Brexit, migration and the UK's economic future, 2025, Digital or Visual Products, Time for Geography Ltd. <https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos-container/geography-matters-brexit-migration-and-the-uks-economic-future/>
Other contribution
Houston, D, Kollydas, K, Ramcharan, M & Sissons, P 2025, Policy Briefing: Understanding the UK’s Rise in Economic Inactivity Since 2020 Across Local Labour Markets. City-REDI, University of Birmingham. <https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/city-region-economic-development-institute/publications/2025/understanding-the-uks-rise-in-economic-inactivity-since-2020>
Other report
Houston, D 2026, Local Labour Market Buoyancy Holds The Key To Solving The UK’s NEET ‘Crisis’.
Lyons, M, Ma, H, Arriaga Garcia, GJ, Green, A, Houston, D, Kollydas, K, Taylor, A, Riley, B, Cepeda Zorrilla, MR, Rafique, A, Hoole, C, Read, H, Bramley, G & Burton, T 2025, Birmingham Economic Review 2025.
Riley, B (ed.), Green, A (ed.), Kitagawa, F (ed.), Bramley, G (ed.), Billing, C, Kollydas, K, Lyons, M, Davies, J, Hassan, S, Ma, H, Taylor, A, Pugh, A, Read, H, Blake-Carr, R, Houston, D, Kitagawa, F, Ramcharan, M, Blake-Carr, R, Hoole, C, Rafique, A, Schwarz, J & Cepeda Zorrilla, MR 2024, The WMREDI Story: Successes, Challenges, Achievements and Impact.
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