Research areas

Prof Tim Hatton’s research is in economic history and applied economics. He has published extensively on the economic history of labour markets, including unemployment, poverty and migration. His research interests include the causes and effects of international migration, and immigration and asylum policy. His books include Global Migration and the World Economy: Two Centuries of Policy and Performance (MIT Press, 2005), co-authored with Jeffrey G. Williamson, and Seeking Asylum in the OECD (CEPR, 2011) . In recent years he has published a series of papers on health and heights in Britain and Europe since the late nineteenth century and he is currently developing projects on immigration to Australia 1860-1913. 

Biography

Tim Hatton is Director of the Centre for Economic History at the RSE and Professor of Economics at the University of Essex in the UK. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) and of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK), and a Research Fellow of of the CEPR (London), CREaM (London) and the IZA (Bonn). Professor Hatton was founding editor of European Review of Economic History, published by Cambridge University Press (1994-8), President of the European Society for Population Economics (2010) and holder of the Cliometric Society ‘Clio Can’ (2012).

CV

Grants

• Australian Research Council Discovery Award 2014-17 for research on Height, BMI and Demographic changes in the Asian Giants (with X Meng and D Suryadarma).
• Norface Research Program 2009-2012; “Temporary migration, Integration and the Role of Policies” (TEMPO)—Team Member for CEPR. 
• EU FPVII 2008: “Politics, Economics and Global Governance: The European Dimensions” (PEGGED)—Team member for CEPR.
• Australian Research Council Discovery Award for research on The Consequences for Australia of Global Demographic Change (With R. Tyers (principal), S. Khoo, R. Duncan, M. Tani, Q. Shi)
• British Academy Research Readership for two years (2002-3) for research on “International Migration and the British Economy since 1950,” 2001. 

Publications

• Hatton, T. 'Time on the Crossing: Emigrant Voyages Across the Atlantic, 1853 to 1913,' European Review of Economic History (forthcoming).
• Facchini, G, Hatton, T & Steinhardt, M. 'Opening Heaven’s Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act,' Journal of Economic History (forthcoming).
• Baliey, R E, Hatton, T J & Inwood, K. 'Surviving the Deluge: British servicemen in World War I', Economics and Human Biology, 49 (2023), Art. 101216.
• Chae, M, Hatton, T & Meng, X. 'Explaining Trends in Adult Height in China: 1950 to 1990, World Development 161 (2023), Art. 106075.
• Hatton, T. 'Asylum Recognition Rates in Europe: Policies and Performance,' European Journal of Political Economy, 76 (2023), Art. 102267.
• Hatton, T. 'Emigration from the UK to the USA, Canada and Australia/New Zealand, 1970-1913: Quantity and Quality,' Australian Economic History Review, vol. 61, pp. 136-158. 
• Hatton, T. 2021. 'Public Opinion on Immigration in Europe: Preference versus Salience,' European Journal of Political Economy, vol. 66, pp. 1-20. 
• Batinti. A., Costa Font, J. & Hatton, T. 2021, 'Voting Up? The Effects of Democracy and Franchise Extension on Human Stature,' Economica. vol. 89, no. 353, pp. 161-190. 
• Hatton, T. 2020. 'Asylum Migration to the Developed World: Persecution, Incentives and Policy,' Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 34, pp. 75-93. 
• Bailey, R, Hatton, T & Inwood, K 2018, 'Atmospheric pollution, health, and height in late nineteenth century Britain', Journal of Economic History, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 1210-1247.
• Hatton, T, Sparrow, R, Suryadarma, D, Van der Eng, P 2018, 'Fertility and the health of children in Indonesia', Economics and Human Biology, vol. 28, pp. 67-78.
• Hatton, T 2017, 'Stature and sibship: historical evidence', The History of the Family, vol. 22, no. 2-3, pp. 175-195..
• Hatton, T 2016, 'Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Policy in OECD Countries', American Economic Review, vol. 106, no. 5, pp. 441-445.
• Bailey, R, Hatton, T & Inwood, K 2016, 'Health, height, and the household at the turn of the twentieth century', Economic History Review, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 35-53.
• Hatton, T 2016, 'Immigration, public opinion and the recession in Europe', Economic Policy: a European Forum, vol. 31, no. 86, pp. 205-246.
• Hatton, T 2015, 'Asylum Policy in the EU: the Case for Deeper Integration', CESifo Economic Studies, vol. 61, no. 3-4, pp. 605-637.
• Bailey, R, Hatton, T & Inwood, K 2015, 'Health, Height and the Household at the Turn of the 20th Century', Economic History Review, vol. Online Early Version, no. 2015, pp. 1-19.
• Hatton, T 2015, 'United States Immigration Policy: The 1965 Act and its Consequences', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 117, no. 2, pp. 347-368.
• Hatton, T & Withers, G 2015, 'The labour market', in Simon Ville & Glenn Withers (ed.), The Cambridge Economic History of Australia, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, pp. 351-372.
• Hatton, T 2014, 'Population, Migration and Labour Supply: Great Britain, 1871-2011', in Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries, Paul Johnson (ed.), The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain Volume II. 1870 to the Present, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 95-121.
• Hatton, T 2014, 'The Slump and Immigration Policy in Europe', in Pieter Bevelander & Bo Petersson (ed.), Crisis and Migration: Implications of the Eurozone crisis for Perceptions, Politics, and Policies of Migration, Nordic Academic Press, Sweden, pp. 25-47.
• Ferrie, J & Hatton, T 2014, 'Two centuries of international migration', in Chiswick & Miller (ed.), Handbook of the Economics of International Migration 1A, Elsevier North Holland, North Holland (forthcoming).
• Hatton, T 2014, 'How have Europeans grown so tall?', Oxford Economic Papers, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 349-372.
• Hatton, T 2014, 'The Economics of International Migration: A Short History of the Debate', Labour Economics 30, pp 43-50.
• Hatton, T 2013, 'Refugee and asylum migration: A short overview', in A Constant and K Zimmermann (ed.), International handbook on the economics of migration, Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., Cheltenham UK, pp. 453-469.
• Hatton, T & Thomas, M 2013, 'Labour markets in recession and recovery: The UK and the USA in the 1920s and 1930s', in Nicholas Crafts and Peter Fearon (ed.), The Great Depression of the 1930s: Lessons for today, Oxford Scholarship Online, Oxford.
• Belot, M & Hatton, T 2012, 'Immigrant Selection in the OECD', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 114, no. 4, pp. 1105-1128. (Awarded prize for best paper in the SJE 2012).
• Bhattacharyya, S & Hatton, T 2011, 'Australian Unemployment in the Long Run, 1903-2007', Economic Record, vol. 87, no. 277, pp. 202-220.
• Hatton, T 2011, Seeking Asylum: Trends and Policies in the OECD, Australian National University, London.
• Hatton, T 2011, 'The Social and Labour Market Outcomes of Ethnic Minorities in the UK', in Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. Zimmerman (ed.), Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets: Challenges and Solutions, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 283-306.
• Hatton, T 2011, 'The Cliometrics of International Migration: A Survey', in David Greasley, Les Oxley (ed.), Economics and History: Surveys in Cliometrics, Wiley-Blackwell, London, pp. 187-215pp.
• Hatton, T & Leigh, A 2011, 'Immigrants assimilate as communities, not just as individuals', Journal of Population Economics, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 389-419.
• Hatton, T 2011, 'Infant mortality and the health of survivors: Britain, 1910-50', Economic History Review, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 951-972.
• Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2011, 'Are third world emigration forces abating?', World Development, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 20-32.
• Hatton, T & Thomas, M 2010, 'Labour markets in the interwar period and economic recovery in the UK and the USA', Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 463-485.
• Frijters, P, Hatton, T, Martin, R et al 2010, 'Childhood economic conditions and length of life: Evidence from the UK Boyd Orr cohort, 1937-2005', Journal of Health Economics, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 39-47.
• Hatton, T & Martin, R 2010, 'Fertility decline and the heights of children in Britain, 1886-1938', Explorations in Economic History, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 505-519.
• Hatton, T & Bray, B 2010, 'Long run trends in the heights of European men, 19th-20th centuries', Economics and Human Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 405-413.
• Hatton, T & Martin, R 2010, 'The Effects on Stature of Poverty, Family Size and Birth Order: British Children in the 1930s', Oxford Economic Papers, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 157-184.
• Hatton, T 2010, 'The cliometrics of international migration: A survey', Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 941-969.
• Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2009, 'Emigration in the Long Run: Evidence from Two Global Centuries', Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 1-20.
• Hatton, T 2009, 'The Rise and Fall of Asylum: What Happened and Why?', The Economic Journal, vol. 119, no. February, pp. F183-F213.
• Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2008, 'The Impact of Immigration: Comparing Two Global Eras', World Development, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 345-361.
• Hatton, T 2007, 'Can productivity growth explain the NAIRU? Long-run evidence from Britain, 1871-1999', Economica, vol. 74, no. 295, pp. 475-91.
• Hatton, T 2007, 'Should we have a WTO for international migration?', Economic Policy: a European forum, vol. 22, no. 50, pp. 339-83.
• Clark, X, Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2007, 'Explaining US immigration, 1971-1998', Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 359-373.
• Hatton, T 2006, 'Comment on Frank Barry', in F. Foders and R.J. Langhammer (ed.), Labor Mobility and the World Economy, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 46-50.
• Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2006, 'International Migration in the Long-Run: Positive Selection, Negative Selection and Policy', in F. Foders and R.J. Langhammer (ed.), Labor Mobility and the World Economy, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 1-31.
• Hatton, T 2006, 'Book Review: International Migration and Economic Development: Lessons from Low-Income Countries', Economic Record, vol. tba, pp. 100-102.
• Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2006, 'Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Policy in Europe', in F. Foders and R.J. Langhammer (ed.), Labor Mobility and the World Economy, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 249-284.
• Hatton, T 2005, 'European Asylum Policy', National Institute Economic Review, vol. 194, pp. 106-119.
• Hatton, T & Price, S 2005, 'Migration, Migrants, and Policy in the United Kingdom', in Klaus F. Zimmermann (ed.), European Migration: What do we know?, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 113-172.
• Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2005, Global Migration and the World Economy, MIT Press, Cambridge USA.
• Hatton, T & Boyer, G 2005, 'Unemployment and the UK labour market before, during and after the Golden Age', European Review of Economic History, vol. 9, pp. 35-60.
• Hatton, T 2005, 'Explaining trends in UK immigration', Journal of Population Economics, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 719-740.
• Hatton, T & Tani, M 2005, 'Immigration and Inter-Regional Mobility in the UK, 1982-2000', The Economic Journal, vol. 115, pp. 342-358.
• Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2005, 'What Fundamentals Drive World Migration?', in George J. Borjas and Jeff Crisp (ed.), Poverty, International Migration and Asylum, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, New York, pp. 15-38.
• Dustmann, C, Hatton, T & Preston, I 2005, 'The Labour Market Effects of Immigration', The Economic Journal, vol. 115, pp. 297-299.
• Hatton, T & Lim, A 2005, 'Australian Asylum Policy: The Tampa Effect', Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 115-130.
• Hatton, T 2004, 'Cuáles son las causas que mueven la migración mundial?', Revista Asturiana de Economia, vol. 30, pp. 7-36.
• Clark, X, Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2004, 'What Explains Emigration Out of Latin America?', World Development, vol. 32, pp. 1871-1890.
• Hatton, T 2004, 'Emigration from the UK, 1870-1913 and 1950-1998', European Review of Economic History, vol. 8, pp. 149-171.
• Hatton, T 2004, 'Seeking asylum in Europe', Economic Policy: a European forum, vol. 38, pp. 7-62.
• Hatton, T & Williamson, J 2003, 'Demographic and Economic Pressure on Emigration out of Africa', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 465-486.
• Boyer, G & Hatton, T 2002, 'New Estimates of British Unemployment, 1870-1913', Journal of Economic History, vol. 62, pp. 643-675.