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Stephen Drinkwater is a researcher affiliated with the University of Roehampton in the United Kingdom. Their work mainly falls within the Social Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, and Strategy and Management.

Drinkwater's research topics cover several areas such as Employment and Welfare Studies, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Youth Education and Societal Dynamics, Migration and Labor Dynamics, European and International Law Studies, International Business and Foreign Direct Investment, as well as Economic Growth and Development.

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • The impact of customs and trade regulations on the operations of African firms (2023, Journal of Business Research)
  • Brexit and the 'left behind': Job polarization and the rise in support for leaving the European Union (2021, Industrial Relations Journal)
  • Brexit and the NHS: voting behaviour and views on the impact of leaving the EU (2022, British Politics)

Frequent publication venues for Drinkwater's work include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal for Population Data Science
  • Journal of Business Research
  • Industrial Relations Journal
  • Sociology

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Drinkwater's academic output, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Taulant Guma
  • Rhys Jones
  • Catherine Robinson
  • Colin Jennings
  • Ffion Lloyd-Williams

The breadth of Drinkwater's work demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach, intersecting themes in social science fields with practical implications in labor dynamics, migration, and international policies. This comprehensive range reflects their engagement with varied aspects of political, social, and economic research.

Best Publications

  • Pushed out or pulled in? Self-employment among ethnic minorities in England and Wales

    Kenneth Clark;Stephen Drinkwater

  • Poles Apart?: EU Enlargement and the Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants in the United Kingdom

    Stephen Drinkwater;John Eade;Michal Garapich

  • Ethnicity and self-employment in Britain

    Kenneth Clark;Stephen Drinkwater

  • Enclaves, neighbourhood effects and employment outcomes: Ethnic minorities in England and Wales

    Kenneth Clark;Stephen Drinkwater

  • The labour-market performance of recent migrants

    Ken Clark;Stephen Drinkwater

  • Poles Apart? EU Enlargement and the Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants in the UK

    Stephen Drinkwater;John Eade;Michal Garapich

  • Ethnic minorities in the labour market: Dynamics and diversity

    Kenneth Clark;Stephen Drinkwater

  • Recent trends in minority ethnic entrepreneurship in Britain

    Ken Clark;Stephen Drinkwater

  • Staying on in Full-Time Education: Reasons for Higher Participation Rates Among Ethnic Minority Males and Females

    Derek Leslie;Stephen Drinkwater

  • A Picture of Male and Female Unemployment among Britain’s Ethnic Minorities

    David Blackaby;Stephen Drinkwater;Derek Leslie;Philip D. Murphy

  • The economic impact of migration: a survey

    Stephen Drinkwater;Paul Levine;Emanuela Lotti;Joseph Pearlman

  • Patterns of ethnic self-employment in time and space: evidence from British Census microdata

    Ken Clark;Stephen Drinkwater

  • UK Plant and Machinery Capital Stocks and Plant Closures

    Richard D.F. Harris;Stephen Drinkwater

  • Migration Strategies of Polish Migrants: Do They Have Any at All?

    Stephen Drinkwater;Michał P. Garapich

  • Unemployment in Wales: Does Language Matter?

    S.J. Drinkwater;N. C. O'Leary

  • Go West? Assessing the willingness to move from Central and Eastern European Countries

    Stephen Drinkwater

  • Self-employment amongst migrant groups: new evidence from England and Wales

    Kenneth Clark;Kenneth Clark;Stephen Drinkwater;Stephen Drinkwater;Catherine Robinson

  • Fifty shades of gay:: Social and technological change, urban deconcentration and niche enterprise

    Alan Collins;Stephen Drinkwater

  • The immigration surplus revisited in a general equilibrium model with endogenous growth

    Stephen Drinkwater;Paul Levine;Emanuela Lotti;Joseph Pearlman

  • AN INVESTIGATION OF HOUSEHOLD REMITTANCE BEHAVIOUR: EVIDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM*

    Ken Clark;Stephen Drinkwater

  • How Different are the British in their Willingness to Move? Evidence from International Social Survey Data

    Stephen Drinkwater;Peter Ingram

  • Ethnicity and self-employment earnings in Britain 1973-95

    Kenneth Clark;Stephen Drinkwater;Derek Leslie

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine J. Robinson
Catherine J. Robinson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Paul Levine
Paul Levine University of Surrey
Richard Harris
Richard Harris University of Bristol
Peter Weatherburn
Peter Weatherburn London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jennifer Roberts
Jennifer Roberts University of Sheffield
Ford Hickson
Ford Hickson University of London

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