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Unemployed job seeker attitudes towards potential travel-to-work times. (2001)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., & Adams, J. (2001). Unemployed job seeker attitudes towards potential travel-to-work times. Growth and Change, 32(3), 355-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/0017-4815.00163

The effectiveness of intra-regional job search is influenced by how far people are willing to travel to new employment. While much has been written on the commuting patterns of those in work, relatively little research has been carried out on how far... Read More about Unemployed job seeker attitudes towards potential travel-to-work times..

Theory of partnerships - why have partnerships? (2000)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2000). Theory of partnerships - why have partnerships?. In S. P. Osborne (Ed.), Public-private Partnerships for Public Services: An International Perspective (9-35). Routledge

Migration decision-making processes: an empirical investigation. (2000)
Thesis
Forster, E. Migration decision-making processes: an empirical investigation. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3711

This thesis has two purposes. The first is to investigate the motivation for household
migration - in particular, the associations between the different reasons for moving
and the characteristics of owner-occupier movers in Scotland, their houses a... Read More about Migration decision-making processes: an empirical investigation..

Factors affecting the most recent fertility rates in urban-rural Bangladesh (1997)
Journal Article
Khan, H., & Raeside, R. (1997). Factors affecting the most recent fertility rates in urban-rural Bangladesh. Social science & medicine, 44(3), 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536%2896%2900076-7

This paper reports on a study which has been undertaken using data from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey (BFS) to determine the significance of influences on the probability of birth in the year preceding the survey. In the survey a total of 11 9... Read More about Factors affecting the most recent fertility rates in urban-rural Bangladesh.

Alcohol problems in employment: epidemiology and responses. Invited Review. (1994)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S. (1994). Alcohol problems in employment: epidemiology and responses. Invited Review. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 29, 233-248

A review is presented of evidence related to the epidemiology of alcohol-related problems
in employment and of policies to prevent or curb such problems. It is concluded that, although alcohol
use is associated with accidents, absenteeism and ineff... Read More about Alcohol problems in employment: epidemiology and responses. Invited Review..