Anthony Higney

Post-doc Economist

Publications

Higney, A., Hanley, N., and Moro, M., (2022). The Lead-Crime Hypothesis: A Meta-Analysis. Regional Science and Urban Economics. Appendix, Data

Szaszi, B., Higney, A., Charlton, A., Gelman, A., Ziano, I., Aczel, B., Goldstein, D.G., Yeager, D.S. and Tipton, E., 2022. No reason to expect large and consistent effects of nudge interventions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(31), p.e2200732119.

Working Papers

Higney, A., Hanley, N., and Moro, M., 2025. The Impact of Lead Water Pollution on Birth Outcomes: A Natural Experiment in Scotland. Appendix

Higney, A., Hanley, N., Moro, M., and Gasteen, A., 2022. The Impact of Lead Pollution on Human Capital Formation: Size of Dose Matters

Anthony Higney, Claire Buchan, Simon Butler, Liam Crowther, Melissa Marselle, Eleanor Ratcliffe, Konrad Uebel, and Nick Hanley, 2025. The Effect of Birdsong on Self-reported Mental Health. Pre-analysis plan. Appendix.

Works in Progress

Higney, A., 2022. Meta-Regression and Forecasting

Anthony Higney, Charlotte Gerling, Claire Buchan, Simon Butler, Liam Crowther, Melissa Marselle, Eleanor Ratcliffe, Konrad Uebel, and Nick Hanley, 2025. Willingness to Pay for Birdsong.

Anthony Higney, Claire Buchan, Simon Butler, Liam Crowther, Melissa Marselle, Eleanor Ratcliffe, Konrad Uebel, and Nick Hanley, 2025. The Effect of Local Soundscapes on Anti-Depressant Prescriptions.

Published Work (non-peer reviewed)

Higney, A., and Gibb, K., (2022). A cost-benefit analysis of a traditional Glasgow tenement net zero retrofit. UK Centre for Housing Evidence.