Journal articles
Hick, R., Pomati, M. and Stephens, M. (forthcoming), ‘Housing affordability and poverty in Europe: on the deteriorating position of market renters’, Journal of Social Policy.
Béland, D., Cantillon, B., Greve, B. Hick, R. and Moreira, A. (forthcoming), ‘Introduction: Comparing social policy responses to the cost-of-living crisis’, Social Policy & Society.
Hick, R. and Collins, M. (forthcoming), ‘The cost-of-living crisis in the UK and Ireland: on inflation, indexation and one-off policy responses‘, Social Policy & Society. Open access version here.
Béland, D., Cantillon, B., Greve, B. Hick, R. and Moreira, A. (forthcoming), ‘Understanding the inflation and social policy nexus‘, Social Policy & Society. Open access version here.
Hick, R. and Stephens, M. (2023), ‘Housing, the welfare state and poverty: On the financialisation of housing and the dependent variable problem‘, Housing, Theory & Society, 40, 1, pp. 78-95.
Hick, R., Pomati, M. and Stephens, M. (2022), ‘Severe housing deprivation in the European Union: A joint analysis of measurement and theory‘, Social Indicators Research, 164, pp. 1271-1295.
Hick, R. (2022), ‘Austerity, localism, and the possibility of politics: Explaining variation in three local social security schemes between elected councils in England‘, Sociological Research Online, 27, 2, pp. 251-272. Open access version here.
Beland, D., Cantillon, B., Hick, R. and Moreira, A. (2021), ‘Social policy in the face of a global pandemic: Policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis‘, Social Policy and Administration, 55, 2, pp. 249-260.
Moreira, A. and Hick, R. (2021), ‘COVID-19, the Great Recession and social policy: Is this time different?‘, Social Policy & Administration, 55, 2, pp. 261-279.
Hick, R. and Murphy, M.P. (2021), ‘Common shock, different paths? Comparing social policy responses to COVID-19 in the UK and Ireland‘, Social Policy & Administration, 55, 2, pp. 312-215.
Hick, R. and Lanau, A. (2019), ‘Tax credits and in-work poverty in the UK: An analysis of income packages and anti-poverty performance‘, Social Policy & Society, 18,2, pp.219-236. Open access version here.
Hick, R. (2018), ‘Inequality, disadvantage and the capability approach: Bridging conceptual framework and empirical analysis, Social Work & Society, 16, 2, pp1-10.
Hick, R. and Lanau, A. (2018), ‘Moving in and out of in-work poverty in the UK: An analysis of transitions, trajectories and trigger events‘, Journal of Social Policy, 47, 4, pp.661-682. Open access version here.
Burchardt, T. and Hick, R. (2018), ‘Inequality, advantage and the capability approach‘, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 19, 1, pp. 38-52. Open access version here.
Hick, R. (2018), ‘Enter the Troika: The politics of social security during Ireland’s bailout‘, Journal of Social Policy, 47, 1, pp. 1-20. Open access version here.
Hick, R. (2016), ‘The coupling of disadvantages: Material poverty and multiple deprivation in Europe before and after the Great Recession‘, European Journal of Social Security, 19, 1, pp. 2 – 29. Open access version (with colour figures) here.
Hick, R. (2016), ‘Between income and material deprivation in the UK: In search of conversion factors‘, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 17, 1, pp. 35 – 54. Open access version here.
Hick, R. (2016), ‘Material poverty and multiple deprivation in the UK: The distinctiveness of multidimensional assessment’, Journal of Public Policy, 36, 2, pp. 277-308. Open access version here.
Hick, R. (2015), ‘Three perspectives on the mismatch between measures of material poverty’, British Journal of Sociology, 66, 1, 163 – 172.
Hick, R. (2014), ‘Poverty as Capability Deprivation: Conceptualising and measuring poverty in contemporary Europe’, European Journal of Sociology, 295 – 323. Open access version here.
Hick, R. (2014), ‘On “consistent” poverty’, Social Indicators Research, 118, 3, pp. 1087 – 1102. Open access version here.
Hick, R. (2014), ‘From Celtic Tiger to Crisis: Progress, problems and prospects for social security in Ireland’, Social Policy & Administration, 48, 4, pp. 394 – 412.
Hick, R. (2013), ‘Poverty, preference or pensioners? Measuring material deprivation in the UK’, Fiscal Studies, 34, 1, pp. 31-54. Open access version here.
Hick, R. (2012), ‘The capability approach: Insights for a new poverty focus‘, Journal of Social Policy, 41: 2, pp. 291-308. Open access version here.
Gough, O. and Hick, R. (2009), ‘Ethnic minorities, retirement planning and Personal Accounts’, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 29: 9/10.
Gough, O. and Hick, R. (2008), ‘Employee evaluations of occupational pensions’, Employee Relations, 31, 2, pp. 158-167.
Book chapters
Stephens, M. and Hick, R. (forthcoming), ‘Comparative housing research’ in Jacobs, K., Flanagan, K., Verdouw, J. and de Vries, J. (eds), Research Handbook on Housing and society, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
Hick, R. and Marx, I. (forthcoming), ‘Poor workers in rich democracies: On the nature of in-work poverty and its relationship to labour market policies‘ in Clegg, D. and Durazzi, N. (eds), Handbook of Labour Market Policy in Rich Democracies, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
Béland, D., Cantillon, B., Hick, R., Greve, B. and Moreira, A. (2023), ‘Policy legacies, welfare regimes and social policy responses to COVID-19’, in Börner, S. and Seelib-Kaiser, M. (eds)., European social policy and the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges to national welfare and EU policy, Oxford, OUP.
Hick, R. and Lanau, A. (2020), ‘In-work poverty in the UK: New analysis of a growing problem [in Mandarin], in Cheung S.Y. and Xiao, L. (eds), Social Policy and Local Governance: Developments in Europe and China, Beijing, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Hick, R. and Burchardt, T. (2016) ‘Capability Deprivation’, in Brady, D. and L.M. Burton. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Burchardt, T. and Hick, R. (2016), ‘The capability approach to advantage and disadvantage’, in Dean, H. and Platt, L. (eds), Social Advantage and Disadvantage, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Hick, R. (2014), ‘Poverty and Inequality’, in Mitchie, J. and Cooper, C. (eds), Understanding All Our Futures: Why Social Sciences Matter, Academy of Social Sciences/Palgrave.
Gough, O. and Hick, R. (2008), ‘Retirement Planning in the United Kingdom’, in Coggburn, J and Reddick, C. Handbook of Employee Benefits and Administration, Taylor and Francis, pp. 161-178.
Other publications
Hick, R., Pomati, M. and Stephens, M. (2022), ‘Housing and Poverty in Europe: Examining the interconnections in the face of rising house prices‘, Cardiff, Cardiff University.
Aston, J., Charlesworth, Z., Fell, B., Hick, R., Howarth, P, Jones, S, Macor, F., Tims, S., Varney, C (2020), ‘Understanding the impact of Universal Credit on the Council Tax Reduction Scheme and rent arrears in Wales‘, Cardiff, Government Social Research report 47/2020.
Plum, A., Pacheco, G. and Hick, R. (2019), ‘In-work poverty in New Zealand‘, Auckland, New Zealand Work Research Institute.
Hick, R. and Lanau, A. (2017), ‘In-work poverty in the UK: Problem, policy analysis and platform for action‘, Cardiff, Cardiff University.
Hick, R. (2017), ‘Monitoring welfare: An analysis of social security recommendations in the Troika’s quarterly reviews of Ireland’s bailout‘, Unpublished working paper.
Burchardt, T. and Hick, R. (2017), ‘Inequality and the Capability Approach‘, CASEpaper No. 201, London, LSE.
Hick, R. and Doheny, S. (2014), Independent Review of the Commissioning and Provision of Social Services to Older People in the City & County of Swansea, Swansea.
Hick, R. (2012) ‘On “Consistent” Poverty’, CASEpaper No. 167, London, LSE.
Hick. R. (2009) ‘The social welfare pensions in Ireland: Pensioner poverty and gender‘. Geary Institute Discussion Paper WP/2/09.
Arthur, L., Brennan, J., Hick, R, and Kimura, M. (2008) The context of higher education and employment: comparisons between different European countries. Bristol: HEFCE.
Cochrane, A., Hudson, T. and Hick, R. (2006) ‘Local employment opportunities provided by higher education institutions’, in Brennan, J., Little, B. and Locke, W., (eds.) Higher Education’s effect on disadvantaged groups and communities: Report of an ESRC Network on cross-regional perspectives on the transformational impact of higher education on disadvantaged groups or communities, ESRC, CHERI/Pascal International / Continuum / University of Salford.
Healy, J. with Hick, R. (2005) Ending Child Poverty, Dublin: Combat Poverty Agency.
Hick, R. (2004) ‘Pension reform means raising the value of current pensions’, Action on Poverty Today. Issue no. 7, pp.13-14, Dublin: Combat Poverty Agency.
Blog posts
Stephens, M. and Hick, R. (2022), ‘Comparative housing research: learning the right lessons?‘, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) blog, 14.4.22.
Hick, R., Stephens, M and Pomati, M. (2021), ‘Moving beyond “disjointed literatures”: On the need for social policy analysis to bring housing back in‘, Social Policy Association blog, 20.12.21.
Hick, R. (2020), ‘COVID-19 and the bypassing of contributory social security benefits‘, Institute for Policy Research blog, University of Bath, 22.5.20.
Hick, R. (2018), ‘How do people exit in-work poverty and what prevents them from doing so?‘, LSE British Politics and Policy blog, 7.8.2018.
Hick, R. (2017), ‘The Troika gave Ireland more autonomy over social security cuts than is commonly recognised‘, LSE European Policy and Politics blog, 22.3.2017.
Hick, R. (2016), ‘Does measuring poverty multidimensionally make a difference?‘, LSE British Policy and Politics blog, 15.8.2016.
Hick, R. (2016), ‘How poverty has radically shifted across Europe in the last decade‘, The Conversation, 20.7.16.