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Ludi Simpson
Professor of Population Studies
Email: Ludi.Simpson@manchester.ac.uk
Telephone: 0(+44)1274-642838
I have honorary posts at the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, and with Sheffield University's Social and Spatial Inequalities research group.
'Sleepwalking to Segregation'? Challenging myths about race and migration, by Nissa Finney and Ludi Simpson: Summary chapter (pdf); The Policy Press website. Ludi's talk at the book launch: transcript, audio-podcast, and slides.
Migration, Race and Population Dynamics: research project and resources
Areas of research
Census practice: The conduct, quality and output from Censuses
Race and statistics: Anti-racism and the racialisation of statistics
Making population statistics: Population estimates and forecasts, especially for sub-national areas
Look-up tables to link geographies: Conversion of data files between sub-national geographies in the UK
Key publications
Sleepwalking to segregation? Challenging myths of race and migration. Policy Press. Nissa Finney and Ludi Simpson, January 2009.
Ghettos of the mind: the empirical behaviour of indices of segregation and diversity Journal of the Royal Statistical Society series A 170, Part 2, pp. 405424, 2007.
Fixing the population: from census to population estimate Environment and Planning A, 39: 1045-1057, 2007
Quantifying Stability and Change in Ethnic Group, Journal of Official Statistics, 23(2), pp. 185208, 2007, with Bola Akinwale
Integrating estimates and targets within a population projection, ESRC Research Methods Programme, Working Paper No 18, 2005
Statistics of racial segregation: measures, evidence and policy Urban Studies 41(3): 661681, March 2004.
Review of the One Number Census (with John Hobcraft, Dave King). Report of the Local Government Association, 2003.
Demography and ethnicity: case studies from Bradford. New Community 23(1): 89-107, 1997.
Statistics in Society (joint editor with Danny Dorling), Edward Arnold, 1999.
Making local population estimates, a guide for practitioners (editor), LARIA, 1998.
Further links
Migration, Race and Population Dynamics
Bradford Community Statistics Project
POPGROUP - population forecasting software
Local Authorities Research + Intelligence Association
Central and Local Government Information Partnership
British Society for Population Studies
Recent Publications
Finney, N, Simpson, L. (2009) Population dynamics: the roles of natural change and migration in producing the ethnic mosaic Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 35. 1479-1496Simpson, L., Purdam, K, Tajar, A, Pritchard, J, Dorling, D. (2009) Jobs deficits, neighbourhood effects and ethnic penalties - explaining labour market inequalities of ethnic minorities Environment and Planning A 41. 946-963
Simpson, L., Finney, N (2009) Spatial patterns of internal migration: evidence for ethnic groups in Britain Population, Space and Place 15. 37-56
Finney, N, Simpson, L. (2009) Sleepwalking to segregationâ? Challenging myths of âraceâ and migration Bristol, , Policy Press.
Sabater, A, Simpson, L. (2009) Enhancing the population census: a time series for sub-national areas with age, sex, and ethnic group dimensions in England and Wales, 1991-2001 Ethnic and Migration Studies 35. 1461-1478
Simpson, L., Peach, C (2009) Measurement and Analysis of Segregation, Integration and Diversity: Editorial Introduction Ethnic and Migration Studies 35. 1377-1380
Catney, G, Simpson, L. (2009) Settlement area migration in England and Wales: assessing evidence for a social gradient CCSR Working Paper 2009-02.
Norman, P., Simpson, L., Sabater, A (2008) Estimating with confidence, and hindsight: new UK small-area population estimates for 1991 Population, Space and Place 14. 449-472
Phillips, D, Simpson, L., Ahmed, S, Flint, J, Robinson, D (2008) Shifting Geographies of Minority Ethnic Settlement: Remaking Communities in Oldham and Rochdale Bristol, , Policy Press.
Simpson, L., Brown, M. (2008) Census fieldwork - the bedrock for a decade of social analysis Environment and Planning A 40. 2132-2148
Simpson, L., Gavalas, V, Finney, N (2008) Population dynamics in ethnically diverse towns: the long-term implications of immigration Urban Studies 45. 163-184
Catney, G, Simpson, L. (2008) Lifetime migration Annual conference of the British Society for Population Studies.
Catney, G, Simpson, L., Finney, N (2008) Myths of race and migration, and migration biographies Intercultural Cities Conference .
Finney, N, Simpson, L. (2008) Internal Migration and Ethnic Group: Evidence for Britain from the 2001 Census Population, Space and Place 14. 63-83
Finney, N, Simpson, L., CCSR and University of Manchester (2008) Explaining ethnic differences in internal migration (and what they mean for segregation .
Finney, N, Simpson, L., Catney, G (2008) Ideas Marketplace Intercultural Cities Conference.
Reeve, D, Thomasson, E, Scott, S, Simpson, L., Wise, S, Craglia, M (2008) Engaging citizens: the Bradford Community Statistics Project Florida, , CRC Press.
Sabater, A, Simpson, L., Norman, P., Lomax, S (2008) New census-based datasets available LARIA, Local Authorities Research Association.
Simpson, L., Finney, N, Lomax, S (2008) Components of Population Change; An Indirect Method for Estimating Births, Deaths and Net Migration for Age, Sex, ethnic Group and sub-Regional Areas of Britain, 1991-2001 CCSR Working Paper 2008-03.
Simpson, L. (2007) Quality assurance of census-based 2001 population estimates in England and Wales Environment and Planning A 39. 1045-1057
Simpson, L. (2007) Ghettos of the mind: the empirical behaviour of indices of segregation and diversity Journal of the Royal Statistical Society series A 170. 405-424
Finney, N, Simpson, L. (2007) Migration, race, population dynamics and debates on segregation, diversity and integration Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers.
Finney, N, Simpson, L. (2007) Minority White Cities British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference.
Finney, N, Simpson, L. (2007) Ghettos in Britain? Annual Conference of the Royal Statistical Society Conference.
Purdam, K, Norman, P., Tajar, A, Simpson, L. (2007) Representation and Democracy Political Geography 1. 57-77
Simpson, L. (2007) Fixing the population: from census to population estimate Environment and Planning A 39. 1045-1057
Finney, N, Simpson, L. (2007) The dynamics of Britainâs ethnic group populations: the roles of natural change and net migration in producing the ethnic mosaic British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference.
Finney, N, Simpson, L. (2007) Too much immigration? Challenging the âyesâ perspective Annual Conference of the Royal Statistical Society Conference.
Simpson, L. (2007) Why measure ethnicity â stigmatisation or tool against discrimination? Institut National dâEtudes Démographique.
Simpson, L. (2006) Population dynamics, integration, and housing studies Manchester research network.
Simpson, L. (2006) Segregation: a debate with Professor Ted Cantle Commission for Racial Equality Convention.
Simpson, L. (2006) Researching place Real Life Methods Workshop.
Simpson, L. (2006) Software for demographic models ESRC Research Methods Festival.
Simpson, L. (2006) The role of place in assessing ethnic minority attainment ESRC Research Methods Festival.
Simpson, L. (2006) The stability of ethnic group classifications ESRC Research Methods Festival.
Simpson, L. (2006) Shared future? Annual meeting of the Programme for a Peaceful City.
Simpson, L. (2006) More Mixing? More segregation? British Society for Population Studies. (Day workshop on Migration and multicultural Britain).
Simpson, L. (2006) The numerical liberation of dark areas SAGE Race Relations Abstracts 31. 5-25
Simpson, L., Akinwale, B. (2006) Quantifying stability and change in ethnic group
Simpson, L., Purdam, K, Tajar, A, Fieldhouse, E., Gavalas, V, Tranmer, M., Pritchard, J, Dorling, D., The Department of Work and Pensions (2006) Ethnic minority populations and the labour market: an analysis of the 1991 and 2001 Census.. London,.
Simpson, L. (2005) On the measurement and meaning of residential segregation: a reply to Johnston, Poulsen and Forrest Urban Studies 42. 1229-30
Simpson, L. (2005) Population dynamics in Oldham and Rochdale Invited lead presentation at 'Housing Market Renewal and Community Cohesion', Oldham Borough Council seminar.
Simpson, L. (2005) Population growth and diffusion of multi-ethnic Britain, 1991-2001 and beyond Invited presentation to Seminar 'Community cohesion and the multi-ethnic neighbourhood'.
Simpson, L. (2005) Population dynamics in Oldham and Rochdale: the nature of dispersal British Society of Population Studies annual conference.
Simpson, L. (2005) Population projections for Derbyshire County Council.
Simpson, L. (2005) Household forecasts for Stoke-on-Trent UA, with an ethnic group dimension, Report to CSL Ltd.
Simpson, L. (2005) Population forecasts for Stoke-on-Trent UA, with an ethnic group dimension, Report to CSL Ltd.
Simpson, L. (2005) Labour force projections for Derbyshire, Report to Derbyshire County Council.
Norman, P., Simpson, L. (2005) Custom geography conversion tables that enable area data disseminated for the 1991 Census wards to be compatible with the 2001 Census ward definitions.
Platt, L, Akinwale, B., Simpson, L. (2005) Stability and change in ethnic group in England and Wales Population Trends 121. 35-45
Simpson, L., Akinwale, B. (2005) Identity and change 1991-2001 IUSSP conference, Tours.
Simpson, L., Gavalas, V (2005) Population dynamics within Rochdale and Oldham: population, household and social change, Centre for Census and Survey Research,
Simpson, L., Tranmer, M. (2005) Combining sample and census data in small area estimates: Iterative Proportional Fitting with standard software Professional Geographer 57. 222-234
Simpson, L. (2004) Integrating estimates within population forecasts Applied Population and Policy 1. 89-104
Simpson, L. (2004) Population studies in Cuba, links with Britain, BSPS News (British Society of Population Studies) 83. 4-6
Simpson, L. (2004) Statistics of racial segregation: measures, evidence and policy Urban Studies 41. 661-681
Simpson, L. (2004) Population studies in Cuba, links with Britain.
Simpson, L. (2004) Quantifying stability and change in ethnic group Seminar presentation to ISER.
Simpson, L. (2003) Race statistics: theirs and ours, Radical Statistics 79/80. 76-95
Simpson, L. (2003) Are the census outputs fit for purpose? .
Simpson, L., Hobcraft, J, King, D (2003) The 2001 One Number Census and its quality assurance, a review. London, Local Government Association.
Simpson, L., Hobcraft, J, King, D (2003) The 2001 One Number Census and its quality assurance, a review .
Simpson, L., Yu, A. (2003) Public access to conversion data between geographies, with multiple look up tables derived from a postal directory Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 27. 283-307
Simpson, L., Yu, A. (2003) Public access to conversion of data between geographies .
Simpson, L. (2002) Geography conversion tables: a framework for conversion of data between geographical units International Journal of Population Geography 8. 69-82
Mitchell, R, Dorling, D., Martin, D, Simpson, L. (2002) Bringing the missing million home: correcting the 1991 census small area statistics for undercount Environment and Planning A 34. 1021-1035
Simpson, L., Rees, Martin, Williamson (2002) Dealing with the Census Undercount London, , Wiley.
Simpson, L., Haskey, J (2002) Estimating methodologies and assumptions for projections: current practice populations by ethnic groups , , The Stationery Office.
Simpson, L., Haskey, J (2002) The starting population for population projections by ethnic group , , The Stationery Office.
Simpson, L., Rees, P., Martin, Williamson (2002) Dealing with Census undercount London, , Wiley.
Simpson, L., Williamson, P., Rees, Martin, Williamson (2002) Population statistics after the census London, , Wiley.
Williamson, P., Simpson, L., Rees, Martin, Williamson (2002) Making population estimates between censuses London, , Wiley.
Simpson, L. (2001) Statistics for Any Small Area: On-Line Estimation and Users' Responses Proceedings of the government statistical service methodology conference, june 25th 2001.
Simpson, L. (2001) Review: the human dichotomy, the changing numbers of males and females (john clarke) Radical Statistics 77. 58-61
Simpson, L. (2001) Census Fieldwork - the bedrock for a decade of social analysis, CCSR Occasional Paper. Manchester, University of Manchster.
Simpson, L. (2001) Review: The human dichotomy, the changing numbers of males and females, by John Clarke. Radical Statistics 77. 58-61
Dorling, D., Simpson, L. (2001) The geography of poverty, a political map of poverty under new labour New Economy, 8 2.
Williamson, P., Simpson, L., Rees, Martin, Williamson (2001) Population statistics after the census London, , The Stationery Office.
Simpson, L., Smith, G. (2000) Population Forecasting - Old Issues, New Software Wokingham, , LARIA.
Yu, A., Simpson, L. (2000) The all-fields postcode directory (AFPD): validation for use as a lookup table .
Simpson, L., Middleton, E. (1999) Undercount of Migration in the UK 1991 Census and its impact on counterurbanisation and population projections International Journal of Population Geography 5. 387-405
Simpson, L. (1998) Review: none but our words: critical literacy in the classroom and community (chris searle) Radical Statistics.
Simpson, L. (1998) Review: social attitudes to the census (angel de lucas) Radical Statistics.
Simpson, L., Norman, P., Simpson, S. (1998) Case Study: Apportionment using counts of patients and electors Wokingham, , Local Authorities Research and Intelligence Association.
Simpson, Ludi (1993) Cuba anecdote Radical Statistics 54. 32-36