Michael Noble

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[Position]  Professor of Social Policy
[Telephone] (+01865): (2)70328
[Email Address]michael.noble@socres.ox.ac.uk

[Personal Info]

Professor of Social Policy. Director of the Centre for Analysis of South African Social Policy and Director of the Social Disadvantage Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Prior to that he was a social welfare lawyer working in a community work/welfare rights project. He has been an advisor to the UK government on small area indicators of poverty and deprivation and is working closely with the South African government in similar areas. His major research interests are in the areas of poverty, social exclusion and income maintenance policy in both developed and developing countries. From 1 January 2009, he has been re-appointed to a 3-year Honorary Fellowship with the South African Human Sciences Research Council attached to the Policy Analysis Unit.

[Publications]

  • Wilkinson, K. and Noble, M.
     (2010) Tracking economic deprivation in New Deal for Communities areas. London: Communities and Local Government.
  • Surender, R., Noble, M., Wright, G. and Ntshongwana, P. (2010) 'Social Assistance and Dependency in South Africa: An Analysis of Attitudes to Paid Work and Social Grants', Journal of Social Policy, 39 (2): 203-221.
  • Whitworth, A., McLennan, D., and Noble, M. (2010) Crimes occurring and prevented in New Deal for Communities areas. London: Communities and Local Government.
  • Lund, F., Noble, M., Barnes, H. and Wright, G. (2009) 'Is There a Rationale for Conditional Cash Transfers for Children in South Africa?' Transformation, 70: 70-91.
  • Barnes, H., Noble, M., Wright, G and Dawes, A. (2009) 'A Geographical Profile of Child Deprivation in South Africa' Child Indicators Research doi:10.1007/s12187-008-9026-2
  • Noble, M., McLennan, D., and Whitworth, A. (2009) Tracking Neighbourhoods - The Economic Deprivation Index 2008. London: Communities and Local Government
  • Bradshaw, J., Bloor, K., Huby, M., Rhodes, D., Sinclair, I. & Gibbs, I. Social Policy Research Unit, University York and Noble, M ., McLennan, D. and Wilkinson, K. Social Disadvantage Research Centre, University of Oxford. (2009) Local Index of Child Well-Being - Summary Report. London: Communities and Local Government
  • Wright, G., Barnes, H., Noble, M., and Dawes, A. (2009) The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children 2001 at Datazone Level. Pretoria: Department of Social Development.
  • Noble, M., Barnes, H., Wright, G., McLennan, D., Avenell, D., Whitworth, A., and Roberts, B. (2009) The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2001 at Datazone Level. Pretoria: Department of Social Development.
  • Wilkinson, K., Wright, G. and Noble, M. (2009) SAMOD User's Handbook: Installing and running the South African Microsimulation Model, Version 1.1. Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
  • Avenell, D., Noble, M. and Wright, G. (2009) South African Datazones:  A Technical Report about the Development of a New Statistical Geography for the Analysis of Deprivation in South Africa at a Small Area Level. CASASP Working Paper No. 8, Oxford: Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy, University of Oxford.
  • Noble, M., Barnes, H., Wright, G., and Roberts, B. (2009) Small Area Indices of Multiple Deprivation in South Africa, Social Indicators Research.  DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9460-7
  • Wright, G., Noble, M., Barnes, H. and Noble, S.
     (2009) The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation for Children 2007 at Municipality Level, Pretoria: Department of Social Development.
  • Wright, G. and Noble, M. (2009) The South African Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007 at Municapility Level, Pretoria: Department of Social Development.
  • Griggs, J., Whitworth, A., Walker, R., McLennan, D. and Noble, M. (2008) Person or place-based policies to tackle disadvantage? Not knowing what works. York: York Publishing Services for Joseph Rowntree Foundation, ISBN: 978 1 85935 630 2.
  • Noble, M., McLennan, D., Wilkinson, K., Whitworth, A., Barnes, H. and Dibben, C. (2008) The English Indices of Deprivation 2007. London: Department for Communities and Local Government.
  • Whitworth, A. and Noble, M. (2008) 'A Safety Net without Holes: An Argument for a Comprehensive Income Security System for South Africa', Journal of Human Development Vol. 9, No. 2, July 2008 pp 247-263
  • Gutiérrez Romero, R., and Noble, M. (2008) 'Evaluating England's 'New Deal for Communities' programme using the difference-in-difference method', Journal of Economic Geography, July 2008 pp. 1-20. DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbn022
  • Bradshaw, J., Noble, M., Bloor, K., Huby, M., McLennan, D., Rhodes, D., Sinclair, I., and Wilkinson, K. (2008) A Child Well-Being Index at Small Area Level in England. Child Indicators Research. DOI. 10.1007/s12187-008-9022-6
  • Anttila, C., Griggs, J., Gutierrez-Romero, R., McLennan, D. and Noble, M. (2008) Leaving Benefits Behind Part 2: Wales, Welsh Assembly Government
  • Lund, F., Noble, M., Barnes, H. and Wright, G. (2008) Is there a rationale for conditional cash transfers for children in South Africa? School of Development Studies Working Paper No. 53, Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
  • Surender, R., Ntshongwana, P., Noble, M. & Wright, G. (2007) Employment and Social Security: A Qualitative Study of Attitudes towards the Labour Market and Social Grants, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa
  • Noble, M, Wright, G & Cluver, L  (2007) Conceptualising, Defining and Measuring Child Poverty in South Africa: An Argument for a Multidimensional Approach in Dawes, A., Bray, R. & van der Merwe, A.: Monitoring child rights and wellbeing: A South African Approach. HSRC Press
  • Barnes,  H. Noble, M. Wright , G. & Dawes, A (2007) The South African Multiple Deprivation Index for Children: Census 2001 Cape Town: HSRC Press 2007.
  • Noble, M. Ntshongwana, P. & Surender, R.  (2007) 'Attitudes to work and social security in South Africa'  HSRC Press, Cape Town, 2007.
  • Noble, M. J. Wright, G. Magasela, W.  & Ratcliffe, A (2007) Developing a democratic definition of poverty in South Africa Journal of Poverty, 11(4), pp117-141,  2007.
  • Noble, M., Barnes., H., Wright, G. and Noble, S. (2007) The Old Age Grant: A Sub-Provincial Analysis of Eligibility and Take Up in January 2004.  Pretoria. Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
  • Anttila, C., Griggs, J., Gutierrez-Romero, R., Mason, D., McLennan, D., Noble, M., Shung-King, M., Wilkinson, K. and Whitworth, A. (2007) Leaving Benefits Behind, SDRC Report to Communities and Local Government
  • Barnes, H., Noble, M., Dibben, C., Meth, C., Wright, G. and Cluver, L. (2007) South Africa Microdata Scoping Study. Report to the ESRC Research Resources Board.
  • Wright, G., Noble, M. and Magasela, W. (2007) Towards a democratic definition of poverty: socially perceived necessities in South Africa URED Human Sciences Research Council Occasional Paper, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press.
  • McLennan, D., Anttila, C., Gutiérrez-Romero, R., Mason, D., Wilkinson, K., Mokhtar, C., Dibben, C., Smith, G., & Noble, M (2006) Neighbourhood Management Programme Baseline Report.  Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, NRU.
  • Noble. M., Babita, M., Barnes, H., Dibben, C., Magasela, W., Noble, S., Ntshongwana, P., Phillips, H., Rama, S., Roberts, B., Wright, G., & Zungu. S (2006) The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation for South Africa 2001: Technical Report University of Oxford, UK
  • Noble. M., Babita, M., Barnes, H., Dibben, C., Magasela, W., Noble, S., Ntshongwana, P., Phillips, H., Rama, S., Roberts, B., Wright, G., & Zungu. S (2006) The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation for South Africa 2001 University of Oxford, UK
  • Noble, M. Wright, G , Smith, G & Dibben, C. (2006) 'Measuring multiple deprivation at the small-area level' Environment and Planning A, 2006, 38(1) January, pages 169 -185
  • Noble, Michael, Wright, Gemma & Cluver, Lucie (2006) Developing a child-focused and multidimensional model of child poverty for South Africa Journal of Children and Poverty, 2006, 12(1), 39-53
  • Noble, M., Wright, G., Barnes, H., Noble S., Ntshongwana, P., Gutierrez-Romero, R., McLennan, D. and Avenell, D. (2006) The Child Support Grant. A Sub-Provincial Analysis of Eligibility and Take Up in January 2004, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa
  • Noble M., Wright, G., Barnes, H., Noble, S., Ntshongwana P., Gutierrez-Romero, R. and Avenell, D. (2006) The Child Support Grant:
     A Sub-Provincial Analysis of Eligibility and Take Up in January 2005, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa
  • Anttila, C., Barnes, H., Covizzi, I., Noble, M. and Wright, G. (2006) Dynamics of Social Grant Receipt:
     The Child Support Grant and Foster Child Grant between 2004 and 2005, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
  • Barnes, H. and Noble, M. (2006) Modelling Eligibility for the Child Support Grant Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
  • Magasela, W.,Wright, G., Ratcliffe, A. and Noble, M. (2006) Findings from the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project: Housing.
     Key Report 3, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
  • Noble, M. Barnes, H. Smith, G. McLennan, D. Dibben, C. Avenell, D. Smith, Tom, Anttila, C, Sigala, M & Mokhtar, C. (2005) Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measures, 2005.  NISRA, May 2005.
  • Ratcliffe, A., Magasela, W., Noble, M., Wright, G., Mason, D., Zichawo, S. and Chigume, R. (2005) Methodology for the Qualitative Stage of the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project
     Key Report 2, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
  • Noble, M., Anttila, C., McLennan, D., Covizzi, I., Mason, D., Wilkinson, K. and Gutierrez-Romero, R. (2005) Worklessness in New Deal for Communities Areas: Findings from Phase 1 of the National Evaluation, SDRC Papers on the New Deal for Communities National Evaluation
  • McLennan, D., Anttila, C., Gutierrez-Romero, R., Mason, D., Wilkinson, K., Mokhtar, C., Dibben, C., Smith, G. and Noble, M. (2005) Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme: Full Baseline Report, SDRC Report to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  • Noble, M., Wright, G., Barnes, H., Noble, S., Ntshongwana, P., Gutierrez-Romero, R., McLennan, D. and Avendell, D. (2005) The Child Support Grant: A Sub-provincial Analysis of Eligibility and Take Up in January 2004, Pretoria: National Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
  • Noble, M., Wright, G., Dibben, C., Smith, G., McLennan, D., Anttila, C., Barnes, H., Covizzi, I., Mokhtar, C., Noble, M., Avenell, D., Gardner, J., & Lloyd, M. (2004) The English Indices of Deprivation, 2004.  Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, 2004.
  • Smith, G., Noble, M., Anttilla, C., Gill, L., Zaidi, A., Wright, G., Dibben, C and Barnes, H.  (2004) The Value of Linked Administrative Records for Longitudinal Analysis. Report to the ESRC National Longitudinal Strategy Committee.
  • Evans, M. with Bramley, G. and Noble, M. (eds) (2004) Mainstream Public Services and Neighbourhood Deprivation,
     London: Office of Deputy Prime Minister, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit
  • Noble, M., Ratcliffe, A., Magasela, W., Wright, G., Mason, D., Zichawo, S. and Chigume, R. (2004) Preliminary Findings from the Qualitative Stage of the Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion Project, Key Report 1, Pretoria: Department of Social Development, Republic of South Africa.
  • Noble, M., Noble, S. and Wright, G. (2004) 'Small Area Analysis of Worklessness in England'. Report to the Social Exclusion Unit, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, incorporated into Jobs and Enterprise in Deprived Areas Social Exclusion Report, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, September 2004.
  • Noble, M. Wright, G. Lloyd, M. Dibben, C. Smith, G. Ratcliffe, A. McLennan, D. Sigala, M & Anttila, C  (2003) Scottish Index of Deprivation 2003: Summary Report Scottish Executive, Edinburgh , 2003.
  • Lloyd, M., McLennan, D., Noble, M., Sigala, S. & Wright, G. (2003) Older People Count: The Help the Aged Income Index for older people in England and Wales 2003 Help the Aged, London, 2003
  • Lloyd, M., McLennan, D., Noble, M., Sigala, S. & Wright, G. (2003) Summary of Older People Count: The Help the Aged Income Index for older people in England and Wales 2003 Help the Aged, London, 2003.
  • Noble, M., Wright, G., Lloyd, M., Dibben, C., Smith, G.A.N.  (2003) Scottish Indices of Deprivation 2003: Full Report  Scottish Executive web document available from www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/siod-00.asp
  • Noble, M & Ratcliffe, A (2003) Contributors to:- Identifying the flow of Domestic and European Expenditure in the English Regions Office of the Deputy Prime Minister & Nuffield College, Oxford, 2003.
  • Noble, M., Anttila, C., Van Niekerk, R., Wright, G (2003) Housing-Related Data at Sub-District Level in England: A Feasibility Study Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, London, 2003.
  • McLennan, D., Lloyd, M., Noble, M., Idani, MJ., Dibben, C and Wright, G. (April 2003) (2003) Claiming Matters: Changing patterns of benefit receipt across Wales, 1995 to 2000.  Local Government Data Unit - Wales.
  • Evans, M.Noble, M. Wright, G. Smith, G. Lloyd, M & Dibben, C  (2002) Growing Together or Growing Apart? Geographic Patterns of Change in IS and JSA-IB Claimants in England 1995-2000  The Policy Press, 2002.
  • Noble, M., Wright, G., Smith, G., Ratcliffe, A., Lloyd, M., Dibben, C., Braswell, S., (November 2002) (2002) Updating the Indices of Deprivation 2000: Stage One Report, Stage 1 Consultation document (London: Neighbourhood Renewal Unit).
  • Noble, Michael, Evans, Martin, Dibben, Chris & Smith, George (2001) Changing Fortunes: geographic patterns of income deprivation in the late 1990s DLTR and Social Exclusion Unit, Renewal July 2001
  • Smith, George, Noble, Michael & Wright, Gemma (2001) 'Do we care about area effects?' Environment and Planning A, 33, 1341-1344
  • Noble, M. Smith, G. Wright, G. Dibben, C. & Lloyd, M  (2001) The Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure, 2001 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Occasional Paper 16, 2001.
  • Dibben, C. Surender, R. Sims, A. Noble, M, Hill, A, Goldacre, M. Goodman, Lloyd, M. Wright, G. Smith, G.  (2001) Health Poverty Index Scoping Project Report. Department of Health.
  • Noble, M., Lloyd, M., Wright, G., Dibben, C. and Smith, G.A.N. (2001) 'Developing deprivation measures for Northern Ireland' Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland 31.
  • Noble, Michael, Smith, George, Wright, Gemma, Dibben, Chris, Lloyd, Myfanwy & Penhale, Bruce. (2000) Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation: 2000 Edition. The National Assembly for Wales.
  • Noble, Michael, Penhale, Bruce, Smith, George, Wright, Gemma, Dibben, Chris, Owen, Tom & Lloyd, Myfanwy (2000) Indices of Deprivation 2000 Regeneration Research Summary, Number 31 2000, Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions (DETR)
  • Smith, George & Noble, Michael  (2000) 'Developing the use of administrative data to study poverty' in Bradshaw, J & Sainsbury, R (eds) Researching Poverty, Studies in Cash & Care, Ashgate, 2000, pp77-97
  • Noble, Michael & Wright, Gemma.  (2000) 'Identifying poverty in rural England' Policy & Politics vol 28 no 3, pp.293-308.
  • Noble, M., Smith, G.A.N., Penhale, B., Wright, G., Dibben, C., Owen, T. & Lloyd, M.  (2000) Measuring Multiple Deprivation at the Small Area Level: The Indices of Deprivation 2000 DETR, Regeneration Research Summary No. 37, 2000
  • Noble, M., Penhale, B., Smith, G.A.N., Wright, G., Dibben, C. & Lloyd, M., (2000) Response to the Formal Consultations on the Indices of Deprivation 2000 DETR, London.
  • Noble, Michael & Platt, Lucinda (1999) Race, Place and Poverty: Ethnic Groups and Low Income Distribution York Publishing Services for Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
  • Noble, Michael. (1999) 'Longitudinal Analysis of Area Deprivation'. in Persistent Poverty and Lifetime Inequality: The Evidence, CASE and The Treasury.
  • Noble, Michael., Smith, George., Cheung, Sin Yi. with de Moor, Desmond., Smith, Teresa., & Whitlock, Sandra. (1998) Lone Mothers Moving In and Out of Benefit. York Publishing Services for Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
  • Noble, Michael, Cheung, Sin Yi, & Smith, George  (1998) 'Origins and Destinations: Social Security Claimant Dynamics' Journal of Social Policy 27 (3).
  • Noble, Michael with Coren, Esther (1998) 'Unmet need: A contradiction in terms?' Social Services Research vol 1 pp 1 - 13.
  • Noble, Michael & Wright, Gemma (1997) 'Indicators of Rural Poverty' BURISA 131.
  • Noble, Michael & Platt, Lucinda (1997) 'The Spread of Disability Living Allowance' Disability and Society,Vol 12 No 5 pp 741 - 751.
  • Noble, M. & Wright, G (1997) 'Using HB/CTB data to measure poverty' Anti Poverty Matters ( Issue 13, Local Government Anti Poverty Unit 1997.
  • Noble, Michael with Daly, Michael (1996) 'The reach of disability benefits : an examination of the Disability Living Allowance' Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 18 (1) pp 37 - 51.
  • Noble, Michael & Smith, George (1996) 'Two nations? Changing patterns of income and wealth in two contrasting areas' in Hills, J New Inequalities, Cambridge University Press.
  • Smith, Teresa., & Noble, Michael., with Barlow, Jane., Sharland, Elaine., & Smith, George. (1995) Education Divides: Poverty and Schooling in the 1990s. London, Child Poverty Action Group.
  • Noble, M., Cheung, S Y., Smith, G., & Smith, T. (1995) 'Using Census Data to predict Income Support Dependency'. Policy and Politics vol 23 no 4 pp 327 - 333.