Among the work he has published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals are a series of papers on crime and punishment, drug-gang finance, penalty kicks in soccer, money and elections, drunken driving, and the effect of ideology as opposed to voter preferences on the policies supported by politicians.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is among a range of bodies that have submitted research papers to leading peer-reviewed scientific journals, whose findings are based on data collated by volunteers.

BBC: Volunteers 'vital to science data collection'