Publications

Identification of dynamic latent factor models of skill formation with translog production, with Ronni Pavan and Joshua Kinsler, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2022, vol. 37(6): 1256-1265. Link 

Academic and non-Academic Investments at University: the Role of Expectations, Preferences and Constraints, with Adeline Delavande and Angus Holford, Journal of Econometrics, 2022, vol. 231(1): 74-97. Link 

For some Luck matters More. The Impact of the Great Recession on Early Careers of Graduates from Different Socio-Economic Backgrounds, with Greta Morando, Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, vol. 74 (3): 869–893.  Link 

Quantity and Quality of Childcare and Children’s Educational Outcomes, with Jo Blanden, Kirstine Hansen and Birgitta Rabe. Journal of Population Economics, 2022, vol. 35: 785–828. Link 

Smoking Behaviour and Individual Well-Being: a Fresh Look at the Effects of the 2005 Public Smoking Ban in Italy, with Daniela Vuri, Oxford Economic Papers, 2018, vol. 70(3): 741–762. Link 

Universal Pre-school Education: the Case of Public Funding with Private Provision, with Jo Blanden, Sandra McNally and Birgitta Rabe, Economic Journal, 2016, vol. 126(592): 682-723. Link 

Early Maternal Time Investment and Early Child Outcomes, with Marco Francesconi, Yvonne Kelly and Amanda Sacker, Economic Journal, 2016, vol. 126(October): F96-F135. Link 

The Long-Run Effects of Attending an Elite Secondary School: Evidence from the UK, with Damon Clark, ISER Working Paper 2014-05, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, vol. 8(1): 1–28. Link 

Fertility and Economic Instability: the Role of Unemployment and Job Displacement, with Rudolf Winter-Ebmer and Andrea Weber, Journal of Population Economics, 2015, vol. 28(2): 463-478. Link 

Intra-family Resources Allocations: A Dynamic Model of Birth Weight, with John Ermisch and Marco Francesconi, Journal of Labor Economics, 2012, vol. 30(3): 657-706. Link 

Clash of Career and Family: Fertility Decisions after Job Displacement, with Rudolf Winter-Ebmer and Andrea Weber, Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, vol 10(4): 659-683. Link 

What Role for the Home Learning Environment and Parenting in Reducing the Socioeconomic Gradient in Child Development? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study, with Yvonne Kelly, Amanda Sacker. Marco Francesconi and Michael Marmot, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2011, vol. 96: 832-837. Link 

Job Mobility and the Gender Wage Gap in Italy, with Daniela Vuri, Labour Economics, 2011, vol. 18: 130-142. Link 

Do Wages Compensate for Anticipated Working Time Restrictions? Evidence from Seasonal Employment in Austria, with Andrea Weber, Journal of Labor Economics, 2008, vol. 26(1): 181-221. Link