Research

 PUBLICATIONS (published and accepted)

Where versus What? Estimating the value added of colleges and the returns to field of study” - with Aucejo, E. and Hupkau, C. Accepted at the Journal of Human Resources 

        In the media: Evening Standard, Times Education Supplement

Labour Market Shocks and Parental Investments during the Covid-19 Pandemic” - with Hupkau, C., Isphording, I., and Machin, S. CEP Covid-19 Series; IZA DP 14000. Labour Economics, 2023.


Work and children in Spain: Challenges and opportunities for equality between men and women”, with Hupkau, C.  Journal of the Spanish Economic Association-SERIEs, 2021.

In the media: El Pais (1,2), El Economista, Cinco Dias, ElDiario.es, Ara, 20minutos, Business Insider, La Ser (interview)

The Effects of Parental Job Loss on Children's Outcomes”. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, 2021.  

"Gender, Achievement and Subject Choice in English Education" - with Cavaglia, C., Machin, S., and McNally, S. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Volume 36(4), 2020.

Entry Through the Narrow Door: The Costs of Just Failing High Stakes Exams” - with Machin, S. and McNally, S. Journal of Public Economics, Volume 190, 2020.

          In the media: Times Education Supplement, The Times

Job Loss at Home: Children’s Grades during the Great Recession in Spain”. Journal of the Spanish Economic Association-SERIEs, 11:243–286, 2020.  

           In the media: El Pais, La Vanguardia, La Repubblica, 20 Minutos (print version), and other Spanish newspapers.

Intergenerational Effects of Employment Protection Reforms”. Labour Economics, Volume 62, January 2020. 

     Available also here: LSE Research Online

Teaching Assistants, Computers and Classroom Management” - with Johnson, H., McNally, S., Rolfe, H., Savage, R., Vousden, J. and Wood, C. Labour Economics, Volume 58, June 2019.

            In the media: Times Education Supplement

Post-Compulsory Education in England: Choices and Implications", with Hupkau C., McNally, S., and Ventura, G. National Institute Economic Review, No.240, May 2017. 

            In the media: The Guardian, Times Education Supplement, FE Week.

The Effects of Regulatory Stringency and Risk Sensitivity on Banks”, with Argimón I., Journal of Banking Regulation, 2011 (12), p.144-166. Previous discussion paper: Banco de España Working Paper No. 1029


    WORK IN PROGRESS

The making of civic virtues: a school-based experiment in three countries” – with S. Briole, M. Gurgand & E. Maurin, S. McNally, & D. Santin; as part of a project funded by EU (EACEA No 34/2015). CEP DP 1830. Revise & Resubmit at American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

“English vs Maths: Medium-term consequences of failing high-stake exams” – with Machin, S. and McNally, S.

"Paternity leave and child development" - with Lidia Farré, Libertad González and Claudia Hupkau. 


“Evidence of tutoring, mentoring and support programs for the improvement of reading and mathematics competences” - With Caterina Calsamiglia, Javier García-Brazales, Giacomo di Giorgi and Davide Viviano.



    OTHER REPORTS and OCCASIONAL WORKING PAPERS

"School qualifications and youth custody" – with Machin, S. and McNally, S. CEP Occasional Papers, 2023. 

“Effectiveness of CEOs in the Public Sector: Evidence from Further Education Colleges” - with Terrier, C. and Van Effenterre, C. CVER Briefing Note 005, 2017.

In the media: Times Education Supplement 

“ABRA: Online Reading Support”, Evaluation Report for the Education Endowment Foundation, October 2016 (updated addendum report on March 2018)

            

“Gross earning inequalities in OECD countries and major non-member economies: determinants and future scenarios”, with Braconier H., Economics department working papers No.1139, OECD, 2014.