Publications
School exclusions and youth custody (2025), with G. Buchmueller, C. Cathro, R. Dorsett, A. Sutherland, G. Tagliaferri, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, forthcoming
A Demonstration Study of the Quiet Time Transcendental Meditation Program (2022), with G. Conti, O. Doyle and P. Fearon, Frontiers in Psychology: Education, 6130 (podcast)
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Sibling Effects in Household Formation (2016), with A. Aparicio, Review of Economics of the Household, Vol. 14:4. Link
Should Cash Transfer be Conditional? Conditionality, Preventive Care, and Health Outcomes (2015) with O. Attanasio and M. V. Hernandez, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 7:2
Fostering Household Formation: Evidence from a Spanish Rental Subsidy (2015) with A. Aparicio, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contributions, Vol. 15:1 (see post)
What Are the Causes of Educational Inequality and its Evolution over Time? Evidence from PISA (2015) with G. Turati, Education Economics, Vol. 23:1
Higher Education Expansion and Unskilled Labour Market Outcomes (2014) Economics of Education Review, Vol. 40
The Surprising Effect of Larger Class Size: Evidence using Two Identification Strategies (2013) with K. Denny, Labour Economics, Vol. 23:4
The (Adverse) Effects of Expanding Higher Education: Evidence from Italy (2011) Economics of Education Review, Vol. 30:5
Private School Quality in Italy (2007) with G. Bertola and D. Checchi, Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia Vol. 66:3.
Policy reports
Oppedisano, V., Poet, H., Zhang, M. Lord P., Styles B. and Dorsett, R. (2022). Evaluation of Year 1 of the Tuition Partners Programme: Impact Evaluation Report for Year 11. Evaluation Report: An exploration of impact in Year 11. NFER and University of Westminster. Part of an overarching evaluation of year 1 of the Tuition Partners programme, conducted by NFER, the University of Westminster and Kantar Public. Either: London: Education Endowment Foundation [Available online]
Poet, H., Oppedisano, V., Zhang, M., Lord, P., Styles, B. and Dorsett, R. (2022). Evaluation of Year 1 of the Tuition Partners Programme: Impact Evaluation for Primary Schools. Evaluation Report. NFER and University of Westminster. Part of an overarching evaluation of year 1 of the Tuition Partners programme, conducted by NFER, the University of Westminster and Kantar Public. Either: London: Education Endowment Foundation [Available online]
Roy, P., Oppedisano, V., Smith. A., Zhang, M., Lord, P., Marden R., Styles, B. and Dorsett, R. (2022). Evaluation of Year 1 of the Academic Mentoring Programme: Impact Evaluation for Year 11. Evaluation Report: An exploration of impact in Year 11. NFER and University of Westminster. Either: London: Education Endowment Foundation [Available online]
Working Papers
On Cross-Country Heterogeneity of Selection into Private Schooling (2012) with G. Bertola and D. Checchi
Open Universities Admission Policies and Drop out Rates in Europe (2009) mimeo
School Voucher: a Theoretical Analysis and an Empirical Experiment on Lombardy. Quaderni dell’Istituto di Economia e Finanza, Catholic University (2004)
Work in progress
“Peer effects in youth custody”, with R. Dorsett, E. Gorman, G. Morando, D. Thomson, M. Zhang, submitted
“Beyond the disruptor: how peer exclusion shapes students’ outcomes”, with R. Dorsett, D. Thomson, M. Zhang
“Back in class: peer effects of reintegrating excluded students”, with R. Dorsett, D. Thomson, M. Zhang
“Restoring resilience: a trial of meditation to reduce distress and absenteeism in ambulance workers” with G. Conti