Publications
School exclusions and youth custody (2025), with G. Buchmueller, C. Cathro, R. Dorsett, A. Sutherland, G. Tagliaferri, Journal of Quantitative Criminology
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
Buchmueller, G., Dorsett, R., Oppedisano, V., Prashar, N. (2026). Self-employment among young people: prevalence and outcomes. University of Westminster. Youth Futures Foundation. [Available online]
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]
Work in progress
“Peer effects in youth custody”, with R. Dorsett, E. Gorman, G. Morando, D. Thomson, M. Zhang, R&R Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization
“The timing of school exclusions and its consequences for peers’ outcomes”, with R. Dorsett, D. Thomson, M. Zhang, IZA Discussion Paper No. 18599, blog post
“Restoring resilience: a trial of meditation to reduce distress and absenteeism in ambulance workers” with G. Conti
“Out of sight: exclusions, managed moves and Alternative Provision placement”, with L. Chen R. Dorsett, D. Thomson
Working Papers
On Cross-Country Heterogeneity of Selection into Private Schooling (2012) with G. Bertola and D. Checchi
School Voucher: a Theoretical Analysis and an Empirical Experiment on Lombardy. Quaderni dell’Istituto di Economia e Finanza, Catholic University (2004)