CVER | Publications

CEP discussion paper
Family Background and the Responses to Higher SAT Scores Georg Graetz, Oskar Nordström Skans and Björn Öckert
June 2020
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JEL Classification: I21; I23; J62

Tags: educational choice; intergenerational transmission of education; regression discontinuity design

CEP discussion paper
Disrupted Schooling: Impacts on Achievement from the Chilean School Occupations Piero Montebruno
May 2020
Paper No' CEPDP1696:
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JEL Classification: I21; I26; J24; J52

Tags: chilean winter; instructional time; protests; educational outcomes; school occupations; missing school days; riots; human capital investment

CEP Covid-19 analysis
Covid-19 school shutdowns: What will they do to our children's education? Andrew Eyles, Steve Gibbons and Piero Montebruno
May 2020
Paper No' CEPCOVID-19-001:
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Tags: schools; school closures; covid-19; education; disadvantaged children

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In brief...Mismatched students and universities Gill Wyness and colleagues find that many disadvantaged students attend less academically prestigious courses than their A-level attainment merits. Gill Wyness
March 2020
Paper No' CEPCP573:
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CentrePiece 25 (1) Spring 2020

JEL Classification: I22; I23; I28

Tags: higher education; educational economics; college choice; mismatch; undermatch

This article summarises 'Inequalities in Student to Course Match: Evidence from Linked Administrative Data' by Stuart Campbell, Lindsey Macmillan, Richard Murphy and Gill Wyness, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1647

CEP election analysis
#GE2019Economists: The Research Evidence on Key issues for Voters in the 2019 UK General Election
December 2019
Paper No' CEPEA056:
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Tags: uk 2019 general election; uk economy; labour market; brexit economics; immigration; social mobility; education and skills; people; places and politics; housing; energy and climate change; health and social care; policing and crime

CEP election analysis
Education and Skills Jo Blanden, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
November 2019
Paper No' CEPEA050:
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Tags: education; skills; international rankings; austerity; poor performing schools

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In brief...The long-term effects of financial distress in childhood Marta Barazzetta, Andrew Clark and Conchita D'Ambrosio
November 2019
Paper No' CEPCP565:
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CentrePiece 24 (3) Autumn 2019

JEL Classification: I31; I32; D60

Tags: income; financial problems; child outcomes; subjective well-being; behaviour; education; alspac

This article summarises 'Childhood Circumstances and Young Adulthood Outcomes: The Role of Mothers' Financial Problems' by Andrew Clark, Conchita D’Ambrosio and Marta Barazzetta, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1609

CEP discussion paper
Understanding Day Care Enrolment Gaps Jonas Jessen, Sophia Schmitz and Sevrin Waights
September 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1650:
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JEL Classification: I24; J13

Tags: child care; early education; inequality; socio—economic status; discrimination; synthetic control

Journal article
The end of free college in England: Implications for enrolments, equity, and quality Richard Murphy, Judith Scott-Clayton and Gill Wyness August 2019
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Tags: financial aid; higher education; inequality; tuition fees;

CEP discussion paper
Inequalities in Student to Course Match: Evidence from Linked Administrative Data Stuart Campbell, Lindsey Macmillan, Richard Murphy and Gill Wyness August 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1647:
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JEL Classification: I22; I23; I28

Tags: higher education; educational economics; college choice; mismatch; undermatch

CEP discussion paper
Widening the High School Curriculum to Include Soft Skill Training: Impacts on Health, Behaviour, Emotional Wellbeing and Occupational Aspirations Grace Lordan and Alistair McGuire July 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1630:
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JEL Classification: I18; I20

Tags: soft skills; health related quality of life; character; high school curriculum; personal; social; health and economic education

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Healthy Minds: the positive impact of a new school curriculum Grace Lordan and Alistair McGuire
July 2019
Paper No' CEPCP558:
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CentrePiece 24 (2) Summer 2019

Tags: healthy minds; hm; health education; uk secondary schools; social and emotional learning; relationships; healthy living

This article summarises the evaluation of Healthy Minds by Grace Lordan and Alistair McGuire

Journal article
Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen June 2019
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Tags: management; hospitals; mortality; education

CEP discussion paper
Education and Geographical Mobility: The Role of the Job Surplus Michael Amior
May 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1616:
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JEL Classification: J61; J64; R23

Tags: geographical mobility; job search; education

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Childhood circumstances and young adult outcomes: the role of parental financial problems
April 2019
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Tags: cep; economy and society; featured; lse comment; austerity; childhood poverty; economics; economy; education; housing; life chances; life outcomes; mental health; opportunities; outcomes; parents; poverty; resources

CEP discussion paper
Childhood Circumstances and Young Adulthood Outcomes: The Role of Mothers' Financial Problems Marta Barazzetta, Andrew E. Clark and Conchita D'Ambrosio March 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1609:
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JEL Classification: I31; I32; D60

Tags: income; financial problems; child outcomes; subjective well-being; behaviour; education; alspac

CentrePiece article
Aid: it’s not just about the money Peter Boone
November 2018
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CentrePiece 23 (3) Autumn 2018

Tags: education; health; africa; india; effective interventions

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Universities and industrial strategy in the UK Ghazala Azmat, Richard Murphy, Anna Valero and Gill Wyness
November 2018
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CentrePiece 23 (3) Autumn 2018

Tags: higher education; universities; industrial strategy; growth; innovation

This article summarises ‘Universities and Industrial Strategy in the UK: Review of Evidence and Implications for Policy’, by Ghazala Azmat, Richard Murphy, Anna Valero and Gill Wyness, CEP Industrial Strategy Paper No. 6, October 2018

Journal article
Does Additional Spending Help Urban Schools? An Evaluation Using Boundary Discontinuities Steve Gibbons, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo October 2018
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JEL Classification: H52;I21;R0

Tags: education; spending; schools; urban

CEP industrial strategy
Universities and Industrial Strategy in the UK: Review of Evidence and Implications for Policy Ghazala Azmat, Richard Murphy, Anna Valero and Gill Wyness October 2018
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JEL Classification: I23; I26; J24; O25; O30

Tags: higher education; universities; industrial strategy; growth; innovation

CEP industrial strategy
Do Apprenticeships Pay? Evidence for England Chiara Cavaglia, Sandra McNally and Guglielmo Ventura
September 2018
Paper No' CEPIS03:
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JEL Classification: I20; I28; J24

Tags: apprenticeship; vocational education

This paper has been published as:
CVER Research Paper 015

CEP discussion paper
Who Teaches the Teachers? A RCT of Peer-to-Peer Observation and Feedback in 181 Schools Richard Murphy, Felix Weinhardt and Gill Wyness August 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1565:
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JEL Classification: I21; I28; M53

Tags: education; teachers; rct; peer mentoring

CentrePiece article
Higher education funding reforms in England Ghazala Azmat and Stefania Simion
July 2018
Paper No' CEPCP536:
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CentrePiece 23 (2) Summer 2018

JEL Classification: I22; I23; I29; J30

Tags: higher education; tuition fees; means-tested support; career choices; career outcomes

This article summarises ‘Higher Education Funding Reforms: A Comprehensive Analysis of Educational and Labour Market Outcomes in England’ by Ghazala Azmat and Stefania Simion, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1529, February 2018.

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Nursery attendance and children's outcomes Jo Blanden, Emilia Del Bono, Kirstine Hansen, Sandra McNally and Birgitta Rabe
March 2018
Paper No' CEPCP524:
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CentrePiece 23 (1) Spring 2018

Tags: childcare quality; educational attainment

Jo Blanden, Kirstine Hansen and Sandra McNally (2017a) ‘Quality in Early Years Settings and Children’s School Achievement’, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1468, February 2017.

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Is there a payoff to apprenticeships for young people? Chiara Cavaglia, Sandra McNally and Guglielmo Ventura
March 2018
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CentrePiece 23 (1) Spring 2018

Tags: apprenticeships; labour markets; education; vocational education; wages

This article summarises ‘Apprenticeships for Young People in England: Is there a Payoff?’ by Chiara Cavaglia, Sandra McNally and Guglielmo Ventura, Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER) Discussion Paper No. 10, November 2017

Journal article
‘Making it count’: incentives, student effort and performance Arnaud Chevalier, Peter Dolton and Melanie Lührmann
February 2018
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Tags: effort; effort displacement; higher education; incentive;

CEP discussion paper
Higher Education Funding Reforms: A Comprehensive Analysis of Educational and Labour Market Outcomes in England Ghazala Azmat and Stefania Simion February 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1529:
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JEL Classification: I22; I23; I29; J30

Tags: higher education; tuition fees; means-tested support; career choices; career outcomes

CEP discussion paper
Oil Discoveries and Education Spending in the Postbellum South Stephan E. Maurer
January 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1526:
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JEL Classification: I2; N3; Q3

Tags: oil; education; race; rosenwald; local public finances; resource booms; teachers

CEP discussion paper
The Social Origins of Inventors Philippe Aghion, Ufuk Akcigit, Ari Hyytinen and Otto Toivanen
December 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1522:
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JEL Classification: O31; I24; J18

Tags: inventors; innovation; social mobility; iq; education; parental background

This paper has been published as:
'On the Returns to Invention within Firms: Evidence from Finland', Philippe Aghion, Ufuk Akcigit, Ari Hyytinen and Otto Toivanen, AEA Papers and Proceedings, Volume 108, May 2018

CEP discussion paper
It's Time to Learn: Understanding the Differences in Returns to Instruction Time Andrés Barrios Fernandez and Giulia Bovini
December 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1521:
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JEL Classification: I28; I24; I20

Tags: instruction time; education reform; heterogeneous effects; charter schools

Parliamentary inquiry or consultation
CVER Submission to Economic Affairs Committee - Economics of higher, further and technical education inquiry Sandra McNally October 2017
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Tags: post-16; further education; training

CEP discussion paper
The End of Free College in England: Implications for Quality, Enrolments and Equity Richard Murphy, Judith Scott-Clayton and Gill Wyness October 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1501:
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JEL Classification: I22; I23; I28

Tags: higher education; financial aid; tuition fees; inequality

CEP discussion paper
Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen September 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1500:
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JEL Classification: M1; I1

Tags: management; hospitals; mortality; education

CentrePiece article
In brief...Career opportunities Sandra McNally
July 2017
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CentrePiece 22 (2) Summer 2017

Tags: labour market outcomes; educational investment; career advice

This article summarises ‘How Important is Career Information and Advice?’ by Sandra McNally, a contribution to IZA World of Labor.

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The end of free college in England Richard Murphy, Judith Scott-Clayton and Gill Wyness
July 2017
Paper No' CEPCP503:
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CentrePiece 22 (2) Summer 2017

Tags: free college; further education; policy; education finance

This article summarises ‘Lessons from the End of Free College in England’ by Richard Murphy, Judith Scott-Clayton and Gill Wyness, published by Brookings.

CEP election analysis
#GE2017Economists: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2017 UK General Election Stephen Machin and Romesh Vaitilingam June 2017
Paper No' CEPEA044:
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Tags: uk 2017 general election; brexit; nhs; education; immigration; climate change; industrial strategy; regional development; real wages; living standards

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CEP election analysis
Education and Skills: The UK Policy Agenda Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
June 2017
Paper No' CEPEA041:
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Tags: education; expenditure; post-16 education; tuition fees; skills; apprentices

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CentrePiece article
In brief... What can be done to help low-achieving teenagers? Dominique Goux, Marc Gurgand and Eric Maurin
March 2017
Paper No' CEPCP499:
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CentrePiece 22 (1) Spring 2017

Tags: education objectives; education choices

This paper has been published as:
Adjusting your dreams? High school plans and dropout behaviour, Dominique Goux, Marc Gurgand and Eric Maurin, The Economic Journal Volume 127, Issue 602, June 2017

CEP report
UK Growth: A New Chapter Philippe Aghion, Terra Allas, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Davies, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Stephen Machin, G.I.P. Ottaviano, Christopher Pissarides, Isabelle Roland, Xavier Rolet, N Stern and Anna Valero February 2017
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Tags: gdp; innovation; infrasstructure; uk economy; skills; apprenticeships; education; government policy

CEP discussion paper
Quality in Early Years Settings and Children’s School Achievement Jo Blanden, Kirstine Hansen and Sandra McNally
February 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1468:
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JEL Classification: J13; I20

Tags: childcare quality; educational attainment

CentrePiece article
Studying science: the impact of school curriculum on degree choice Marta De Philippis
December 2016
Paper No' CEPCP493:
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CentrePiece 21 (3) Winter 2016

JEL Classification: J16; J24; I28; I21

Tags: university education; high school curriculum; stem

This article summarises ‘STEM Graduates and Secondary School Curriculum: Does More Exposure to Science Matter?’ by Marta De Philippis, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1443, August 2016.

CentrePiece article
Primary academies in England Andrew Eyles, Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally
December 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (3) Winter 2016

JEL Classification: I20; I21; I28

Tags: academies; pupil performance; primary education

More details on the research discussed here are in ‘Unexpected School Reform: Academisation of Primary Schools in England', Andrew Eyles, Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1445, November 2016.

CentrePiece article
Post-16 educational choices in England Claudia Hupkau, Sandra McNally, Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela and Guglielmo Ventura
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

JEL Classification: I20; I24; I28

Tags: vocational education; apprenticeships; progression routes

This article summarises ‘Post-Compulsory Education in England: Choices and Implications’ by Claudia Hupkau, Sandra McNally, Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela and Guglielmo Ventura, CVER Discussion Paper No. 1, July 2016.

CentrePiece article
Faster broadband: are there any educational benefits? Benjamin Faber, Rosa Sanchis-Guarner and Felix Weinhardt
October 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (2) Autumn 2016

Tags: internet; broadband; educational attainment; information and communication technology

This article summarises ‘ICT and Education: Evidence from Student Home Addresses’ by Benjamin Faber, Rosa Sanchis-Guarner and Felix Weinhardt, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1359.

Journal article
Peer Effects: Evidence from Secondary School Transition in England Steve Gibbons and Shqiponja Telhaj
August 2016
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Tags: education

CEP discussion paper
STEM Graduates and Secondary School Curriculum: Does Early Exposure to Science Matter? Marta De Philippis
August 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1443:
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JEL Classification: J16; J24; I28; I21

Tags: university education; high school curriculum; stem

CEP discussion paper
Powering Education Fadi Hassan and Paolo Lucchino
July 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1438:
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JEL Classification: O12; I25; C93

Tags: randomised controlled trial; solar lamps; education; energy access; spillover effects; randomised saturation design

CentrePiece article
in brief... Children's reading: evaluating a new teaching method Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo
June 2016
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: education; synthetic phonics; reading; education attainment; government policy

This article summarises ‘“Teaching to Teach” Literacy’ by Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1425, April 2016.

Parliamentary inquiry or consultation
Response to the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy for the Apprenticeships Inquiry K Hadjivassilou, Claudia Hupkau, Steven McIntosh, Sandra McNally, Stefan Speckesser and Guglielmo Ventura March 2016
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Tags: education; skills; economy; apprenticeships

CEP discussion paper
State Capacity and Public Goods: Institutional change, Human Capital and Growth in Early Modern Germany Jeremiah Dittmar and Ralph R. Meisenzahl March 2016
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JEL Classification: I25; N13; O11; O43

Tags: state capacity; institutions; growth; education; human capital; persistence

CentrePiece article
In brief... The rewards for getting a good degree Robin Naylor, Jeremy Smith and Shqiponja Telhaj
February 2016
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CentrePiece 20 (3) Winter 2015/2016

JEL Classification: J31; J24; I23; D82

Tags: graduate returns; higher education participation; ability composition

This article summarises ‘Graduate Returns, Degree Class Premia and Higher Education Expansion in the UK’ by Robin Naylor, Jeremy Smith and Shqiponja Telhaj, CEP Discussion Paper No.1392, November 2015.

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Crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards evidence-based policies Laura Jaitman and Stephen Machin
February 2016
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CentrePiece 20 (3) Winter 2015/2016

Tags: crime; crime prevention; youth crime; education; policing; latin america; caribbean; government policies

Parliamentary inquiry or consultation
Response to the Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy for the Careers Advice Inquiry Sandra McNally
January 2016
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Tags: education; skills; economy

CEP discussion paper
Testing Means-Tested Aid Richard Murphy and Gill Wyness
December 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1396:
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JEL Classification: I22; I23; I28

Tags: higher education; financial aid; degree completion

CEP discussion paper
The youngest Get the Pill: ADHD Misdiagnosis and the Production of Education in Germany Hannes Schwandt and Amelie Wuppermann December 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1394:
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JEL Classification: I1; I2; J1

Tags: adhd; misdiagnosis; age cut-off; education

CEP discussion paper
Graduate Returns, Degree Class Premia and Higher Education Expansion in the UK Robin Naylor, Jeremy Smith and Shqiponja Telhaj November 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1392:
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JEL Classification: J31; J24; I23; D82

Tags: graduate returns; higher education participation; ability composition

This paper has been published as:
Graduate returns, degree class premia and higher education expansion in the UK, Robin Naylor, Jeremy Smith and Shqiponja Telhaj, Oxford Economic Papers, Volume 68, Issue 2, April 2016

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
ICT and Education: Evidence from Student Home Addresses Benjamin Faber, Rosa Sanchis-Guarner and Felix Weinhardt
October 2015
Paper No' SERCDP0186:
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JEL Classification: F66; I20; D83

Tags: education; information and communication technology; internet

CEP discussion paper
Crime, Compulsory Schooling Laws and Education Brian Bell, Rui Costa and Stephen Machin
October 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1374:
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JEL Classification: I2; K42

Tags: crime; education; compulsory schooling laws

CEP discussion paper
New Media, Competition and Growth: European Cities After Gutenberg Jeremiah Dittmar
August 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1365:
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JEL Classification: L1; N13; N33; N93; O11; O18; O33

Tags: information technology; io; media; growth; history; business education

CentrePiece article
In brief... Making a difference in education Robert Cassen, Sandra McNally and Anna Vignoles
July 2015
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CentrePiece 20 (1) Summer 2015

Tags: education; school resources; education funding; government policy

This paper has been published as:
Making a Difference in Education: What the Evidence Says by Robert Cassen, Sandra McNally and Anna Vignoles is published by Routledge.

CEP discussion paper
ICT and Education: Evidence from Student Home Addresses Benjamin Faber, Rosa Sanchis-Guarner and Felix Weinhardt
June 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1359:
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JEL Classification: F66; I20; D83

Tags: education; information and communication technology; internet

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Making a Difference in Education Robert Cassen, Sandra McNally and Anna Vignoles
April 2015
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Tags: education

CEP election analysis
#ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election Ghazala Azmat, Brian Bell, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Swati Dhingra, Christian Hilber, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, Ralf Martin, Alistair McGuire, Sandra McNally, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Henry Overman, Isabelle Roland, Thomas Sampson, Anna Valero, John Van Reenen, Jonathan Wadsworth, Gill Wyness and Gabriel Zucman April 2015
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Tags: 2015 uk general election; government policy; austerity; productivity; health; nhs; education; higher education; immigration; brexit; eu; inequality; real wages; unemployment; gender; management; productivity; uk housing; environment; climate change; uk cities; infrastructure; taxation

CEP election analysis
Paying for Higher Education Gill Wyness
March 2015
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Tags: higher education; university fees; government policy; post graduate; #electioneconomics

CEP election analysis
Schools: The Evidence on Academies, Resources and Pupil Performance Sandra McNally
March 2015
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Tags: uk; education; government policy; academies; teaching; educational resources; #electioneconomics

CEP discussion paper
Why are Higher Skilled Workers More Mobile Geographically? The Role of the Job Surplus Michael Amior
March 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1338:
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JEL Classification: J24; J61; J64

Tags: internal migration; job search; education; skills

CEP election analysis
Immigration and the UK Labour Market Jonathan Wadsworth
February 2015
Paper No' CEPEA019:
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Tags: immigration; european union; uk; government policy; education; labour market; jobs; wages

CEP discussion paper
Schooling, Nation Building and Industrialization: A Gellnerian Approach Esther Hauk and Javier Ortega
February 2015
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JEL Classification: D02; I2; N00; O14

Tags: nation-building; education; industrialization

CentrePiece article
Educational efficiency: value for money in public spending on schools Peter Dolton, Oscar Marcenaro Gutierrez and Adam Still
January 2015
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CentrePiece 19 (3) Winter 2015

Tags: education; policy; funding; quality measures; educational efficiency

CentrePiece article
Improving education in two extremely poor regions: triumph and tragedy Peter Boone
October 2014
Paper No' CEPCP427:
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CentrePiece 19 (2) Autumn 2014

Tags: india; west africa; education

CEP discussion paper
Education and Health Knowledge: Evidence from UK Compulsory Schooling Reforms David W. Johnston, Grace Lordan, Michael A. Shields and Agne Suziedelyte September 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1297:
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JEL Classification: I20; I10; I12

Tags: education; health; knowledge; compulsory schooling; causality

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Neighbourhood Turnover and Teenage Attainment Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt
August 2014
Paper No' SERCDP0163:
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JEL Classification: C21; I20; R23

Tags: education; neighbourhood; turnover; social capital

This paper has been published as:
'Neighbourhood Turnover and Teenage Attainment', Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt,Journal of the European Economic Association, Volume 15, Issue 4, 1 August 2017

CEP policy analysis
Immigration, the European Union and the UK Labour Market Jonathan Wadsworth
May 2014
Paper No' CEPPA015:
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Tags: immigration; european union; uk; government policy; education; labour market; jobs; wages

CentrePiece article
In brief: Does management matter in schools? Renata Lemos
May 2014
Paper No' CEPCP424:
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CentrePiece 19 (1) Spring 2014

Tags: education; management; school management index; pupil outcomes; school performance

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Everybody needs good neighbours? Steve Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt
February 2014
Paper No' CEPCP415:
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CentrePiece 18 (3) Winter 2014

JEL Classification: C21; I20; H75; R23

Tags: education; behaviour; attainment; neighbourhood effects; cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes; schools

Do Neighbours Affect Teenage Outcomes? Evidence from Neighbourhood Changes in England, Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt, CEE DP 122, November 2010.
This paper has been published as:
‘Everybody Needs Good Neighbours? Evidence from Students’ Outcomes in England’, Steve Gibbons, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt, Economic Journal 123(571): 831-74.

CentrePiece article
Economics of higher education Richard Murphy and Gill Wyness
February 2014
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CentrePiece 18 (3) Winter 2014

Tags: higher education; uk; government policy

CEP discussion paper
Childhood Sporting Activities and Adult Labour-Market Outcomes Charlotte Cabane and Andrew E. Clark
December 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1253:
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JEL Classification: J24; J13; L83; I2

Tags: job characteristics; education; sport; school

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Does school spending matter? Steve Gibbons and Sandra McNally
December 2013
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CentrePiece 18 (2) Autumn 2013

Tags: education; school resources; government policy; pupil premium; education funding; inequality; oecd

This article summarises ‘The Effects of Resources Across School Phases: A Summary of Recent Evidence’ by Steve Gibbons and Sandra McNally, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1226, June 2013

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Student Satisfaction, League Tables and University Applications Stephen Gibbons, Eric Neumayer and Richard Perkins
September 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0142:
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JEL Classification: I2; D8

Tags: student satisfaction; higher education; information; university choice

This paper has been published as:
'Game of Zones: the Political Economy of Conservation Areas', Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Kristoffer Moeller, Sevrin Waights and Nicolai Wendland, The Economic Journal, Volume 127, Issue 605, October 2017

Journal article
Educational attainment across the UK nations: performance, inequality and evidence Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness June 2013
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Tags: education policy; educational inequality; evaluation; school resources

CEP discussion paper
The Effects of Resources Across School Phases: A Summary of Recent Evidence Stephen Gibbons and Sandra McNally
June 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1226:
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Tags: education; school resources; government policy; pupil premium; education funding; inequality; oecd

CentrePiece article
The UK's 'riddle of peacefulness': what explains falling crime? Mirko Draca
June 2013
Paper No' CEPCP392:
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CentrePiece 18 (1) Summer 2013

Tags: crime; police; education

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Education in Scotland: performance in a devolved policy area Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
June 2013
Paper No' CEPCP391:
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CentrePiece 18 (1) Summer 2013

Tags: scotland; education policy; devolution

This article summarises 'Education in a Devolved Scotland: A Quantitative Analysis', a report to the Economic and Social Research Council by Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness, CEP Special Paper No.30, May 2013

CEP report
Education in a Devolved Scotland: A Quantitative Analysis Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
May 2013
Paper No' CEPSP30:
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Tags: scotland; education policy; devolution

CEP discussion paper
The Surprisingly Dire Situation of Children's Education in Rural West Africa: Results from the CREO Study in Guinea-Bissau Peter Boone, Ila Fazzio, Kameshwari Jandhyala, Chitra Jayanty, Gangadhar Jayanty, Simon Johnson, Vimala Ramachandrin, Filipa Silva and Zhaoguo Zhan April 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1201:
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JEL Classification: O1; O55; I2; F35; H43

Tags: education; africa; survey results; numeracy; literacy

CEP discussion paper
When the Cat is Near, the Mice Won't Play: The Effect of External Examiners in Italian Schools Marco Bertoni, Giorgio Brunello and Lorenzo Rocco February 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1191:
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JEL Classification: C31; H52; I2

Tags: education; testing; external monitoring; indirect treatment effects

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Access All Areas? The Impact of Fees and Background on Student Demand for Postgraduate Higher Education in the UK Philip Wales February 2013
Paper No' SERCDP0128:
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JEL Classification: C25; I2; J24; D12

Tags: education; human capital; skills; consumer economics: empirical analysis

CEP report
Investing for Prosperity: Skills, Infrastructure and Innovation Philippe Aghion, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Christopher Pissarides, Nick Stern and John Van Reenen January 2013
Paper No' CEPSP28:
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Tags: gdp; innovation; infrasstructure; uk economy; skills; apprenticeships; education; government policy

CentrePiece article
Student awareness of the costs and benefits of higher education Martin McGuigan, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness
September 2012
Paper No' CEPCP376:
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CentrePiece 17 (2) Autumn 2012

JEL Classification: L2

Tags: tuition fees; information campaign; educational decisions

This article summarises 'Student Awareness of Costs and Benefits of Educational Decisions: Effects of an Information Campaign' by Martin McGuigan, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No.139, August 2012

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Big ideas: valuing schooling through house prices Steve Gibbons
September 2012
Paper No' CEPCP374:
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CentrePiece 17 (2) Autumn 2012

Tags: education; house prices

More details on the research discusssed here are in 'Houses and Schools Valuation of School Quality throught he Housing Market', CEP Occasional Paper No.29, May 2011

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Student Awareness of Costs and Benefits of Educational Decisions: Effects of an Information Campaign Marty McGuigan, Sandra McNally and Gill Wyness August 2012
Paper No' CEEDP0139:
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JEL Classification: I2

Tags: tuition fees; information campaign; educational decisions

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Trade Liberalisation Does Not Always Raise Wage Premia: Evidence from Ugandan Districts Massimiliano Calì
June 2012
Paper No' SERCDP0114:
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JEL Classification: F10; F14; F16; O12; O15

Tags: returns to education; wage inequality; uganda; trade; market reforms

CEP policy analysis
Immigration and the UK Labour Market: The latest evidence from economic research Jonathan Wadsworth
June 2012
Paper No' CEPPA014:
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Tags: immigration; government policy; education; labour market; jobs; wages

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In brief: Language barriers? The impact of non-native English speakers in the classroom Charlotte Geay, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj May 2012
Paper No' CEPCP368:
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CentrePiece 17 (1) Spring 2012

Tags: primary school education; uk; educational attainment; curriculum; immigration; language

This article summarises 'Non-native Speakers of English in the Classroom: What are the Effects on Pupil Performance?' by Charlotte Geay, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No.137, March 2012

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In brief: Urban schools: does money make a difference? Steve Gibbons, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo
May 2012
Paper No' CEPCP367:
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CentrePiece 17 (1) Spring 2012

Tags: education; government policy; pupil premium; education funding; inequality

This article summarises 'Does Additional Spending Help Urban Schools? An Evaluation Using Boundary Discontinuities', by Steve Gibbons, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 128, September 2011

Journal article
The good, the bad, and the average: Evidence on ability peer effects in schools Victor Lavy, Olmo Silva and Felix Weinhardt
April 2012
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Tags: education; rank; non-cognitive skills; peer effects

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Non-Native Speakers Of English In The Classroom: What Are The Effects On Pupil Performance? Charlotte Geay, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj March 2012
Paper No' CEEDP0137:
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Tags: language; immigration; education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Mental Health and Education Decisions Francesca Cornaglia, Elena Crivellaro and Sandra McNally
February 2012
Paper No' CEEDP0136:
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JEL Classification: I1; I2

Tags: mental health; educational attainment; drop-out

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Pupils' progress: how children's perceptions influence their efforts Amine Ouazad and Lionel Page
February 2012
Paper No' CEPCP359:
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Tags: education; uk;

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School inspections: can we trust Ofsted reports? Iftikhar Hussain
February 2012
Paper No' CEPCP358:
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CentrePiece 16 (3) Winter 2012

Tags: education; uk;

This article summarises ‘Subjective Performance Evaluation in the Public Sector: Evidence from School Inspections?’ by Iftikhar Hussain, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 135, February 2012.

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Fasting During Pregnancy and Children's Academic Performance Douglas Almond, Bhashkar Mazumder and Reyn van Ewijk
January 2012
Paper No' CEEDP0134:
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Tags: educational outcomes; pregnancy; fasting

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Students’ Perceptions of Teacher Biases: Experimental Economics in Schools Amine Ouazad and Lionel Page
January 2012
Paper No' CEEDP0133:
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Tags: teacher biases; educational achievement

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Evaluation of English Education Policies Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally
December 2011
Paper No' CEEDP0131:
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JEL Classification: I2

Tags: educational inequality; evaluation; school policies

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Do Public Colleges in Developing Countries Provide Better Education than Private ones? Evidence from General Education Sector in India Yona Rubinstein and Sheetal Sekhri December 2011
Paper No' CEEDP0130:
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JEL Classification: O15; I21; H41

Tags: private education; public education; india

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Does Skilled Migration Foster Innovative Performance? Evidence from British Local Areas Luisa Gagliardi
November 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0097:
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JEL Classification: O15; O31; I2; H22

Tags: innovation; migration; education; externalities

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
An Evaluation of “Special Educational Needs” Programmes in England Francois Keslair, Eric Maurin and Sandra McNally
November 2011
Paper No' CEEDP0129:
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JEL Classification: I2

Tags: education; special needs; evaluation;

CEP discussion paper
Gender Gaps Across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure Claudia Olivetti and Barbara Petrongolo
November 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1093:
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JEL Classification: E24; J16; J31

Tags: gender gaps; education; demand and supply; industry structure

CEP discussion paper
The Role of Educational Quality and Quantity in the Process of Economic Development Amparo Castelló-Climent and Ana Hidalgo-Cabrillana November 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1087:
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JEL Classification: I21; O11; O15; O4

Tags: quality of education; human capital composition; economic growth

CEP discussion paper
Mass Education or a Minority Well Educated Elite in the Process of Development: the Case of India Amparo Castelló-Climent and Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay November 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1086:
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JEL Classification: I28; O11; O50

Tags: distribution of education; attainment levels; economic growth; panel data

CentrePiece article
Teachers' Pay and Pupil Performance Peter Dolton and Oscar Marcenaro Gutierrez
October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP352:
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CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011

Tags: incentive systems; merit pay; education; teacher salaries; pupil outcome

This article summarises 'If You Pay Peanuts, Do You Get Monkeys? A Cross-Country Analysis of Teacher Pay and Pupil Performance' by Peter Dolton and Oscar Marcenaro-Gutierrez, Economic Policy 26(65): 5-55, January 2011

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The Boom in Postgraduate Education and Its Impact on Wage Inequality Joanne Lindley and Stephen Machin
October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP351:
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CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011

JEL Classification: J24; J31

Tags: postgraduate education; computers

This article summarises 'Rising Wage Inequality and Postgraduate Education' by Joanne Lindley and Stephen Machin, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1075

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In brief... House Prices and School Quality: Evidence from State and Private Education in Paris Gabrielle Fack and Julien Grenet October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP350:
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CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011

Tags: school catchment areas; france; private education; public education; housing; house prices

This article summarises 'When do Better Schools Raise Housing Prices? Evidence from Paris Public and Private Schools' by Gabrielle Fack and Julien Grenet, Centre for the Economics of Education Discussion Paper No. 119

CentrePiece article
Young People Without Qualifications: How 'Headline Numbers' Shape Policy and Aspiration Hilary Steedman
October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP349:
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Tags: apprenticeships; education; policy making; youth unemployment

The article is based on Les élèves sans qualification: La France et les pays de l’OCDE by Ekaterina Melnik, Martine Möbus, Noémie Olympio. Hilary Steedman, Rémi Tréhin-Lalanne and Eric Verdier, a study commissioned by the HCE and coordinated by Eric Verdier and Hilary Steedman.

CEP discussion paper
Fear and the Response to Terrorism: An Economic Analysis Gary S. Becker and Yona Rubinstein
September 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1079:
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JEL Classification: F52; Z10

Tags: economics; psychology; education

CEP discussion paper
The Minimum Wage and Inequality - The Effects of Education and Technology Zsófia L. Bárány
September 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1076:
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JEL Classification: E24; E65; J31

Tags: minimum wage; education; technology; wage inequality

CEP discussion paper
Rising Wage Inequality and Postgraduate Education Joanne Lindley and Stephen Machin
September 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1075:
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JEL Classification: J24; J31

Tags: wage inequality; postgraduate education; computers

This paper has been published as:
The Rising Postgraduate Wage Premium, Joanne Lindley and Stephen Machin, Economica, Volume 83, Issue 330, April 2016

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Does Additional Spending Help Urban Schools? An Evaluation Using Boundary Discontinuities Stephen Gibbons, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo September 2011
Paper No' CEEDP0128:
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JEL Classification: R0; I21; H52;

Tags: urban schools; education; resources;

This paper has been published as:
Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) Discussion Paper No. 90

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
From Grants to Loans and Fees: The Demand for Post-Compulsory Education in England and Wales from 1955 to 2008 Peter Dolton and Li Lin September 2011
Paper No' CEEDP0127:
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JEL Classification: J08; I22; I28

Tags: post compulsory education; student finance; structural change

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Does Additional Spending Help Urban Schools? An Evaluation Using Boundary Discontinuities Stephen Gibbons, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo August 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0090:
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JEL Classification: R0; I21; H52

Tags: urban schools; education; resources

CEP discussion paper
A Model for the Delivery of Evidence-Based PSHE (Personal Wellbeing) in Secondary Schools John Coleman, Daniel Hale and Richard Layard August 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1071:
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JEL Classification: I1; I18; I2

Tags: health education; social-emotional learning; life-skills; prevention

Journal article
Faith primary schools: Better schools or better pupils? Steve Gibbons and Olmo Silva
July 2011
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Tags: education; religion; faith schools; educational attainment

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Impact of Tuition Fees and Support on University Participation in the UK Lorraine Dearden, Emla Fitzsimons and Gill Wyness July 2011
Paper No' CEEDP0126:
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JEL Classification: I21; I22; I28

Tags: university participation; higher education funding policies; tuition fees; maintenance grants; pseudo-panel

This paper has been published as:
Money for nothing: Estimating the impact of student aid on participation in higher education, Lorraine Dearden, Emla Fitzsimons and Gill Wyness, Economics of Education Review, Volume 43, December 2014

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Whether to Hire Local Contract Teachers? Trade-off Between Skills and Preferences in India Sonja Fagernäs and Panu Pelkonen
July 2011
Paper No' SERCDP0083:
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JEL Classification: H75; J24; J41; J45

Tags: discrete choice experiment; education; para-teachers; preferences; skills

CentrePiece article
Fees and loathing: higher education finance and university participation Gill Wyness
June 2011
Paper No' CEPCP343:
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CentrePiece 16 (1) Summer 2011

JEL Classification: I22; I23; I29; J24

Tags: wage differentials; returns to education

External publication
The Effect of Tracking Students by Ability into Different Schools: A Natural Experiment - FEEM Working Paper Nina Guyon, Eric Maurin and Sandra McNally January 2011
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JEL Classification: I12

Tags: education; tracking; selection

CEP discussion paper
Did Vietnam Veterans Get Sicker in the 1990s? The Complicated Effects of Military Service on Self-Reported Health Joshua D. Angrist, Stacey H. Chen and Brigham R. Frandsen December 2010
Paper No' CEPDP1041:
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JEL Classification: H55; H59; I12; I38; J22

Tags: public economics; social security and public pensions; health; education; welfare; labour; demographic economics

Blog
Academy schools under Labour combated disadvantage and increased pupil achievement: the coalition’s new policy may exacerbate existing inequalities November 2010
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Tags: james vernoit; public services and the welfare state; stephen machin; academy schools; cep; education policy; gcse; government; politics; uk; uk government; uk politics

CentrePiece article
Academy schools: who benefits? Stephen Machin and James Vernoit
November 2010
Paper No' CEPCP325:
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CentrePiece 15 (2) Autumn 2010

Tags: education; academy schools; schools; academies

For further reading : 'A Note on Academy School Policy', CEP Policy Analysis, Stephen Machin and James Vernoit (2010) (http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/pa011.pdf).

CentrePiece article
In brief: The state of apprenticeships Hilary Steedman
November 2010
Paper No' CEPCP324:
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CentrePiece 15 (2) Autumn 2010

Tags: education; apprenticeships

This article summarises The State of Apprenticeship in 2010 - International Comparisons: Australia, Austria, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland by Hilary Steedman, jointly published by CEP and the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network.The report is available for download at http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/special/cepsp22.pdf

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Geography or Economics? A Micro-Level Analysis of the Determinants of Degree Choice in the Context of Regional Economic Disparities in the UK Philip Wales September 2010
Paper No' SERCDP0056:
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JEL Classification: C25; I2; J24; R23

Tags: education; human capital; skills; regional labour markets

CEP report
The State of Apprenticeship in 2010: International Comparisons - Australia, Austria, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland. A Report for the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network. Hilary Steedman September 2010
Paper No' CEPSP22:
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Tags: education; apprenticeships

Blog
LSE Centre for Economic Performance – A Note on Academy School Policy
August 2010
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Tags: james vernoit; public services and the welfare state; stephen machin; academies; cep; coalition; education policy; michael gove; politics; schools; uk; uk government

CEE/Education and skills special paper
Research on the Intergenerational Links in the Every Child Matters Outcomes.Report to the Department of Children, Schools and Families Jo Blanden, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Emma Tominey August 2010
Paper No' CEESP05:
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Tags: every child matters; ecm; education

CEE/Education and skills special paper
The Determinants of Non-Cognitive and Cognitive Schooling Outcomes. Report to the Department of Children, Schools and Families Elena Meschi and Anna Vignoles August 2010
Paper No' CEESP04:
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Tags: education; bullying

CEE/Education and skills special paper
The Interdependence and Determinants of Childhood Outcomes: The Relevance for Policy. Report to the Department of Children, Schools and Families Bilal Nasim August 2010
Paper No' CEESP03:
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Tags: education; government policy

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Variation in Educational Outcomes and Policies Across Countries and of Schools within Countries Richard Freeman, Stephen Machin and Martina Viarengo August 2010
Paper No' CEEDP0117:
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JEL Classification: H5;I20;J24;J68;O15;P5

Tags: educational attainment; schools; inequality

CEE/Education and skills special paper
CEE Special Report: The Children's Workforce: A Data Scoping Study. A Report for the Department of Children, School and Family (DCSF) Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Dongshu Ou July 2010
Paper No' CEESP02:
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Tags: children's services; national child strategy; education

CEP policy analysis
A Note on Academy School Policy Stephen Machin and James Vernoit
July 2010
Paper No' CEPPA011:
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Tags: schools; education; academies

CentrePiece article
In brief: The educational background of postgrad students Stephen Machin and Richard Murphy
July 2010
Paper No' CEPCP316:
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CentrePiece 15 (1) Summer 2010

Tags: education; social mobility

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Making the UK's aid budget work better Peter Boone
July 2010
Paper No' CEPCP309:
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CentrePiece 15 (1) Summer 2010

Tags: regional aid; health; education; poverty

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In brief: Producing superstars for the economic World Cup Lant Pritchett and Martina Viarengo
July 2010
Paper No' CEPCP310:
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CentrePiece 15 (1) Summer 2010

Tags: skills; education policy; mexico; economic competition

CEP discussion paper
The Crime Reducing Effect of Education Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie and Suncica Vujic
May 2010
Paper No' CEPDP0979:
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JEL Classification: I2; K42

Tags: crime; education; offenders

This paper has been published as:
Youth Crime and Education Expansion, Stephen Machin, Olivier Marie and Suncica Vujic, German Economic Review, Volume 13, Issue 4, November 2012

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard Murphy and Yu Zhu
April 2010
Paper No' CEEDP0115:
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JEL Classification: I22; I29; J31

Tags: wage differentials; educational attainment; private schools

CEP election analysis
CEP Election Analysis 2010 - The complete Series, discussing research on some of the key policy battlegrounds of the 2010 General Election April 2010
Paper No' CEPEA017:
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Tags: immigration; crime; education; health; banks; finance; jobs; unemployment; macroeconomics; public finances; urban renewal; housing; inequality; climate change

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CEP election analysis
Evaluating Education Policies: The Evidence from Economic Research Sandra McNally
April 2010
Paper No' CEPEA008:
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Tags: education; uk; education policy; schools

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SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Moving into the Projects: Social Housing Neighbourhoods and School Performance in England Felix Weinhardt
February 2010
Paper No' SERCDP0044:
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JEL Classification: I21; J24

Tags: neighbourhood effects on education

CEP discussion paper
The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom Yann Algan, Christian Dustmann, Albrecht Glitz and Alan Manning October 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0951:
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JEL Classification: J30; J61; J64

Tags: immigration; earnings; employment; education; france; germany; uk

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Century of Education Christian Morrisson and Fabrice Murtin
September 2009
Paper No' CEEDP0109:
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Tags: education; school enrolment; inequality

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Length of Compulsory Education and Voter Turnout - Evidence from a Staged Reform Panu Pelkonen
September 2009
Paper No' CEEDP0108:
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JEL Classification: H23; I21

Tags: education; externalities; voting; school reform

CEP discussion paper
Educational Returns, Ability Composition and Cohort Effects: Theory and Evidence for Cohorts of Early-Career UK Graduates Norman Ireland, Robin A. Naylor, Jeremy Smith and Shqiponja Telhaj July 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0939:
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JEL Classification: J31; J24; I21; D82

Tags: educational returns; college wage premium; degree class; ability bias; statistical discrimination

CEP discussion paper
Anatomy of a Health Scare: Education, Income and the MMR Controversy in the UK Dan Anderberg, Arnaud Chevalier and Jonathan Wadsworth May 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0929:
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JEL Classification: H42; I18

Tags: childhood vaccinations; health outcomes; education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK Iftikhar Hussain, Sandra McNally and Shqiponja Telhaj
March 2009
Paper No' CEEDP0099:
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JEL Classification: I23; J24

Tags: university quality; returns to education

CEP discussion paper
Peer Effects in Science - Evidence from the Dismissal of Scientists in Nazi Germany Fabian Waldinger
February 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0910:
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JEL Classification: I20; I21; I23; I28; J24; L31; L38; N34; N44; O31; O38

Tags: peer effects; nazi germany; science; university; higher education; spillovers; co-authors

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Access, Choice and Participation in Higher Education Steve Gibbons and Anna Vignoles
January 2009
Paper No' CEEDP0101:
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JEL Classification: I2; R

Tags: higher education; choice; migration

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Does Money Matter for Schools? Helena Holmlund, Sandra McNally and Martina Viarengo
January 2009
Paper No' CEEDP0105:
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JEL Classification: I21;H52

Tags: education; resources;

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
What Makes a Test Score? The Respective Contributions of Pupils, Schools and Peers in Achievement in English Primary Education Francis Kramarz, Stephen Machin and Amine Ouazad January 2009
Paper No' CEEDP0102:
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Tags: primary education; testing; educational achievement

This paper has been published as:
Using Compulsory Mobility to Identify School Quality and Peer Effects, Francis Kramarz, Stephen Machin and Amine Ouazad, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, July 2014

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Parents' Basic Skills and Childrens' Cognitive Outcomes Elena Meschi, Anna Vignoles and Augustin de Coulon
December 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0104:
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JEL Classification: I21;J13;J24

Tags: basic skills; intergenerational transfer; education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Education and Mobility Stephen Machin, Panu Pelkonen and Kjell Salvanes
December 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0100:
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JEL Classification: I28;J24;J61

Tags: education; mobility; labour market.

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Convergence of Compulsory Schooling in Western Europe: 1950-2000 Fabrice Murtin and Martina Viarengo
November 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0095:
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JEL Classification: H4; I2; N3; N4

Tags: economic history; education; convergence; globalization

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Intergenerational Mobility and Assortative Mating: Effects of an Educational Reform Helena Holmlund
November 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0091:
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JEL Classification: I2; J12; J62

Tags: intergenerational mobility; education; assortative mating

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Education and Income Inequality in the Regions of the European Union Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Vassilis Tselios
November 2008
Paper No' SERCDP0011:
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JEL Classification: D31; I21; O15; O18

Tags: income inequality; educational attainment; educational inequality; regions; europe

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Family Types and the Persistence of Regional Disparities in Europe Gilles Duranton, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Richard Sandall
November 2008
Paper No' SERCDP0009:
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JEL Classification: J12; O18; R11

Tags: institutions; family types; education; social capital; labor force participation; economic wealth and dynamism; regions; europe

Journal article
The Literacy Hour Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally
June 2008
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CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
A Researcher's Guide to the Swedish Compulsory School Reform Helena Holmlund
February 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0087:
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JEL Classification: I2

Tags: educational reform; instrumental variables

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Students' academic self-perception Arnaud Chevalier, Steve Gibbons, Sherria Hoskins, Martin Snell and Andy Thorpe
January 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0090:
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JEL Classification: I21; J16; Y80

Tags: test performance; self-assessment; higher education participation; academic self-perception

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The effects of higher education funding reforms on the lifetime incomes of graduates Lorraine Dearden, Emla Fitzsimons, Alissa Goodman and Greg Kaplan January 2008
Paper No' CEEDP0078:
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Tags: higher education; funding; fees; earnings; student loans

Manpower Human Resource Lab paper
Overqualification, Job Dissatisfaction and Increasing Dispersion in the Returns to Graduate Education Francis Green and Yu Zhu November 2007
Paper No' MHRLDP0005:
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Tags: pay; job satisfaction; job dissatisfaction; overeducation; overqualification; skill utilisation; returns to college education; returns to graduate education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Impact of Early Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills on Later Outcomes Pedro Carneiro, Claire Crawford and Alissa Goodman
October 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0092:
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Tags: cognitive skills; non-cognitive skills; labour maket outcomes; education outcomes; social outcomes

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Educational Effects of Widening Access to the Academic Track: A Natural Experiment Eric Maurin and Sandra McNally
August 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0085:
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JEL Classification: I2

Tags: education; tracking; selection

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Over-Education and the Skills of UK Graduates Arnaud Chevalier and Joanne Lindley
August 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0079:
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JEL Classification: J24; J31; I2

Tags: over-education; skills

Journal article
New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff? Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Olmo Silva
July 2007
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CentrePiece article
In brief: Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils? Steve Gibbons and Olmo Silva
June 2007
Paper No' CEPCP228:
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CentrePiece 12 (1) Summer 2007

Tags: education; religion; faith schools; educational attainment

This article summarises Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils, CEE Discussion Paper 72

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Higher Education Academic Salaries in the UK Mark Collins, Anna Vignoles and James Walker
May 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0075:
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Tags: higher education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Resources and Standards in Urban Schools Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally and Costas Meghir
February 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0076:
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JEL Classification: I21; H52; C52

Tags: education; resources; evaluation; disadvantage

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Long Term Impacts of Compulsory Schooling: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in School Leaving Dates Emilia Del Bono and Fernando Galindo-Rueda January 2007
Paper No' CEEDP0074:
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JEL Classification: I2; C3; J2

Tags: education qualifications; school leaving age; instrumental variables; labour market impacts

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils? Steve Gibbons and Olmo Silva
November 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0072:
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Tags: education; religion; faith schools; educational attainment

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Sheepskin or Prozac: The Causal Effect of Education on Mental Health Arnaud Chevalier and L Feinstein
August 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0071:
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JEL Classification: I12; I29

Tags: returns to education; mental health

CEP discussion paper
Pay for Performance Where Output is Hard to Measure: the Case of Performance Pay for School Teachers Richard Belfield and David Marsden August 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0747:
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JEL Classification: I2; J33; J45; M52

Tags: education; teachers; performance related pay; public sector; compensation; industrial relations

This paper has been published as:
Forthcoming in Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations 2006, edited by Kaufman B, and Lewin D for the US Labor and Employment Relations Association, published by Elsevier. Final draft: 20.7.06

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Using Rate of Return Analyses to Understand Sector Skill Needs Nattavudh Powdthavee and Anna Vignoles
July 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0070:
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Tags: returns to education; sector skills

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Close Neighbours Matter: Neighbourhood Effects on Early Performance at School Dominique Goux and Eric Maurin
July 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0068:
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JEL Classification: I21; J24

Tags: neighborhood effects on education

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Comprehensive Versus Selective Schooling in England and Wales: What Do We Know? Alan Manning and Jörn-Steffen Pischke
June 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0066:
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Tags: education; secondary schools; comprehensive schooling; selective schooling; tracking

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From the Cradle to the Labor Market? The Effect of Birth Weight on Adult Outcomes Sandra E. Black, Paul Devereux and Kjell Salvanes March 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0061:
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Tags: labour market outcomes; educational attainment; birth weight

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Education Policy in the UK Stephen Machin and Anna Vignoles
March 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0057:
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Tags: education policy; participation; higher education

This paper has been published as:
CESifo DICE Report, 4, 64-74 (2005)

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Gender and Student Achievement in English Schools Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally
February 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0058:
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Tags: gender; educational achievement

This paper has been published as:
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 21, 357-372 (2005)

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany: Evidence and Interpretation Jörn-Steffen Pischke and Till von Wachter
January 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0054:
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Tags: education; schooling

This paper has been published as:
Review of Economics and Statistics 90, August 2008, pp.592-598

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Education Subsidies and School Drop-Out Rates Lorraine Dearden, Carl Emmerson, Christine Frayne, Costas Meghir and Costas Meghir January 2006
Paper No' CEEDP0053:
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Tags: education; school

CEP discussion paper
Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America: the Role of Demand and Supply of Skills Marco Manacorda, Carolina Sanchez-Paramo and Norbert Schady December 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0712:
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JEL Classification: J23; J24; O15

Tags: returns to education; demand and supply of skills

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Performance Pay for Teachers: Linking Individual and Organisational Level Targets Richard Belfield and David Marsden
August 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0703:
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JEL Classification: I2; J33; J45; M52

Tags: education; teachers; performance related pay; public sector; compensation; industrial relations

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Role of Credit Constraints in Educational Choices: Evidence from NCDS and BCS70 Lorraine Dearden, Leslie McGranahan and Barbara Sianesi December 2004
Paper No' CEEDP0048:
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Tags: education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
Evaluating the Impact of Education on Earnings in the UK: Models, Methods and Results from the NCDS Richard Blundell, Lorraine Dearden and Barbara Sianesi December 2004
Paper No' CEEDP0047:
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Tags: education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
An In-Depth Analysis of the Returns to National Vocational Qualifications Obtained at level 2 Lorraine Dearden, Leslie McGranahan and Barbara Sianesi December 2004
Paper No' CEEDP0046:
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Tags: education

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Returns to Education for the 'Marginal Learner': Evidence from the BCS70 Lorraine Dearden, Leslie McGranahan, Leslie McGranahan and Barbara Sianesi December 2004
Paper No' CEEDP0045:
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Tags: education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Widening Socio-Economic Gap in UK Higher Education Fernando Galindo-Rueda, Oscar Marcenaro and Anna Vignoles
December 2004
Paper No' CEEDP0044:
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Tags: education

CEE/Education and skills discussion paper
The Literacy Hour Stephen Machin and Sandra McNally
December 2004
Paper No' CEEDP0043:
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Tags: education literacy

CEP discussion paper
The Impact of Vocational Qualifications on the Labour Market Outcomes of Low-Achieving School-Leavers Steven McIntosh
March 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0621:
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JEL Classification: J24 I28

Tags: education; vocational qualifications; employment; longitudinal data

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Why is the Rate of Return to Schooling Higher For Women Than For Men? C Dougherty
August 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0581:
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JEL Classification: J16;J31;J71

Tags: returns to education; wage equations

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Employment After Motherhood: A European Comparison Maria Gutierrez-Domenech
May 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0567:
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JEL Classification: I20;J13;J18;J20

Tags: employment transitions; part-time work; motherhood; education

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The Impact of the Labour Market on the Timing of Marriage and Births in Spain. Maria Gutierrez-Domenech
December 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0556:
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JEL Classification: I20;J12;J13;J18;J20

Tags: duration models; fertility; labour market; education

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Does Inequality in Skills Explain Inequality of Earnings Across Advanced Countries? Dan Devroye and Richard Freeman
November 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0552:
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JEL Classification: J31

Tags: wage inequality; distribution of skills; skills and education

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Employment Penalty After Motherhood In Spain Maria Gutierrez-Domenech
September 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0546:
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JEL Classification: I20;J13;J18;J20

Tags: employment transitions; fixed-term contracts; motherhood; education

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Educational Attainment, Labour Market Institutions, and the Structure of Production Stephen Nickell, Stephen Redding and Joanna Swaffield September 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0545:
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JEL Classification: F0;J0;O3

Tags: de-industrialization; educational attainment; factor endowments; labour market institutions; specialization

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Changes in Intergenerational Mobility in Britain Jo Blanden, Alissa Goodman, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin
January 2002
Paper No' CEPDP0517:
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JEL Classification: J62; I2; D31

Tags: intergenerational mobility; earnings; family income; education.

CEP discussion paper
Education and Italian Regional Development Adriana Di Liberto and James Symons
June 2001
Paper No' CEPDP0496:
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JEL Classification: I21

Tags: returns to education; regional italian growth

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Neighbourhood Effects in Small Neighbourhoods Henry Overman
November 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0481:
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Tags: education; decisions; neighbourhood effects; housing policy

CEP discussion paper
The Relative Economic Importance of Academic, Psychological and Behavioural Attributes Developed on Chilhood L Feinstein
February 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0443:
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Tags: human capital; wages; unemployment; education

CEP discussion paper
Computers are even more important than you thought: An Analysis of the changing skill-intensity of jobs A Felstead, D Gallie and Francis Green January 2000
Paper No' CEPDP0439:
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Tags: skills; computer; education; training

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