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Working Papers

2024

1. Higher Education funding: what's the problem and what are the potential solutions?
   CEPEO Briefing Note Series, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities
2. Keeping It in the Family: Student to Degree Match
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
3. Occupational hazard: Inequalities in labour market mismatch
   CEPEO Working Paper Series, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities View citations (1)
4. The mismatch earnings penalty
   CVER Research Papers, Centre for Vocational Education Research
   Also in CEPEO Working Paper Series, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (2024)

2021

5. Matching in the Dark? Inequalities in Student to Degree Match
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
   Also in CEPEO Working Paper Series, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (2020) View citations (9)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Matching in the Dark? Inequalities in Student to Degree Match, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (16) (2022)

2020

6. Class Rank and Long-Run Outcomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2018) View citations (31)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (17)
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2018) View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article Class Rank and Long-Run Outcomes, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2023) View citations (13) (2023)
7. Minority Report: the impact of predicted grades on university admissions of disadvantaged groups
   CEPEO Working Paper Series, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities View citations (15)
   See also Journal Article Minority report: the impact of predicted grades on university admissions of disadvantaged groups, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (14) (2020)
8. Top of the class: the importance of ordinal rank
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (64)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (40)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (41)
   VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2016) View citations (19)
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2019) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Top of the Class: The Importance of Ordinal Rank, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2020) View citations (92) (2020)
9. Who Teaches the Teachers? A RCT of Peer-to-Peer Observation and Feedback in 181 Schools
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (4)
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2018) View citations (4)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (4)
   Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2018) View citations (4)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Who teaches the teachers? A RCT of peer-to-peer observation and feedback in 181 schools, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2019

10. Deregulating Teacher Labor Markets
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Deregulating Teacher Labor Markets, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
11. Inequalities in student to course match: evidence from linked administrative data
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (15)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (14)
12. Why Unions Survive: Understanding How Unions Overcome The Free-Rider Problem
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019)
    See also Journal Article Why Unions Survive: Understanding How Unions Overcome the Free-Rider Problem, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (17) (2020)
13. Why unions: understanding how unions overcome the free-rider problem
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2018

14. Universities and industrial strategy in the UK
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
15. Universities and industrial strategy in the UK: review of evidence and implications for policy
    CEP Industrial Strategy, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)

2017

16. Call my Rep! How Unions Overcame the Free-Rider Problem
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
17. Paying out and crowding out? The globalization of higher education
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (25)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2014) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Paying out and crowding out? The globalization of higher education, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2017) View citations (25) (2017)
18. The End of Free College in England: Implications for Quality, Enrolments, and Equity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (5)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (5)
19. The end of free college in England
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (16)

2016

20. Testing Means-Tested Aid
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (2)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (2)
    DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2015) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Testing Means-Tested Aid, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2023) View citations (9) (2023)

2015

21. Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance
    Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Louisiana State University View citations (10)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (5)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Ill Communication: Technology, distraction & student performance, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (27) (2016)
22. In brief... Phone home: should mobiles be banned in schools?
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2014

23. Economics of higher education
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
24. Overseas students: the impact on domestic student numbers
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2013

25. In brief...Top of the class
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
26. The Importance of Rank Position
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (16)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)

2010

27. In brief: The educational background of postgrad students
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
28. The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (7)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2012) View citations (23) (2012)

2009

29. Going private
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)

2008

30. Competition for private and state school teachers
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Class Rank and Long-Run Outcomes
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105, (6), 1426-1441 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Class Rank and Long-Run Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
2. Testing Means-Tested Aid
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2023, 41, (3), 687 - 727 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Testing Means-Tested Aid, CESifo Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

2022

3. Deregulating Teacher Labor Markets
   Economics of Education Review, 2022, 88, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Deregulating Teacher Labor Markets, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
4. Matching in the Dark? Inequalities in Student to Degree Match
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40, (4), 807 - 850 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Matching in the Dark? Inequalities in Student to Degree Match, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2021

5. Who teaches the teachers? A RCT of peer-to-peer observation and feedback in 181 schools
   Economics of Education Review, 2021, 82, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Who Teaches the Teachers? A RCT of Peer-to-Peer Observation and Feedback in 181 Schools, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2020

6. Minority report: the impact of predicted grades on university admissions of disadvantaged groups
   Education Economics, 2020, 28, (4), 333-350 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Minority Report: the impact of predicted grades on university admissions of disadvantaged groups, CEPEO Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (15) (2020)
7. Top of the Class: The Importance of Ordinal Rank
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2020, 87, (6), 2777-2826 View citations (92)
   Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2020, 87, (6), 2777-2826 (2020) View citations (90)
   See also Working Paper Top of the class: the importance of ordinal rank, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (64) (2020)
8. What is the nature and extent of student–university mismatch?
   IZA World of Labor, 2020, 477
9. Why Unions Survive: Understanding How Unions Overcome the Free-Rider Problem
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2020, 38, (4), 1141 - 1188 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Why Unions Survive: Understanding How Unions Overcome The Free-Rider Problem, NBER Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2019

10. The end of free college in England: Implications for enrolments, equity, and quality
    Economics of Education Review, 2019, 71, (C), 7-22 View citations (42)

2017

11. Paying out and crowding out? The globalization of higher education
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2017, 17, (5), 1075-1110 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Paying out and crowding out? The globalization of higher education, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (25) (2017)

2016

12. Ill Communication: Technology, distraction & student performance
    Labour Economics, 2016, 41, (C), 61-76 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction & Student Performance, Departmental Working Papers (2015) View citations (10) (2015)

2012

13. The Changing Economic Advantage from Private Schools
    Economica, 2012, 79, (316), 658-679 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The Changing Economic Advantage From Private School, CEE Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

1992

14. The progression of untreated HIV-1 infection prior to AIDS
    American Journal of Public Health, 1992, 82, (11), 1538-1541