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Homepage:http://personal.lse.ac.uk/silvao/
Workplace:Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics (LSE), (more information at EDIRC)
Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics (LSE), (more information at EDIRC)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2017

  1. Heterogeneous agglomeration
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (43)
    Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2014) Downloads View citations (1)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Heterogeneous Agglomeration, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2017) Downloads View citations (48) (2017)
  2. What’s in a name? Expectations, heuristics and choice during a period of radical school reform
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Downloads View citations (1)

2015

  1. Academies 2: The New Batch
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Downloads View citations (9)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) Downloads View citations (9)
  2. Mortgage debt and entrepreneurship
    Bank of England working papers, Bank of England Downloads View citations (9)

2014

  1. Everybody needs good neighbours?
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Downloads View citations (3)
  2. Homeownership and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Mortgage Debt and Commitment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (14)
  3. Neighbourhood Turnover and Teenage Attainment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2014) Downloads View citations (1)
  4. Self-employment and entrepreneurship in urban and rural labour markets
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article Self-employment and entrepreneurship in urban and rural labour markets, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (42) (2014)

2013

  1. Everybody needs good neighbours?: evidence from students' outcomes in England
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (35)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Everybody Needs Good Neighbours? Evidence from Students’ Outcomes in England, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2013) Downloads View citations (57) (2013)
  2. Homeownership and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Commitment and Mortgage Debt
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2012) Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuity
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (108)

2012

  1. Does Self-Employment Measure Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Great Britain
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Downloads View citations (16)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012) Downloads View citations (13)
  2. Homeownerhip and entrepreneurship
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads
  3. Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2009) Downloads View citations (23)

    See also Journal Article Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2013) Downloads View citations (139) (2013)

2010

  1. Do Neighbours Affect Teenage Outcomes? Evidence from Neighbourhood Changes in England
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Downloads View citations (3)

2009

  1. Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2011) Downloads View citations (17) (2011)
  2. School Quality, Child Wellbeing and Parents Satisfaction
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) Downloads

    See also Journal Article School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2011) Downloads View citations (28) (2011)
  3. Some Remarks on the Effectiveness of Primary Education Interventions
    IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
  4. Targeting Non-Cognitive Skills to Improve Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from a Remedial Education Intervention
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (15)
  5. The Good, the Bad and the Average: Evidence on the Scale and Nature of Ability Peer Effects in Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (31)

2008

  1. Choice, competition and pupil achievement
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (58)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) Downloads View citations (14)

    See also Journal Article Choice, Competition, and Pupil Achievement, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2008) Downloads View citations (73) (2008)
  2. Urban density and pupil attainment
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (15)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) Downloads
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2007) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Urban density and pupil attainment, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) Downloads View citations (20) (2008)

2006

  1. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (13)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) Downloads View citations (10)
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) Downloads View citations (10)

    See also Journal Article New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (81) (2007)
  2. The Educational Impact of Parental Choice and School Competition
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Downloads View citations (2)
  3. The Jack-of-All-Trades Entrepreneur: Innate Talent or Acquired Skill?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article The Jack-of-All-Trades entrepreneur: Innate talent or acquired skill?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2007) Downloads View citations (89) (2007)
  4. Why So Many Local Entrepreneurs?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Why So Many Local Entrepreneurs?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2007) Downloads View citations (190) (2007)

2004

  1. Entrepreneurship: can the Jack-of-all-trades attitude be acquired?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (2)

Undated

  1. Not Only Nokia
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University Downloads View citations (31)

Journal Articles

2017

  1. Heterogeneous Agglomeration
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (1), 80-94 Downloads View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper Heterogeneous agglomeration, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) Downloads View citations (43) (2017)

2014

  1. Self-employment and entrepreneurship in urban and rural labour markets
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2014, 84, (C), 67-85 Downloads View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Self-employment and entrepreneurship in urban and rural labour markets, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) Downloads View citations (42) (2014)

2013

  1. Everybody Needs Good Neighbours? Evidence from Students’ Outcomes in England
    Economic Journal, 2013, 123, 831-874 Downloads View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Everybody needs good neighbours?: evidence from students' outcomes in England, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2013) Downloads View citations (35) (2013)
  2. Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2013, 75, (C), 15-28 Downloads View citations (139)
    See also Working Paper Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2012) Downloads View citations (2) (2012)

2012

  1. The Good, the Bad, and the Average: Evidence on Ability Peer Effects in Schools
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2012, 30, (2), 367 - 414 Downloads View citations (191)

2011

  1. Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29, (3), 589 - 635 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) Downloads View citations (4) (2009)
  2. School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction
    Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (2), 312-331 Downloads View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper School Quality, Child Wellbeing and Parents Satisfaction, CEE Discussion Papers (2009) Downloads View citations (1) (2009)

2008

  1. Choice, Competition, and Pupil Achievement
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (4), 912-947 Downloads View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Choice, competition and pupil achievement, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2008) Downloads View citations (58) (2008)
  2. Urban density and pupil attainment
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 631-650 Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Urban density and pupil attainment, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2008) Downloads View citations (15) (2008)

2007

  1. New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (522), 1145-1167 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (13) (2006)
  2. The Jack-of-All-Trades entrepreneur: Innate talent or acquired skill?
    Economics Letters, 2007, 97, (2), 118-123 Downloads View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper The Jack-of-All-Trades Entrepreneur: Innate Talent or Acquired Skill?, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (14) (2006)
  3. Why So Many Local Entrepreneurs?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (4), 615-633 Downloads View citations (190)
    See also Working Paper Why So Many Local Entrepreneurs?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (21) (2006)
 
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