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Arcidiacono, Peter, Aucejo, Esteban M., Fang, Hanming and Spenner, Kenneth I. (2011) Does affirmative action lead to mismatch?: a new test and evidence. Quantitative Economics, 2 (3). pp. 303-333. ISSN 1759-7323

Barr, Nicholas ORCID: 0000-0002-5325-2055, Chapman, Bruce, Dearden, Lorraine and Dynarski, Susan (2019) The US college loans system: lessons from Australia and England. Economics of Education Review, 71. pp. 32-48. ISSN 0272-7757

Barrios-Fernández, Andrés (2022) Neighbors' effects on university enrollment. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 14 (3). 30 - 60. ISSN 1945-7782

Buscha, Franz, Gorman, Emma and Sturgis, Patrick ORCID: 0000-0003-1180-3493 (2023) Selective schooling and social mobility in England. Labour Economics, 81. ISSN 0927-5371

Camarero Garcia, Sebastian (2022) Inequality of educational opportunities and the role of learning intensity. Labour Economics, 74. ISSN 0927-5371

Cartagena Farias, Javiera ORCID: 0000-0002-5984-0317 and McIntosh, Steven (2018) Does the increase in competition between schools improve the quality of the service? The role of educational reform in Chile. The Journal of Development Studies. ISSN 0022-0388

Chen, Yuyu, Naidu, Suresh, Yu, Tinghua and Yuchtman, Noam ORCID: 0009-0003-6501-9618 (2015) Intergenerational mobility and institutional change in 20th century China. Explorations in Economic History, 58. ISSN 0014-4983

Costa-Font, Joan ORCID: 0000-0001-7174-7919, García Hombrados, Jorge and Nicińska, Anna (2024) Long-lasting effects of indoctrination in school: evidence from the People's Republic of Poland. European Economic Review, 161. ISSN 0014-2921

Dearden, Lorraine, Fitzsimons, Emla and Wyness, Gill (2014) Money for nothing: estimating the impact of student aid on participation in higher education. Economics of Education Review, 43. pp. 66-78. ISSN 0272-7757

Eyles, Andrew, Hupkau, Claudia ORCID: 0000-0002-7545-3835 and Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 (2016) School reforms and pupil performance. Labour Economics, 41. pp. 9-19. ISSN 0927-5371

Eyles, Andrew and Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 (2018) The introduction of academy schools to England’s education. Journal of the European Economic Association, 17 (4). 1107–1146. ISSN 1542-4766

Eyles, Andrew, Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 and Silva, Olmo ORCID: 0009-0005-6918-2206 (2018) Academies 2: the new batch - the changing nature of academy schools in England. Fiscal Studies, 39 (1). pp. 121-158. ISSN 0143-5671

Galiani, Sebastian and Schargrodsky, Ernesto (2002) Evaluating the impact of school decentralization on educational quality. Economía, 2 (2). 275 - 302. ISSN 1529-7470

Gallego, Francisco A. and Hernando, Andrés E. (2008) On the determinants and implications of school choice: semi - structural simulations for Chile. Economía, 9 (1). 197 - 239. ISSN 1529-7470

Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701, McNally, Sandra ORCID: 0000-0003-2332-9709 and Viarengo, Martina (2018) Changing how literacy is taught: evidence on synthetic phonics. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 10 (2). pp. 217-241. ISSN 1945-7731

Martins, Pedro S. and Ferreira, Joao R. (2025) Effects of individual incentive reforms in the public sector: the case of teachers. Public Choice. ISSN 0048-5829

Matthewes, Sonke and Borgna, Camilla (2025) De-tracking at the margin: how alternative secondary education pathways affect student attainment. Economics of Education Review, 104. ISSN 0272-7757

McNally, Sandra ORCID: 0000-0003-2332-9709 (2005) Reforms to schooling in the UK: a review of some major reforms and their evaluation. German Economic Review, 6 (3). pp. 287-296. ISSN 1468-0475

Platt, Lucinda ORCID: 0000-0002-8251-6400 (2007) Making education count: the effects of ethnicity and qualifications on intergenerational social class mobility. Sociological Review, 55 (3). pp. 485-508. ISSN 0038-0261

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés ORCID: 0000-0002-8041-0856 and Henry de Frahan, Rosalie (2024) Does private education pay off? Annals of Regional Science, 73 (4). 1409 - 1434. ISSN 0570-1864

Sandi, Matteo ORCID: 0000-0003-4333-8821 and Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 (2019) Autonomous schools and strategic pupil exclusion. The Economic Journal, 130 (625). 125–159. ISSN 0013-0133

Sevilla, Almudena ORCID: 0000-0001-6143-5903, Cuevas-Ruiz, Pilar, Rello, Luz and Sanz, Ismael (2021) Medidas educativas de refuerzo en lectoescritura: el caso del programa de Ayuda a la Dislexia en la Comunidad de Madrid. Cuadernos Económicos de ICE (102). ISSN 0210-2633

Skoufias, Emmanuel and Parker, Susan W. (2001) Conditional cash transfers and their impact on child work and schooling: evidence from the PROGRESA program in Mexico. Economía, 2 (1). 45 - 86. ISSN 1529-7470

Waldinger, Fabian (2012) Peer effects in science: evidence from the dismissal of scientists in Nazi Germany. Review of Economic Studies, 79 (2). pp. 838-861. ISSN 0034-6527

Book Section

Barr, Nicholas ORCID: 0000-0002-5325-2055 (2007) Foreword: investing in human capital: a capital markets approach to student funding. In: Lleras, Miguel Palacios, (ed.) Investing in Human Capital: a Capital Markets Approach to Student Funding. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, xvii-xx. ISBN 9780521039529

Hippe, Ralph and Fouquet, Roger (2019) The human capital transition and the role of policy. In: Diebolt, Claude and Haupert, Michael, (eds.) Handbook of Cliometrics. Springer International (Firm), pp. 205-251. ISBN 9783030001803

Hjalmarsson, Randi, Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 and Pinotti, Paolo (2024) Crime and the labor market. In: Dustmann, Christian and Lemieux, Thomas, (eds.) Handbook of Labor Economics. Handbook of Labor Economics. Elsevier (Firm), 679 - 759. ISBN 9780443297649

Monograph

Barrios Fernandez, Andrés and Bovini, Giulia (2017) It’s time to learn: understanding the differences in returns to instruction time. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1521). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Beland, Louis-Philippe and Murphy, Richard (2015) Ill communication: technology, distraction & studentperformance. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1350). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bertoni, Marco, Heller-Sahlgren, Gabriel and Silva, Olmo ORCID: 0009-0005-6918-2206 (2023) Free to improve? The impact of free school attendance in England. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1946). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bietenbeck, Jan, Leibing, Andreas, Marcus, Jan and Weinhardt, Felix (2022) Tuition fees and educational attainment. CEP Discussion Papers (1839). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Blanden, Jo, Greaves, Ellen, Gregg, Paul, Macmillan, Lindsey and Sibieta, Luke (2015) Understanding the improved performance of disadvantaged pupils in London. Social Policy in a Cold Climate Research Working Papers (SPCCWP21). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Brodeur, Abel, Lekfuangfu, Warn N. and Zylberberg, Yanos (2017) War, migration and the origins of the Thai sex industry. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1489). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Campbell, Stuart, Macmillan, Lindsey, Murphy, Richard and Wyness, Gill (2019) Inequalities in student to course match: evidence from linked administrative data. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1647). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Campbell, Tammy, Gambaro, Ludovica and Stewart, Kitty ORCID: 0000-0001-7744-8741 (2019) Inequalities in the experience of early education in England: access, peer groups and transitions. CASEpapers (214). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Campbell, Tammy and Obolenskaya, Polina ORCID: 0000-0002-2571-2931 (2021) No such thing as a free lunch? Exploring the consistency, validity, and uses of the 'Free School Meals' (FSM) measure in the National Pupil Database. CASEpapers (CASE 225). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Caselli, Francesco ORCID: 0009-0001-5191-7156 and Ciccone, Antonio (2011) A note on schooling in development accounting. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1102). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Castelló-Climent, Amparo and Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop (2011) Mass education or a minority well educated elite in the process of development: the case of India. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1086). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Cuevas Ruiz, Pilar, Borra, Cristina and Sevilla, Almudena ORCID: 0000-0001-6143-5903 (2023) The causal impact of maternal educational curricula on infant health at birth. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1915). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

De Philippis, Marta (2016) STEM graduates and secondary school curriculum: does early exposure to science matter? CEP Discussion Paper (1443). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Disney, Richard, Gathergood, John, Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 and Sandi, Matteo ORCID: 0000-0003-4333-8821 (2024) Human capital from childhood exposure to homeownership: evidence from Right-to-Buy. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP2065). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Eyles, Andrew and Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 (2015) The introduction of academy schools to England’seducation. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1368). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Eyles, Andrew, Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 and McNally, Sandra ORCID: 0000-0003-2332-9709 (2016) Unexpected school reform: academisation of primaryschools in England. CEP discussion paper (CEPDP1455). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Eyles, Andrew, Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 and Silva, Olmo ORCID: 0009-0005-6918-2206 (2015) Academies 2: the new batch. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1370). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Gortazar, Lucas, Hupkau, Claudia ORCID: 0000-0002-7545-3835 and Roldan-Mones, Antonio (2023) Online tutoring works: experimental evidence from a program with vulnerable children. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1908). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Kenedi, Gustave ORCID: 0000-0002-3360-536X (2024) Beyond the enrolment gap: financial barriers and high-achieving, low-income students' persistence in higher education. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1987). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Kingdon, Geeta and Cassen, Robert (2007) Understanding low achievement in English schools. CASEpapers (118). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Krekel, Christian ORCID: 0000-0001-5960-3891 (2017) Can rising instructional time crowd out student pro-social behaviour? Unintended consequences of a German high school reform. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1495). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Lupton, Ruth (2004) Schools in disadvantaged areas: recognising context and raising quality. CASEpaper (76). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701, McNally, Sandra ORCID: 0000-0003-2332-9709 and Silva, Olmo ORCID: 0009-0005-6918-2206 (2006) New technology in schools: is there a payoff? . Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany.

Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 and Murphy, Richard (2014) Paying out and crowding out? The globalisation of higher education. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1299). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Machin, Stephen ORCID: 0009-0004-8130-2701 and Sandi, Matteo ORCID: 0000-0003-4333-8821 (2018) Autonomous schools and strategic pupil exclusion. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1527). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Matthewes, Sonke (2020) Better together? Heterogeneous effects of tracking on student achievement. CEP Discussion Papers (1706). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

McIntosh, Steven (2004) The impact of vocational qualifications on the labour market outcomes of low-achieving school-leavers. CEPDP (621). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753017237

McKnight, Abigail Ann and Obolenskaya, Polina ORCID: 0000-0002-2571-2931 (2023) The Conservative governments’ record on higher education: policy, spending and outcomes, May 2015 to pre-COVID 2020. Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Research Papers (SPDORP16). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Murphy, Richard, Scott-Clayton, Judith and Wyness, Gill (2017) The end of free college in England: implications for quality, enrolments and equity. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1501). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Murphy, Richard, Weinhardt, Felix and Wyness, Gill (2018) Who teaches the teachers? A RCT of peer-to-peer observation and feedback in 181 schools. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1565). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Murphy, Richard and Wyness, Gill (2015) Testing means-tested aid. CEP Discussion Paper (1396). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Ou, Dongshu (2009) To leave or not to leave? A regression discontinuity analysis of the impact of failing the High School exit exam. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP0907). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Ridley, Matthew and Terrier, Camille (2018) Fiscal and education spillovers from charter school expansion. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1577). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa, Montalbán, José and Weinhardt, Felix (2024) Home broadband and human capital formation. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1979). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Shuchen, Liu, Deng, Kent ORCID: 0000-0002-9795-3646 and Shengmin, Sun (2018) Forced ruralisation of urban youth during Mao’s rule and women’s status in post-Mao China: an empirical study. Economic History Working Papers (291). Department of Economic History, London, UK.

Stasavage, David (2003) Democracy and education spending: has Africa's move to multiparty elections made a difference to policy? DEDPS (37). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

Stewart, Kitty ORCID: 0000-0001-7744-8741 (2013) Labour's record on the under fives: policy, spending and outcomes 1997 - 2010. Social policy in a cold climate working paper (SPCCWP04). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Stewart, Kitty ORCID: 0000-0001-7744-8741 (2013) Labour's record on the under fives: policy, spending and outcomes 1997-2010. CASEpapers (CASE 176). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Vandenberghe, Vincent (2007) Family income and tertiary education attendance across the EU: an empirical assessment using sibling data. CASEpapers (123). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Vandenberghe, Vincent and Debande, O. (2007) Refinancing Europe’s higher education through deferred and income-contingent fees: an empirical assessment using Belgian, German and UK data. CASEpapers (124). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Waldinger, Fabian (2009) Peer effects in science: evidence from the dismissal of scientists in Nazi Germany. CEP Discussion Paper (910). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 9780853283430

Xue, Melanie ORCID: 0000-0002-2112-4884 and Zhang, Boxiao (2025) The short- and long-run effect of affirmative action: evidence from Imperial China. Economic History Working Papers (376). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Conference or Workshop Item

Go, Sun and Park, Ki-Joo (2012) The elite-biased growth of elementary schooling in colonial Korea. In: Modern and comparative economic history seminar, 2012-10-11, London, United Kingdom, GBR.