Dr Birgitta Rabe Reader, University of Essex
- brabe@essex.ac.uk
- Telephone
- 01206 874594
- Office
- 2N2.6.04
- Personal homepage
- https://sites.google.com/view/birgitta-rabe/
Research Interests
I am an economist interested in applied research in education, family and labour economics. Some of my current and recent work includes
- Early child development: the effect of breastfeeding on cognitive child outcomes; free child care and child attainment
- Education and schools: effects of school resources on school attainment; sibling spillover effects in school achievement; interactions between school quality and parental investments
- Child care and maternal labour supply
- Migration and residential mobility
I am Topic Champion for education, family and data linkage on Understanding Society. Linked education records for Understanding Society are available, see here.
Latest Blog Posts
Publications
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Examining home movers and how they impact on ownership and housebuilding
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Moving home: wishes, expectations, and reasons
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Local environments
Media
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Good Ofsted rating can mean parents become complacent
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Why a good Ofsted report can be bad for GCSE results
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GCSE grades 'drop' after successful Ofsted inspections
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The negative impact of positive Ofsted ratings
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O brother, where art thou?
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30 hours of free childcare likely to boost parental employment only slightly
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30 hours of free childcare likely to boost parental employment only slightly
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A cautionary tale for politicians pushing universal preschool
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Evidence of free hours’ benefits is lacking
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Free nursery places at age three 'do not boost a child's education'
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Free childcare 'has made no improvement in primary school exam results', research shows
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Free pre-school education: evidence of the impact on child outcomes in primary school
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Universal benefits? What effect does early education have on childhood development and career choices?
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Free nursery places have 'no educational benefit', research shows
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Free nursery places 'make no academic difference'