Dr Birgitta Rabe Reader, University of Essex

Email

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

Displaying all 3 publications

1. Understanding Society – a geographical profile of respondents

   Jakob Petersen and Birgitta Rabe

   Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2013-01 - 14 Feb 2013 - download  
   1. Geography
   2. Demography
   3. Survey Methodology

2. Geographical identifiers in Understanding Society Version 1

   Birgitta Rabe

   Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2011-01 - 09 Mar 2011 - download  
   1. Geography
   2. Survey Methodology

3. Understanding Society. Some preliminary results from the Wave 1 Innovation Panel

   Jonathan Burton, Heather Laurie, S.C. Noah Uhrig, et al.

   Understanding Society Working Paper Series, 2008-03 - 01 Dec 2008 - download  

Media

Displaying media publications 46 - 60 of 73 in total

1. Breastfeeding - how to make the difference

   Media - Feb 2012

2. Employer contributions are key for pension savings

   Media - 15 Dec 2011

3. Pensions: assessing the cost of auto-enrolment delay

   Media - 12 Dec 2011

4. Researchers claim to debunk women/pensions savings myth

   Media - 07 Dec 2011

5. £1000 blow to your pay packet in just 2 years as cost of living soars and incomes are squeezed

   Media - 28 Mar 2011

6. Real take-home pay 'sees 5% fall'

   Media - 28 Mar 2011

7. On the move

   Media - 01 Nov 2010

8. Data on statistics described by researchers at University of Essex

   Media - 25 Jul 2010

9. Data on statistics described by researchers at University of Essex

   Media - 25 Jul 2010

10. Data on statistics described by researchers at University of Essex

    Media - 20 Jul 2010

11. Research looks into what makes people move

    Media - 01 Dec 2009

12. To move or not to move, it's up to her

    Media - 07 Nov 2009

13. Women call shots on moving house

    Media - 04 Nov 2009

14. Women hold sway on house move decisions

    Media - 04 Nov 2009

15. Women call shots on location

    Media - 04 Nov 2009