Birgitta Rabe Professor of Economics, University of Essex

Email

brabe@essex.ac.uk

Telephone

01206 874594

Office

2N2.6.07

Personal homepage

https://sites.google.com/view/birgitta-rabe/

Research Interests

I am Professor of Economics at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, interested in applied research in education, family and labour economics. I am Co-Investigator of the ESRC Research Cente on Micro-social Change and of Understanding Society. Current and recent work includes:

• COVID19 and educational inequalities

• COVID19 school closures, mental health and labour supply

• Childhood obesity: impact of free lunches and of weight report cards

• Early child development: the effects of breastfeeding and of childcare

• Education and schools: effects of school resources, sibling spillover effects, interactions between school quality and parental investments
• Childcare and maternal labour supply

• Migration and residential mobility

Latest Blog Posts

Publications

Displaying publications 16 - 30 of 72 in total

1. Linked education data

   Birgitta Rabe

   Conference Paper, Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2017, 11-13 July 2017, University of Essex, Colchester, UK - 12 Jul 2017
   1. Education
   2. Research
   3. Surveys

2. Free childcare and parents’ labour supply: is more better?

   Mike Brewer, Sarah Cattan, Claire Crawford, et al.

   Research Paper, IFS Working Paper Series, W16/22 - Dec 2016
   1. Education
   2. Labour Market
   3. Public Policy
   4. Household Economics
   5. Caregiving

3. Does free childcare help parents work?

   Mike Brewer, Sarah Cattan, Claire Crawford, et al.

   Report, IFS Briefing Notes, BN189 - Dec 2016
   1. Education
   2. Labour Market
   3. Public Policy
   4. Household Economics
   5. Caregiving

4. Free childcare and parents’ labour supply: is more better?

   Mike Brewer, Sarah Cattan, Claire Crawford, et al.

   Research Paper, IZA Discussion Papers, 10415 - Dec 2016
   1. Education
   2. Labour Market
   3. Public Policy
   4. Household Economics
   5. Caregiving

5. Universal pre-school education: the case of public funding with private provision

   Jo Blanden, Emilia Del Bono, Sandra McNally, et al.

   Journal Article, Economic Journal - May 2016
   1. Education
   2. Child Development
   3. Economics

6. School quality and parental investments into children

   Birgitta Rabe, Ellen Greaves, Imran Rasul, et al.

   Conference Paper, Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2015, 21-23 July 2015, University of Essex, Colchester, UK - 22 Jul 2015
   1. Education
   2. Child Development

7. Evaluating a demand-side approach to expanding free preschool education

   Jo Blanden, Emilia Del Bono, Kirstine Hansen, et al.

   Conference Paper, Royal Economic Society Conference 2015 - 30 Mar 2015
   1. Education
   2. Child Development
   3. Public Policy
   4. Caregiving

8. The impact of free, universal pre-school education on maternal labour supply

   Mike Brewer, Sarah Cattan, Claire Crawford, et al.

   Conference Paper, Royal Economic Society Conference 2015 - 30 Mar 2015
   1. Education
   2. Child Development
   3. Labour Economics
   4. Public Policy
   5. Caregiving

9. Clever elder children spur on siblings

   Cheti Nicoletti and Birgitta Rabe

   Interview - 05 Jan 2015

10. Spending it wisely: how can schools use their resources to help poorer puplis

    Cheti Nicoletti and Birgitta Rabe

    Report - Nov 2014
    1. Education
    2. Economics
    3. Public Policy

11. Sibling spillover effects in school achievement

    Cheti Nicoletti and Birgitta Rabe

    ISER Working Paper Series, 2014-40 - 11 Nov 2014 - download  
    1. Education
    2. Child Development
    3. Households

12. The impact of free, universal pre-school education on maternal labour supply

    Mike Brewer, Sarah Cattan, Claire Crawford, et al.

    Report - Oct 2014
    1. Education
    2. Child Development
    3. Labour Economics
    4. Public Policy
    5. Caregiving

13. Evaluating a demand-side approach to expanding free preschool education

    J. Blanden, Emilia Del Bono, K. Hansen, et al.

    Report - Oct 2014
    1. Education
    2. Child Development
    3. Public Policy
    4. Caregiving

14. The impact of free early education for 3 year olds in England

    Mike Brewer, Sarah Cattan, Claire Crawford, et al.

    Report - 2014
    1. Education
    2. Child Development
    3. Labour Economics
    4. Public Policy
    5. Caregiving

15. School inputs and skills: complementarity and self-productivity

    Cheti Nicoletti and Birgitta Rabe

    ISER Working Paper Series, 2013-28 - 04 Dec 2013 - download  
    1. Young People
    2. Education
    3. Finance

Media

Displaying media publications 46 - 60 of 80 in total

1. Who saves for retirement?

   Media - 19 Nov 2012

2. Why breast is best. With research indicating that breastfeeding could increase educational attainment, parents should more seriously consider infant nourishment

   Media - 19 Nov 2012

3. Coalition steps in to prop up housing market

   Media - 12 Mar 2012

4. Up to nine in ten people who want to move are stuck

   Media - 07 Mar 2012

5. A nation of frustrated home-movers

   Media - 06 Mar 2012

6. A nation of frustrated home-movers

   Media - 06 Mar 2012

7. A nation of frustrated home-movers

   Media - 06 Mar 2012

8. Breastfeeding - how to make the difference

   Media - Feb 2012

9. Employer contributions are key for pension savings

   Media - 15 Dec 2011

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

    Media - 12 Dec 2011

11. Researchers claim to debunk women/pensions savings myth

    Media - 07 Dec 2011

12. £1000 blow to your pay packet in just 2 years as cost of living soars and incomes are squeezed

    Media - 28 Mar 2011

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

    Media - 28 Mar 2011

14. On the move

    Media - 01 Nov 2010

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

    Media - 25 Jul 2010