Research & Policy

Working Papers

• “When Geography Shapes Preferences: Redesigning Teacher Assignment in Italy”, with Battal Dogan. [PDF]
  
  • “Best Paper Award” and “Exemplary Track Paper Award in Applied Modeling” at the 25th ACM Conference on Economics and Computation (2024)
  • Proceedings of the 25th ACM Conference on Economics and Computation (2024) [PDF Extended Abstract]

Work in Progress

• “Modifying school choice for more equitable outcomes in England” with Simon Burgess, Estelle Cantillon, Ellen Greaves.
• “Retention Policies in Teacher Reassignment”.
  
• “Choosing in the Dark. Information Revelation and Teacher Distribution”.
  
• “The Italian North-South Divide. Market Design for Balanced Teacher Reassignment”.
• “Solving High-Dimensional Portfolio Choice Models in School Choice”.

Publications

• “The Economics of Age-at-School Entry: Insights from Evidence and Methods”, with Elizabeth Dhuey, Luca Fumarco, Levi Halewyck, Simon ter Meulen.
Accepted for publication in the Journal of Economic Literature, [CESifo WP], [IZA DP], [EdWorkingPaper], [GLO DP]
• “Lost in Translation: Reading and Math Performance of Second-Generation Immigrant Children in Italy”, with Giuseppe Russo, Journal of Human Capital, Volume 19, Number 1, 2025, [Paper]. [PDF (WP Version)]
  

Policy Writing

• “Modifying school choice for more equitable access in England” (2025), with Simon Burgess, Estelle Cantillon, Ellen Greaves.
  Policy Report [PDF]
  Policy Briefing [PDF]
  [Economics Blog]
  
• “School Admissions in England: The Rules Schools Choose on Which Pupils to Admit” (2023), with Simon Burgess, Estelle Cantillon, Ellen Greaves, Min Zhang.
  Policy Report [PDF]
  [Economics Blog]