Ellen Greaves
Address:
E-mail:
Institute for Fiscal Studies, 7 Ridgmount St, London, WC1E 7AE
ellen_g@ifs.org.uk
Education
2004-2007
2009-2011
BSc Economics and mathematics (1st class), University of Bristol
MSc Economics (Distinction), University College London
Employment
January 2014 to present Senior Research Economist, Education Sector, Institute for
Fiscal Studies
October 2009 to
January 2014
Research Economist, Education Sector, Institute for Fiscal
Studies
Sep 2007 to Sep 2009
Research Assistant, Centre for Market and Public
Organisation, University of Bristol
Publications
Lessons from London schools for attainment gaps and social mobility, Research Report,
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, June 2012
What parents want: school preferences and school choice, The Economic Journal,
forthcoming.
Estimating the effect of teacher pay on pupil attainment using boundary discontinuities,
IFS Working Paper W14/03, March 2014
Cohabitation, marriage, relationship stability and child outcomes: final report, IFS
Reports R87, October 2013
Test scores, subjective assessment and stereotyping of ethnic minorities, Journal of
Labour Economics, July 2013, 31:3, 535-576
When you’re born matters: evidence for England, IFS Report R80, May 2013
The impact of age within academic year on adult outcomes, IFS Working Paper
W13/07, May 2013
The drivers of month of birth differences in children's cognitive and non-cognitive
skills: a regression discontinuity analysis, IFS Working Paper W13/08, May 2013
Identifying the drivers of month of birth differences in educational attainment, IFS
Working Paper W13/09, May 2013
A comparison of commonly used socio-economic indicators: their relationship to
educational disadvantage and relevance to Teach First, IFS Reports R79, March 2013
Cohabitation, marriage and child outcomes: an empirical analysis of the relationship
between marital status and child outcomes in the UK using the Millennium Cohort
Study, Child and Family Law Quarterly, September 2012, 24:2, 176-198
Evaluation of the Free School Meals Pilot: Impact Report, Department for Education
(DFE-RR227), July 2012
The impact of the minimum wage regime on the education and labour market choices of
young people: a report to the Low Pay Commission, Low Pay Commission, March 2012
Parental choice of primary school in England: what types of school do different types of
family really have available to them? Policy Studies, September 2011, 32:5, 531-547
Cohabitation, marriage, relationship stability and child outcomes: an update, IFS
Commentary C120, July 2011
Evaluation of Every Child a Reader, DfE Research Report DFE-RR114, May 2011
Cohabitation, marriage and relationship stability, IFS Briefing Note BN 107, July 2010
Cohabitation, marriage and child outcomes, IFS Commentary C114, April 2010
The pupil premium: assessing the options, IFS Commentary C113, March 2010
What parents want: School preferences and school choice, CMPO working paper
09/222, October 2009
Current research grants
Principle Investigator of Evaluating the effectiveness of different models of school
breakfast provision, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation, May 2014 to
May 2016.
Principle Investigator of The evaluation of Achieve Together, funded by the Education
Endowment Foundation, January 2013 to December 2017.
Principle Investigator of The costs and benefits of different initial teacher training
routes: the recruitment, training and retention of trainee teachers in England, funded
by Nuffield Foundation, May 2013 to March 2015.
Principle Investigator of Evaluating the impact of the Aspiring Professionals
Programme, funded by the Social Mobility Foundation, May 2012 to March 2018.