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	Dr Matteo SANDI Research Economist - Education and Skills, Community
	Email: m.sandi@lse.ac.uk Room/Desk: 32L 2.11 C Curriculum Vitae Personal WebSite
Expertise: Economics of Crime Economics of Education Biography: Matteo is a Research Officer at the Centre for Economic Performance (LSE). Matteo joined LSE in October 2015 and his current fields of research are the economics of crime and the economics of education. He studies the determinants of crime and the crime-reducing effects of schooling, policing and public institutions. His research investigates the effectiveness for crime prevention of a variety of interventions, such as early childhood interventions, legislation changes and policing operations. Matteo also studies the use of discipline sanctions in school and their implications for students’ performance and criminal activity. Matteo completed his ESRC-funded PhD in Economics at the University of Sussex in June 2016. During his PhD, he has consulted the World Bank Group studying the impact of migration policies on labour markets and school enrolment in developing countries. Current Areas of Research: Economics of Crime Economics of Education Economics of Migration Education: PhD Economics, University of Sussex MSc Economics, University of Sussex BSc Economics, Catholic University of Milan Awards: UK Data Service Data Impact Fellowship, September 2017 ESRC (The Economic and Social Research Council, UK) +3 (PhD) Grant, 2011-2015 Graduate Teaching Assistantship Grant for Fully funded PhD Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Sussex, Brighton (UK), 2011-2014 Selected Publications: ‘Autonomous Schools and Strategic Pupil Exclusion ’, The Economic Journal. (forthcoming). (with S. Machin) ‘Prices, Policing and Policy: The Dynamics of Crime Booms and Busts’, Journal of the European Economic Association. (forthcoming). (with T. Kirchmaier, S. Machin and R. Witt) ‘Intended vs Unintended Consequences of Migration Restriction Policies: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Indonesia’, Journal of Economic Geography. (2018). lby029. (with M. Makovec, R. Purnamasari and A. Savitri) CEP Publications CEP discussion paper Does Homeownership Reduce Crime? A Radical Housing Reform in Britain Richard Disney, John Gathergood, Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi March 2020 Paper No' CEPDP1685: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: H44; K14; R31 Tags: crime; homeownership; public housing CentrePiece article In brief...Pupil exclusion in academy schools Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi ask whether stricter disciplinary measures are intended more to improve educational results than to tackle bad behaviour Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi March 2020 Paper No' CEPCP575: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 25 (1) Spring 2020 JEL Classification: I20; I21; I28 Tags: academies; discipline; exclusion This article summarises 'Autonomous Schools and Strategic Pupil Exclusion' by Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi, published in the Economic Journal in January 2020 earlier version available as CEP Discussion Paper No. 1527 Journal article Autonomous Schools and Strategic Pupil Exclusion Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi July 2019 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| CentrePiece article Metal crime: the impact of prices, policing and policy Tom Kirchmaier, Stephen Machin, Matteo Sandi and Robert Witt July 2018 Paper No' CEPCP532: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 23 (2) Summer 2018 JEL Classification: K42 Tags: metal crime; metal prices; commodity prices This article summarises ‘Prices, Policing and Policy: The Dynamics of Crime Booms and Busts’ by Tom Kirchmaier, Stephen Machin, Matteo Sandi and Robert Witt, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1535, March 2018. Journal article Intended versus unintended consequences of migration restriction policies: Evidence from a natural experiment in Indonesia Mattia Makovec, Ririn S. Purnamasari, Matteo Sandi and Astrid R. Savitri June 2018 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| Tags: female migrants; indonesia; labor migration; local labor markets; migration policy; migration restrictions; Journal article Prices, Policing and Policy: The Dynamics of Crime Booms and Busts Tom Kirchmaier, Stephen Machin, Matteo Sandi and Robert Witt May 2018 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| Tags: illegal behavior and the enforcement of law; CEP discussion paper Prices, Policing and Policy: The Dynamics of Crime Booms and Busts Tom Kirchmaier, Stephen Machin, Matteo Sandi and Robert Witt March 2018 Paper No' CEPDP1535: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: K42 Tags: metal crime; metal prices; commodity prices CEP discussion paper Autonomous Schools and Strategic Pupil Exclusion Stephen Machin and Matteo Sandi January 2018 Paper No' CEPDP1527: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: I20; I21; I28 Tags: academies; discipline; exclusion External publication The impact of academies on educational outcomes - The Education Policy Institute Jon Andrews, Natalie Perera, Andrew Eyles, Gabriel Heller Sahlgren, Stephen Machin, Matteo Sandi and Olmo Silva July 2017 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| Full Paper Tags: school performace; academies; capacity

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