Carrera, Leandro N


Dr Leandro N Carrera  

Department

Position held

LSE Public Policy Group

Research Associate

Non LSE positions held

Department

Position held

Pensions Policy Institute

Senior Policy Researcher

Experience keywords:

public policy; pensions policy; public sector performance; productivity

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My research interests are related to public policy and social policy. At the LSE Public Policy Group, my work has focused on measuring government services performance in providing key services, on which I co-authored a book with Professor Patrick Dunleavy.

As a Senior Policy Researcher at the Pensions Policy Institute, I have led a number of projects on state pension reform, measuring pensioner poverty and analysing trends in private sector pension provision in the UK. I am also interested in pension and welfare policy in Europe and Latin America.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Policy and Regulatory BodiesPublic Administration

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Spain; Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay; UK; Italy; Latin America; Chile; Western Europe

Languages:

Italian [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; French [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; Spanish [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]

Media experience:

Radio

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)207 848 1884

Alt phone number:

+44 (0)78 8769 6743

Alt email:

leancar2001@yahoo.com.ar

Publications

The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.

2013

Dunleavy, Patrick and Carrera, Leandro N. (2013) Growing the productivity of government services. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9780857934987

Carrera, Leandro N. and Chant, Sylvia and Cherti, Myriam (2012) Evidence from New Zealand suggests that the government’s plan for auto-enrolment into workplace pensions may substantially affect participation rates and total savings. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Carrera, Leandro N. (2012) What are the lessons from KiwiSaver for automatic enrolment in the UK? Pensions Policy Institute, London, UK

2011

Carrera, Leandro N. (2011) The CSR and its impact on pensions: will we have to work longer for less? Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Beckett, Charlie and Cammaerts, Bart and Carrera, Leandro N. and Leunig, Tim (2011) All change in the UK’s welfare state?: first thoughts on what policy commitments should go, and which should not. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Carrera, Leandro N. and Redwood, Daniel and Adams, Jon (2011) The implications of government policy for future levels of pensioner poverty. Pensions Policy Institute, London, UK

Carrera, Leandro N. (2011) Unpacking the Hutton report recommendations: what the future holds for public sector pensions. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Carrera, Leandro N. and Dunleavy, Patrick (2011) ¿Por qué no consigue crecer la productividad del gobierno? La nueva gestión pública y la seguridad social del Reino Unido. PUBLIC: Butlletí de l'Institut de Governança i Direcció Pública d'ESADE, 22 (Jan). ISSN 2013-2506

Carrera, Leandro N. and Dunleavy, Patrick (2011) Why does government productivity fail to grow?: new public management and UK social security. PUBLIC: Butlleti de l'Institut de Governanza i Direcci Publica d'ESADE, 22 (Jan). ISSN 2013-2506

Carrera, Leandro N. and Dunleavy, Patrick (2011) Per què no aconsegueix augmentar la productivitat del govern?: la nova gestió pública i la seguretat social al Regne Unit. PUBLIC: Butlleti de l'Institut de Governanzaa i Direcci Publica d'ESADE, 22 (Jan). ISSN 2013-2506

Carrera, Leandro N. (2011) What could be the implications of the Government’s proposed state pension reforms? Pensions Policy Institute , London, UK

Carrera, Leandro N. (2011) How can we measure adequacy in the context of public sector pensions? Pensions Policy Institute , London, UK

2010

Carrera, Leandro N. (2010) High fees in UK pension plans can cost thousands: we need to look to Europe to find better ways of managing pensions. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Carrera, Leandro N. and Angelaki, Marina and Carolo, Daniel Fernando da Soledade (2010) South-European pension systems: challenges and reform prospects. In:Institutions and Social Change in Southern European Societies (1-2 Oct 2010 : Cascais, Portugal).

Carrera, Leandro N. and Dunleavy, Patrick (2010) Productivity change in the public sector: innovation,new public management and cultural resistance to 'digital era governance' in UK social security. In:The politics of hard times: citizens, nations, and the international system under economic stress. (2-5th September 2010 : Washington DC).

Carrera, Leandro N. (2010) Still a distinctive case?: understanding pension reform mechanisms in southern Europe. In:The Politics of Hard Times: Citizens, Nations, and the International System under Economic Stress. (2-5th September 2010 : Washington DC).

Carrera, Leandro N. (2010) How are pensions changing in the UK? Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Carrera, Leandro N. (2010) Making public sector pensions less generous. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Carrera, Leandro N. and Dunleavy, Patrick (2010) Understanding public sector productivity – the LSE’s simple guide. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Travers, Tony and Dunleavy, Patrick and Gilson, Christopher and Carrera, Leandro N. (2010) The LSE’s simple guide to voting systems. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Bouçek, Françoise and Jones, George W. and Wilks-Heeg, Stuart and Travers, Tony and Beckett, Charlie and Hosein, Gus and Carrera, Leandro N. and Leunig, Tim (2010) LSE election experts reflect on the election result. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Jones, George W. and Bouçek, Francoise and Hagemann, Sara and Leunig, Tim and Carrera, Leandro N. (2010) Eve of the election: reflections from election experts. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Hagemann, Sara and Brown, Chris and Carrera, Leandro N. (2010) Second debate – international affairs: what our experts said. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Carrera, Leandro N. and Marina, Angelaki and Carolo, Daniel Fernando da Soledade (2010) Political competition and societal veto players: the politics of pension reform in Southern Europe. Rivista Italiana di poliche pubbliche, Apr (1). pp. 5-31. ISSN 1722-1137

2009

Carrera, Leandro N. and Dunleavy, Patrick and Bastow, Simon (2009) Understanding productivity trends in UK tax collection. LSE Public Policy Group Working Papers. LSE Public Policy Group, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Carrera, Leandro N. (2009) Book review: the Europeanisation of social protection. Governance, 22 (3). pp. 511-513. ISSN 0952-1895

Carrera, Leandro N. and Angelaki, Marina and Carolo, Daniel Fernando da Soledade (2009) Structures, political competition and societal veto players: the politics of pension reform in Southern Europe. In:The future of the welfare state: paths of policy innovation between constaints and opportunities (17-19 September 2009 : Urbino, Italy).

Carrera, Leandro N. (2009) When does Europe matter?: an analysis of pension reform policy in Spain and Italy. In:European Union Studies Association (EUSA) 11th Biennial International Conference (April 23-25, 2009 : Los Angeles, California).

2004

Crisp, Brian F. and Carrera, Leandro N. (2004) Exercising the power to decree: dictating, dodging, or doing what is possible. In:2004 Annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association (March 12 2004 : Portland, Oregon).

Carrera, Leandro N. and Crisp, Brian F. (2004) Presidents' power to legislate: popular approval, legislative pivot points, and the use of presidential decree authority. In:2004 annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) (April 15 2004 : Chicago, Illinois).

2001

Carrera, Leandro N. (2001) Procesos de reforma electoral en las provincias de Catamarca y Jujuy: 1983-1999. In:Conference of the Latin American Studies Association (6-8 September 2001 : Washington DC, USA).

Carrera, Leandro N. and Curry, Chris and Cleal, Niki The changing landscape of pension schemes in the private sector in the UK. Pensions Policy Institute, London, UK

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Blog

Dunleavy and Carrera show how complex are the factors affecting productivity growth in government organisations especially management practices, use of IT, organisational culture, strategic mis-decisions and political and policy churn.

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Awards

University of Arizona Dissertation Award (2006); University of Arizona Tuition Award (2002-2004); Young Scholar Award for the Best Policy Paper, Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche (Italian Public Policy Review) (April 2010)

 

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