Silva, Olmo


Dr Olmo Silva  

Department

Position held

Department of Geography and Environment

Lecturer in Real Estate Economics and Finance

Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)

Research Associate

Spatial Economics Research Centre

Experience keywords:

applied growth; economics of education; issues in productivity; entrepreneurship; applied microeconometics

Languages:

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

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7852 3516

Publications

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

2013

Gibbons, Stephen and Machin, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2013) Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuity. Journal of urban economics, 75 pp. 15-28. ISSN 0094-1190

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo and Weinhardt, Felix (2013) Everybody needs good neighbours: evidence from student outcomes in England. Economic journal, online ISSN 0013-0133

2012

Silva, Olmo (2012) Book review: the triumph of the city. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Gibbons, Stephen and Machin, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2012) Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities. CEE discussion papers, CEE DP 132. Centre for the Economics of Education, London, UK

Lavy, Victor and Silva, Olmo and Weinhardt, Felix (2012) The good, the bad, and the average: evidence on ability peer effects in schools. Journal of labor economics, 30 (2). pp. 367-414. ISSN 0734-306X

2011

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo and Weinhardt, Felix (2011) Everybody needs good neighbours?: evidence from students' outcomes in England. IZA discussion paper, 5980. Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2011) Faith primary schools: better schools or better pupils? Journal of labor economics, 29 (3). pp. 589-635. ISSN 0734-306X

Silva, Olmo and Gibbons, Stephen (2011) School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction. Economics of education review, 30 (2). pp. 312-331. ISSN 0272-7757

2010

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo and Weinhardt, Felix (2010) Do neighbours affect teenage outcomes?: evidence from neighbourhood changes in England. Serc discussion papers, 63. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London, UK

Lavy, Victor and Silva, Olmo and Weinhardt, Felix (2010) The good, the bad, and the average: evidence of ability peer effects in schools. Centre for Economic Policy Research , London, UK

2009

Lavy, Victor and Silva, Olmo and Weinhardt, Felix (2009) The good, the bad and the average: evidence on the scale and nature of ability peer effects in schools. NBER working paper , 15600. National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA, USA

Holmlund, Helena and Silva, Olmo (2009) Targeting non-cognitive skills to improve cognitive outcomes: evidence from a remedial education intervention. Discussion paper, 4476. Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany

Gibbons, Stephen and Machin, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2009) Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities. SERC discussion papers , 18. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London, UK

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2009) School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction. CEE Discussion Papers, CEEDP0103. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Silva, Olmo (2009) What works in primary schools? Centrepiece, 14 (1). pp. 16-19. ISSN 1362-3761

2008

Holmlund, Helena and Silva, Olmo (2008) Targeting pupils at risk of exclusion: an evaluation of the xl club programme. The Princes Trust, London, UK

Gibbons, Stephen and Machin, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2008) Competition, choice and pupil achievement. Journal of the European Economic Association, 6 (4). pp. 912-947. ISSN 1542-4766

Gibbons, Stephen and Machin, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2008) Choice, competition and pupil achievement. Journal of the European Economic Association, 6 (4). pp. 912-947. ISSN 1542-4774

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2008) Urban density and pupil attainment. Journal of urban economics, 63 (2). pp. 631-650. ISSN 1095-9068

2007

Machin, Stephen and McNally, Sandra and Silva, Olmo (2007) New technology in schools: is there a payoff? Centre for Economic Policy Research

Michelacci, Claudio and Silva, Olmo (2007) Why so many local entrepreneurs? Review of economics and statistics, 89 (4). pp. 615-633. ISSN 0034-6535

Silva, Olmo (2007) The Jack-of-All-Trades entrepreneur: innate talent or acquired skill? Economics letters, 97 (2). pp. 118-123. ISSN 0165-1765

Machin, Stephen and McNally, Sandra and Silva, Olmo (2007) New technology in schools: is there a payoff? Economic Journal, 117 (522). pp. 1145-1167. ISSN 0013-0133

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2007) In brief: faith primary schools: better schools or better pupils? Centrepiece, 12 (1). pp. 24-25. ISSN 1362-3761

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2007) Urban density and pupil attainment. CEEDP, 80. Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Silva, Olmo (2007) The effectiveness of primary education. In: Beria di Argentine, C., (ed.) Sistemi educative e capitale umano: atti del congresso, 22-23 June 2007. Giuffre' Editore, Milan, Italy.

2006

Gibbons, Stephen and Machin, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2006) The educational impact of parental choice and school competition. Centrepiece, 11 (3). pp. 6-9. ISSN 1362-3761

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2006) Faith primary schools: better schools or better pupils? CEEDP, 72. Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Gibbons, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2006) Competition and accessibility in school markets: empirical analysis using boundary discontinuities. In: Gronberg, Timothy J. and Jansen, Dennis W., (eds.) Improving school accountability: check-ups or choice. JAI Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 157-184. ISBN 9780762313518

Machin, Stephen and McNally, Sandra and Silva, Olmo (2006) New technology in schools: is there a payoff? Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany

Machin, Stephen and McNally, Sandra and Silva, Olmo (2006) New technology in schools: is there a payoff? Centrepiece, 11 (1). pp. 10-12. ISSN 1362-3761

Machin, Stephen and McNally, Sandra and Silva, Olmo (2006) New technology in schools: is there a payoff? Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Gibbons, Stephen and Machin, Stephen and Silva, Olmo (2006) Competition, choice and pupil achievement. CEEDP, 56. Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Emmerson, Carl and Frayne, Christine and McNally, Sandra and Silva, Olmo (2006) Aimhigher: Excellence Challenge: a policy evaluation using the Labour Force Survey. Department for Education and Skills, London, UK

2005

Michelacci, Claudio and Silva, Olmo (2005) Why so many local entrepreneurs? CEMFI Working Paper, 0506. Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros, Madrid, Spain

Emmerson, Carl and Frayne, Christine and McNally, Sandra and Silva, Olmo (2005) Evaluation of Aimhigher: Excellence Challenge, the early impact of Aimhigher: Excellence Challenge on pre-16 outcomes: an economic evaluation. Department for Education and Skills, London, UK

2004

Silva, Olmo (2004) Entrepreneurship: can the Jack-of-all-trades attitude be acquired? CEPDP, 665. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Daveri, F and Silva, Olmo (2004) Not only Nokia: what Finland tells us about new economy growth. Economic policy, 19 (38). pp. 117-163. ISSN 0266-4658

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