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Number of items: 68.
Article
  • Bertoni, Marco, Heller-Sahlgren, Gabriel, Silva, Olmo (2025). Free to improve? The impact of free school attendance in England. Economics of Education Review, 109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102717 picture_as_pdf
  • Montebruno Bondi, Piero, Silva, Olmo, Szumilo, Nikodem (2025). Judge Dread: court severity, repossession risk and demand in mortgage and housing markets. The Economic Journal, 135(669), 1677 - 1710. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf006 picture_as_pdf
  • Bertoni, Marco, Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2020). School choice during a period of radical school reform: evidence from academy conversion in England. Economic Policy, https://doi.org/10.1093/epolic/eiaa023 picture_as_pdf
  • Faggio, Giulia, Silva, Olmo, Strange, William C. (2020). Tales of the city what do agglomeration cases tell us about agglomeration in general? Journal of Economic Geography, 20(5), 1117 - 1143. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbaa007 picture_as_pdf
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Sánchez-Vidal, Maria, Silva, Olmo (2018). The bedroom tax. Regional Science and Urban Economics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.12.002 picture_as_pdf
  • Eyles, Andrew, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2018). Academies 2: the new batch - the changing nature of academy schools in England. Fiscal Studies, 39(1), 121-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5890.2017.12146
  • Bracke, Philippe, Hilber, Christian A. L., Silva, Olmo (2018). Mortgage debt and entrepreneurship. Journal of Urban Economics, 103, 52-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2017.10.003
  • Faggio, Giulia, Silva, Olmo, Strange, William C. (2017). Heterogeneous agglomeration. Review of Economics and Statistics, 99(1), 80-94. https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00604
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo, Weinhardt, Felix (2017). Neighbourhood turnover and teenage attainment. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15(4), 746 - 783. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvw018
  • Faggio, Giulia, Silva, Olmo (2014). Self-employment and entrepreneurship in urban and rural labour markets. Journal of Urban Economics, 84, 67-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2014.09.001
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2013). Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuity. Journal of Urban Economics, 75, 15-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2012.11.001
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo, Weinhardt, Felix (2013). Everybody needs good neighbours?: evidence from students' outcomes in England. The Economic Journal, 123(571), 831-874. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12025
  • Lavy, Victor, Silva, Olmo, Weinhardt, Felix (2012). The good, the bad, and the average: evidence on ability peer effects in schools. Journal of Labor Economics, 30(2), 367-414. https://doi.org/10.1086/663592
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2011). Faith primary schools: better schools or better pupils? Journal of Labor Economics, 29(3), 589-635. https://doi.org/10.1086/659344
  • Silva, Olmo, Gibbons, Stephen (2011). School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction. Economics of Education Review, 30(2), 312-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.11.001
  • Silva, Olmo (2009). What works in primary schools? Centrepiece, 14(1), 16-19. https://doi.org/CEPCP284
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2008). Choice, competition and pupil achievement. Journal of the European Economic Association, 6(4), 912-947. https://doi.org/10.1162/JEEA.2008.6.4.912
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2008). Competition, choice and pupil achievement. Journal of the European Economic Association, 6(4), 912-947.
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2008). Urban density and pupil attainment. Journal of Urban Economics, 63(2), 631-650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2007.04.006
  • Silva, Olmo (2007). The Jack-of-All-Trades entrepreneur: innate talent or acquired skill? Economics Letters, 97(2), 118-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2007.02.027
  • Michelacci, Claudio, Silva, Olmo (2007). Why so many local entrepreneurs? Review of Economics and Statistics, 89(4), 615 - 633. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest.89.4.615
  • Machin, Stephen, McNally, Sandra, Silva, Olmo (2007). New technology in schools: is there a payoff? The Economic Journal, 117(522), 1145-1167. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02070.x
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2007). In brief: faith primary schools: better schools or better pupils? Centrepiece, 12(1), 24-25. https://doi.org/CEPCP228
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2006). The educational impact of parental choice and school competition. Centrepiece, 11(3), 6-9. https://doi.org/CEPCP216
  • Machin, Stephen, McNally, Sandra, Silva, Olmo (2006). New technology in schools: is there a payoff? Centrepiece, 11(1), 10-12. https://doi.org/CEPCP199
  • Daveri, F, Silva, Olmo (2004). Not only Nokia: what Finland tells us about new economy growth. Economic Policy, 19(38), 117-163. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0327.2004.00120.x
    • Audio/visual resource
  • Rubins, Karen, Silva, Olmo, Gibbons, Stephen, Weinhardt, Felix (2018). Cartoon abstract: Neighbourhood turnover and teenage attainment.
    • Chapter
  • 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 . Giuffrè.
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2006). Competition and accessibility in school markets: empirical analysis using boundary discontinuities. In Gronberg, Timothy J., Jansen, Dennis W. (Eds.), Improving School Accountability: Check-Ups or Choice (pp. 157-184). JAI Press.
    • Dataset
  • Silva, Olmo, Montebruno, Piero, Szumilo, Nikodem (2025). Replication package for: "Judge Dread: Court severity, repossession risk and demand in mortgage and housing markets.". [Dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14671404
  • Silva, Olmo, Strange, William C., Faggio, Giulia (2017). Replication Data for: "Heterogeneous Agglomeration". [Dataset]. Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/ox8skx
    • Report
  • Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2013). School structure, school autonomy and the tail. (CEP Special Reports CEPSP29). The London School of Economics and Political Science, Center of Economic Performance.
  • Holmlund, Helena, Silva, Olmo (2008). Targeting pupils at risk of exclusion: an evaluation of the xl club programme. The Princes Trust.
  • Emmerson, Carl, Frayne, Christine, McNally, Sandra, Silva, Olmo (2006). Aimhigher: Excellence Challenge: a policy evaluation using the Labour Force Survey. (Research report RR813). Department for Education and Skills.
  • Emmerson, Carl, Frayne, Christine, McNally, Sandra, Silva, Olmo (2005). Evaluation of Aimhigher: Excellence Challenge, the early impact of Aimhigher: Excellence Challenge on pre-16 outcomes: an economic evaluation. (Research report RR652). Department for Education and Skills.
    • Online resource
  • Silva, Olmo (2013). Linking cities and entrepreneurship.
  • Silva, Olmo (2012). Book review: the triumph of the city.
  • Silva, Olmo (2012). Book review: the solution to urban decline in cities across Europe and the world is to stop worrying about places, and to start focusing on people.
  • Lavy, Victor, Silva, Olmo, Weinhardt, Felix (2010). The good, the bad, and the average: evidence of ability peer effects in schools.
  • Machin, Stephen, McNally, Sandra, Silva, Olmo (2007). New technology in schools: is there a payoff?
    • Working paper
  • Neri, Lorenzo, Pasini, Elizabetta, Silva, Olmo (2024). The organizational economics of school chains. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1993). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Bertoni, Marco, Heller-Sahlgren, Gabriel, Silva, Olmo (2023). Free to improve? The impact of free school attendance in England. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1946). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Montebruno, Piero, Silva, Olmo, Szumilo, Nikodem (2021). Judge Dread: court severity, repossession risk and demand in mortgage and housing markets. (CEP Discussion Papers 1766). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Montebruno, Piero, Silva, Olmo, Szumilo, Nikodem (2021). Judge Dread: court severity, repossession risk and demand in mortgage and housing markets. (Geography and Environment Discussion Paper Series 25). Department of Geography and Environment, LSE. picture_as_pdf
  • Faggio, Giulia, Silva, Olmo, Strange, William C. (2019). Tales of the city what do agglomeration cases tell us about agglomeration in general? (CEP Discussion Papers 1619). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Sánchez-Vidal, Maria, Silva, Olmo (2018). The bedroom tax. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1537). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bertoni, Marco, Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2017). School choice during a period of radical reform: evidence from the academy programme. (IZA Discussion Papers 11162). IZA (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit).
  • Bertoni, Marco, Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2017). What’s in a name? Expectations, heuristics and choice during a period of radical school reform. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1477). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Eyles, Andrew, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2015). Academies 2: the new batch. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1370). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Bracke, Philippe, Hilber, Christian A. L., Silva, Olmo (2014). Homeownership and entrepreneurship: the role of mortgage debt and commitment. (CESifo Working Paper 5048). CESifo.
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo, Weinhardt, Felix (2014). Neighbourhood turnover and teenage attainment. (SERC discussion papers SERCDP0163). LSE Research Lab.
  • Faggio, Giulia, Silva, Olmo, Strange, William C. (2014). Heterogeneous agglomeration. (SERC Discussion Papers SERCDP0152). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Faggio, Giulia, Silva, Olmo (2012). Does self-employment measure entrepreneurship? evidence from Great Britain. (SERC Discussion Papers SERCDP0109). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Bracke, Philippe, Hilber, Christian A. L., Silva, Olmo (2012). Homeownerhip and entrepreneurship. (SERC Discussion Papers SERCDP0103). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2012). Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities. (CEE discussion papers CEE DP 132). Centre for the Economics of Education. picture_as_pdf
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo, Weinhardt, Felix (2011). Everybody needs good neighbours?: evidence from students' outcomes in England. (IZA discussion paper 5980). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo, Weinhardt, Felix (2010). Do neighbours affect teenage outcomes?: evidence from neighbourhood changes in England. (Serc discussion papers 63). Spatial Economics Research Centre.
  • Lavy, Victor, Silva, Olmo, 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.
  • Holmlund, Helena, 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.
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2009). Valuing school quality using boundary discontinuities. (SERC discussion papers 18). Spatial Economics Research Centre. picture_as_pdf
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2009). School quality, child wellbeing and parents' satisfaction. (CEE Discussion Papers CEEDP0103). London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2007). Urban density and pupil attainment. (CEEDP 80). Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Gibbons, Stephen, 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.
  • Machin, Stephen, McNally, Sandra, Silva, Olmo (2006). New technology in schools: is there a payoff? Institute for the Study of Labor.
  • Gibbons, Stephen, Machin, Stephen, Silva, Olmo (2006). Competition, choice and pupil achievement. (CEEDP 56). Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Machin, Stephen, McNally, Sandra, Silva, Olmo (2006). New technology in schools: is there a payoff? Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Michelacci, Claudio, Silva, Olmo (2005). Why so many local entrepreneurs? (CEMFI Working Paper 0506). Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros.
  • Silva, Olmo (2004). Entrepreneurship: can the Jack-of-all-trades attitude be acquired? (CEPDP 665). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.