Professor of Economics at University of Essex. Conducting impactful research in applied economics of labour, health, education. https://sites.google.com/view/birgitta-rabe/https://bsky.app/profile/rabe-b.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rabe-b.bsky.social/post/3lipadvzeak2v 📣📣📣Job Alert 📣📣📣 Come work with me on children’s health and human capital! @iseressex.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social 🗓️2 year Post-Doc, start Oct 2025 📝Apply by 23 March 🔗More info: tinyurl.com/y54tuds3, or contact me. Join us at Essex! Please share 👋 https://tinyurl.com/y54tuds321 Feb 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:k75twdof5ylg3acmeefxkx6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipadvzeak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rabe-b.bsky.social/post/3lhhhufg3uc2iGreat talk today by @samuellado.bsky.social in our ISER lunchtime seminar. Children in Barcelona’s means-tested lunch clubs do better in Catalan - likely because they spend more time socialising with proficient speakers. @ayllonsara.bsky.social @iseressex.bsky.social @misoc-essex.bsky.social05 Feb 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:k75twdof5ylg3acmeefxkx6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhhhufg3uc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rabe-b.bsky.social/post/3lcuxqotkxs27Happy to be giving a keynote at the American-European Health Economics Study Group workshop, taking place in Oxford, May 28–29, 2025. Call for papers out now, apply by 28 Feb 2025 : https://www.catianicodemo.com/files/AMERICAN-EUROPEAN-OXFORD.pdf09 Dec 2024 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:k75twdof5ylg3acmeefxkx6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcuxqotkxs27https://bsky.app/profile/rabe-b.bsky.social/post/3lcd6vsvyis2pExcited to launch a new project with Angus Holford today, looking at how providing free breakfast in school affects • Attainment • Absences/punctuality • Bodyweight • Mental health More details here: tinyurl.com/4rp3dn5v Thanks @nuffieldfoundation.org for funding this work02 Dec 2024 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:k75twdof5ylg3acmeefxkx6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcd6vsvyis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rabe-b.bsky.social/post/3lbabiqnddc2p🚀🌤️ New paper with Angus Holford out in Journal of Health Economics! Switching to universal free school meals reduces obesity in kids in England. Larger effects for younger children, but benefits seem cumulative over time. Paper here 👇 tinyurl.com/yc7y2azm18 Nov 2024 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:k75twdof5ylg3acmeefxkx6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbabiqnddc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rabe-b.bsky.social/post/3lb3e3vgzbs2q@ingoisphording.bsky.social Hi Ingo, thanks for the starter pack! I can’t see 2/2? Also could you add me please? Thanks!16 Nov 2024 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:k75twdof5ylg3acmeefxkx6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3e3vgzbs2q