Jake Anders
@jakeanders.uk
Education, evaluation, economics, etc.
Professor of Quantitative Social Science, UCL
Deputy Director, @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social
Principal Investigator, COSMO study
Dad to three.
https://jakeanders.uk
Professor of Quantitative Social Science, UCL
Deputy Director, @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social
Principal Investigator, COSMO study
Dad to three.
https://jakeanders.uk
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Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
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We broadly welcome the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, in particular citing CEPEO’s briefing note on the value of GCSEs (econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...) and...
EconPapers: Should we abolish GCSEs?
By Gill Wyness; Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting disruption to schooling led to the Government cancelling GCSE and A level exams in
econpapers.repec.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We broadly welcome the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, in particular citing CEPEO’s briefing note on the value of GCSEs (econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...) and...
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Interesting comparative study of attendance patterns in OECD countries pre vs. post pandemic by @jakeanders.uk and colleagues!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The rise in teenagers skipping school across English-speaking countries following the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from PISA - Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability
Many countries are grappling with the long shadow that COVID has cast over their education systems, including dramatic increases in absence from school. This paper presents new insights into this issu...
link.springer.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Interesting comparative study of attendance patterns in OECD countries pre vs. post pandemic by @jakeanders.uk and colleagues!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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If you are in the UCL /Euston area & you have a calculator that I can borrow this morning, please get in touch urgently!!!
I have a maths exam (10am), and my two have both just died!
Needs to be NOT internet connected; just old simple one.
Oh my life....
I have a maths exam (10am), and my two have both just died!
Needs to be NOT internet connected; just old simple one.
Oh my life....
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
If you are in the UCL /Euston area & you have a calculator that I can borrow this morning, please get in touch urgently!!!
I have a maths exam (10am), and my two have both just died!
Needs to be NOT internet connected; just old simple one.
Oh my life....
I have a maths exam (10am), and my two have both just died!
Needs to be NOT internet connected; just old simple one.
Oh my life....
How have the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent cost of living crisis affected the course of young people's lives?
New @suttontrust.bsky.social qualitative research of the COSMO cohort highlights those Altered Courses of young people's lives: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
New @suttontrust.bsky.social qualitative research of the COSMO cohort highlights those Altered Courses of young people's lives: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
Altered courses - The Sutton Trust
An updated look at the impact of the COVID pandemic and cost-of-living crisis on young people.
www.suttontrust.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
How have the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent cost of living crisis affected the course of young people's lives?
New @suttontrust.bsky.social qualitative research of the COSMO cohort highlights those Altered Courses of young people's lives: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
New @suttontrust.bsky.social qualitative research of the COSMO cohort highlights those Altered Courses of young people's lives: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
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Popularity of the first name Christopher correlates with Burglaries in Oklahoma (r=0.966)
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Popularity of the first name Christopher correlates with Burglaries in Oklahoma (r=0.966)
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Empirical evidence and conceptual reasoning suggest quasi-experimental studies—the most common form of studies making causal claims—have a "p-hacking" problem.
My essay on this and the case for adapting & adopting QED preregistration is now published in Evaluation Review.
doi.org/10.1177/0193...
My essay on this and the case for adapting & adopting QED preregistration is now published in Evaluation Review.
doi.org/10.1177/0193...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Empirical evidence and conceptual reasoning suggest quasi-experimental studies—the most common form of studies making causal claims—have a "p-hacking" problem.
My essay on this and the case for adapting & adopting QED preregistration is now published in Evaluation Review.
doi.org/10.1177/0193...
My essay on this and the case for adapting & adopting QED preregistration is now published in Evaluation Review.
doi.org/10.1177/0193...
What are the post-pandemic inequalities in wellbeing? And are pandemic events still casting a shadow for some young people?
Reporting results that are now forthcoming in a journal article for Social Indicators Research.
Reporting results that are now forthcoming in a journal article for Social Indicators Research.
TODAY on the Economics Observatory – What are the lingering effects of the pandemic on young people’s wellbeing?
By @jakeanders.uk
By @jakeanders.uk
What are the lingering effects of the pandemic on young people’s wellbeing? - Economics Observatory
The social restrictions and disrupted educational experiences resulting from Covid-19 have had a negative impact on many young people’s mental health. The damage to wellbeing has been more persistent…
buff.ly
October 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What are the post-pandemic inequalities in wellbeing? And are pandemic events still casting a shadow for some young people?
Reporting results that are now forthcoming in a journal article for Social Indicators Research.
Reporting results that are now forthcoming in a journal article for Social Indicators Research.
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Quarto friends! I need your help:
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
Epic: are we production yet · Issue #63 · quarto-dev/quarto-markdown
We need to check against many large sites to get a good sense for the impact of this new syntax in practice. autogenerated qmd quartodoc-generated sites (tbd meet with @machow) sites quarto.org Shi...
github.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Quarto friends! I need your help:
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
Come and join our busy, fun and friendly team!
📢WE'RE HIRING!📢
We're looking for a centre administrator to join our fantastic team! Role is for 3 days a week, with flexible hybrid working options. Interest in @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social's mission a bonus.
🕕Apply by 23.59 on 24th October 2025
Full details: tinyurl.com/5t586vuj
Please share widely!
We're looking for a centre administrator to join our fantastic team! Role is for 3 days a week, with flexible hybrid working options. Interest in @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social's mission a bonus.
🕕Apply by 23.59 on 24th October 2025
Full details: tinyurl.com/5t586vuj
Please share widely!
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Come and join our busy, fun and friendly team!
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📢WE'RE HIRING!📢
We're looking for a centre administrator to join our fantastic team! Role is for 3 days a week, with flexible hybrid working options. Interest in @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social's mission a bonus.
🕕Apply by 23.59 on 24th October 2025
Full details: tinyurl.com/5t586vuj
Please share widely!
We're looking for a centre administrator to join our fantastic team! Role is for 3 days a week, with flexible hybrid working options. Interest in @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social's mission a bonus.
🕕Apply by 23.59 on 24th October 2025
Full details: tinyurl.com/5t586vuj
Please share widely!
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📢WE'RE HIRING!📢
We're looking for a centre administrator to join our fantastic team! Role is for 3 days a week, with flexible hybrid working options. Interest in @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social's mission a bonus.
🕕Apply by 23.59 on 24th October 2025
Full details: tinyurl.com/5t586vuj
Please share widely!
We're looking for a centre administrator to join our fantastic team! Role is for 3 days a week, with flexible hybrid working options. Interest in @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social's mission a bonus.
🕕Apply by 23.59 on 24th October 2025
Full details: tinyurl.com/5t586vuj
Please share widely!
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🌞Another day, another @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper 🌚
Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social examines a recent major reform to the UK education system:
the introduction of T levels - a qualification that aims to blend the academic and vocational
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social examines a recent major reform to the UK education system:
the introduction of T levels - a qualification that aims to blend the academic and vocational
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🌞Another day, another @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper 🌚
Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social examines a recent major reform to the UK education system:
the introduction of T levels - a qualification that aims to blend the academic and vocational
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social examines a recent major reform to the UK education system:
the introduction of T levels - a qualification that aims to blend the academic and vocational
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
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Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants
The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provi...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
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🚨It's that exciting time of year!🚨
Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:
1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html
Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!
Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:
1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html
Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!
September 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🚨It's that exciting time of year!🚨
Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:
1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html
Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!
Our team has got TWO open DPhil (PhD) positions in #datascience + #health here at @oxforddemsci.bsky.social for 2026🎉! See for details:
1️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/HDS_2026.html
2️⃣ 👉 crahal.com/pophealth_2026.html
Please share and help us to find our future teammates ❤️!
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We have more of our online courses on using administrative data, supported by ADR UK, coming up soon.
➡ National Pupil Database (NPD) 23-24 Sept www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
➡ Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) 30 Sep - 1 October: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
➡ National Pupil Database (NPD) 23-24 Sept www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
➡ Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) 30 Sep - 1 October: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
September 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We have more of our online courses on using administrative data, supported by ADR UK, coming up soon.
➡ National Pupil Database (NPD) 23-24 Sept www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
➡ Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) 30 Sep - 1 October: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
➡ National Pupil Database (NPD) 23-24 Sept www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
➡ Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) 30 Sep - 1 October: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...
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WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.
Apply by: 10 Oct
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Apply by: 10 Oct
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
September 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.
Apply by: 10 Oct
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Apply by: 10 Oct
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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🔬 PALS researchers in npj Science of Learning show that people unconsciously track irrelevant probabilities, reshaping perception – sometimes causing lasting “statistical deafening.”
Read the paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Read the paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
August 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🔬 PALS researchers in npj Science of Learning show that people unconsciously track irrelevant probabilities, reshaping perception – sometimes causing lasting “statistical deafening.”
Read the paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Read the paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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GCSE results are out:
On the surface, today’s results seem cause for relative optimism.
Despite this cohort’s tough time — both final year at primary & first year of secondary were disrupted by COVID; rates of SEND and mental health issues also up among this group — there’s no results drop off.
On the surface, today’s results seem cause for relative optimism.
Despite this cohort’s tough time — both final year at primary & first year of secondary were disrupted by COVID; rates of SEND and mental health issues also up among this group — there’s no results drop off.
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
GCSE results are out:
On the surface, today’s results seem cause for relative optimism.
Despite this cohort’s tough time — both final year at primary & first year of secondary were disrupted by COVID; rates of SEND and mental health issues also up among this group — there’s no results drop off.
On the surface, today’s results seem cause for relative optimism.
Despite this cohort’s tough time — both final year at primary & first year of secondary were disrupted by COVID; rates of SEND and mental health issues also up among this group — there’s no results drop off.
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Job alert! Join us at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a postdoctoral fellow to work on your own research for three years. #sociology
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Job alert! Join us at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a postdoctoral fellow to work on your own research for three years. #sociology
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UCL staff and students - have you seen our Research Data Management webpages? 🌐💻
With information about writing data management plans, complying with funder requirements, using the UCL Research Data Repository and more, it's worth having a browse 👀
www.ucl.ac.uk/library/open...
With information about writing data management plans, complying with funder requirements, using the UCL Research Data Repository and more, it's worth having a browse 👀
www.ucl.ac.uk/library/open...
Research Data Management
The Research Data Management team advises staff and students on managing research outputs both during a project and once it is complete. Come and talk to us about writing data management plans,…
www.ucl.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
UCL staff and students - have you seen our Research Data Management webpages? 🌐💻
With information about writing data management plans, complying with funder requirements, using the UCL Research Data Repository and more, it's worth having a browse 👀
www.ucl.ac.uk/library/open...
With information about writing data management plans, complying with funder requirements, using the UCL Research Data Repository and more, it's worth having a browse 👀
www.ucl.ac.uk/library/open...
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A level results are out! And as many have reported, there was an overall improvement in the proportion of students gaining the top grades.
But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
August 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A level results are out! And as many have reported, there was an overall improvement in the proportion of students gaining the top grades.
But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
Great paper on the under-explored topic of non-A level pathways by my PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social — highly relevant for Level 3 Results Day!
What do progression pathways for T Level students look like?
New CEPEO paper from Robbie Maris
repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
New CEPEO paper from Robbie Maris
repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
August 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Great paper on the under-explored topic of non-A level pathways by my PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social — highly relevant for Level 3 Results Day!
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Excited to announce the #OxfordLLMs tuition-free AI workshop for social scientists!
Join us for 5 days of lectures, coding tutorials, and collaborative research, to learn hot to use LLMs for social science🙂
Dates: 22-26 September
Venue: @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
llmsforsocialscience.net
Join us for 5 days of lectures, coding tutorials, and collaborative research, to learn hot to use LLMs for social science🙂
Dates: 22-26 September
Venue: @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
llmsforsocialscience.net
Oxford LLMs
A Workshop for Social Science Researchers
llmsforsocialscience.net
July 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Excited to announce the #OxfordLLMs tuition-free AI workshop for social scientists!
Join us for 5 days of lectures, coding tutorials, and collaborative research, to learn hot to use LLMs for social science🙂
Dates: 22-26 September
Venue: @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
llmsforsocialscience.net
Join us for 5 days of lectures, coding tutorials, and collaborative research, to learn hot to use LLMs for social science🙂
Dates: 22-26 September
Venue: @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
llmsforsocialscience.net
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New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social blog post.
Our brilliant PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social has been looking at inequalities in resit performance.
Those performing worst in resits are:
- Disadvantaged students
- Students w unauthorised absences in year 11
- Students entered into resits too early
Our brilliant PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social has been looking at inequalities in resit performance.
Those performing worst in resits are:
- Disadvantaged students
- Students w unauthorised absences in year 11
- Students entered into resits too early
July 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social blog post.
Our brilliant PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social has been looking at inequalities in resit performance.
Those performing worst in resits are:
- Disadvantaged students
- Students w unauthorised absences in year 11
- Students entered into resits too early
Our brilliant PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social has been looking at inequalities in resit performance.
Those performing worst in resits are:
- Disadvantaged students
- Students w unauthorised absences in year 11
- Students entered into resits too early
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Preferences, Selection, and the Structure of Teacher Pay www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
"for three key objectives: maximizing teacher utility, maximizing teacher retention, and maximizing student achievement...schools underutilize salary and performance pay while overutilizing retirement benefits"
"for three key objectives: maximizing teacher utility, maximizing teacher retention, and maximizing student achievement...schools underutilize salary and performance pay while overutilizing retirement benefits"
Preferences, Selection, and the Structure of Teacher Pay
(July 2025) - I examine teacher preferences using a discrete-choice experiment linked to data on teacher effectiveness. I estimate willingness to pay for a rich set of compensation elements and workin...
www.aeaweb.org
June 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Preferences, Selection, and the Structure of Teacher Pay www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
"for three key objectives: maximizing teacher utility, maximizing teacher retention, and maximizing student achievement...schools underutilize salary and performance pay while overutilizing retirement benefits"
"for three key objectives: maximizing teacher utility, maximizing teacher retention, and maximizing student achievement...schools underutilize salary and performance pay while overutilizing retirement benefits"