Richard Dorsett
@rdorsett.bsky.social
Professor of Economic Evaluation, University of Westminster
Economics - labour, education, crime.
Causal inference.
richarddorsett.com
Economics - labour, education, crime.
Causal inference.
richarddorsett.com
It’s been great to work with @randeurope.org and @fftedudatalab.bsky.social on this evaluation
Our recent evaluation of the Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce pilot, funded by Youth Endowment Fund, in collaboration with FFT Datalab & University of Westminster, found that the pilot helped improving children’s attendance.
Full report by YEF: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
Full report by YEF: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce | Youth Endowment Fund
Providing specialist support to alternative provision schools to improve their skills and capabilities
youthendowmentfund.org.uk
July 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
It’s been great to work with @randeurope.org and @fftedudatalab.bsky.social on this evaluation
Reposted by Richard Dorsett
Learn more about the Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce - youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce | Youth Endowment Fund
Providing specialist support to alternative provision schools to improve their skills and capabilities
youthendowmentfund.org.uk
July 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Learn more about the Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce - youthendowmentfund.org.uk/funding/eval...
Reposted by Richard Dorsett
Research Fellow opportunity at the University of Westminster for someone interested in applying their quant/code/data skills to employment/social policy projects - apply by 25 Feb
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January 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Research Fellow opportunity at the University of Westminster for someone interested in applying their quant/code/data skills to employment/social policy projects - apply by 25 Feb
vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/Hrvacancies/...
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Nice to meeet you
November 22, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Nice to meeet you
Really interesting analysis - policymakers need accurate information and admin data offers obvious advantages (and disadvantages).
Surprised by Fig 2 though, since graphing published series of *employee* jobs (below) shows more employees under the RTI definition than with LFS.
Surprised by Fig 2 though, since graphing published series of *employee* jobs (below) shows more employees under the RTI definition than with LFS.
November 21, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Really interesting analysis - policymakers need accurate information and admin data offers obvious advantages (and disadvantages).
Surprised by Fig 2 though, since graphing published series of *employee* jobs (below) shows more employees under the RTI definition than with LFS.
Surprised by Fig 2 though, since graphing published series of *employee* jobs (below) shows more employees under the RTI definition than with LFS.
Reposted by Richard Dorsett
Here are UK & US BlueSky numbers separately, to show what’s driving the trends:
• Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots
• Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus
• Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
• Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots
• Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus
• Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
November 13, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Here are UK & US BlueSky numbers separately, to show what’s driving the trends:
• Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots
• Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus
• Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
• Aug 3rd: Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK during far right riots
• Oct 17th: Musk changes the block function on X, prompting a massive exodus
• Nov 7th: thousands more migrate in aftermath of Trump victory
Finally relocating and looking for people to follow. Main interests are in labour supply and the school-to-work transition. Methods too - randomised trials, quasi experiments, survival analysis - and data. More recently, self-employment and using machine learning for heterogeneous effects.
November 9, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Finally relocating and looking for people to follow. Main interests are in labour supply and the school-to-work transition. Methods too - randomised trials, quasi experiments, survival analysis - and data. More recently, self-employment and using machine learning for heterogeneous effects.