Marco Francesconi

Research Fellow

University of Essex

mfranc@essex.ac.uk

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Marco Francesconi has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Essex since September 2004. Previously he has worked for nine years at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex, where he continues to be a Research Fellow. He is also a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (London), the CES-ifo network (Munich), and the Centre for Household Income Labour and Demographic economics (Torino).

Marco's main area of research is labor economics, with special interest in family economics, intergenerational links, income inequality, and labor market dynamics. His recent work has appeared in the Journal of Political Economy, Economic Journal, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Internatioanl Economic Review, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Human Resources, and Journal of Economic Theory.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in October 1999.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3044

Job Changes and Hours Changes: Understanding the Path of Labour Supply Adjustment

Richard Blundell, Mike Brewer, Marco Francesconi

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2008, 26 (3), 421 - 453

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2980

The Effects of In-Work Benefit Reform in Britain on Couples: Theory and Evidence

Marco Francesconi, Helmut Rainer, Wilbert van der Klaauw

published in: Economic Journal, 119 (535), 2009, F66 - F100

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2778

Adult Outcomes for Children of Teenage Mothers

Marco Francesconi

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110 (1), 93-117

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2612

On the Emergence of Toyboys: Equilibrium Matching with Ageing and Uncertain Careers

Melvyn Coles, Marco Francesconi

published in: International Economic Review, 2011, 52 (3), 825-853

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2377

Can Anyone Be “The” One? Evidence on Mate Selection from Speed Dating

Michèle Belot, Marco Francesconi

revised version published as 'Dating Preferences and Meeting Opportunities in Mate Choice Decisions' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 48 (2), 474-507

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2143

Control Rights in Public-Private Partnerships

Marco Francesconi, Abhinay Muthoo

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9 (3), 551-589

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1847

Intergenerational Economic Mobility and Assortative Mating

John Ermisch, Marco Francesconi, Thomas Siedler

published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (513), 659-679

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1837

Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes: Evidence for Germany

Marco Francesconi, Stephen P. Jenkins, Thomas Siedler

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 23 (3), 1073-1103

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1248

The Consequences of ‘In-Work’ Benefit Reform in Britain: New Evidence from Panel Data

Marco Francesconi, Wilbert van der Klaauw

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42 (1), 1-31

IZA Discussion Paper No. 857

An Economic Model of Child Custody

Marco Francesconi, Abhinay Muthoo

revised version published as 'Control Rights in Complex Partnerships' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9(3), 551-589

IZA Discussion Paper No. 737

Unions, Work-Related Training, and Wages: Evidence for British Men

Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi, Gylfi Zoega

published in: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2003, 57 (1), 68-91

IZA Discussion Paper No. 673

Labour as a Buffer: Do Temporary Workers Suffer?

Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi, Jeff Frank

published in: Gabriel Fagan, Francesco Paolo Mongelli and Julian Morgan (eds.), Institutions and Wage Formation in the New Europe, Edward Elgar 2003

IZA Discussion Paper No. 618

Oligopsony, Institutions and the Efficiency of General Training

Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi, Gylfi Zoega

published in: J. Messina, C. Michelacci, J. Turunen and G. Zoega (eds.), Proceedings of the 2004 ECB/CEPR Labour Market Workshop, Edward Elgar 2006

IZA Discussion Paper No. 465

Intergenerational Social Mobility and Assortative Mating in Britain

John Ermisch, Marco Francesconi

revised version published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (513), 659-679

IZA Discussion Paper No. 232

The Effect of Non-Standard Employment on Mental Health in Britain

Elena Bardasi, Marco Francesconi

published in: Social Science and Medicine, 2004, 58 (9), 1671-1688