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Mary Silles joined the Department of Economics in September 2006. Her main areas of research expertise include the economics of education, health economics, labour economics, and related topics in applied micro-econometrics. Previously, she held positions at the University of Oxford, the University of Chicago and the University of Copenhagen. She holds a D.Phil. in economics from St. John's College, Oxford. Selected PublicationsSilles, Mary and Peter Dolton. (2008). "The Effects of Overeducation on Earnings in the Graduate Labour Market." Economics of Education Review 27(2): 125-139.Silles, Mary (2009) "The Causal Effect of Education on Health: Evidence from the United Kingdom." Economics of Education Review 28 (1): 122-128. Silles, Mary. (2010). The Implications of Family Size and Birth Order for Test Scores and Behavioral Development. Economics of Education Review 29(5): 795-803. Silles, Mary (2010). "The Effect of Schooling on Teenage Childbearing: Evidence Using Changes in Compulsory Education Laws." Journal of Population Economics (forthcoming). Silles, Mary. (2008). "Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education." Applied Economic Letters. 15(3): 217-219. Silles, Mary (2007). "Adult Education and Earnings:Evidence from Britain." Bulletin of Economic Research 59(4): 313-326 Silles, Mary (2010). "Personality, Education and Earnings." Education Economics 18(2):131-151.
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