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Professor Richard Dorsett
Richard Dorsett is Professor of Economic Evaluation at the University of Westminster. From 2008 until 2016 he was Principal Research Fellow and Director of Policy Evaluation at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, where he is now a Fellow. Before that, from 2000, he was Research Director at the Policy Studies Institute. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Manchester.
His research interests lie mostly in the fields of employment, welfare and education/training. He specialises in empirical research, involving the application of econometric and statistical models to real-world data. His particular expertise is in impact analysis and he has led numerous projects using both experimental and non-experimental techniques. Prior experience covers both large-scale government evaluations and smaller-scale studies.
Discover the projects Richard Dorsett is a part of
PROJECTS
Ministry of Justice Evaluation of New Prisons Programme
The prison population has increased significantly in the 2020s, prompting the Prison Capacity Portfolio (PCP) to aim for 20,000 additional prison places during the decade. This initiative not only...
Out of sight: missing school and life outcomes for young people
In partnership with FFT Education Datalab, CER researchers have been awarded a new grant from the Nuffield Foundation. The CER research team includes Richard Dorsett, Veruska Oppedisano, Gerda Buchmueller...
SAFE project
The SAFE (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) Taskforces project is a new programme introduced in the 2022/23 academic year by the Department of Education. It aims to protect young people...
ADR England Research Community Catalysts, Youth Transitions
This initiative aims to build capacity for administrative data research in the UK, with a focus on youth transitions. It will provide strategic research leadership and act as a...
The impact of exclusion on peers’ education and labour market outcomes
Studies have found that excluding a pupil from school harms their education and employment prospects and increases their chance of engaging in criminal activity. However, evidence from other countries...Meet our other team members
Peter Urwin
Alex Bowyer
Gerda Buchmueller
Franz Buscha
Richard Dorsett
Emma Gorman
Kalyan Kumar Kameshwara
Fatima Maatwk
Elisabeth Michielsens
Veruska Oppedisano
Frankie Saundry
Richard Saundry
Sylvia Snijders
Min Zhang
