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Francis Green

University College London

University College London

Francis Green is Professor of Work and Education Economics in UCL Institute of Education, where he works at the LLAKES Centre. After graduating in Physics at Oxford University, he studied Economics at the London School of Economics, before writing his PhD thesis at Birkbeck College. The author of ten earlier books, and more than 150 papers, he has also worked as an expert advisor for the European Union, the OECD, the UK government and the Singapore government. His research focuses on education, skills, the graduate labour market and the quality of work. He has published many articles on private schools, and his latest book, co-authored with David Kynaston – Engines of Privilege. Britain’s Private School Problem – was published by Bloomsbury Press in 2019.