About EERC

The Economics of Education Research Centre (EERC) is a research institution funded by the UK government Department for Education. Our mission is to produce rigorous, independent, policy-relevant research on the economics of education in England.

Our mission

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The EERC is funded by the UK Department for Education.

Partner institutions

The EERC is a collaboration between three leading research institutions with complementary strengths in the economics of education:

UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO) ucl.ac.uk/ioe/cepeo →

Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) ifs.org.uk →

Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) London School of Economics cep.lse.ac.uk →

Our team

• Director: Professor Lindsey Macmillan (UCL CEPEO)
• Deputy Director: Christine Farquharson (IFS)
• Deputy Director: Professor Sandra McNally (CEP, LSE)

Theme Leads

• Teacher Workforce: Professor Jake Anders (UCL CEPEO)

Research staff

• Desi (UCL CEPEO)
• Clobbie (UCL CEPEO)

Governance

The EERC’s research agenda is developed by its team across the three partner institutions, with input from the Department for Education.

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Advisory board

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