Francesca Borgonovi

Analyst

Francesca Borgonovi is a Policy Analyst at the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and is currently working on the Social Outcomes of Learning (SOL) project.
Before Joining CERI Francesca worked as a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics, working on Public Policy issues. In particular she has examined the individual and contextual determinants of health and social participation and the role community engagement can play in promoting mental and physical well-being, especially among disadvantaged groups.

Recent publications
- (Forthcoming) "Doing well by doing good. The relationship between formal volunteering and self-reported health and happiness", Social Science and Medicine
- "Divided we stand, united we fall: religious pluralism, giving, and volunteering", American Sociological Review 2008; 73:105-128.
- "Lower prices improve diversity in the performing arts: Is this true and does it matter?", Journal of Social Policy 2008;37(1):63-79
- "Do public grants to American theatres crowd-out private donations?", Public Choice 2006;126(3-4):429-451.