Ludovica Gambaro CASE, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE, London School of Economics

Biography

Ludovica joined the Department of Sociology, University of Tübingen as a postdoctoral researcher in 2020. She is a quantitative social scientist, with a broad research interest in the design, delivery and effects of social policies in relation to poverty and inequality. Her work has focused in particular on two areas: 1) inequalities in childhood, and the way they may relate to social policies affecting family and education services, housing and neighbourhoods; 2) gender inequalities in the labour market, and in particular the institutional mechanisms that contribute to the (low) monetary rewards attached to care occupations. She previously held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship at the German Institute for Economic Research and research positions at UCL (University College London) and LSE (London School of Economics). She obtained a PhD in Social Policy from the LSE, an MPA also from the LSE and a degree in Economics from Bocconi University.

Ludovica Gambaro's current research interests are:

Early childhood education and care services
Family policy
Labour market and skills formation
Social care provision

Ludovica's latest projects include:

Latest

CASEbriefs

Inequalities in the experience of early education in England: Access, peer groups and transitions

07 June 2019

Tammy Campbell, Ludovica Gambaro and Kitty Stewart

There are long-standing disparities in child development between children from different backgrounds. Progress in narrowing gaps is slow and differences remain wide, especially by household income. This Nuffield Found... Read more...

CASEpapers

Inequalities in the experience of early education in England: Access, peer groups and transitions

07 June 2019

Tammy Campbell, Ludovica Gambaro and Kitty Stewart

This paper summarises the output of a Nuffield-funded research project exploring inequalities in three aspects of children’s experience in early education in England. The main focus of the project was on ‘peer effects’ i... Read more...

Social Policy in a Cold Climate Research Reports

Winners and Losers in the Crisis: The Changing Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK 2007 - 2010

01 July 2013

John Hills, Jack Cunliffe, Ludovica Gambaro, Polina Obolenskaya and Ruth Lupton

Despite being better qualified than previous generations, people in their twenties were worst hit by the crisis in terms of unemployment, pay and incomes.... Read more...

Social Policy in a Cold Climate Research Reports

Prosperity, Poverty and Inequality in London 2000/01-2010/11

01 July 2013

Ruth Lupton, Polly Vizard, Amanda Fitzgerald, Alex Fenton, Ludovica Gambaro and Jack Cunliffe

This report looks at changes in poverty and inequality in London during the 2000s, with a focus on the impact of recession from 2008. It also considers how a decade has changed the geography of poverty in the Capital.... Read more...

CASEbriefs

Equal access to high quality early education and care? Evidence from England and lessons from other countries

01 March 2013

Ludovica Gambaro, Kitty Stewart and Jane Waldfogel

CASEpapers

A question of quality: Do children from disadvantaged backgrounds receive lower quality early years education and care in England?

01 March 2013

Ludovica Gambaro, Kitty Stewart and Jane Waldfogel

This paper examines how the quality of formal early childhood education and care is associated with children’s background. By using different indicators of quality, the research also explored how the relationship varies ... Read more...