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Entrepreneurship and market size: the case of young college graduates in Italy
We analyze empirically the effects of urban agglomeration on Italian college graduates' work possibilities as entre ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Italy; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Students; Employment; Demographics ... [+] Show more
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The Americanization of European higher education and research
Over the past two decades there has been a substantial increase in the mobility of students in Europe, while also r ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Europe; Netherlands; Italy ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Higher education; Students; Research ... [+] Show more
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Gone for good?: determinants of school dropout in Southern Italy
The aim of the present paper is to gain some insight into the causes of dropping out of school and, more generally, ... Show more
Date: 2008
Geographic subjects: Europe; Italy
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Youth; Research; Participation ... [+] Show more
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The crisis, policy reactions and attitudes to globalization and jobs
We consider the effects of the financial crisis and subsequent recession on world labour markets. It begins by cata ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Australia; Austria; Belgium ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Labour market; Globalisation ... [+] Show more
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Evaluating students’ evaluations of professors
This paper contrasts measures of teacher effectiveness with the students’ evaluations for the same teachers using a ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Italy; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Providers of education and training; Students; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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Talking about the Pigou Paradox: socio-educational background and educational outcomes of AlmaLaurea
Italy has an immobile social structure. At the heart of this immobility is the educational system, with its high di ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Italy; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Culture and society; Equity ... [+] Show more
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Teams or tournaments?: a field experiment on cooperation and competition among university students
This paper assesses the effect of two stylized and antithetic non-monetary incentive schemes on students' effort. W ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Italy; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Providers of education and training; Students; Performance ... [+] Show more
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The effect of immigration on the school performance of natives: cross country evidence using PISA test scores
We study whether a higher share of immigrant pupils affects the school performance of natives using aggregate multi ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Australia; Austria; Belgium ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Secondary education; Students; Performance ... [+] Show more
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The trend over time of the gender wage gap in Italy
We analyse gender wage inequalities in Italy in the mid-1990s and in the mid-2000s. In this period important labour ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Italy; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Gender; Income; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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The effect of public sector employment on women's labour market outcomes
This paper addresses the role played by Public Sector (PS) employment across different OECD labour markets in expla ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Belgium; Denmark; France ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Industry; Employment; Gender ... [+] Show more