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Why so slow? : the school-to-work transition in Italy
Pastore, Francesco - 2017
This essay provides a comprehensive interpretative framework to understand the reasons why the school-to-work transition (SWT) is so slow and hard in Italy. The country is a typical example of the South European SWT regime, where the educational system is typically rigid and sequential, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011647677
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Why so slow? : the school-to-work transition in Italy
Pastore, Francesco - 2017
This essay provides a comprehensive interpretative framework to understand the reasons why the school-to-work transition (SWT) is so slow and hard in Italy. The country is a typical example of the South European SWT regime, where the educational system is typically rigid and sequential, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012113803
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Talking about the pigou paradox : socio-educational background and educational outcomes of AlmaLaurea
Caroleo, Floro Ernesto; Pastore, Francesco - 2011
Italy has an immobile social structure. At the heart of this immobility is the educational system, with its high direct, but especially indirect cost, due to the extremely long time necessary to get a degree and to complete the subsequent school-to-work transition. Such cost prevents the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009488435
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An innovation policy framework : bridging the gap between industrial dynamics and growth
Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - 2015
of highly valued products. In so doing, we suggest an innovation policy framework based on two pillars: (i) the … accumulation, investment, and upgrading of knowledge and (ii) the implementation of mechanisms that enable knowledge to be … exploited such that growth and societal prosperity are encouraged. Knowledge is a necessary but far from sufficient condition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010472522
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The economics of university dropouts and delayed graduation : a survey
Aina, Carmen; Baici, Eliana; Casalone, Giorgia; … - 2018
This survey organizes and discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the determinants of university student achievements. According to the theoretical framework, the decision to invest in tertiary education is a sequential process made under gradually decreasing levels of uncertainty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131241
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Investing in human capital to boost growth!
Caroleo, Floro Ernesto; Pastore, Francesco - 2017
The Italian economy performs well below the EU average. The reason is a dramatic and persistent low rate of investment, always invoked but never supported by national and supra-national institutions. However, investment to increase the quantity and quality of human capital is key to boost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012124645
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Are school-provided skills useful at work? : results of the Wiles test
Liwiński, Jacek; Pastore, Francesco - 2017
We test for the signalling hypothesis versus human capital theory using the Wiles test (1974) in a country which has experienced a dramatic increase in the supply of skills. For this purpose, we construct a job match index based on the usefulness of the school-provided skills and the relevance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012128718
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Delayed graduation and university dropout : a review of theoretical approaches
Aina, Carmen; Baici, Eliana; Casalone, Giorgia; … - 2019
factors which are neglected in the human capital model, forming a well-structured body of knowledge to better understand the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110312
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University research alliances, absorptive capacity, and the contribution of startups to employment growths
Toole, Andrew A.; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - 2014
This paper examines how university research alliances and other cooperative links with universities contribute to startup employment growth. We argue that “scientific absorptive capacity” at the startup is critical for reaping the benefits from university research alliances, but not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010428152
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Delayed graduation and university dropout : a review of theoretical approaches
Aina, Carmen; Baici, Eliana; Casalone, Giorgia; … - 2019
factors which are neglected in the human capital model, forming a well-structured body of knowledge to better understand the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149211