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Discrete Innovation, Continuous Improvement, and Competitive Pressure

Ghosh, Arghya; Kato, Takao; Morita, Hodaka - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Does competitive pressure foster innovation? In addressing this important question, prior studies ignored a distinction between discrete innovation aiming at entirely new technology and continuous improvement consisting of numerous incremental improvements and modifications made upon the...

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Culture of Trust and Division of Labor

Meier, Stephan; Stephenson, Matthew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

Firms exhibit heterogeneity in size, productivity, and internal structure, and this is true even within the same industry. It has been thought since the time of Adam Smith that a firm's internal structure affects its productivity through the channel of gains from specialization. Our paper...

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Does the Expansion of Higher Education Increase the Equality of Educational Opportunities? Evidence from Italy

Bratti, Massimiliano; Checchi, Daniele; de Blasio, Guido - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

opportunities. It examines Italy’s experience during the 1990s, when policy changes prompted HE institutions to offer a wider range …

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Training and the Density of Economic Activity: Evidence from Italy

Brunello, Giorgio; de Paola, Maria - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

We use a search and matching model to investigate the economic relationship between training and local economic conditions. We identify two aspects of this relationship going in opposite directions: on the one hand, the complementarity between local knowledge spillovers and training generates a...

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Where Do the Brainy Italians Go?

Constant, Amelie F.; D'Agosto, Elena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

researchers who have at least a bachelor’s from Italy and live abroad. There are three alternative country choices: the US …. Ceteris paribus, both push and pull factors are important. While having a Ph.D. from outside Italy predicts the UK choice …, having extra working experience from outside Italy predicts migration to other EU countries. Those who stay abroad …

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Residential Peer Effects in Higher Education: Does the Field of Study Matter?

Brunello, Giorgio; De Paola, Maria; Scoppa, Vincenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

of the peer effect varies by field. Using data from a middle-sized public university located in Southern Italy and …

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Centralized Wage Determination and Regional Unemployment Differences: The Case of Italy

Caponi, Vincenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

This paper addresses the problem of the dualism of the Italian economy, particularly of its labor market. Although the Italian labor market is considered to be the most highly regulated among OECD countries, the unemployment rate in the North, which represents two thirds of the whole economy, is...

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Intergenerational Persistence in Educational Attainment in Italy

Checchi, Daniele; Fiorio, Carlo V.; Leonardi, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

levels over time in Italy. However, focusing on equality of circumstances, we show that there is still a persistent …

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The Labour Market Effects of Alma Mater: Evidence from Italy

Brunello, Giorgio; Cappellari, Lorenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

We use data from a nationally representative survey of Italian graduates to study whether Alma Mater matters for employment and earnings three years after graduation. We find that the attended college does matter, and that college related differences are substantial both among and within regions...

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Delayed Graduation and Overeducation: A Test of the Human Capital Model versus the Screening Hypothesis

Aina, Carmen; Pastore, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

sizeable, considering the very low returns to higher education in Italy reported in previous studies. …

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