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External monitors and score manipulation in italian schools : symptomatic treatment or cure?
Bertoni, Marco; Brunello, Giorgio; De Benedetto, Marco … - 2019
We use the repeated random assignment of external examiners to school institutes in Italy to investigate whether the effect of external monitoring on test score manipulation persists over time. We find that this effect is still present in the tests taken one year after exposure to the examiners,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106802
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Zika virus prevalence, correlates and preventive behaviors : new evidence from survey data
Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Oliveira, … - 2017
Brazilian health authorities have recommended that pregnant women take meticulous precaution to avoid mosquito bites, and use contraceptive methods to postpone/delay pregnancies. In this article, we present new estimates on the Zika virus prevalence, its correlates and preventive behaviors in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011621433
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Selective schools
Brunello, Giorgio; Giannini, Massimo - 1999
This paper studies how schooling admission tests affect economic performance in an economy where individuals are endowed with both academic and non academic abilities and both abilities matter for labor productivity. We develop a simple model with selective government held schools, where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316915
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An explanation of international differences in education and workplace training
Brunello, Giorgio; Medio, Alfredo - 2000
We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First …, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325670
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College choice allocation mechanisms : structural estimates and counterfactuals
Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Magnac, Thierry - 2014
We evaluate a simple allocation mechanism of students to majors at college entry that was commonly used in universities in Brazil in the 1990s and 2000s. Students first chose a single major and then took exams that select them in or out of the chosen major. The literature analyzing student...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418004
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On the complementarity between education and training in Europe
Brunello, Giorgio - 2001
This paper is an empirical investigation of the complementarity between education and training in 13 European countries … higher among individuals with more education, I find that the relationship between educational attainment and training … Kaitz index. I also find evidence that individuals with more education and limited labor market experience enjoy higher …
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