volunteers belonging to public, private forprofit and private nonprofit institutions delivering social services in Italy. The …

of similar regions. This allows to measure both the rank (relative performance) and the absolute performance based on the …) distance measure and geographic distance in logs work best in our applications. Our estimated performance measures remain quite …

teams and run for an hour. This allows us not only to study the individual relationship between age and performance but also … performance goes down with age, although the speed-age gradient is rather flat. Group performance goes down with age as well, but … interestingly a counterbalancing force emerges, namely team dynamics that are driven by performance of runners who enter and leave. …

Motivated by anecdotal as well as econometric evidence from Italy, we ask whether private schools can provide lower … offering at a positive price lower quality than the public school can be an equilibrium. The calibrated parameters for Italy …

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

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

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 …

show that in Italy, like in the US, firms located in geographical areas with a higher stock of human capital pay higher …