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Bertoni, Marco; Brunello, Giorgio; Cappellari, Lorenzo - 2018

We investigate whether the effects of schoolmates' gender and average parental education on educational achievement …, employment and earnings vary with individual family characteristics such as the gender of siblings and own parental education. We … dispersion of parental education in the school increases. We also show that boys with sisters who are exposed to a higher share …

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Let's tweet again? : the impact of social networks on literature achievement in high school students : evidence from a randomized controlled trial

Barbetta, Gian Paolo; Canino, Paolo; Cima, Stefano - 2019

The availability of cheap wi-fi internet connections has stimulated schools to adopt Web 2.0 platforms for teaching. Using social networks and micro-blogs, teachers aim to stimulate students' participation in school activities and their achievement. Although anecdotal evidence shows a high level...

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High school choices by immigrant students in Italy: evidence from administrative data

Aktas, Koray; Argentin, Gianluca; Barbetta, Gian Paolo; … - 2021

We investigate the educational choices of first- and second-generation immigrantstudents at the transition between lower-secondary school and high school byexploiting a large longitudinal dataset of about 50,000 students in Italy. We findthat immigrant students are less likely to choose...

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Parents know better : sorting on match effects in primary school

Ovidi, Marco - 2022

's characteristics such as gender, ability, or socioeconomic status. …

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