This paper suggests that the insufficient work experience of young people as compared to adults is the major cause of the hardship the former experience in the labour market both in terms of employment and wages. Economists are bewildered as to the determinants of and as to the ways to cure the...

The purpose of this work is the study of the personal characteristics of mothers who requested the child-care benefits of the project called “Fiocchi in Ospedale” in the days immediately following childbirth. The work is based on the results of a survey led at Niguarda Hospital in Milan...

Assembling information from several sources and a drawing on specially designed new survey, this paper finds that the shortfall in the supply of child care facilities remains large with respect to potential demand but is less severe with respect to the effective demand by households in Italy....

Abstract (ENG): This paper aims to examine the evolution of doctoral training in Italy after the regulatory interventions related to the so-called Gelmini reform. The analysis is based on data extracted from the Cineca-CercaUniversity website. More precisely, this research examines the number of...

This article uses university administration data to investigate the relation between student behavior (rapid response in finalizing enrolment procedures) and academic performance. It shows how student solicitude in enrolment, or a lack of it, can be a useful forecast of academic success. Several...

Abstract (ENG): This paper aims to examine the evolution of doctoral training in Italy after the regulatory interventions related to the so-called Gelmini reform. The analysis is based on data extracted from the Cineca-CercaUniversity website. More precisely, this research examines the number of...